Lovely_RN

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  1. 2019 Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

    Lovely_RN replied to EDRN713's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just got my award letter for the HRSA SUD workforce loan repayment! I have 99k in federal loans so this is truly a blessing. I was notified that I was a final applicant on 7/12. My contract was...

  2. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    Lovely_RN replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital nurses are great and someone has to do it right? Well, that stated: Some people have to tear others down in order to build themselves up. When I transfered from telemetry to outpatient my...

  3. New nurse with severe osteoarthritis and a bad knee

    Lovely_RN replied to lovinmymac's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The MDS job sounds good. Maybe you should also consider applying for psych as well. What about clinic positions or chemical

  4. is your efficiency misinterpreted as lazy ?

    Lovely_RN replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm very efficient as well and what I've noticed is that there are two categories of efficient nurses. There are nurses who truly are efficient and then there are those who think they are but really...

  5. New RN, first job, little disheartened.

    Lovely_RN replied to NC4RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We definitely don't do this in the hospital (sounds cool). Also the med pass during day shift in the hospital is nothing to write home about either. Sometimes it feels like that's 90% of what you're...

  6. Xpost: Time sensitive job decision-- Am I crazy??? psych vs. tele...

    Lovely_RN replied to ivyleaf's topic in General Nursing

    Tele isn't that much different than med/surg and tele nurses are frequently floated to med/surg. Also tele floors get medicine overflow patients when the census is low. I prefer tele because unlike...

  7. I'm tired of nursing

    Lovely_RN replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    When it's time to go it's time to go. You have made a lot of posts about your anxiety and depression which is likely related to or exacerbated by the job. You've put 14 years in and you don't owe...

  8. No need to be upset at the truth! Change careers

    Lovely_RN replied to RNGriffin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I so agree. I saw this thread and was like huh? So if you have a problem with being worked half to death and being treated like poo then there is something wrong with you? This is why I say leave the...

  9. Stop the drama

    Lovely_RN replied to GitanoRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How about not allowing yourself to be sucked into it? As far as interactions with my co-workers go I have on horseblinders. I know they talk about me behind my back but I pretend not to notice. I was...

  10. "Someone tied a knot in that restraint"

    Lovely_RN replied to Alnitak7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You can confront a co-worker without blowing up at them. It is wrong to tie knots in restraints but blowing up and expressing anger in a hostile manner isn't going to help the situation. Do you feel...

  11. RN tried to talk me out of Nursing school...

    Lovely_RN replied to NYCHikerRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it was very rude of her to offer you unsolicited advice. That said...she does have a point. Being a nurse is interesting and meaningful work but it definitely isn't glamorous and it is hard to...

  12. Is night shift intolerance worth the $$ and Bennies??

    Lovely_RN replied to SqueakRN's topic in General Nursing

    Find something on days. Nights isn't for everyone. I've stuck with it for a year now but have never adjusted. I can see the effects on my health. Since I've been working nights I've lost weight...have...

  13. Do the doctors and nurses really sit apart in cafeterias?

    Lovely_RN replied to Maui79's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    People have time to go to the cafeteria sit down and actually eat? Lol. We usually eat in our breakroom...no MDs allowed! Well they're allowed but it's our hallowed space so even when they come in to...

  14. Am I making a mistake not taking MedSurg position?

    Lovely_RN replied to dalgal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I guess it depends on what you think you will get out of the Med/Surg position. What are your future

  15. Why is it the highest paid among us...

    Lovely_RN replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I find it annoying too. I also get asked for my penlight a lot too and I always have to run the MD down to get it back. How many times have you as a nurse had to ask the MD to borrow their...

  16. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    Lovely_RN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was laughing at a co-worker during an RRT because her pants were so tight every time she reached for something out of the lower drawers of the code cart she kept showing everyone her butt crack. She...

  17. I'm in but I feel less than happy about it

    Lovely_RN posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I graduated LPN school in Dec, passed NCLEX in Jan, and I have been working LTC ever since. I thought I was going to do EC for LPN to RN but my school is really a 1-1 program so the option to do the...

  18. another chiropractor thinking of RN then to NP

    Lovely_RN replied to djh2003's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think the most difficult aspect of transitioning to nursing is going to be the dis-respect that you have to deal with from the pts and your colleagues. I'm not going to elaborate on why this is so...

  19. Nurses with dreadlocks

    Lovely_RN replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Nursing

    I have locks and never had a problem gaining employment and I see a lot of locks at my hospital. MDs, nurses, RT/OT/PT PCAs SW and people in administration. I think it's more about if the hair is kept...

  20. Finally decided to quit nursing

    Lovely_RN replied to jennjen512's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You made a poor financial decision but sometimes we have to do what we have to do and money can't always be the bottom line. I quit teaching with no job (and no savings) lined up. I ended up temping...

  21. New Grad Contract

    Lovely_RN replied to RNinMA2952's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm confused. Are they giving you a sign-on

  22. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Lovely_RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is what I'm thinking while you rant and rave about minor crap and are non-compliant and nasty about everything: I'm so glad that I am not you and I get to go home in T-minus ______. No matter...

  23. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Lovely_RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish I could say this to the snotty nurse with one entire year of experience that I gave report to this morning. Please spare me your clucks of disapproval/ approval and especially your comments...

  24. Compression socks ~ too soon?

    Lovely_RN replied to GucciBeaR143's topic in Emergency

    One of my co-workers is only 23 and already is forming varicose veins. I told her she better get herself a good pair of stockings before she ruins her legs. I don't think it's ever too soon to wear...

  25. Demeaned by a Doctor

    Lovely_RN replied to chall2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have a resident's room right behind the nurses station and I hate going in there for orders. Most of those jerks won't even acknowledge our presence and it's not just me they do it to the...