chacha82

chacha82 ADN, BSN

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  1. Fellow student=back stabbed?

    chacha82 replied to esrun77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just keep it moving. Smile, say hello. Let YOUR actions speak for themselves. Do not gossip about her and if someone is classless enough to bring it up to you, just smile and say, "It just didn't work...

  2. Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

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

    If this is the best option you have to become an RN, you could do it but it will be expensive. Your first job though you will be working as a bedside nurse - there is no way around it. I can't speak...

  3. 12 hour shift husband and baby, what works best

    chacha82 replied to adra's topic in General Nursing

    You HAVE to sleep. I have been working nights full-time for a year. Everyone is different, and I don't have kids, so my opinion may not help at all. But you HAVE to sleep. On my first night I sleep...

  4. Leaving current job after only 5 months

    chacha82 replied to mlang's topic in General Nursing

    The commute switch alone is a no-brainer for me, but that's just me. As long as you give proper notice and complete the exit process, I'd say go for it. I worked with a nurse whose wife was...

  5. New grads in the NICU??

    chacha82 replied to Dstudentnurse7's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Apply for the job you want, but be prepared for anything. I don't know if you mean babies or brains (NICU) but just apply. A classmate of mine was hired as a new grad for the NICU (brains) and I was...

  6. Passed Nclex PN

    chacha82 replied to Nurse_mike2016's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations and

  7. Frustrated and Unsure

    chacha82 replied to ajlamb's topic in General Nursing

    I have only been a nurse a year but I understand what you mean. I liked studying and being prepared for class, but often in clinicals I felt unprepared because I had no idea what was coming. Your job...

  8. Favorite sayings?

    chacha82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Topic for this rainy day. (I'm off work, cleaning the house and getting a pedicure later)! :) What are some of your favorite

  9. Brigham nurses threaten to strike. Paid $106,000 on average, demand more.

    chacha82 replied to RockMay's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Agreed. It's a rainy day, I have a cup of tea and I'm off tonight. Going to see where this thread

  10. Hospital requires you to pass Nclex on first try.

    chacha82 replied to Sagegrr's topic in General Nursing

    That's not uncommon. They're not going to hold a job for you while they wait for you to pass the NCLEX the next time. I don't know about checking HOW many times someone has taken it, but my residency...

  11. Sick of night shift

    chacha82 replied to Jbetty's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    How about 11a - 7p? Or 3 to

  12. Assessment every shift?

    chacha82 replied to Thebrilliantdancex's topic in Rehabilitation

    I interviewed in a facility where this was the case. Assessments did not happen on every single patient, every single shift. Now, as soon as someone becomes unstable or there is a change, you do...

  13. A Headache is not an emergency

    chacha82 replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    Settling in for this thread. I have pizza

  14. Want out of nursing

    chacha82 replied to shoelacy's topic in General Nursing

    Try another specialty before you leave for good!! There are lots of

  15. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    chacha82 replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    If you report something you think is abnormal and the floor nurse doesn't jump on it right away, keep in mind you are just seeing a snapshot of a very large picture. As a night nurse we have certain...

  16. June 2016 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    chacha82 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    :roflmao::)!

  17. June 2016 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    chacha82 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    !!!!!

  18. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    chacha82 replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    *Grabs a sandwich and a diet coke and settles in for the thread* Nurses are BUSY. Students are another thing on our plate and we aren't often asked, people just assume we will take a student. Some...

  19. Use of cellphones while at work

    chacha82 replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    If it is the policy, store it in your locker or whatever and check on your meal breaks (if this is permitted). You HAVE to go by the policy. Some areas of our hospital (OR and ED) ban them completely...

  20. What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    chacha82 replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    Anything that the tech strangely delegates back to me. "Hey, can you grab the vitals for xyz? I'm behind." I'm ALWAYS behind as a nurse, and you just sat on your phone for several hours when you could...

  21. what's your pet peeve?

    chacha82 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Lately it's ice. I hate the stuff! Too many family members hovering asking for FRESH ice as my post op is tanking. Or family hovering in general lately. Or, "i don't eat hospital

  22. Sleep Rooms

    chacha82 replied to AlleycatLady's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed AND would like everyone to read this who says "Night nurses don't have to do

  23. Worried That Doctor's Orders Will Hasten A Patient's Death

    chacha82 replied to PrincessNur's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It won't. Next

  24. How much are nurses making? 2015 Salary Survey results available soon.

    chacha82 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I did OT from roughly November - May. Have used it to pay off school debt and get down to 3600. OT was great but it took a toll on me emotionally. When someone snapped at me one night I had to go into...

  25. Equal work for Equal Pay

    chacha82 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Posts like these make me want to bang my ahead against the wall (I still respond, so that's my issue). Just this week a colleague was talking about how he wants to go to CRNA school since "they just...