seconddegreebsn

seconddegreebsn

Member

  • Content

    311

  • Visitors

    10,723

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    9

All Content by seconddegreebsn

  1. If you wear Danskos.... How often do you replace shoes?

    seconddegreebsn replied to dannygirl04's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm a heavy pronator so the heels of mine are badly eroded on the outer portion of the heel but the leather is fine. I somehow managed to break down even the shoes meant to correct pronation, stupid...

  2. Second career nurses: what if you ended up not liking nursing?

    seconddegreebsn replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    I am someone coming from another career, new nurse with less than a year's experience and...I don't really love it. I'm invested in sticking it out (hey, student loans) but I'm very happy I have a...

  3. Extra Shifts.. are they worth it?

    seconddegreebsn replied to NGYSUN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I always say NO tho these - money is nice, but every time I take one I always regret it when I'm there. Especially on night shift - I need me time and

  4. My Unit Is Bleeding Staff & Morale...Vent!

    seconddegreebsn replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Emergency

    OP--I recently got an offer from some place that sounds very much like where you work (sorry if I'm being creepy, based on descriptions of population/area, massive loss of staff and the problems they...

  5. The Brooklyn Hospital Center

    seconddegreebsn replied to Heather_ac's topic in New York Nursing

    Bumping this thread to see if anyone has anything they can share about working here - would love to hear your

  6. The Brooklyn Hospital Center

    seconddegreebsn replied to Heather_ac's topic in New York Nursing

    For those who work here, can you share your experience? Glassdoor reviews are not wonderful, but there are not many from nursing

  7. Is change a BAD thing? (MS nurses doing vitals)

    seconddegreebsn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If the techs at my job aren't given specific list of tasks to do, they won't do them because they'd rather sit around and talk. I've lost track of how many times I've seen them playing with their...

  8. Is it bad that I have no interest in working on Med/Surg floor?

    seconddegreebsn replied to spearsfm's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For those of you who are in OR, how did you get there? I've been applying to OR jobs nonstop and all are asking for two to five years of experience

  9. Is it bad that I have no interest in working on Med/Surg floor?

    seconddegreebsn replied to spearsfm's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ABSOLUTELY NOT. I cannot get off this floor fast enough. All of this time management ideology they keep jabbering about - code word for "hey, we don't really staff the floor sufficiently for you to do...

  10. Is change a BAD thing? (MS nurses doing vitals)

    seconddegreebsn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Medical-Surgical

    7-8 patients and only two vitals machines for the whole floor, meaning I have to jockey to get one (or wait up to 30 minutes if there's an RRT or code). Not to mention these things frequently have...

  11. Will quitting this job early kill my career?

    seconddegreebsn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've complained about my med surg job before - mostly, I've been trying to discern what parts of my complaints are "this is what the job entails" and "your floor is problematic." A lot of my...

  12. What do you think about managers and employees being friends on Facebook?

    seconddegreebsn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I have a separate, publicly accessible "clean" account that I use to friend people from work (who seem to value that sort of thing). I only post nursing related news there and keep it neutral and...

  13. Will quitting this job early kill my career?

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a frank talk with a good friend who is an experienced nurse, and it seems like my dissatisfaction is with the culture of the floor, not so much with nursing itself. I find nursing to be...

  14. Top Issues with Your EMR

    seconddegreebsn replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Cerner I spent 60-70% of my day charting I find Cerner very difficult to navigate - there's too many tabs on the side menu, too many redundancies. The main task screen is often incorrect. If a...

  15. No More ED Report?

    seconddegreebsn replied to FarmerFNP's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I just found this thread and yeah...we have this and I hate it. Most times I get no notice and the patient's last vital signs come up on a paper towel shoved into a manila folder. Wait, who are you?...

  16. This is just too much

    seconddegreebsn posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've been on a busy (as if there is any other kind) med surg floor for three months, working nights, and it seems like every week they manage to add another nursing responsibility to the pile (with no...

  17. This is just too much

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ah, that's another thing -- sometimes the most senior nurse has less than two years of experience. I'm not knocking her skills, but that's insane and not safe! Management is aware that this is a...

  18. This is just too much

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't know how I do it either - just barely most days! I'm constantly being told by coworkers and management that this is a "normal" workload but that doesn't seem feasible, nor does it seem like...

  19. Honest View of Nursing

    seconddegreebsn replied to Acromic's topic in New York Nursing

    Before you do anything, do some volunteer time at your local hospital. It sounds like you might have an idealized idea of what NPs do - there are certainly pros and cons to that job and it's not...

  20. SUNY Downstate

    seconddegreebsn replied to edvaz90's topic in New York Nursing

    SUNY Downstate is in terrible shape financially and barely hiring at all - I don't believe the new grad program is a thing any longer. Last fall they were laying off and furloughing their nurses and...

  21. Honest View of Nursing

    seconddegreebsn replied to Acromic's topic in New York Nursing

    I am a new grad from an accelerated BSN. Out of my graduating class (graduated ast summer), less than 10% have jobs. So... 1) there is no shortage, it is incredibly difficult to find a job, many of my...

  22. Med-Surg Patient:Nurse Ratios in NYC

    seconddegreebsn replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    Reviving this thread because I'm curious to hear ratios at other hospitals in NY. I have been doing a lot of 8-9:1 days and I'd like to apply somewhere else where I don't feel stretched so thin. 6:1...

  23. RN limited permit

    seconddegreebsn replied to khaleesi123's topic in New York Nursing

    I think this still exists in CT but not in

  24. Recent RN New Grad Would Love Your Professional Input On My Resume!

    seconddegreebsn replied to FinallyRNStatus's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My BSN is my second degree - I've been told that you can add a page if you have more than one degree, true? All the important stuff is on the first page, of

  25. Night shift misery

    seconddegreebsn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Night shift is breaking me! I keep trying to look for positives but keep running short. Family members are allowed to stay overnight and administrators snag me in the morning so it's not even like I...