BSNbeauty BSN, RN

Member
  • Content

    1,939
  • Visitors

    43,907
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    69

All Content by BSNbeauty

  1. BSNbeauty

    Time from authorization to test?

    I'm confused by your question. Contact PEARSON VUE and ask them. As far as being a RN without passing the NCLEX, I find that hard to
  2. BSNbeauty

    The Fat One

    I despise the word "Fat". She could have easily used another charecteristic such as hair color, eye color,
  3. I would say I get cancelled about 5-6 times a year. Not
  4. BSNbeauty

    To tell or not to tell!

    OP, You remind me of me when I first started nursing. My advice: Keep your head low and mouth shut. Trust me this is a battle you won't win. I agree with Klone, reporting your observations to the...
  5. BSNbeauty

    Embracing Night Shift

    Before having a child you couldn't pay me to do nights. I have done nights in the past and always despised them. Well, now I'm a new mommy and in order to avoid child care I went to nights part time....
  6. BSNbeauty

    Is this HIPAA violation?

    GrnTea, I very much agree with you
  7. BSNbeauty

    Is this HIPAA violation?

    A nurses posted a Thank you note from a patient on social media. You could see the name of the hospital and room number, no other pt. info.. Is this a HIPAA
  8. I often take home a coworker that does not drive. She always asks and not assume I'm taking her home. If I'm running behind she either waits or find another way
  9. BSNbeauty

    Thinking about quitting nursing school

    I started nursing school at 18 and finished my PN program at age
  10. BSNbeauty

    I feel uncomfortable doing this

    Update : I denied her request. She needed me to vouch for her personality and I just don't know her. What I've heard from other family members is that she can be quite nasty. Just didn't feel...
  11. BSNbeauty

    On Nursing and Parenting

    I have a 4month old. I work part time nights I couldn't imagine having to work FT right now. I'm definitely blessed. If I had too I would. My husband watches the baby while I'm at work. I just take...
  12. BSNbeauty

    pumping to go into labor

    Please consult with your OB. Per TOS we cannot give you any medical advice. Wishing you and your baby well í
  13. BSNbeauty

    I am NOT a Nurse...

    I started calling myself a nurse when I passed PN nclex in
  14. BSNbeauty

    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    OP, the only thing right about your thread is YOUR username. You are DEFINETLY a human
  15. BSNbeauty

    Embracing Night Shift

    Brandon Im now so exhausted working nights that I order my groceries online and have them delivered to my home. But I do appreciate the empty stores after
  16. BSNbeauty

    I feel uncomfortable doing this

    I just have a problem with lying. Ugh. Hard
  17. BSNbeauty

    3am bloopers

    I recently made the switch to nights and lets just say that I get a little foogy at the 3am mark. The other night lab calls me with a critical lab. She says "your patient "Ms. X has gram - cocci pairs...
  18. BSNbeauty

    I feel uncomfortable doing this

    Icumaggie, that was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much !!!! Libby, great story, I learned from your
  19. BSNbeauty

    Pick my "poison"

    All three specialties sound great. I would choose based of the unit, culture, and manager. Go with you instincts. The people you work with can Mae or break your
  20. BSNbeauty

    Embracing Night Shift

    Glad to see all those positives
  21. Yup. A few times. My most proudest moment no but it is what it
  22. BSNbeauty

    Carrying insurance

    Grntea I have also heard that nurses who carry insurance are the ones who get sued, even if they weren't assigned to the patient. That never made any sense to me. How can they sue a nurse. Who was not...
  23. I'm a postpartum nurse and I have a 3month old. I definitely feel that I'm able sympathize with my patients rather than empathize with them prior to having children. I don't believe having children...
  24. Cracking open a chest at the bedside. Not performed by me obviously but being there and assisting the intensavists. Scary
  25. BSNbeauty

    Which to follow: MD or Policy?

    When in doubt follow policy. If the MDs have a problem with , oh