jreynrn

jreynrn specializes in Med/Surg, Rehab, OR.

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1. Why do we eat our young?

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

   I agree with everything you've all said, I do. When I posted this initially, I just felt so bad for her. I was not blaming or accusing seasoned nurses of being abusive, I'm a seasoned nurse myself....

2. Help! I didn't make it out of orientation

   jreynrn replied to Superstar1182's topic in General Nursing

   I'm still stuck on a preceptor who has only been a nurse for 3 months themselves. Um, call me silly, but having only been a nurse for 3 months, shouldn't he/she still be precepted themselves???? And...

3. Why do we eat our young?

   jreynrn posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I'm a float pool nurse at my hospital so I bounce around, a lot. Wherever they need me, I go. So I'm pretty well known around the hospital, favorably, thank goodness. The past few months, I was pretty...

4. LPN/RN ...Is it all the same? Please Advise!

   jreynrn replied to j464335's topic in General Nursing

   I was never an LPN, but I feel I can confidently say you experience the same things as an RN as well. I am per diem right now and so burned out with bedside nursing. Just the other day, I felt like I...

5. What are the best shoes for nursing?

   jreynrn replied to chemisttoRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I wore Danskos for years and loved them. But then, I don't know if something changed with them but they didn't seem to fit the same, so I went to sneakers, but unless you get the perfect sneaker, it...

6. Shift Swap Vent

   jreynrn replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

   That is awful! How is that your fault? I would be just as irrate as

7. Exhaustion bloopers

   jreynrn replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

   Hilarious! I needed that laugh! Thanks for

8. Anyone had serious doubts...about nursing and about self?

   jreynrn replied to zephyr9's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   Let me start by saying this, the medical field, in of itself, is chuck full of egos. It's not just nursing. With that said, I know exactly what you mean about big egos being rewarded in nursing...

9. New grad touble getting a job---good alternative to hosptial to start?

   jreynrn replied to tua42321's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Long term care facilities are always looking for help. They can be a great place to start. LTC's have come a long way and now many of these facilities have sub-acute units or transitional care units...