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  1. Habits you picked up from work...

    mrsjonesRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Asking my hair dresser friend how many more "patients" she has to see

  2. Me... Me... Me: A Sense of Entitlement

    mrsjonesRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    We will see how his/her attitude is upon entering the real world of nursing....profile says pre nursing

  3. Me... Me... Me: A Sense of Entitlement

    mrsjonesRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Oh my goodness, yes, I hate this! Every shift! They think we have nothing else to do. And when you bring them one snack they finish that one, and immediately want ice cream. Especially if they are...

  4. Me... Me... Me: A Sense of Entitlement

    mrsjonesRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    When I was a new grad, I had been out of orientation for 2 weeks. An unstable angina patient was moved to our non monitored floor. Well..he ended up coding. Across the hall, I had a 20 something year...

  5. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    mrsjonesRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Wow that condo payment is ridiculous! Why are things so expensive? There is never a balance. When wages go up, everything else goes up and we cannot get ahead. My papaw was telling me the other day...

  6. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    mrsjonesRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    East

  7. 2016 Salary thread

    mrsjonesRN replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    LTC does not pay any better here in TN. I always believed that was true until I made friends with a LTC nurse a year ago. I started prn at a well known nursing home, just because I need extra money...

  8. 12/5: What I've learned this week - No, I don't have "just a second" to help you

    mrsjonesRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned this week that restraints are a nurses friend. When I float to pcu from ICU, never believe that particular nurse giving me report.. she is useless. Doctors are overpaid divas. I also...

  9. 2016 Salary thread

    mrsjonesRN replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    1.)TN 2.)ICU Just got a second job in LTC to pay off debt 3.)I make 20.25 per hour with 10 and 20 percent shift dif (dif depends on the time of night), with 4.5 years experience. We do not get...

  10. 12 hr shift makeup routine

    mrsjonesRN replied to RN_srs's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same problem...until I bought Kat von d foundation. I now use smash box primer also with urban decay setting spray. This makeup is so good I coded someone and it didn't

  11. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    mrsjonesRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Wow...I need to move out of this area! Cost of living has went up but pay has not. The hospital I work at hasn't given raises in 8 years! I make 19.05 base pay with 20 percent dif after 11pm. I work...

  12. New nurse-what do I bring daily for work?

    mrsjonesRN replied to Kebby1016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked on ths same type of unit as a new nurse. I keep a cup on my COW that has the following: 1.) Trauma shears 2.) Hemostats (those pesky central line caps can be hard to remove sometimes!) 3.)...

  13. So fed up with my coworker

    mrsjonesRN replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I were you, I would talk to management. Your management is not "working on it," or they would have hired someone else by now. I do see how having prns who wont work any extra can be...

  14. Advice, please?

    mrsjonesRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay..I have been a RN for 4.5 years now. I am 26 years old. I have worked on a trauma step down unit 2 separate times , I worked in home health, and I now work in intensive care at a small hospital....

  15. Advice, please?

    mrsjonesRN replied to mrsjonesRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're right.. I would most likely get bored in those types of roles. I am just grasping at straws. I done a little research and I thought about maybe doing travel nursing. Has anyone else reading...

  16. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    mrsjonesRN replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    25 an hour? New grad? Wow I don't make that and I've been a nurse 5 years. I make 19.05..base pay. And that's icu. If you get one year under your belt and don't have family obligations, you may Want...

  17. Advice, please?

    mrsjonesRN replied to mrsjonesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Error.

  18. New to acute psych night shift - feeling discouraged

    mrsjonesRN replied to proudauntie415's topic in General Nursing

    Plus, anytime I am unsure of something, I look up the policy. I am like you in the sense that I like to do things correctly as well. When I started the job I am at now, 5 people told me 5 different...

  19. New to acute psych night shift - feeling discouraged

    mrsjonesRN replied to proudauntie415's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I have to "pass something on to day shift,"which I HATE doing as well, I document in the chart what I passed on to the oncoming nurse, whether it's a need for a consult, lab work,

  20. as a nursing student will I get more out of working in the ICU as a CNA?

    mrsjonesRN replied to michigan94's topic in Critical Care

    Most icus now want to hire new grads. Most nurses will recommend a year in med surg prior to working in icu. Med surg allows you to get your skills down pat and usually under less stressful...

  21. had an AWFUL night

    mrsjonesRN replied to momof3al RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It sounds like you did an amazing job and you are a great nurse. When I worked med surg, and spent all my time with 2 out of my 5 patients, I felt like a sub par nurse too. It's just a natural feeling...

  22. Starting to suspect kick backs

    mrsjonesRN replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    I have not experienced this personally but a friend of mine who works in a doctors office experiences this on a daily basis. Pharmaceutical companies bring her office lunch every single day. There is...

  23. Home health

    mrsjonesRN replied to mrsjonesRN's topic in Home Health

    I quit home health 2 years ago. Just now saw these replies. Thanks

  24. Home health

    mrsjonesRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi guys! Im new to this site! I'm a home health nurse and have been for about 4 months...and i am already burnt out on home health. i love my patients but i keep up with 40 patients a week. i have to...

  25. Home health

    mrsjonesRN replied to mrsjonesRN's topic in Home Health

    Also, I have had two unsafe situations in the last two months. I Documented in great detail What happened during these situations. Supervisors refuse to d/c patients and expect me to still go see...