NotMyProblem MSN

NotMyProblem MSN ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN

Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health

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  1. Should I quit?Would you quit?

    As for the pay, your employers are not required to pay anyone RN wages except an RN. Even then, it is not 'required' because if an RN would agree to work for free, that RN would not receive a...
  2. MSN education

    As I was reading this, I was thinking, "OMG! I'm finally losing it! I don't even remember typing this!!". This was me right up until a week ago, when the lightbulb finally came on. I just started a...
  3. License at Risk? Put up or shut up,,,

    I've known of two LPNs back in the 80s (substance abuse), and a kinda-sorta in the 90s. The kinda-sorta individual didn't lose a license per-se'; instead, after she was caught cheating on the NCLEX...
  4. Written up

    Please re-read your post for grammatical errors before trying to correct someone
  5. Don't Go Counting SATAs

    You're wasting your
  6. Staff speak their own langauge at Work

    Deleted my response. I have no idea about the goings-on in
  7. took nclex pn.. shut off at 200

    This may sound a bit 'simple' or blunt. But you fail if you answer enough questions incorrectly. The type of question doesn't matter. Your chances are 50/50, in all honesty. If the computer shut off...
  8. Your greatest issue will be if you take EC's sciences without a lab component. Ask your program of interest, as a previous poster suggested, but make specific reference to the sciences. No program in...
  9. Can a nurse help me with these questions plees?

    Do you understand these KEY
  10. Make It STOP!

    9. Feeling burned out after the first year and a half of
  11. Excelsior Pass Rates!!!

    I agree with Pixie.RN. If they still allow you 2 1/2 hours to complete a PCS, you should not have been rushed. It was up to the CE to stop the clock if the patient had to go somewhere, and restart it...
  12. I am suspended

    Fourth error in what kind of timeframe? What type of errors were these? Were there significant impacts on residents as a result of these errors? Did these errors result in additional costs to the...
  13. Agency during grad school

    I think the only factor here is how fast you need the cash. Agency pays daily, twice a week, or weekly. The cancellation policy has always been about the same. A PRN person is treated basically...
  14. Travel nursing??

    At my most recent hospital job, our float pool had several tiers. The lowest paying tier was at a rate of $30/hr and had a shift requirement of one per 6-month cycle. I didn't think anyone would want...
  15. Need advice on PostOP B/P

    If there is no active bleeding, we didn't transfuse unless the hgb was 7 or below. Our facility initiated this protocol during a time when blood donations were at a record low nationwide. We never...
  16. Questions to ask a nurse you are shadowing

    I smell a set-up. You, a new grad, didn't get the job because you didn't ask enough questions?? You probably won't get the next one because they deemed you to be clueless by asking too many questions....
  17. can i still be a nurse if i pass out from shots?

    The last time I received an injection, other than a regular PPD, my ex-husband held me in a headlock while the doctor (not the nurse) gave me the injection. I had been nursing 16 years at that time....
  18. 15 min per patient!?!?

    Think about the time it takes to prepare the medication and quickly assess the patient prior to medication administration. By the time you complete this initial process, return to disconnect the...
  19. PRN Position

    As a PRN worker in most places, you can sign up for as many shifts as you'd like. Simply schedule yourself fulltime (if that's what you need) around your class time. Just don't sign up if you know you...
  20. Failed Nclex for second time

    This is where you probably went wrong. This is just my opinion, but it makes no sense to review that many questions. If you understand the rationale behind a few different areas, I mean TRULY...
  21. Scary Nurses

    Who knows? Maybe he's training his replacement and doesn't even know it...yet. Ohhhh, the element of
  22. Abandonment?

    It's not, but it depends on your state's definition of abandonment. They may not like it and you may lose your job for leaving. But it is not abandonment. Of course, desertion is a different take. Any...
  23. 2 years out of Nursing School. Failed 3 times Help!

    Tell me how exactly a stay-at-home mom with no RN license, no job, and no career is placing patients and "fellow staff members" (which don't exist) at
  24. What program should I take?

    Your time to enter into nursing after graduation depends on who's hiring in the area you plan to live in. If you'll be living in a BSN-only/BSN-preferred area, then go for the BSN. If it makes no...
  25. Hand off

    Just wait until you get that oncoming nurse who tries to tell you during report how your patients did during the night. Unfortunately, we have 'special' nurses in this field, and the newer you are...