LibraNurse27

LibraNurse27 BSN, RN

Community Health, Med/Surg, ICU Stepdown

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  1. What's your dream specialty?

    LibraNurse27 replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    7 years as a nurse and I'm still looking for my dream specialty ?But just wanted to say I think it's great to hear a male say they enjoy working with new moms and babies. I'm not a mom but it looks...

  2. How do I find primary care RN position?

    LibraNurse27 replied to Mich888's topic in General Nursing

    I live in SF Bay Area and these clinics are specific to my region, but the nonprofit I worked for is called La Clinica, and they have sites in Oakland, Concord, Pittsburg (CA), and Oakley. These...

  3. How do I find primary care RN position?

    LibraNurse27 replied to Mich888's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work for a large network of community health centers as an RN. I did phone and in-person triage, hands-on skills during MD visits like wound care, vaccines, blood draws, IV fluids (no meds...

  4. New Grad with extreme anxiety and feeling unsure about nursing career...

    LibraNurse27 replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it's hard to switch nursing jobs right now. I was in the process of getting a clinic job but everything is on hold due to covid. I work in ICU Step-down so I'm needed in my unit and feel bad...

  5. Advice for a New Grad

    LibraNurse27 replied to Iwinchester45's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think those are fireable offenses unless the place you work for is really strict... neither caused any harm to a patient, just a minor inconvenience about the meds. I have been a nurse for...

  6. Exhausted!

    LibraNurse27 replied to Lee Franklin's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Lee, I hope this is not discouraging, I want to offer honest feedback about why I have never considered going into home health. I am getting burnt out on the stress of bedside nursing, but when I...

  7. Covid-19: Would you ever hire me if you saw I quit during this crisis?

    LibraNurse27 replied to ScrubberDucky's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The way they treated you is terrible. My hospital is a county hospital so not sure if that's why but for any employee who contracted the virus they don't question whether they got it at work, and let...

  8. Home health nursing to bedside

    LibraNurse27 replied to LunaBuna's topic in General Nursing

    I sent you one... I think I did it right, never sent one before. LOL we'll

  9. Home health nursing to bedside

    LibraNurse27 replied to LunaBuna's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!, Palo Alto is where I'm from! I still live in the Bay Area now but in a different county. If you want to personal message me I can give you info on the hospitals in the

  10. Home health nursing to bedside

    LibraNurse27 replied to LunaBuna's topic in General Nursing

    If you are moving to an area where there is a high demand for acute care nurses I’m sure you will be able to find a job, especially in Med/Surg. Just be wary of bad ratios and research the place,...

  11. I can’t get past orientation and want to be an aid instead

    LibraNurse27 replied to Bjessica's topic in General Nursing

    I am also feeling guilty in a weird way. I am on the "frontlines" as an ICU Stepdown nurse. I have worked in our screening tent and cared for rule out patients that all tested negative. We have only...

  12. Changed Perspectives

    LibraNurse27 replied to whalestales's topic in General Nursing

    Before becoming a nurse I was very idealistic. I thought being a nurse meant “fixing” patients and seeing them go home healthy with no addictions, psychosocial needs, etc. now I realize some...

  13. How many times do you try to start an IV before calling in reinforcements?

    LibraNurse27 replied to belgarion's topic in General Nursing

    Bringing back this thread because I took 3 attempts to get an IV in today and felt horrible. I usually only try once or twice but today no one else who is trained with ultrasound was working and...

  14. Covid-19 Testing Criteria

    LibraNurse27 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hi All! I am a stepdown nurse and was sent to the “tent” today (literally a tent where we are stopping people to screen for covid19 before they can go to ER). My job was to ask every patient...

  15. Unreasonable Risks are not part of the job

    LibraNurse27 replied to ReflectiveRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would hate to refuse to treat a patient, but if it really came down to it I would not want to care for a patient with covid19 without any PPE. If I got infected I would most likely not get sick as I...

  16. Was I a complete idiot for wanting to get into OB? Now I'm lost and don't know what to do with my life.

    LibraNurse27 replied to RubyJuly2020's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Ruby, I would say don't give up before you try! It's good that you have a job and income while you study and take the NCLEX. Focus on the positive that it IS possible to get a job in OB but it may...

  17. PPE observers?

    LibraNurse27 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Quick question! We have a lot of rule out covid19 patients (so far only one positive!) and our system is to have one nurse who goes in and out of the room (donning and doffing of course) and an...

  18. PPE observers?

    LibraNurse27 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't take it as a critique in any way. I am glad we are doing it for our own protection, and I am so sad about all the healthcare workers who have been infected in Italy. The Italian news said it...

  19. Really America?

    LibraNurse27 replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    LOL! I totally took a screenshot of

  20. Resting Up For Night Shifts

    LibraNurse27 replied to Mya K. Brewster's topic in General Nursing

    Caliotter33 I used to work nights and also had trouble sleeping due to living in a small apartment complex with thin walls. I bought earplugs called Howard Leight FUS30-HP Fusion corded earplugs that...

  21. Really America?

    LibraNurse27 replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work with many nurses from other countries and they all have bidets at home. They are amazed by the obsession with toilet paper. My coworker from India said go outside and use the hose, it works...

  22. Monday to Friday life... what's it like?

    LibraNurse27 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I'm hoping nurses who transitioned from hospital nursing to a Mon-Fri nursing job can share how this experience went... pros and cons? Do you like it? Did you go back to the hospital? I have...

  23. Monday to Friday life... what's it like?

    LibraNurse27 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! If I switch to a clinic within the county system where I work I can’t stay at the hospital prn, but it I would outpatient at a different organization I could ?but I would lose my county...

  24. Why is the abdominal assessment different than the rest?

    LibraNurse27 replied to Dani_Sanchez777's topic in General Nursing

    I think the shouting was to demonstrate the frustration with which her classmate kept asking the question ?Nursing school can cause a lot of emotional distress

  25. Monday to Friday life... what's it like?

    LibraNurse27 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    12s are hard! Luckily I only work 4 8 hr shifts a week, so that would be hard to give up. I would love to stay prn on my unit but I would have to work Mon to Fri at the clinic and then 4 shifts a...