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  1. Second Thoughts on Becoming a Nurse

    Dohardthings replied to ThePrudentStudent's topic in General Nursing

    No, I would not become a nurse again, I love medicine but nurses have become expendable punching bags. From a perspective of an older new grad, I was 38, it has been horrible. I look older so people...

  2. Not being paid anything for overtime hours worked during orientation. Is this legal?

    Dohardthings replied to GbabyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Those 4 hours are education. I have never gotten overtime pay for education. It is charged as base pay only. So if I work a 36 hour week and put in an 8 hr education training, no overtime. Also...

  3. Best shoes for 12 hours

    Dohardthings replied to Karlie2114's topic in General Nursing

    Hokas, hands down the best

  4. New Nurse, feeling depressed

    Dohardthings replied to jellybean570's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first year was on a med-surg floor as well. It was horrible for me. I then switched to critical care and pretty much started all over and it was horribly hard as well. I enjoyed other aspects...

  5. As a nurse or a student have you ever had a pt tell you that you won't be a good nurse?

    Dohardthings replied to RNintraining622's topic in General Students

    Your first patient sounds like she was withdrawing from alcohol and not delirious. Because of DTs, I have worked with hundreds of alcohol withdrawal patients in critical care and I have only met one...

  6. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    Dohardthings replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that NETY intentionally exists... See I had a chicken coup with ten bantams (smaller type chickens). 1 Hen decided to get broody and sit on her eggs, and I let her. One day, while I...

  7. Anyone ever been through an HCA buyout?

    Dohardthings posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious as to what they changed, what they kept. Like I know that HCA hospitals tend to use Meditech. If our current program is not Meditch, will they switch it? Any info would help....

  8. Hand Hygiene causing hand eczema

    Dohardthings replied to EternalFeather's topic in General Nursing

    I have issues with the soap because it is antibacterial and overly drying. I would ask about using Cetaphil

  9. How full do you fill your lab vials?

    Dohardthings replied to Exhuasted's topic in General Nursing

    If I have plenty of blood, then until the tube stop sucking blood in. If they are a hard stick, then to the bottom of the label. But if I had a vein blow or something, I try to send what I got and...

  10. Want to go registry after baby born, when to ask manager?

    Dohardthings replied to Mlobo31's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto. Sour Lemons. BTW what is "registry status"? Is that PRN or

  11. Who has taken the ATI OB exam?

    Dohardthings replied to mstaurus2016's topic in General Nursing

    Maternal Newborn (60 items) 55.0% – 65.0% Level 1; 66.7% – 78.3% Level 2; 80.0% – 100.0% Level 3 So 60 questions although there may be extra (not worth any points) questions. It...

  12. Moving states after graduation

    Dohardthings replied to Marine2ERNurse's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine and I both got job offers before we graduated to a state we were moving to. It was a faster process to pursue licensure there rather than where we graduated from and having it...

  13. Breaching StaRN Contract

    Dohardthings replied to Bella_CO's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked in a Magnet hospital and I typically had 6 patients on my med-surg teli floor (and we were the good floor, some had 8). Sometimes I had a PCT, Sometimes not. We had to do everything,...

  14. Would this be a good way to increase my chances at an ICU job?

    Dohardthings replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Critical Care

    Here in Savannah, you definitely have a shot in our Med-Surg Intermediate and that is a gateway to our Level 1 trauma ICU. There is a shorttage

  15. Accidental Pill Pusher

    Dohardthings replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Super love your post. I have had 28 surgeries. I have adverse reactions to everything but Dilaudid. And do you know when the last time I have had Dilaudid? Yea, neither do I because it has been...

  16. Accidental Pill Pusher

    Dohardthings replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Fueled by accessibility and high demand, medication theft-coined "pharmaceutical diversion" by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-has escalated in recent years. The National Drug Intelligence...

  17. Accidental Pill Pusher

    Dohardthings replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you read the whole article and not just what was quoted, because there is sooo much more. Also most pain scripts are not "recycled", they are stolen from someone who rightfully was using all...

  18. Accidental Pill Pusher

    Dohardthings replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Opioid Addiction Is a Huge Problem, but Pain Prescriptions Are Not the Cause Cracking down on highly effective pain medications will make patients suffer for no good reason By Maia Szalavitz on May...

  19. Transitioning from Floor to Critical Care

    Dohardthings posted a topic in Critical Care

    I did my 6 weeks of orientation with flying colors. I thought I was doing well, learning every day, and getting better. I was a floor nurse for only a year before the transition and I am 40 years...

  20. Transitioning from Floor to Critical Care

    Dohardthings replied to Dohardthings's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks so much. I only give my age and experience to explain a perception that being older, I should be more experienced but I am

  21. When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    Dohardthings replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Monday. Old school nurse who works on the step down unit. Not for me though, not my

  22. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    Dohardthings replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, I don't know how long it takes seasoned nurses to pass meds. I'm a newbie and it takes me 2 hours to pass meds to 6 patients. Mostly because that is when they ask for something else while I am...

  23. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    Dohardthings replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely slower, foooooor sure! But the whole system is to eliminate medical errors. Not all drugs are in the "Pyx-sis", just the more common ones. If we have a new patient and they take a drug...

  24. Prestigious RN School

    Dohardthings replied to CTH1983's topic in General Nursing

    Better advice in my opinion is this........ find a prestigious hospital you want to work for and then find the college that does their clinicals there.

  25. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    Dohardthings replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

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