BSNbeauty BSN, RN

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    Is it best to sleep or after a night shift?

    Thanks everyone. We are considering day care as well. Maybe I just should have stuck with day shift. I didn't realize that night shift would require more child
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    Is it best to sleep or after a night shift?

    I meant to say "before or after " in my
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    attn working mamas.

    I have a 10 week old and go back to work next week. I will be working two days a week. During the week I will be on nights and during the weekends I will work days. My husband works a 9-5. The baby...
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    Took 265 questions on NCLEX

    congrats
  5. If I was a NM I would totally help you out. Good luck
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    weekend work Harder?

    I rather be anywhere but work on the weekend s but truth is weekends are way easier. For the reasons mentioned above. Of course when I worked the ED weekend s were extremely busy. I guess it depends...
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    Male Nurse Interactions

    But what happens if a patient refuses a nurse based on the color of their skin? I understand it is all about the patient and not the RN but at some point you have to draw the line. In this instance,...
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    I can't smell c-diff

    I can't smell the difference either
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    Changing from OB to ER....HELP!!!

    I went from ICU to ed to PP ( occasionally have to float to l and d and
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    Changing from OB to ER....HELP!!!

    I think you will do just fine. L and D can be compared to the ER except your patients are women and babies. Both areas can be fast paced. You have to triage in the ER just like L and D. The docs are...
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    Call light

    I had a patient like this once. She would push the call light over 100 times in an eight hour shift. It was so bad that the adminstrator places her on probation and it she continued that behavior she...
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    New job after 25 years!!

    You have to do what is best for you and your family. Embrace this new change. Don't listen to the
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    ICU to ED

    The great thing about the ED is that there is a quick turnover of patients versus ICU where the patients are there forever. The ED does has its challenges such as frequent fliers, non emergency bs and...
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    BSN rant/inquire

    I had to take a higher level english course, a communication course and a social responsibility course for my RN-BSN program. Was it a nuisance? Yes, but I did what I had to do to get my degree. I did...
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    ? for L&D nurses from a preggo nurse

    I am a post partum nurse and attended child birth classes with my husband. You may be a nurse but you are a first time mom. These classes will be of benefit to
  16. You are right roser
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    Why I Love IV Nurses

    I love love love our iv nurses
  18. If you a new grad RN with no exp. Completing a RN-BSN program online you may not have contact with nurses . Sure you can call around done facilities and that does take time and alot of effort. I have...
  19. It depends on the day. Sometimes its 10minutes and sometimes it is 60
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    Anatomy of a Code

    Yup sounds about right
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    Too old for BSN?

    I completed my CNA at 16 LPN at 20 ADN at 23 BSN at 26 No, you are not too
  22. Lazy techs, that take 8 years to do a delegated task while sitting at the nurses station chatting it up and on IG and facebook. Nurses who sit around while their fellow coworkers are
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    Should I pursue a career as an RN? Help

    We can not convince you to become a nurse. This is something you need to figure out. Some nurses love their job and some hate it. You will find that with most careers. Figure out what you want to do...
  24. How about telephonic nursing, methadone Clinic, or MDS coordinator jobs ? Sorry you are going through
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    ALERT: Nonsterile IV saline sent to facilities

    Lady free, Would you have taken all that time to double check the bag of fluids in a code or emergency? Just curious. I think this was a systematic failure . Even the brightest nurse just as...