NotMyProblem MSN

NotMyProblem MSN ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN

Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health

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  1. Recycled topics (vent)

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Like why would anyone listen to someone who has failed the same test multiple

  2. First week of nursing school... is it for me?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to knursing's topic in General Students

    Academically, you could change your major towards a degree in psychology. This field of study would help you to understand more about what is going on with yourself, as well as teaching you how to...

  3. Am I cut out for this?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to hannah53's topic in General Nursing

    Just keep in mind that most of the time, these rude outbursts have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with you at all. Do you have any idea how many times I've had to apologize for **** that happened when I was...

  4. Need opinions please

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Caroline123's topic in General Nursing

    I would not make a big deal over a missed medication. If I find a missed dose at change of shift or shortly thereafter, I give it and send a communication to the pharmacy for a schedule change for...

  5. New Hire Help...

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Sweetlillove's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you what to say. But that is exactly what I'd say!!! Nursing professionals do NOT work for minimum wage....definitely not less! The fact that a NURSE in a position of hiring would even...

  6. Oh well...Three-peat?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in Excelsior College

    Hi there! I'm afraid I can't offer much help here as far as the costs. When I went through in 2009, those exams were around $250 each...much cheaper than they are now. I think I may have spent about...

  7. Feeling so Bummed

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to nursingforme2's topic in General Students

    My dad made me go to nursing school way back when (he paid for my LPN education). I lost every friend I thought I had with that move because they said I changed. Well, nothing about me changed; I...

  8. Feeling so Bummed

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to nursingforme2's topic in General Students

    You can't be serious!!! If you give up your seat over this 'nonsense', it may be way longer than a semester when you get it back....ready or not. They will not hold your seat for you; believe

  9. New Hire Help...

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Sweetlillove's topic in General Nursing

    No need for confrontation. Simply and respectfully say, "I'm sorry. I just cannot work here or anywhere else for free. I'm no longer a student; I have a valid professional nursing license, and I need...

  10. Insulin, correction factor, sliding scale... HELP!!

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to godofkahn's topic in General Nursing

    FYI: there will be a grid similar to: glucose 150-200....2 units. 201-250....3 units; etc... just an example. You could also see a formula that says something like: blood glucose minus 100, divided...

  11. Insulin, correction factor, sliding scale... HELP!!

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to godofkahn's topic in General Nursing

    It will be spelled out in the doctors orders. If he/she says to utilize the facility sliding scale protocol, we will. If he orders insulin specific to an individual, we follow that. Some will only...

  12. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    When you arrive to your floor, the elevator doors open, and you hear your name called before ​you hear the elevator door

  13. Crushing meds

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Meds mix better with warm water. If after you crush it and let it sit for a few minutes in warm water, it becomes liquified. It'll then run right through the syringe...no plunger needed. Flushing...

  14. New Hire Help...

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Sweetlillove's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you do realize that employers want proof of one year of PAID RN experience, right? The only thing I've volunteered for was to come in and be PAID to work on my day off....and I can count the...

  15. New Hire Help...

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Sweetlillove's topic in General Nursing

    If she was a good friend, she never would have dragged her into this crap in the first

  16. New MD orders

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to rolvue's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing that I see that you failed to do was to make the deadline, which happens a lot on med-surg units. The repeat bladder scan, given your initial residual of 300-400cc, was an excellent...

  17. Help! Please talk me out of quitting!

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Wanttobeamom's topic in General Nursing

    Do you use public restrooms in restaurants? Or shop at a grocery store using a shopping cart? If so, how do you know that the last person that came out of that restroom was not a chronically-coughing...

  18. Took NCLEX GOT 265 NOT ALL NEAR PASSING

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to eve235's topic in General Students

    You've answered your own question since obviously, you did. I don't mean that in a smart-a$$ kind of way. The fact that there is 265 questions on the NCLEX, maybe the 3 above areas, when combined with...

  19. PLEASE HELP! Help/Advice needed ASAP

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to TLC4UNME's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be surprised if she was not admitted...for the unexplained syncopal episode alone. But, the physicians are the ones to make that call. Get her there so that they can do just

  20. No report from ED and patients waiting in the halls....

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like they want to transfer the ER wait times to Floor wait times. Their satisfaction scores increase while the floor scores

  21. How do I peel pill packets without meds flying everywhere!

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to hs4zu's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Have you ever tried just pushing it through the pack into a med cup? If it's not a 'do not crush' med, simply push it through if you feel that you can't peel it open according to instructions. It may...

  22. Does this feeling ever go away?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to ps3114's topic in General Nursing

    Thirty years in and each time I'm floated to a unit that I've never even known was a part of the hospital, that feeling you described is replaced with KNOWING something didn't get done. What that...

  23. Crusty old bat in new RN role..

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to TNurse4u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I returned to my previous Float Pool hospital position, none of the assigned preceptors were willing to precept me. Each shift, I was met with a "change in who I would be working with". I had...

  24. Breakroom refrigerator theft

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I was hoping the thefts were limited to sauces and salad dressings. But I saw first-hand where a nurse went down to the cafeteria and purchased some chocolate chip cookies and placed them in the...

  25. Hardest EC Exam

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to WldChrry's topic in Excelsior College

    What you have to understand about the EC nursing program is that although you are expected to know factual information found within the courses, you have to be able to link that information to...