SaderNurse05

SaderNurse05 BSN, RN

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  1. Is This Legal?

    SaderNurse05 replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    First, I am sorry you are having to go through this. I agree with other posters in the sense that things do have a way of working themselves out. Second, I am not sure that FMLA will be a viable...

  2. Your Gettin a Patient - The Doors Open and In Rolls Your Pt.

    SaderNurse05 replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    :trout:And then there is the thrill of going into a room you think is empty to try and catch up on 6 hours of charting, and there is a patient in there....no report... seems the ER techs ran then up...

  3. People with tatoos afraid of needles??

    SaderNurse05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Stange situation the other day. A group of recruits came in for their first Hep A/B shots (TwinRix so it is one shot). One guy who had 2 large tats that I could see actually freaked out and vagaled...

  4. Did I do the right thing??

    SaderNurse05 replied to AlmostThere:)'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you go to a good hospital it should not be a problem. My friends who went into L&D right out of school had the best orientations. They went to classes and had to pass skills, much like nursing...

  5. Tell me what you think about a good base!

    SaderNurse05 replied to divokevan's topic in General Nursing

    Several people out of my class went straight to OR, PACU, even L&D. Personally I worked 6 months to the day on the floor, went to public health and now occupational health. Remember that working...

  6. People with tatoos afraid of needles??

    SaderNurse05 replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    I never have thought about it but now that you mention it yes. Interesting. BTW he did even see a needle. It was just the thoought. Poor

  7. "Maybe you shouldn't be a nurse"

    SaderNurse05 replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in General Nursing

    Don't flame me please, but in my experience several instructors had their "pets". i saw people being checked off who froze, if the professor liked them they were given a cue and on occasion walked...

  8. Needlestick- who pays for PPD therapy??

    SaderNurse05 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Can TB be transmitted by a needlestick?? :uhoh3: Just asking, it is early and I thounght it was by respiratory contact with an actively infected person...I will drink my coffee and wait for

  9. Am I sensitive about the title Nurse?

    SaderNurse05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of my coworkers told me today that her husband (who current works for the cable company, no offense but I am trying to give you the picture) is going to go to OK and start working as a FLIGHT...

  10. Butterflies?

    SaderNurse05 replied to LNDis4ME's topic in General Nursing

    As a former medical technologist and phlebotomist deluxe;) I know they do cost more and generally come in smaller gauges. Sometimes when people use them to get a hard stick it takes the blood so long...

  11. Walking shift report

    SaderNurse05 replied to trethern's topic in General Nursing

    My first job was on a busy (is there any other kind) stepdown/tele unit. We did walking rounds for report. At its best you could meet the patient, do a quikie assessment and the nurse going off could...

  12. Can someone please help me?

    SaderNurse05 replied to cyberdot's topic in General Nursing

    I can't help because I don't work in a hospital. I think you have some good answers here. It will be different depending on the facility, and I dare say it will be different in reality than what they...

  13. Am I sensitive about the title Nurse?

    SaderNurse05 replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all of the replies. I broke down and dug up my Texas Nurse Practice Act (egads!!) and it states in Part 2 under definitions "nurse-a person required to be licensed under Texas Occupations...

  14. no experience=no job & no job= no experience

    SaderNurse05 replied to CT Pixie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of my fellow students got on as a nurse tech, then signed up for extra shifts in L&D to get her foot in the door. It worked, and she is a very happy L&D nurse. She worked more than she...

  15. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    SaderNurse05 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    C Diff sucks all of the oxygen out of the air. As you continue to breath, you can taste it..It makes skunks seem like silly

  16. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    SaderNurse05 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that makes me really gag is oral care if they have full plates. I used to work a floor where the nurse before me would put the dentured in a glass of water eithout washing them off. When I...

  17. plate too full

    SaderNurse05 replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    DEFINATELY contact your EAP again. Tell them you are not happy with the "help" you got last time and insist on something more appropriate. Our EAP has helped employees find healthcare assistance (in...

  18. Need as much advice as possible-considering leaving nursing program.

    SaderNurse05 replied to ANurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there. To be honest, it can be a dangerous thing to be an over confident nursing student. It will get better. That being said, take advantage of labs to learn your skills. Practice as much as...

  19. Where do the Happy Nurses Work?

    SaderNurse05 replied to RNBeachGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Happy Nurse. I work in an occupational health clinic for a municipality. It is totally my speed, (fast but not scary), hours are great (M-F 7-4) and very autonomous. Anytime I have a cocnern I...

  20. UPDATE on my job situation and woes!

    SaderNurse05 replied to RNforhire07's topic in General Nursing

    Confused as well.

  21. Sorry I have been incommunicado...

    SaderNurse05 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And I thought you were on a beach drinking Pina Coladas:monkeydance:...I am glad you okay. Get well wishes to your

  22. Funny true story

    SaderNurse05 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    A friend of mine is pregnant with a boy and due in 2 weeks. It is her first baby and she looks ready to pop. She went with her husband to a Korean restaurant last week and an older Oriental woman was...

  23. Job application protocol

    SaderNurse05 replied to Djuna's topic in General Nursing

    Several times in my working life I have applied for different jobs at one time with the same employer. It has always worked out fine for me. I have actually had employers "bid" against each other with...

  24. I hate bedmaking

    SaderNurse05 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Maybe you will luck out like I did with my first job. None of the sheets fit any of the beds. Seriously. The nurses looked at me like I was crazy when I asked them how they were making the beds. They...

  25. help with cover letter

    SaderNurse05 replied to meggy156838's topic in General Nursing

    keep this in I disagree with Sadernurse05. Management is all about customer service, they don't seem to focus on patient care...they love the word client over guest or patient so change guest to...