vanessaem BSN, RN

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    Refusing to change/toilet pts

    vanessaem replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    Amen... Honestly, I think some(or most) CNAs think RNs sit around doing nothing and shooting the breeze. They think all we do is give meds and chart, which is just a small part of what we actually do....
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    OCD about central line infections - need perspective!

    vanessaem replied to laceysrn's topic in General Nursing

    I know you don't want to see this but, being OCD about central line infections is good. Better to be OCD about that kind of thing than to be lackadaisical about it and your patients suffer the...
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    Experienced RN's cannot get new jobs!

    vanessaem replied to duca's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...that's interesting. When I was a new grad, I couldn't even get arrested. All the hospitals were looking for "experienced" RNs. Either after a few years, things have changed dramatically in...
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    Am I too old to become an RN??

    vanessaem replied to bananerz84's topic in LPN to RN

    I started nursing at 36 and my friend started nursing at 53 so no you're not to old. Good luck in your future ventures.
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    vanessaem replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Wake the patient up to do bedside shift report? How well does that go? Waking up patients for anything other than giving them their meds or food rarely goes well, at least where I work. And your shift...
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    New Grad, Can't Get Hired?

    vanessaem replied to Justineqt's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As a new grad, nobody wanted to hire me and it seemed like the rejection letters were sent to me before I had a chance to send my resume...lol. So I feel your pain. But 4 months? Heck, it took me 18...
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    Preceptor From Hell-Need Advice

    vanessaem replied to Breycn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just don't understand why some of you feel that anyone who is "new" should put up with foul treatment from older staff members. Nursing as a profession is stressful enough for all sorts of other...
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    Should Obama care be repealed?

    vanessaem replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, go ahead and repeal it so that the millions of people who have it right now will be left zero health care. And, yeah, there is no replacement. It's going to be
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    How do you deal with workplace drama?

    vanessaem replied to laurennnxo26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just don't get involved, do your job, and keep it moving. You're at work, you shouldn't have time to deal with
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    New nurse. What do I need?

    vanessaem replied to ChiMan360's topic in General Nursing

    A good pulse
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    How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

    vanessaem replied to purplegal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't have an issue with having other nurses as patients. If you're doing things the correct way, they won't give you a hard time.
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    Med-surg or OR? Need advice ASAP.

    vanessaem replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Nursing

    Med-Surg is a great learning experience but can be (is) mentally and physically draining. I would take the OR position if offered. If you don't like circulating, I would still start there if that's...
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    Homemaker to RN @ 40

    vanessaem replied to LuKeeU's topic in General Students

    My friend was 53 when she got her first RN position. So yes, a 40 year old can get an RN
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    Failed my nclex

    vanessaem replied to nurse551's topic in General Students

    If I were you, I wouldn't wait too long to get started again. Like I said earlier, I used Kaplan and Kaplan only. The course not only has a great qbank but gives you the essential strategies on how to...
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    What are your views on male nurses

    vanessaem replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think male nurses can be just as capable, caring, knowlegable, and professional as female nurses. No issues
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    Failed my nclex

    vanessaem replied to nurse551's topic in General Students

    I know you're feeling bad right now but it will get better. For next time, focus on the things you might have done wrong when preparing for this exam and change strategies. What you don't want to be...
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    Am I too old to start this?

    vanessaem replied to mightyaphrodite's topic in General Students

    Lol...I graduated nursing school at age 35 and my classmate and friend graduated at age 52. So are you too old for nursing school? One word...No. Frankly, I find it a little offensive that you think...
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    Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    vanessaem replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I wish I was a doctor or even an NP or PA for that matter, is when my patient needs a critical order and the doctor on-call takes forever to respond to several pages sent to him or her...
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    vanessaem replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    I see what you're saying but this is not always the case. Many hospitals just don't want to spend the money to train people without even thinking about whether or not they will leave or not. And lets...
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    vanessaem replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a nursing shortage? No The shortage is the number of hospitals willing to hire or take a chance on new grads or "unskilled" RNs. So basically, they would rather be short staffed than to hire...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    vanessaem replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As far as bullying goes, nursing and in life in general, people only do to you what you let them do. Bullies pick on those whom they perceive to be weak. Nip things in the bud from the start and you...
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    got fired/terminated

    vanessaem replied to YesYesRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Amen and problem solved. No one has to know you worked at this hospital if you don't put it on your resume. You've only been working there for less than six months. I don't think any hospital would...
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    Would you take a $5 paycut for Dream job

    vanessaem replied to loving2024's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'd take a dream job any day. For piece of mind and going to job I enjoy, I wouldn't mind the small pay
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    First nurse job 1.5hour commute

    vanessaem replied to GRN005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Jobs for new nurses are definitely not easy to come by so I'd take the job and look about trying to get an apartment or something closer to where you'd be working. Dead tired after a shift then having...
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    What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    vanessaem replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    1. Charting 2. Patients who don't bother to ask the physicians questions or express their needs when they make their rounds but instead wait until they leave to ask me for x-ray and CT scan results or...