Swellz

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    28 weeks pregnant, need to get another job

    Swellz replied to Lcivsin's topic in General Nursing

    Just make sure they are providing you with whatever PPE is appropriate per your facility policy for when you are handling your chemo patients' bodily fluids. At my old job we didn't give chemo...
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    Hospital cancelled my contract due to inexperience...

    Swellz replied to BeccaroseRN's topic in Travel

    OP, I'm sorry this happened. My first assignment wasn't exactly a winner either. You need to move forward and look to the next one. Do you want to be in Tennessee for any particular reason? If not...
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    2 full-time jobs?

    Swellz replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    I just read a couple articles about public service loan repayment and how people thought they would qualify but are finding out their applications have been rejected because they didn't meet varying...
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    2 full-time jobs?

    Swellz replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    Have you spoken to your parents about this? Or maybe an older friend/relative who has done the whole college/in debt thing? I don't mean to condescend. They just might have a different perspective and...
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    Report or not when administrators have favorites

    Swellz replied to NeuroICU_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel like people are really overreacting here. I get it OP, it was a patient safety issue. I'm sure she was distraught, but what if something had happened to that patient during that hour? But...
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    philly to florida

    Swellz replied to hopern84's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, just did that. I'm over by Tampa and St Pete so not really south Florida, but I'm from the Philly area. From a nursing perspective, I find where I've worked in FL a lot more challenging...
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    How do you deal with dizziness and syncope?

    Swellz replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    And then add rice. Tastes
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    Outrageous Complaints

    Swellz replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    A chef who would not stop complaining about food. The first time he complained I did the customer service response thing, but I had this man 3 nights in a row and all he would do is non-stop complain...
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    New nurse staying way past 9:30 pm on day shift

    Swellz replied to connecticut23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is a reason why your unit doesn't have enough staff. Those four nurses that are coming aren't going to solve the problem when other staff continue to leave. Are there other health systems in...
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    What do you hate about nursing and why?

    Swellz replied to ccorreces's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, but you know it's not just me. Everyone else has to care. If the person doesn't do the work on their own or when prompted by me, and then the charge nurses and the manager don't do...
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    SO jobs?

    Swellz replied to raygunn_viola's topic in Travel

    In your experience, can you be a remote recruiter out of the gate, or would you have to work for a certain period of time
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    SO jobs?

    Swellz replied to raygunn_viola's topic in Travel

    I've heard you can't drive for uber in a state you don't have a drivers license in, and I doubt your husband is going to want to change his drivers' license with each move. Not sure if that's true, or...
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    Hate night shifts

    Swellz replied to RN&RDH's topic in General Nursing

    Talking to the manager and requesting to go to dayshift is not necessarily special treatment. Perhaps others haven't requested it and she'll simply be the first to ask. Where I started working,...
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    Inpatient Boarders?

    Swellz replied to EDnurseNY's topic in Emergency

    I'm not an ED nurse, so forgive my ignorance; are ED holding units uncommon? Not necessarily on a different unit/floor, but I've worked a few places as a traveler where we designate a block of ED...
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    Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    Swellz replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Was your goal for medicine to be an anesthesiologist? Why NP as opposed to PA (unless you wanted to be a CRNA from the get-go)? Congratulations! It's amazing that you didn't let that defeat you and...
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    SO jobs?

    Swellz replied to raygunn_viola's topic in Travel

    My husband travels with me. He finds jobs online and applies as soon as we know where we're going. Delivery drivers are always in need; my husband works for a medical supply distributor right now...
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    Hate night shifts

    Swellz replied to RN&RDH's topic in General Nursing

    I love night shift but my body doesn't. Is it possible to rotate? When I worked nights and days and they gave me a block of weeks on each shift I was able to tolerate that better than straight nights....
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    What do you hate about nursing and why?

    Swellz replied to ccorreces's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I ended up on a list because I couldn't get my blood transfusion to scan that it was finished in our blood transfusion program. So I wrote a comment on the end transfusion VS, manually entered the...
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    What do you hate about nursing and why?

    Swellz replied to ccorreces's topic in General Nursing

    I hate being held accountable for when other people don't do their job. I know that's not unique to nursing and I like being a nurse. I just don't want to hear about how I need to be doing x, y, and z...
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    Will my natural hair prevent me from getting a job in the future?

    Swellz replied to cinderfloof's topic in General Students

    Your relatives might know from experience that there's discrimination during the hiring process in your area, hence their advice. I've worked with black women with various natural hairstyles,...
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    Need help on resigning!

    Swellz replied to Snr1003's topic in General Nursing

    How does going to HR benefit you and what do you expect to get out of speaking with them? I'm having trouble understanding how that would help
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    NSO Insurance

    Swellz replied to ab197's topic in General Nursing

    I have a relative who was an RN and is now a malpractice lawyer. When I first graduated, I asked her about getting my own insurance and she told me much of what RiskManager said, and I've never...
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    Nurse legality issue, help

    Swellz replied to jess124's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a pharmacy for 6.5 years and although it was done periodically, it was a very definite no-no. I agree with you OP that you shouldn't be doing it and it's inappropriate of your company to...
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    Tampa/Plant City/Zephyrhills hospitals

    Swellz replied to greenerpastures's topic in Florida Nursing

    I can only comment on Baycare. I don't know starting salaries for staff nurses. I know to be a hospital-based pool nurse is a negligible hourly increase. The money is in their mobile pool, which is...
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    Canadian Nurse looking to move to Florida

    Swellz replied to kpdesai17's topic in Florida Nursing

    Nursing is hard in Florida. I don't know how nursing is where you're from, but it is a different world from where I worked in the northeast. The euphemism all us transplants use is that "the...