BonnieSc

BonnieSc

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  1. Camp Nursing for AAS students

    BonnieSc replied to jeanmari1's topic in Camp

    I'm not sure what an AAS student is.Some Girl Scout camps do hire nursing students to be a health officer, because it's difficult to find nurses. Search for camps in the areas that interest you and...

  2. Do you agree this was unethical?

    BonnieSc replied to Nurse_CrystalRN's topic in Nursing Career

    That nurse took the job from someone else. It's not like she convinced them to create a job for her, which would be great. She is employed but someone else is not: zero sum. Your argument holds no...

  3. Do you agree this was unethical?

    BonnieSc replied to Nurse_CrystalRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I think this was sketchy as hell and kind of crazy/narcissistic. Even if it's the only episode of wrongdoing on her part, I think it absolutely speaks to her character. She's extremely lucky not only...

  4. DNP Abroad

    BonnieSc replied to Catfishjon's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, it is rare for NPs to be able to work as NPs abroad, clinically, because there isn't any such licensure. I have known NPs who had informal arrangements where they were technically licensed as RNs...

  5. Travel Nursing and Pregnant?

    BonnieSc replied to Myprettykitty's topic in Travel

    My reply didn't go through, I guess... Anyway, okay, India is totally different and the nurses aren't like CNAs--i thought from the brief description that you were somewhere more like here....

  6. Travel Nursing and Pregnant?

    BonnieSc replied to Myprettykitty's topic in Travel

    As a nurse currently working in Africa, I am alarmed at the idea of you being pregnant with and possibly giving birth to twins in a developing country. (I realize you havent tokd us your actual plans...

  7. Looking for a career change

    BonnieSc replied to tashacorinne's topic in Travel

    I have done a ton of hiking and biking during travel assignments. Being away from "real life" means there are fewer distractions and obligations, and not being involved in hospital politics, etc,...

  8. Who really wants BSN degrees?

    BonnieSc replied to demford's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You're already in the class. Finish it. You won't find any more useful thing to do while you wait to start school. And you may find that if you get a job in a hospital, they will help you pay for your...

  9. Permanent position vs traveling?

    BonnieSc replied to nurse2yu's topic in Travel

    Relocating to HI shouldn't make you nervous if you want to travel!--I know it's a commitment but moving every three months is more stressful, I would think. A lot of people would kill for that Hawaii...

  10. New Grad & No Jobs :(

    BonnieSc replied to NurseK_44's topic in General Nursing

    Are you able to move to another state for a year or two? Yes, the applications may specify acute care experience preferred, but nonavute is preferable to nothing. I get that you have to weigh your...

  11. Patient videos on social media?

    BonnieSc posted a topic in General Nursing

    A new one came up for me today: a patient needs his wound irrigated in a specific way, so the doctor and the nurse assigned to him that day made a short video showing the technique and uploaded it to...

  12. Patient videos on social media?

    BonnieSc replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    This hospital doesn't have any intranet, but even at my hospitals that have, I wouldn't know where or how to upload a video to an internal education resource site. Is this

  13. How do you handle 10 patients at once

    BonnieSc replied to Marier's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I used to work with two great LPNs and one that I couldn't trust at all. With the two good ones, they were open to dividing the work however I chose. Some RNs would divide the assignment in half and...

  14. Patient videos on social media?

    BonnieSc replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    I'm kind of being devil's advocate on this, because my kneejerk response is, be safe by staying away from social media. But this has become quite the discussion among the staff. The video is 24...

  15. first year students

    BonnieSc replied to swswr4's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Agreed on the name. My own nursing school insisted we call our instructors "Professor Soandso" and I thought it was pretentious as hell. Those clinical instructors who weren't also in the classroom...

  16. Are most new grad RN preceptors like this on the first day?

    BonnieSc replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I wouldn't even approve of that for a first day for most experienced nurses moving to a new hospital, much less a new grad. I'm not so much concerned about his manner or his timeframes (though I...

  17. Trying to figure out what to do with my life

    BonnieSc replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I would add to that, "being able to find a job easily" isn't a good reason. So many people struggling in their fields get the suggestion to become a nurse from their moms and friends, who think it's...

  18. Facebook nurses and patients

    BonnieSc replied to Annaleemabey's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    For those who say "where's the harm" I say... Where's the benefit? I think often when nurses stay "friends" with patients they're using the patients to meet some unmet need of their own. I don't...

  19. Facebook nurses and patients

    BonnieSc replied to Annaleemabey's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't and I appreciate it when workplaces have policies against it so I can just say that I'm sorry but it's against the policy. I resent it when other nurses I work with accept requests because...

  20. Fundraising for Medical Mission

    BonnieSc replied to Hi_Rhoda's topic in General Nursing

    Tell your family you don't want any birthday or holiday gifts this year, just money to spend on the trip. I don't mind people doing fundraisers like the above-mentioned mini bake sale (I would...

  21. nursing volunteer work in cambodia/southeast asia somewhere?

    BonnieSc replied to jbyrt001's topic in General Nursing

    How long are you planning to be there for? Typically the best thing you can do to be helpful is to go and be a (responsible) tourist there--spend money. Sorry, I know it's not what you had in mind....

  22. Swedish First Hill L&D!

    BonnieSc replied to jodyangel's topic in Travel

    Yup, agreed. Except that $1800 would be out of line for my standards... I'd get a houseshare first. Apodments provide more privacy than renting a room in a house/apartment, but the tradeoff is you're...

  23. Swedish First Hill L&D!

    BonnieSc replied to jodyangel's topic in Travel

    I don't know if you're familiar with apodments, Ned--they're tiny and often have no kitchen, kind of like a college dorm except that everyone has their own bathroom. (There's a shared kitchen and...

  24. #nursesforgive

    BonnieSc replied to Nerd eNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, please. I get that male nurses get more teasing in nursing than they would as doctors or welders or whatever. Do you think female nurses do NOT get crap constantly? When was the last time you felt...

  25. Not enough time for quality care

    BonnieSc replied to NanaT2017's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with a previous comment: this sounds like me in my first job. It will come. Concentrate on one task a week and find ways to do it faster or easier (I always joke that I am the laziest nurse on...