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  1. big city vs. small town

    grinnurse replied to all4schwa's topic in General Nursing

    I did my clinicals in small, rural hospitals. 1 was "independant" and the other 2 were owned by larger coporations but I chose to begin my career in the small rural hospital. The differences that I...

  2. Patient assignment v. actual patient load

    grinnurse replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital that I am leaving (thank goodness) there is no differentiating between accuity and numbers. For instance, yesterday, I started out with 6 patients 4 of which were total care (feeders,...

  3. Smokers

    grinnurse replied to sassychris's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I do, at times, feel bad for continueing to smoke even though I work with COPDrs every day and I know what the consequences are and exactly what I have to look forward to in say 20 years. And...

  4. Big bad nurse bully

    grinnurse replied to Canadian Princess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's sad that some of us have to work with people like that and I have called in when I knew one particular person was going to be doing charge (which she absolutely hated) especially in the begining...

  5. Are sign on bonuses given full or staggered

    grinnurse replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    The one that I was offered last year was 5k split over 4 qtrs. I only took the first payment b/c the facility was/is unstable and unsafe and after working the first quarter I wasn't sure if I would...

  6. Could I be held liable for not telling a doctor?

    grinnurse replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    I think that I would share the information with your NM or someone. I don't know that you have the right to call her doctor and tell her, but some kind of report should be made just to possibly CYA...

  7. Butt Checks

    grinnurse replied to jonear2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Amy-I agree with you on this subject. We have skin sheets for each patient and alot of the nurses that I work with will put down that the skin is intact on the walky talkies when in all actuality its...

  8. Burnout in the first year

    grinnurse replied to yellow finch's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP I can totally relate to the burnout. I have just completed 11 months out of that magical first year and though I love Med/Surge and nursing and know that I chose the right profession I am tired!!...

  9. Meds. off floor taste YUMMY!

    grinnurse replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, this just could be the norm for some nurses but it is so gross to think about. I know a couple of the nurses that I work with do it but not me. They know me pretty good in the...

  10. How much to the RN's on this site make after Taxes?

    grinnurse replied to Flower2005's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN in Texas currently employed full time for a rural hospital. I am also still in my first year of nursing so my starting pay is 17.50/hour. We have a shift dif of 2.25 from 3p-7p and a 3.25...

  11. Ever have one of your patients threaten to sue? Scared!

    grinnurse replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto. The first time a family member said that to me, which I had approximately been a new nurse for roughly 2 months, freaked me out!! Now, I am like, don't let the door hit you in the a** on the...

  12. Just quit my first nursing job.

    grinnurse replied to rsmn17's topic in General Nursing

    From reading these boards I can tell you that there are many others that have felt the same way that you do. Could this have been a result of the unit b/c Med Surge is very trying for a new...

  13. When it rains, it pours...

    grinnurse replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Adam, sounds as if you are definately in the right profession. Sorry that you had 2 losses back to back that day. Hugs to

  14. What is your hospital doing for nurse's week?

    grinnurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even realize it was nurses week or hospital week. Guess that tells ya what our hospital is doing!! I would rather them not do anything and instead save that money to staff the hospital...

  15. What was your favorite graduation gift?

    grinnurse replied to PedsRN&momto5girls's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The most treasured gift (s) that I got were 1) a gold chain with RN on it and 2) a gold chain with a dainty little cross that has a small diamond on it. I combined the two on one chain and they never...

  16. Still Broke!

    grinnurse replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I too am just out for almost a year and am disappointed that I don't have my student loans paid down more. I didn't want to be paying on them for years. I was doing really well on doubling payments...

  17. What do you do when it's time to go and you still haven't charted yet?

    grinnurse replied to Shell5's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I try really hard to get everything done before the next shift gets there and some days that works and other days it just doesn't. So, on the days that stuff doesn't get done, I have to pass it on....

  18. Blood Transfusions: How fast do you go?

    grinnurse replied to Genista's topic in Medical-Surgical

    One of the nurses on my floor will start out slow and then zip it up to 185 even if they are elderly as long as they don't have CHF problems. Myself, I start slow and don't go over 125 regardless and...

  19. Professional Organizations - Texas nurses should be ashamed of themselves

    grinnurse replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have looked into joining but I can't afford the membership cost and never could figure out if that was an annual cost or what. I didn't find the websight that easy to manuver around

  20. If you could do it all over again.....

    grinnurse replied to Visuals's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto for me. The only other thing that I would do is be a painter/artist of some sort. I've done the corporate world and that's to confining for me. Nursing fits me just right and feel blessed to...

  21. Has anyone ever assisted in a roadside emergency?

    grinnurse replied to c5150b's topic in General Nursing

    I was subbing for the high school nurse yesterday and just happened to go out to our local Dairy Queen for lunch and while sitting at the drive thru heard this huge crash. Looked out the window and...

  22. Patient/Family Complaints

    grinnurse replied to nurseannika's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry you got the complaint but I think that's the nature of the business and the type of conditions that many of us nurses are working in these days. I think we all do all that we can for the...

  23. Tattoo...

    grinnurse replied to jonear2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: I promised myself a tattoo too but haven't gotten it yet. I have others, just don't know what I want yet but will definately have RN on it whatever I...

  24. Protecting my license/patients now paranoid.........

    grinnurse replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The facility for which I work has been steadily going down hill since Oct/Nov and that is kind of how we have been looking at the situation, not wanting to throw in the towel hoping that issues will...

  25. Protecting my license/patients now paranoid.........

    grinnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    This has been bugging me for the past 2 days. Got a call the other morning to go work as the Charge nurse on a different floor in the hospital-actually the unit is on another campus and mostly "on...