Swellz

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    Thoughts on vegetarian/ vegan diet

    Swellz replied to bs76247's topic in General Nursing

    I think educating patients on diet is important, but I do think if they are asking for specific information for specific dietary changes, RD should be involved. People can be healthy as vegetarians...
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    How to retain nurses?

    Swellz replied to old&improved's topic in General Nursing

    I had a manager lie about how no one got 5's, when some people did. There was no reason to lie to me about that; she could have just told me where I could improve. I'm not a scary or intimidating...
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    Public Service Announcement

    Swellz replied to Swellz's topic in Travel

    What do you make with the electric
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    Is $85k worth it for BSN program with no guarantee acceptance?

    Swellz replied to nhayes1984's topic in General Students

    Yes, there are options to help someone pay off the debt. The point is, it's better to not take on the debt. Taking on 85k for a nursing degree? When you make similar (if not the same) money upon...
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    Is $85k worth it for BSN program with no guarantee acceptance?

    Swellz replied to nhayes1984's topic in General Students

    I had a different dilemma but it boiled down to the same thing - expensive BSN vs CC ADN. I chose the former, and I advocate that everyone does the latter. It just doesn't make any financial sense to...
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    Pay in Tampa/St Pete/Clearwater?

    Swellz replied to Swellz's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yeah, it's way more expensive for insurance down here. But I also don't have to get my car inspected every year, which is nice. We bought a house, which was crazy the way the market was, but at least...
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    Already Over Bedside...

    Swellz replied to Cruzan_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe bedside isn't really for you, or maybe this floor isn't for you, but it sounds like you've been there less than a year. It takes time to adjust. I'm not saying you should do anything unhealthy...
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    Anyone else regret becoming a nurse?

    Swellz replied to Florida Sun RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't choose nursing over again knowing what I know now, but there are too many options for me to leave it. If I want to stay inpatient but get frustrated in my current specialty, I can switch....
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    New Nurse In a Step Down Unit and I hate it

    Swellz replied to Aurora0941's topic in General Nursing

    I would encourage you to talk to your coworkers. You'd probably be surprised how many of them started out in the same place and felt how you felt. When you're out of your depth, ask for help. You have...
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    Most Burned Out Nursing Specialties?

    Swellz replied to Mursthetics's topic in General Nursing

    Med-surg and neuro. Unlimited ratios because your med-surg patients are "stable"? Four elderly patients with UTIs that HAVE to go to neuro because, well, they're confused? The overlap with psych and...
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    Pay in Tampa/St Pete/Clearwater?

    Swellz replied to Swellz's topic in Florida Nursing

    To be fair, car insurance should be expensive here. I have never driven around so many lunatics in my
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    Neutropenic patients in semi-privates

    Swellz replied to Swellz's topic in Oncology

    Yes, I'm aware. I was asking if others have come across this.
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    Pay in Tampa/St Pete/Clearwater?

    Swellz replied to Swellz's topic in Florida Nursing

    $35/hr for real? I already work with the mobile pool, but I'm looking to go staff so I can transition to ICU, and I assumed they paid lower than that for staff. Nobody wants to talk pay with the...
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    Expect hardest assignment, no CNAs, no lunch break?

    Swellz replied to mtnNurse.'s topic in Travel

    Most of the places I've traveled to have IV teams, so I wouldn't worry about that particular skill so much. You can always give it a try and ask for help if you can't get it. I've worked in some...
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    Does the BSN in 10 apply to all nurses or just RN's and why?

    Swellz replied to LPNTORN704's topic in General Nursing

    Exceeds, or is different? Genuine question. The ADN program I turned down to do a BSN program had more clinical hours. They didn't get to go to the university hospitals, so they didn't see certain...
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    Code Blue

    Swellz replied to BingoBoys's topic in General Nursing

    Where I worked staff, we didn't have code bracelets. We didn't have code buttons or staff assist buttons. We didn't put their code status on the whiteboard or above their bed. You either knew or you...
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    Pay in Tampa/St Pete/Clearwater?

    Swellz replied to Swellz's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks guys. I'm trying to reconcile what I'm used to with the reality of the
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    A statistical death

    Swellz replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this in small community hospitals and in big teaching hospitals. All we can do is advocate for our patients and vote with our feet if we can find safer
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    Nursing School Forces Retake of Passed Courses

    Swellz replied to malenurseNTX2019's topic in General Students

    I'm surprised you were only given one opportunity to pass the exit exam. My program we had to pass a Kaplan exam, but if we failed we had a second chance to take it. Same thing for a friend of mine,...
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    Heparin Drips And Lab Draws

    Swellz replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    DUDES LET ME TELL YOU. Long story short, last night I was handed off a patient who was ordered a heparin gtt. She had a triple lumen central line with two available lumens. The dayshift RN didn't...
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    Advice for vacationing?

    Swellz replied to pediRNjen's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Asystole. If your scheduler is flexible and you aren't trying to take 3 week vacations every other month, you should be able to take a vacation with minimal PTO. Also, it will depend on...
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    Feeling trapped at bedside

    Swellz replied to Sheika34's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's very possible this is not your niche. It's also very possible you're experiencing the same growing pains that many of us did. It sounds like despite your struggles you are in an environment where...
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    Tough situation

    Swellz replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    It's time for you to advocate for you. You're going to have to either get over the discomfort or be okay with losing this
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    New nurse at geisinger (GCMC) in Scranton PA

    Swellz replied to Babymich's topic in General Nursing

    I did a travel contract there. I'm so glad you started working there lol. I tell all the new grads on here who can't get jobs in NYC to go to Scranton because they need
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    Pennsylvania Compact State??

    Swellz replied to nowdistracted's topic in General Nursing

    I would not hold your breath on PA becoming compact. When we started looking at houses, I only looked in compact states because I wanted the flexibility for travel nursing. When I was based in PA, all...