Lovely_RN

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  1. Please Help: SLP vs RN?

    Lovely_RN replied to kbaker93's topic in General Nursing

    My sister is an SLP and works in a special ed school. She has a great deal of job security and does early intervention on the side for extra dollars. She brings about 100k a year. I don't know what...

  2. I've had it.

    Lovely_RN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    That stinks. I hope you find a new job

  3. Nurses pictures on patients whiteboards???

    Lovely_RN replied to jibbs's topic in General Nursing

    How much did this cost? What a waste of

  4. Did anyone lose weight AFTER becoming a nurse?

    Lovely_RN replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights and I've lost weight. I usually eat between 12am-1am , I don't snack at work, and when I go home in the morning I will eat a piece of fruit or something very light before I go to sleep....

  5. Do you think AN posters are TOO cynical?

    Lovely_RN replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Damned if you do and damned if you don't. What I have noticed on AN is that people want confirmation of their own opinions and when someone post something that goes against what they believe they...

  6. That is IT; have had it with nursing...I'm going insane!

    Lovely_RN replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you hi-jacking the OPs thread? You put in your why can't you leave it at that and move on to another one of the numerous threads on AN instead of berating the OP for feeling how she feels....

  7. Struggling on a Med-Surge Floor

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

    Keep your current position and find a per-diem job doing something away from the bedside or in an area that is completely different from where you are now. That way you get an idea of what it's like...

  8. Do you think they/employers are watching what we post?

    Lovely_RN replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think my employer checks AN but I know they check FB for sure. We were told during orientation to not list our hospital as our employer if we didn't want them searching for dirt! I use just...

  9. New grad asked to resign during orientation need advice

    Lovely_RN replied to Roxy518's topic in General Nursing

    Ortho is not tele! What happened to you at that hospital is the very definition of getting pooped on. Eight weeks orientation to a tele unit is not really enough for a new grad especially when you...

  10. interested in cardiac

    Lovely_RN replied to srleslie's topic in Cardiac

    I played with this, it's kind of fun. http://www.skillstat.com/ECG_Sim_demo.html I used this book. Schaum's Outline of ECG Interpretation (Schaum's Outline Series) It got the job done and it's...

  11. Which temp is more accurate Oral vs Tympanic??

    Lovely_RN replied to SonorityGenius's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care for temporal thermometers. When one of my kids had RSV when they were an infant the temp I was getting at home was reading about 99 on the temporal thermometer I used to use. Less than...

  12. is this what nursing is supposed to be like?

    Lovely_RN replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    We have 6-7 on nights, 1 aide per 7 to 8 pts, and no

  13. ER vs. Dialysis (New Grad)

    Lovely_RN replied to DysrhythmiaRN11's topic in General Nursing

    That's great news! Congrats on the ER job and on keeping the dialysis spot per

  14. ER vs. Dialysis (New Grad)

    Lovely_RN replied to DysrhythmiaRN11's topic in General Nursing

    Not being the best hospital usually indicates under staffing, lack of supplies, poor management etc...it's likely going to be a stressful environment to work in. That said I would still take the E.R...

  15. ER vs. Dialysis (New Grad)

    Lovely_RN replied to DysrhythmiaRN11's topic in General Nursing

    I went from non-acute to acute but it took a while and I really had to sell myself. I think timing also made a difference. After a year and a half as an RN I was still considered to be sort of a new...

  16. Ever have a patient that "turns" on you?

    Lovely_RN replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday as a matter of fact. Patient was fine for two days until we d/c his librium and told him he would be d/c from the hospital due to his non-compliance with any of the treatment. I guess he...

  17. Why the disdain for LTC?

    Lovely_RN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Call it what you want but I like being able to provide all of the nursing care I document. Explain to me how this is possible when you have 40-60 pts? Management will give you the song and dance about...

  18. Why the disdain for LTC?

    Lovely_RN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I hated LTC because of the ratios. Why should I kill myself working 5-8s a week taking care of 40 patients when I get to work 3-12s and take care of 6-7? I was an LTC LPN for two years before I...

  19. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

    Lovely_RN replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    If my husband acted like yours I would walk out too! Good luck to you

  20. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

    Lovely_RN replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    I make more than double my husband's salary. After he lost his IT job he never found anything that pays more than 30k a year. My base is 76k so he works less hours and does more around the house. I'm...

  21. Is it worth it anymore to pursure LPN?

    Lovely_RN replied to gracelikerain's topic in General Nursing

    I would do some research about the job prospects in your region. I was an LPN and felt limited because hospital jobs are very few and far in between and it's not as easy as people claim to get a HH...

  22. Why so nasty?

    Lovely_RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I met my new preceptor today and she didn't make the slightest effort to hide her contempt for me. As soon as she strolled in to take report (late) she rolled her eyes at me and refused to acknowledge...

  23. Why so nasty?

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

    I got a new preceptor and things are going so much better. I didn't make a big stink about it. I just asked the nurse who was willing to teach me if she would take me on and she agreed. I didn't offer...

  24. Why so nasty?

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

    It's been a week and I'm ready to request a different preceptor. I really want to make the most out of the orientation and I don't need to be distracted by a lack of professionalism and basic manners....

  25. Why so nasty?

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

    Thanks for all the support fellow and future nurses. I really needed it last night. I kept a stiff upper lip at work and I thought I shook it off but after I read what I wrote I got a little...