NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

ICU

Member

  • Content

    3,663

  • Visitors

    34,824

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    95

All Content by NurseGirl525

  1. NurseGirl525

    anxiety about evening Childcare

    NurseGirl525 replied to Mahogany77's topic in General Nursing

    Ok. Your opinion is given. So is mine. I guess I look at the big picture. Like when they become angry teenagers. Good luck. I hope it works out for you and you find the day and night care you...
  2. NurseGirl525

    Incentives to orient new hires?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Lola Lou's topic in General Nursing

    I would be your nightmare orientee at 5'1"!! Lol. I hate that I can't reach the pole to hang fluids. I feel like I need a dang step stool. And yes, I've tried adjusting the pole but apparently am...
  3. NurseGirl525

    New stethoscope to celebrate a new job..

    NurseGirl525 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I have the purple/rainbow. I like it. I just don't like the gold ears. I want a nickel finish so I'm debating on a new one. The great thing is, nobody thinks of stealing it because it's so...
  4. NurseGirl525

    got fired/terminated

    NurseGirl525 replied to YesYesRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nobody ever sat down with you to talk about your progress? I would think they would have. We sit down at mine with my preceptor and discuss what I do well and what I need to work on. I find it hard...
  5. NurseGirl525

    Is charting coming before patient care these days?

    NurseGirl525 replied to annonymouse's topic in General Nursing

    I have to also chart my pain reassessments within I think 60-90 minutes. I definitely go in and assess within 60 minutes, but I truly may not chart that until 3 hours later. Because, that patient...
  6. NurseGirl525

    Is charting coming before patient care these days?

    NurseGirl525 replied to annonymouse's topic in General Nursing

    So, if you don't get to chart your 0800 assessment until say 1100, you can't change the charting time to 0800? You should chart everything as the time you did it. Sometimes, I real time chart, but...
  7. NurseGirl525

    Doctor stole my stethoscope

    NurseGirl525 replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Mine is purple. My name is engraved on it. I've left it in rooms on accident or at the nurses station. It's never been stolen
  8. NurseGirl525

    anxiety about evening Childcare

    NurseGirl525 replied to Mahogany77's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not trying to be combative. I'm pointing out the obvious. I told you o don't know the answer. I don't have that wide answer for every situation. I don't know the age of your child. I just...
  9. NurseGirl525

    anxiety about evening Childcare

    NurseGirl525 replied to Mahogany77's topic in General Nursing

    It's up to you. That's a lot of bouncing for your kid. Is there no in home daycare? I don't know the answer. I guess you chose to have this child but now he is being pawned off a lot. A lot....
  10. NurseGirl525

    BSN with a PhD in Public health

    NurseGirl525 replied to WeatherB's topic in General Nursing

    Why did you get a nursing degree then? Why not just go the public health route? Maybe brush up on the resume and interview skills. I'm guessing you really want public health but never got hired so...
  11. NurseGirl525

    The problem with Some new nurses

    NurseGirl525 replied to princesscoronado's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's not an us vs. them issue. I was a tech. It was MY job to take care of personal care. I was paid well to do it as well. Now, I'm an RN. If it's 1600 and I don't have my 0800 assessments on my...
  12. NurseGirl525

    New Nurse difficult patients and exhaustion

    NurseGirl525 replied to Scuba_NurseBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I would say it's normal. I've been extremely exhausted. I'm also in orientation. It's hard adjusting to difficult patients. It's also hrs when you have additional patients on top of that difficult...
  13. NurseGirl525

    What happens to my career as a nurse if I sue a doctor?

    NurseGirl525 replied to RN135's topic in General Nursing

    Why would it show up on a background check? This isn't a criminal matter. You weren't arrested. This would be a civil case, not a criminal one. I'm sure plenty of nurses have sued people before...
  14. NurseGirl525

    MedTech College v.s. Ivy Tech

    NurseGirl525 replied to jhinds12's topic in School, College Programs

    You think Ivy Tech is not a good school, but MedTech is? Really? Have you researched MedTech at all? They are or even accredited and the IN BON is about to strip them of even allowing their...
  15. NurseGirl525

    Confessions of a Hospital Administrator: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    NurseGirl525 replied to ServantLeader's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand why nurses do not have the Gallop-Index things. Sorry. Forget what they are called. Financially speaking, I made more when I was on disability than I do as a new grad. That, was a...
  16. NurseGirl525

    Passed NCLEX RN July 2016

    NurseGirl525 replied to Lnzsay's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    God does not decide who does and does not become a nurse. There are people who are not great people who pass and people who are wonderful people that don't. God has much more important things to do...
  17. NurseGirl525

    Wrongful termination or being put between a rock and a hard place!

    NurseGirl525 replied to jrstephens1's topic in General Nursing

    Indiana is an at will state. They do not have to provide anything for your firing. You do not work with a union. Therefore, you can be terminated for absolutely any reason. Yes, that termination...
  18. NurseGirl525

    Tell me about nursing, and what you are expected to know/do

    NurseGirl525 replied to hopefullblue's topic in General Nursing

    I run around like a chicken with my head cut off!! All day!! I'm still very new so I'm still trying to take it all in. It's so hard to explain what I do in a shift. It's a lot and can be...
  19. NurseGirl525

    The problem with Some new nurses

    NurseGirl525 replied to princesscoronado's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ummmm, it's called delegation. Especially when you are brand new and learning just how to do the job, you have to learn to delegate. I have trouble delegating and that is why I don't get to leave on...
  20. NurseGirl525

    Nclex RN fail

    NurseGirl525 replied to lisa861971's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Show me where it's accurate 99.9% of the time. Show
  21. NurseGirl525

    Failed NCLEX due to anxiety! Need new review course!!

    NurseGirl525 replied to Yogsdaleo,RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OP, I'm glad you got it all figured out. Since you do, I wish you the best. Im the one who told you that you were making excuses, and I stand by that. I hope the testing center explained that you...
  22. NurseGirl525

    Post-Orientation Doubts

    NurseGirl525 replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Students

    As someone who has recently graduated, that was a scare tactic. A good one. Meant to get you to pay attention and get your life in order now. Get it in order and prepare now, then it won't be so...
  23. NurseGirl525

    How do you get your first nursing job?

    NurseGirl525 replied to stnurse2016's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree that your GPA is huge. Where are earth does that count. As we were told in nursing school, C=Nurse. I always strived to do my best, but did end up with a C as the grading structure is so...
  24. NurseGirl525

    Career Advice for a New Grad

    NurseGirl525 replied to burk0282's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where in MN are you? I know for a fact Mayo Clinic hires ASNs. They actually pay for moving expenses as well. You say you only have your RN licensure. You will still have the same license as a...
  25. NurseGirl525

    Is This Normal?

    NurseGirl525 replied to jack1971's topic in General Nursing

    It gets easier, it really does. I'm a couple of months in and I felt like you. Every shift, it gets easier. As long as you go in on the next shift knowing a little more than you last, you are doing...