weirdRN RN

weirdRN is a RN and specializes in Long Term Care.

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1. Second Class Citizens

   weirdRN replied to LilPeonNo1's topic in General Nursing

   Wooo... I work night shift. I feel this way a lot. Yeah, the Day shift nurses are busy, but no busier than I am. I have a lot of adminstrative tasks that only get done on nights. I check charts,...

2. Why do I feel so horrible.

   weirdRN replied to cptluciejensen's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Ack! 4-5 12 hour shifts in a Row? With few breaks during the shift? I worked in a hospital once where I had a difficult time getting bathroom breaks let alone a full lunch. I was routinely...

3. Crushed Med Dust

   weirdRN replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

   Mostly I was just curious when I asked this question. I read the package insert to a dry inhaler. It talked about the effects of the med, the length of time and the route of excretion. So when one...

4. Crushed Med Dust

   weirdRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in a long term care skilled nursing facility. I crush an awful lot of meds. I mix said meds with apples sauce or pudding or water or juice. I have learned how to avoid getting the dust up my...

5. What are some key traits a person should possess to have a successful career?

   weirdRN replied to siby.siby's topic in General Nursing

   Flexibility. Compassion For the Patient and Family. AND for

6. depressed

   weirdRN replied to phoebebrat's topic in General Nursing

   Amen!

7. depressed

   weirdRN replied to phoebebrat's topic in General Nursing

   So like one of my negatives would be that I intensely dislike being treated like a child, and that can some times translate into cranky or snarky behavior when people do not consider that I have a...

8. Calling in sick (question)

   weirdRN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

   Ooooh Godd

9. Calling in sick (question)

   weirdRN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

   Good For You! Be prepared to get crap from other people about calling in, but in the long run you are being Good to YOURSELF, and protecting your license. Who would they blame if you made an error...

10. Bipolar Disorder and other Psych DX

    weirdRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have read in other posts that if you have Bipolar Disorder that you should not disclose that to your employer, supervisor or co-workers because it could put you up for scrutiny and attack from other...

11. Okay, I was wrong...

    weirdRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I was wrong. I have made some mistakes. Now, I would like to get past them and find a job for which I am suited. I want to be a good nurse, being good at what ever job I end up in. I am...

12. new grad w/ precepting problems _what to do now?

    weirdRN replied to Wave's topic in Nursing Career

    Wave, I have had a similar experience with the bedside nursing. Only thing is, I have been out of school for 2 years. I was a CNA and an LPN before I became an RN. I went into long Term Care at...

13. Spin off of dating patients. RN's dating docs?

    weirdRN replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    The romance went kaput. We were both working too much. I needed more than he could give at the time. Oh well, I enjoyed it while I

14. So, how many of you have had MRSA

    weirdRN replied to teenycar's topic in General Nursing

    I would have thought that at some point, I would have come back positive as I am always the one who is changing the dressings and helping the doc with *icky* I&D's. So far though, I have had one...

15. Who's gonna admit it that they went into Nursing b/c of the salary?

    weirdRN replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    As I said earlier: Let them come for the $$ they will earn every cent of it. Nursing is hard. Not just physically but psychologically, mentally, emotionally. It is hard on your family, on...