NotMyProblem MSN

NotMyProblem MSN ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN

Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health

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  1. 3 medication-related errors in 6 months. Is this a sign I should quit?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to hnnrgh's topic in General Nursing

    (Standing at the door) Here, catch this and drop a couple in your eyes for me! (Door

  2. TX BSN graduate moving to GA

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to lvn2bsn2018's topic in General Nursing

    When you receive your authorization to test, you'll simply click the dropdown arrow until you reach the desired state in which you wish to test. Choose Georgia and proceed to register for the NCLEX....

  3. Communication Discrimination

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to WinterLilac's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can appreciate this point of view to a certain degree. But this is the purpose of the initial assessment that helps to determine admission, and the subsequent shift assessments and reassesments to...

  4. What was your worst shift ever?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Isakolistic's topic in General Nursing

    This was during my LPN years in acute care. Our unit's capacity was 25. The beginning census was 2. Needless the say, all techs were cancelled. The only nurses not cancelled was myself, another LPN,...

  5. Communication Discrimination

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to WinterLilac's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The thing that angers me the most is describing someone as being confused when the reality is that he or she may simply be hard of hearing. These individuals are not necessarily responding...

  6. I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    Grab a legal pad. Begin taking physical notes of everything that you've asked that was not done. Date and time each entry. Have a witness to each of these occurrences with you whenever possible. Do...

  7. SNOWSTORM - extended hours?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to guest114's topic in General Nursing

    OP, it really doesn't matter what is legal in this situation in regards to working hours for three reasons (off the top of my head): 1. You're an agency nurse, which means you don't even have to work...

  8. resigning during orientation

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to dream06's topic in General Nursing

    There's no attitude on my end. As I said, in reading your post, I couldn't help but think of the Wizard of Oz. Sorry you took

  9. resigning during orientation

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to dream06's topic in General Nursing

    But isn't this the feeling that you were looking for? No enjoyment here, right? Be careful what you ask for. That being said, how good are you at lying? (Unexpected family issue causing you to...

  10. what is the legal term of this matter?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to esolmayor's topic in General Nursing

    I'm unsure of what it is you're asking. Are you referring to the matter with the patient, the nurse, or both? A few things come to mind: The patient: mental retardation/challenge, expressive asphagia,...

  11. RN's collecting copays

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to michelleil's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto! The doctor is not hiring a real receptionist because the OP accepts all the tasks placed upon her. If she puts her foot down, only lifting it to move closer to the front door, the doctor will...

  12. Nursing Student From Hell

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone is overlooking this one

  13. Nursing Student From Hell

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

    At midterm, the faculty said Alice was to take on the primary role. 'Primary' is

  14. Nursing Student From Hell

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

    If you re-read the OP's post, Alice was told by her instructors at the midterm meeting that she was to take on the primary role and that the OP was to back off. Apparently, Alice has other

  15. New grad with 2 job offers

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Nurseannieb's topic in General Nursing

    I'd suggest oncology because you'll gain Med-Surg experience on this unit as you learn to manage multiple patients. It's my personal opinion that if you start out in ICU, although you'd learn a lot...

  16. New Nurses

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to shay95's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd just like to add that Nutella didn't mention taking breaks; there's a reason for that, and that reason is that only a few of the things that you'll encounter most frequently were

  17. New Grad rejected from First Hospital

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to LindseyLou14's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly what I was thinking...only 6 months at a non-nursing position? I'd erase that one from my memory

  18. Drug calculation

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to foleyu's topic in General Nursing

    If you started out with a powder, the staff member most likely obtained the 10ml diluent instruction from the insert that accompanied the medication. After doing this once or twice, it becomes a...

  19. RN NCLEX licensure, help!!!!!

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Eagerbeaver1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There must be quite a few of those, because I know a former co-worker who graduated in 2011 and has yet to even apply for the NCLEX-RN. I guess she's content with being an LPN...her

  20. Passed PN NCLEX with 205 QUESTIONS!!

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to sly11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    WAY TO GO!!!

  21. Okay to yell at the pharmacist for this?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to T-Bird78's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think the patient is very careless with his or her own health. Why on earth would anyone continue to take a drug that has caused physical suffrage through 10 whole days of therapy, then return to...

  22. LPN - I really think I hate being a nurse

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to beejay0829's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Is chemistry required for your degree program? Or was this particular program just more convenient for you? I've not had to take chemistry since high school, and I returned for my ASN (RN) in 2009,...

  23. Passed CPNE!!!

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Wigglerwilli's topic in Excelsior College

    Yes, I'm familiar with the ATI. I was thinking the AP​I was something altogether different. I'm becoming a relic and things tend to change with my

  24. How to go on after failing the NCLEX

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Apple_Gel's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You said people will figure out that you have failed. That means that you haven't confirmed it. So, if you haven't told anyone about the failure, simply tell them that at the last minute, you decided...

  25. I've been told to change my major, I'll never make it as a nurse

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Myfuture1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was in similar shoes as yours, not because of the GPA, but because I hadn't completed my sciences. I wanted to apply to the local LPN-RN bridge program, which was set to begin in January 2010 and...