Dranger

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  1. New CNA

    Listen to RN delegation and help out when they ask. It ****** me off to no end when the CNA is either no where to be found or eternally on break. I have no problem helping out when I have time but I...
  2. The fluff classes in the BSN programs that make your eyes
  3. Doctor and nurse

    I am actually the opposite of everyone here. Reasons I would rather be a MD or PA: 1. I want to write orders and not have have to carry them out. Q3 Lactulose enema? No thanks. 2. I don't mind billing...
  4. Scrub the Hub

    You haven't seen them because they are expensive and many hospitals don't use them because of
  5. Scrub the Hub

    Sorry, I work critical care where patients crash and burn on the daily and people are throwing syringes left and right to raise pressures/HRs in the 30s and bring back people from the DEAD. I highly...
  6. Worked 24 hours/3 consecutive 8hr shifts

    I've worked quite a few 16s.....they suck but doing 24hrs is ridiculous (at least in acute
  7. Scrub the Hub

    Dude chill, we have all done that. While it's not best practice I highly doubt THAT will be the reason your patient gets sick/more sick. I am guilty of doing IV pushes without scrubbing first...
  8. My one big issue

    Your hospital must not be busy at all or you are in LTC/govt. no way that would happen in critical
  9. My one big issue

    I miss lunches sometimes because I am constantly on my toes, with calls, charting and meds. Sometimes I say screw it and go into the breakdown for a 15 because Mr. Smith's Dilaudid can wait while he...
  10. My hospital does the same thing. We sent two nurses home when we weren't hitting the productivity mark on the grid because of "low" census even though there were 50 patients int he ED. Guess what? We...
  11. What inspired you to be a nurse?

    Practicality, money, versatility and because it's probably (besides engineering) the most efficient undergrad degree to start an actual career
  12. Burned out and hate nursing

    That's exactly me, I feel close to done sometimes with doing this anymore ( to an extant, for now I need to work till PA/med school becomes a reality). I want to be writing orders and not fulfilling...
  13. Burned out and hate nursing

    I am not afraid of abuse anymore, I have had coherent (non-coherent are a different story) patients threaten to harm me and I just say go ahead and try it. Anyone who is coherent and tries to hit,...
  14. Scheduled overtime

    lol what? I get calls EVERYDAY to come work OT but I never do anymore. Why? Because after 3 days of drug abusers, AMS and ETOH patients I really don't feel like coming back for more fun. Problems with...
  15. why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    Except bachelors and certificate PA programs are becoming almost non-existent with only a handful left when compared to
  16. Would you do that?

    I have a CPR mask in my car. But without it I would do chest compressions no mouth to mouth. Current guidelines say mouth to mouth isn't even
  17. Who's for banning rotating shifts?

    Night shifts are grinding on me. I would like the opportunity to rotate to be
  18. It's not required but it definitely gives you a leg up with points. Two candidates with similar backgrounds apply, the one with military experience WILL get the
  19. Clinical drama-question about personal property

    Plastic grocery sack and lunch with a notebook/binder, problem solved. You girls make everyone in school too complicated. Also, graduate school? Who cares...anyone with a pulse can get into most grad...
  20. why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    So the standards are even worse?
  21. I am a military nurse (now reserves) and to get into one of those positions especially in the hospital/acute arena you need: 1. EXPERIENCE 2. Veterans points or in the reserves 3. Marriage to a...
  22. why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    This is news to you? Most NPs program barely have any requirements aside from your RN and maybe the GRE. A day out of nursing school most programs will accept you as long as you have your
  23. Are NPs and PAs "Interchangeable"

    Hospitalist-PA, can be a toss up but I have had a recent string of awful NPs Critical Care-Both, seen both that are good Psych- NP Surgery-PA ED-PA Neonatal-NP Primary Care-
  24. why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    The OP is a Critical care NP Lol at everyone up in arms about an opinion. Nursing is full of fluff and that is a fact. Sure I have a BSN which means I spent countless hours doing nursing research and...
  25. Overweight nurses giving education on a healthy lifestyle is always ironic. Look