BonnieSc

BonnieSc

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  1. Gifts for a graduate nurse?

    BonnieSc replied to PepeSilvia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Membership in ANA? Or as the above poster suggests, a subscription, maybe to AJN? I got that as a gift and loved it, and it's expensive. Do you have a really nice lunchbag (insulated)? Many people...

  2. Wiping off IV ports

    BonnieSc replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Using the cap from the NS flush to cap the end of a line is NOT appropriate. That isn't what the caps are designed for, and there is no research to show that this is effective. Don't be a lazy nurse....

  3. Abolishing the Pinning Ceremony

    BonnieSc replied to drem7116's topic in General Nursing

    I love that the pinning ceremony is a connection between ALL nurses, no matter their educational background. We had one at my university in CA in 2007. My school's tradition is to be pinned by a nurse...

  4. Bedside Report

    BonnieSc replied to dilljani's topic in General Nursing

    I like it. We ask family to leave for a few moments, and if the patient doesn't care, they'll say "It's okay if they stay" (that's what usually happens). We wake the patients for bedside report. We...

  5. Teaching students about integrity

    BonnieSc posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I've been alarmed to see two responses (at least) in this thread from students who seem to regard it as normal, even expected, to falsify documentation in patient charts....

  6. False documentation... more common than you think.

    BonnieSc replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

  7. False documentation... more common than you think.

    BonnieSc replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Kalevra, it makes me sad to see this attitude in a student. I think part of the problem is the wrong attitude (reinforced by some of the nurses you have trained with) and part of it is a...

  8. Doctors Without Borders - Telephone Screening?

    BonnieSc replied to justjuniper's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! That makes me feel a lot better. I've only read posts from people who did get interviews on here. I would love to hear more about running the clinic in South America. I didn't go to an...

  9. Should i go over my manager's head

    BonnieSc replied to Ladybluebell's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not trying to jump on you, I hope you understand that; I just don't think you understand how what you're doing looks to someone else. You said (as an example) that you chart going into a...

  10. Should i go over my manager's head

    BonnieSc replied to Ladybluebell's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I noticed that you recently posted that you regularly falsify documentation--which you call "creative charting"--to be honest, I would take a good look at your practice. It must be difficult to work...

  11. False documentation... more common than you think.

    BonnieSc replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think I was perfectly clear in what I said. I DO NOT chart that I gave a 9 AM calcium at 9 AM unless I did it. If I gave it at 11 AM, then I chart that I did that. Please don't call me a

  12. Doctors Without Borders - Telephone Screening?

    BonnieSc replied to justjuniper's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious, what kind of nursing/life experience have you had? I applied for MSF last year and thought I would be a viable candidate, after talking with others who have done this, but I got back a...

  13. False documentation... more common than you think.

    BonnieSc replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I do not ever do the things you list. I'm not a super-nurse by any means. I just don't falsify my documentation--as I was taught in nursing school, and long before that, as I was taught by my parents....

  14. I had no idea... med/surg vent

    BonnieSc replied to all4ofus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I sympathize, but I don't quite understand, why are you having to lie so often? What is your nurse/patient ratio? Do you think the other nurses on your floor have the same problem? This has nothing to...

  15. Useless degree! At what point do you quit trying?

    BonnieSc replied to SuburbanGypsy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh, for heaven's sake, I remember what it was like when I was a new grad and unemployed and people kept telling me I must not be trying hard enough because if I was, I would have found a job. Most of...

  16. New graduate ADN Moving to Seattle in August from Texas

    BonnieSc replied to MrLVNtoRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Same/same. I also didn't get my permanent license for a long time, though, because of BRN screwup--their application only says that out-of-state applicants MAY have to get fingerprinted and would be...

  17. Correct way to take a carotid pulse

    BonnieSc posted a topic in General Nursing

    BLS and ACLS instructors have corrected my pulse-taking, saying it MUST be done with the left hand and on the same side of the patient that I'm on. I always reach instinctively with my right hand...

  18. Memorial Medical Center - Anyone work there?

    BonnieSc replied to UnicornRN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I worked there until a few months ago (only left because I relocated). I, too, only moved to Springfield for the job. I miss Memorial a lot and while any job/employer/manager has issues, I definitely...

  19. Interview at Harborview, what to expect?

    BonnieSc replied to R*Star*RN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Do you know what area you're interviewing with? I had a general interview with HR; then they walked me over to the hospital and I had pretty standard interviews with nurse managers--response to...

  20. RN wants to move abroad

    BonnieSc replied to babydeern's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, it wouldn't be EASY to find a job afterward, but it wouldn't be impossible. Think about how many women take a year or two off to raise children... it isn't that crazy! Of course, that takes less...

  21. Interview at Swedish?

    BonnieSc replied to itri4vt's topic in Washington Nursing

    I equate "rude" with "rude", actually. Facts can be stated politely, or they can be stated rudely. Of course I've looked at the website. I'm not an idiot. And there are not lots of full-time...

  22. Two years of med-surg are not magic.

    BonnieSc posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I see posts like this all the time from new grads looking for work: "I just need those two years of experience." "If I only had those two years, there would be lots of jobs available." "I'm looking...

  23. Answers from 100 nurses needed: Which state has the most nursing shortage?

    BonnieSc replied to John123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That post was from three years ago.

  24. Two years of med-surg are not magic.

    BonnieSc replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Carol, you're ignoring several things. Living away from your fiance is, frankly, not the same as living away from your spouse. And maintaining two households and/or commuting very long distances by...

  25. Two years of med-surg are not magic.

    BonnieSc replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That's my whole point. This isn't another thread about how new graduate nurses need to take whatever they can find; it's about what it's like after you've taken whatever you can find. Good luck in...