misschelei

misschelei

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  1. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    misschelei replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hi there! My husband decided to switch to nursing at 33 after he got hurt at work and couldn't go back to a job with repetitive motion. We were living in Colorado at the time and the waiting lists...

  2. Cross Country or Banner Health input

    misschelei replied to htailog's topic in Travel

    I did a travel assignment at North Colorado Medical Center which is a Banner facility and I was very pleased with this

  3. Thank you for what you do

    misschelei replied to WickedRedRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Oh Oh let me chime in here......... Lori you will all be our prayers. It sounds like you are all at peace with the decision to use hospice. I believe you will find there is comfort for all of you. My...

  4. Student nurse, What I saw very upset....

    misschelei replied to crb613's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Wow that sounds very dramatic! Is the patient able to complain if he felt mistreated through some other means of communication? Or are we talking about someone who is unable to advocate for

  5. Score one for the agency nurses

    misschelei posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    I just had to share this.......... Many agency nurses complain that they always get the worst patient load at certain hospitals. We all know they do it but if we want to stay in the game we play...

  6. The "bully" nurse

    misschelei replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you are right on! I can sense them a mile away when I enter a unit. They just have that cocky smile and giggle with their buddies like its some kind of secret society. They will generally try...

  7. Score one for the agency nurses

    misschelei replied to misschelei's topic in Agency Nurses

    Honestly I don't mind getting slammed as long as the staff is there to support me. I don't like sitting around anyway. I think a lot of the time they do it to give the staffers a break, boosts morale....

  8. Yearly Competency Exams

    misschelei replied to Haunted's topic in Agency Nurses

    Geez it almost sounds like you have to take a mini NCLEX every year. I wouldn't like it either. And you're right Haunted,( :offtopic:sorry) we are not popular and no one wants to hear us complaining...

  9. Score one for the agency nurses

    misschelei replied to misschelei's topic in Agency Nurses

    Agency is not for new nurses! If you want to find out about agency nursing there are plenty of posts here addressing that. This post is about an experience that I had last night that I wanted to...

  10. Pet Peeves

    misschelei replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    Oh lets see I just got off work so this could be dangerous :wink2: Full sharps containers No gloves in room Overflowing garbage and linen receptacles Unused tubing draped over the pole with...

  11. Yearly Competency Exams

    misschelei replied to Haunted's topic in Agency Nurses

    I use 3 agencies and none of them have a very vigorous yearly competency. And by the way I didn't recognize that drug by its generic either. If I can't locate my drug book at home I look at...

  12. Was I wrong to call in sick?

    misschelei replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    It's always annoying when you are not feeling well to begin with and you get a heaping dose of guilt to go with it for trying to do the right thing. Get a Dr note if you can to CYA and get some

  13. Nursing Scrubs!

    misschelei replied to croyez's topic in General Nursing

    I like the traditional scrub material but I usually wear a cotton long sleeve top underneath for when it gets cold at night. But sometimes the second top feels bulky. I would like a scrub top with...

  14. 12N Sleeping During Break

    misschelei replied to MEDRQST's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've seen both ways as agency. On many units in mulitiple states I've seen it go as far as nurses taking turns with pillow and blankie passed out in empty rooms for an hour. I guess it's okay if they...

  15. Newbie Here!

    misschelei replied to jaysma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Welcome! Sounds like you have a full plate. Allnurses is a great source of info and support. Stick

  16. What should I expect??

    misschelei replied to NurseCard's topic in Agency Nurses

    As an agency nurse you can make that extra money you need. You don't have to deal with unit politics and you control when and where you work. Jumping into new environments gets easier the more you do...

  17. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    misschelei replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know this probably doesn't count cuz it was a nursing student but it's a good one. She was doing a burn dressing and the patient went asytole so she hit the code button. With 20 people in the room...

  18. When You Gotta Go.....you Go....

    misschelei replied to AMMIKAN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    gotta love ms. That's a good

  19. Shift change/report problems (long)

    misschelei replied to trudlebug's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand charting 2 hours after the shift ends after a crazy shift but if it's happening all the time either the patient loads are unsafe or the nurses have time management issues. Putting off...

  20. nurse locater devices

    misschelei replied to SWAT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I did a travel assignment where they had those. I felt so violated. I took the thing off any time I wasn't doing pt

  21. The Favorite Nurse

    misschelei replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's an awesome feeling. That's the best part about peds. You kinda get to follow the chronic kids as they grow up. It always awed me when the veteran nurses remember patients almost grown that were...

  22. my first year was awful .....now what?

    misschelei replied to opesgirl6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Everybody agrees, give it another shot but even if you don't want to, you should at least keep your license current. What is nursing like in Germany? I know there are people here at allnurses that can...

  23. I am obsessed

    misschelei replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My hubby did wanted a career change into nursing after he came upon a car accident 3 years ago. It was a carload of teenagers all injured he effectively began triaging while awaiting the EMT's. He was...

  24. Feeling disenchanted already

    misschelei replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered switching to critical

  25. abandonment

    misschelei replied to grannie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As far as I know a no call no show is not considered pt abandoment. Check the website for your local board of nursing. There should be definitions of pt abandoment listed