chacha82

chacha82 ADN, BSN

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  1. confessions of a RRT

    chacha82 replied to yahoomagoo's topic in General Nursing

    I think the Stones wrote a song about this...Ventilator

  2. Is not answering the phone for work bad?

    chacha82 replied to CedarGirl10's topic in General Nursing

    Don't feel bad. Don't answer if you don't want to. If they need to speak to you for another reason I would suspect they will leave you a VM and then yes, call them back. If you work your scheduled...

  3. Getting around the 18 y.o requirement

    chacha82 replied to npaar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There may be less restrictions on the academic side than on the clinical site side. For some nursing programs, she will just have to be 18. It was a requirement of where I went to school and our...

  4. Night shift nurses...help!!!

    chacha82 replied to jayb1zzl3's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with others about working out on days off. Sometimes on the first day back I will sleep in until 11:00, then workout in the afternoon before going in. At work drink water or a little Crystal...

  5. Only charting?

    chacha82 replied to Niquolea26's topic in General Students

    I am grateful for the times I have had enough spidey sense on a patient to get their assessment in before they started going south. Perhaps to you, the student, it seems like we are just passing meds,...

  6. How much of a pay cut is too much? Personal opinion

    chacha82 replied to raecudzy1's topic in General Nursing

    This is a perfect example to me where it makes sense to take a pay cut as long as it's not colossal. 15 minute commute is so much better after 12 hours than an hour! I've done both and for over two...

  7. How much of a pay cut is too much? Personal opinion

    chacha82 replied to raecudzy1's topic in General Nursing

    With any pay cut, I would ask myself the following: 1) Is it still full-time with benefits? If not, what will it cost you to buy benefits? Do you have medical needs that wil make it difficult to get...

  8. Eating Their Young

    chacha82 replied to futurelnd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  9. What Do You Love About Nursing?

    chacha82 replied to Allison007's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to nursing! I have worked night shift for a year and a half and although I'm leaving soon, there are things I like about it. It is a good feeling when you walk past someone's room just to...

  10. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    chacha82 replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "I was making myself available to do the tasks that I believed that would help" - OP This is part of the problem. Maybe you meant well but it's up to the host nurse to determine what your role will...

  11. Sick of floor nursing, what now?

    chacha82 replied to r0seRN's topic in Nursing Career

    If you leave acute care inpatient, you will most likely take a paycut. I would suggest trying a different floor of the hospital but still inpatient. You could also do home health, but I believe that...

  12. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    chacha82 replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They weren't eating you. As a student I had a nurse tell me point-blank she was not going to take a student. My CI took me to another area of the hospital where I blended in with the background,...

  13. Recommended experience for first time travel assignment.

    chacha82 replied to Samc144's topic in Travel

    Most travel companies want two years of acute inpatient experience. I would get that if I were you. I would also take advantages of floating at your current workplace if this is available to you. It...

  14. How to annoy irritating Drs.

    chacha82 replied to Avid reader's topic in Nursing Humor

  15. How to annoy irritating Drs.

    chacha82 replied to Avid reader's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am straight-up with MDs, they usually are respectful in turn. If they are lurking around or moping about I'll let them know how the night is going if they saunter over. "Tonight's going to be rough"...

  16. New RN's: Is it normal to help your preceptor with all their patients tasks

    chacha82 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad you do everything your preceptor does unless they tell you otherwise. A pet peeve is when the preceptor has all the patients and the new nurse is assigned to 1 or 2. Right after they...

  17. Gift for a pt

    chacha82 replied to mountainjc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Even with the best of intentions, it can NEVER look good to HR. We think after all the time we spend with our patients, we know them but we don't

  18. RN salary expectations

    chacha82 replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in General Nursing

    Location x 3. I started out at about that where I live and was happy as heck. 90 minutes either way from me, that would be considered not enough or way too

  19. Nursing in crisis

    chacha82 replied to historylady's topic in General Nursing

    If nursing students adjust (not lower) their expectations, they will find work. There are lots of positions out there for new grads. As other posters have said, you may have to move. As an applicant I...

  20. Part-time nurse in the beginning?

    chacha82 replied to AshleyBVA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think one girl from my class was hired for part-time as a new grad, but she had to do the new grad orientation which is usually full-time hours. Part-time positions where I work are not given to new...

  21. Two weeks notice

    chacha82 replied to superarn86's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's crummy to call in on a holiday, when it's your last day, leaving your colleagues short-staffed and unlikely to get another nurse. That's short - term though. It is your last day, and it...

  22. "Fixin' to die"

    chacha82 replied to ktwlpn's topic in Nursing News

    Fixin, sit a spell, hear tell, carry, (instead of bring or take). I reckon, I'd not like to, usual suspects and known criminals. Them things, hot it up, be wicked enough, a fat lot, Jesus Mary and...

  23. Have you ever had a student who thinks he/she knows more than you do?

    chacha82 replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    I worked in schools prior to nursing. I know exactly what you mean! One strategy is to bite (not literally) if you have the extra time. If he insists you're doing something wrong, I'd say "You seem...

  24. RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

    chacha82 replied to CardiacDork's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  25. Trouble getting hired

    chacha82 replied to nurse_girl2014's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you say, put a positive spin on it. Speak well of others. If they ask you why you left your position, be honest but say positive things about it. Don't badmouth anyone. I was asked once why I...