TNT_RN09 BSN, RN

8 years Telemetry/Med Surg, 5 years Stepdown/PCU

From CNA to LPN to ADN to BSN...pondering my next step in nursing

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    No NP jobs. What now?

    TNT_RN09 replied to OkieNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Did you end up relocating to Oklahoma? The cost of living isn’t bad at
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    I Really Do Not Want the COVID Vaccine ?

    TNT_RN09 replied to AspiringNurse94's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You have every right to be skeptical of the vaccine. I read something about how it could cause infertility in young women! also everyone keeps saying “do your research”....there isn’t much...
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    Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    TNT_RN09 replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve worked in Med-Surg, Stepdown, corrections, home health, Case management,& clinic since I’ve been a nurse. I enjoyed MS as it taught me so much as a new grad, but I grew tired of the rat...
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    Overworked and understaffed on COVID unit.

    TNT_RN09 replied to TaylorJ's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would quit! Put yourself and your family
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    No NP jobs. What now?

    TNT_RN09 replied to OkieNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oklahoma is over saturated, unless you want to work
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    Quit While in Orientation (New grad)

    TNT_RN09 replied to SillyFever's topic in General Nursing

    Why was a new grad hired in a float position in the first place??? That is an entire problem in
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    Quit While in Orientation (New grad)

    TNT_RN09 replied to SillyFever's topic in General Nursing

    And I’ve seen some pretty bad mistakes happen with these new grads in the ICU and ER. And they burn out very fast. 1-2 years & they are looking for something
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    Would this be considered abandonment?

    TNT_RN09 replied to Twinkle007's topic in General Nursing

    Find another job immediately! I don’t think i would even give a 2 weeks
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    Where to go from home health?

    TNT_RN09 replied to GapRN's topic in Home Health

    Look into Chronic Care Case Management with local hospitals or community health. Population health management is becoming the next big
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    Everyone is white?

    TNT_RN09 replied to eacue's topic in General Nursing

    I completely understand where you are coming from. In upper management at my place of employment, there is no diversity at
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    TNT_RN09 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    And the board of nursing would say “ she shouldn’t have accepted the unsafe
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    TNT_RN09 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone that’s saying that they would’ve just kept their mouth shut, what if something happened while she had that unsafe assignment? Do you think the hospital would stick up for her? Do you...
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    TNT_RN09 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    She stood up for herself! Go Julie because they will continue to do it, and nothing will change until we start calling them
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    Lost Nurse in the OR

    TNT_RN09 replied to KNest18's topic in General Nursing

    11 months on
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    Pumping at work

    TNT_RN09 replied to newmom17's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on breastfeeding. Speak with the lactation nurse at your job and see if she can set up a pumping room for you. They have to provide
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    Wow

    TNT_RN09 replied to registerednutrn's topic in General Nursing

    Your first job wasn’t Med Surg..that was Stepdown or Mini Icu. Glad you found something
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    2 full-time jobs?

    TNT_RN09 replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    Work a full time job and then obtain a agency job and pick up shifts with the agency. You will make more money and your schedule will be more
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    Racial Discrimination in the Nursing Profession

    TNT_RN09 replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    True!!! You hit the nail on the head. They always put the difficult patients who have been rude to the other staff or aggressive towards the staff with the black nurses. And if the families are tough...
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    I'm lost. I want to quit nursing.

    TNT_RN09 replied to Amdecl6's topic in General Nursing

    You should try a surgery
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    So TIRED OF IT

    TNT_RN09 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Typical textbook nursing
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    So TIRED OF IT

    TNT_RN09 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Easy it's because you are able to give one on one
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    Fired for taking vacation

    TNT_RN09 replied to cyc0sys's topic in General Nursing

    Well when you've already paid for hotels & booked flights months in advance to then find out 30 days before your vacation is denied, i see why many would
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    Racial Discrimination in the Nursing Profession

    TNT_RN09 replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    In the South, you will see many minorities in bedside positions. To all the ones saying i work at a diverse facility, how many minorities are in higher management? And I'm not referring to just charge...
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    Racial Discrimination in the Nursing Profession

    TNT_RN09 replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! At my hospital there are no nurses of color in
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    Racial Discrimination in the Nursing Profession

    TNT_RN09 replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen it happen a thousand times. Why do people automatically think minorities are playing "the race card" when we speak of