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  1. Is it okay to tell a patient to not disrespect you

    nurseladybug12 replied to lolakbolak's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that the pt telling you you are a terrible nurse then telling you to get out of her room probably felt humiliating and made you feel like you were 3 inches tall, and I think that it was...

  2. Pt care- can't get my charting done!!!

    nurseladybug12 replied to martymoose's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work with EPIC too and I really like it, it is so much easier than Meditech which you have to tab through and it is not user friendly at all. I think Epic is quick and it takes me 5 minutes per pt...

  3. Administration vs nurses: priming lines with normal saline

    nurseladybug12 replied to delilas's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital if a pt does not have a primary running we use a 250 ml NS bag and attach abx as secondary lines and back prime them with the NS. We set the NS at KVO so when the abx is done it flushes...

  4. recently passed nclex, job hunting

    nurseladybug12 replied to neliztanee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    How do you feel you are with your skills? Some hospitals offer refresher courses and you could make some contacts at the hospital to help you land a

  5. Ventage

    nurseladybug12 replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    I know some nurses that still live at home rent free! And I know many RNs that are young, not married yet, no kids, so lots of extra money. I am a new RN and I also feel like I am still living...

  6. One huge reason I want to be a nurse

    nurseladybug12 replied to mrnightinggale's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I listened to other nurses that forewarned me about going into nursing! Shadow a nurse for a day, or maybe several nurses on different units in different hospitals just to see what you are...

  7. Midlife Career Change to Nursing - Advice, please

    nurseladybug12 replied to mcgocara31's topic in Nursing Career

    I went to nursing school in CT and in my last semester I applied to every nurse residency program in CT I was allowed to starting in Jan 2012, and I applied weekly to new openings at every hospital in...

  8. My phone keeps going off at work...

    nurseladybug12 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Before I was a nurse I worked in the food service industry, and if we were caught on our cell phones on the clock we were sent home. I think it is very unprofessional to be on your phone at work, it...

  9. Why do Filipino Nurses want to work in the US?

    nurseladybug12 replied to bobby123's topic in International Nursing

    Im a RN in Florida, and I make 21.50 an hour as a new RN. On the weekends I make 25/hr. It is true that the cost of living is somewhat lower, but I dont really think getting paid 2/3 of the US average...

  10. i think i hate being a nurse?

    nurseladybug12 replied to amms's topic in Nursing Career

    I am a new RN just about to be off my 10 week orientation in a few days and I am really regretting going into nursing. I was a great student, I worked my butt off, I really had an interest in it, and...

  11. New nurses wanted.

    nurseladybug12 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. I also recently read in the NY Times that over 60 percent of new grads leave their first nursing job in less than 6 months because they were bullied by nurses they worked with. So "nurses eating...

  12. New nurses wanted.

    nurseladybug12 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is pure ignorance to say that "nurses eating their young is a myth" because it is one of the most highly researched areas of nursing! and it is a very prevalent and very real problem,...

  13. Bed Side Report

    nurseladybug12 replied to 280090's topic in General Nursing

    We are supposed to do bedside report, but we do report outside the room on everyone then we take a walk in to see everyone,introduce them to the new RN, show them their IV,wounds, etc. let them get a...

  14. New nurses wanted.

    nurseladybug12 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    "One of the big struggles companies have is with people who are not playing well in the sandbox," says Jim Lanzalotto, vice president of strategy and marketing for Yoh, an IT talent and outsourcing...

  15. Co-signature for Insulin administration

    nurseladybug12 replied to MissRN7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "I can't stand having my insulin double-checked. It's a waste of my time and insulting my intelligence. I mean, honestly how many RNs does it take to screw in a light bulb? Besides, this facility...

  16. I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

    nurseladybug12 replied to hershdawg's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I did not realize that people had to stop pursuing their dreams or their education to provide you with job stability. I am a new nurse and I worked my butt off to get to where I am and I am sorry if...

  17. I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

    nurseladybug12 replied to hershdawg's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hearing about good days is just not entertaining... if you want to hear good, uplifting news watch Sunday Morning not the 5 o' clock local news, if you do not want to fill your head with negativity...

  18. Why do we eat our young?

    nurseladybug12 replied to jreynrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If it is such a tiresome discussion, why did you read about it and respond to it? It isn't that tiresome of a topic to people who are actually being bullied on a daily basis who do not deserve that...

  19. I just can't do this anymore...

    nurseladybug12 replied to ruthiemk's topic in General Nursing

    Life is too short to be unhappy. Tell your husband that happy wife=happy

  20. How are Schools getting away with pumping out so many new graduates for no jobs?

    nurseladybug12 replied to AlleycatLady's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Everyone has the right in our country to pursue happiness- so if that means becoming educated as a nurse because that was their life long dream, helping people is their passion, or they feel that they...

  21. Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    nurseladybug12 replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Make sure you ask hospitals what the nurse to patient ratio is in the interview because 6 all the time is exhausting and you will dread

  22. Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    nurseladybug12 replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new nurse, just graduated in may, and I was 4 weeks into a 12 week orientation taking 6 patients on med/surg with little help from anyone. It is very difficult because I felt like I was being...

  23. Angry Nurse here!

    nurseladybug12 replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like he threw out the tupperware because it was evidence....so he knows he was wrong and he still did it! what a

  24. Which is better RN cert. from a community college or BSN

    nurseladybug12 replied to wchelsea's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I also had a bachelors in psych and I went to a community college a semester later and got my ADN may 2012. I did it that way because I was on my own, own apt, paying for my car, parents were no...

  25. Am I doing the right thing? New nurse getting butt kicked

    nurseladybug12 replied to j_tay1981's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am also a new nurse and I feel the same way. I am in med/surg and I dont think it is for me, but I knew I had to start there. Just look at it as a means to an end and see that there is a light at...