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  1. Does Anyone Actually LIKE Being a Nurse? (Slight Venting)

    RNlove17 replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    try another unit or type of nursing!! I hated my first nursing job (lol - ortho) but love my job now. Seriously, I think it's just where you work and the type of nursing you do, start looking hardcore...

  2. You can't fix stupid!

    RNlove17 replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    Yesterday I had a mom ask if I could just diagnose a heart attack (it was gas pain) and another ask if I could diagnose a broken ankle (it was not broken). No I can't - that's why I'm calling you to...

  3. I need to do a mini rant

    RNlove17 posted a topic in School

    lol i swear this has just been a bad week, I don't usually have so many issues. So every year the kids with IEPs have to have a re-eval. part of that is having a current physical. Well a couple weeks...

  4. it happened!

    RNlove17 posted a topic in School

    I had to call EMS today. Girl was in my office for a headache. She is a major FF, just yesterday she was sent down my a counselor to nap... something we do not normally allow (this is a large high...

  5. it happened!

    RNlove17 replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    thank you! I've been thinking I was crazy. i even was questioned the next day on if EMS really needed to be called (they hate causing a scene, well oh well, the kid needed help!!) Nothing like having...

  6. Brand new nurse 11wks pregnant going for 2nd interview please help?

    RNlove17 replied to megan215's topic in Orthopedic

    I passed the nclex in january of this year, start my first nursing job in March (hated that unit), found out I was pregnant in april, interviewed for my current job/was offered the job in July and and...

  7. How to become a school nurse

    RNlove17 replied to rebenigno's topic in School

    It all depends on your state and location on what you need! I'm in NY and just needed to be an RN. There are school nurse-teachers at the elementary level but you don't need that, and it is totally...

  8. Overworked

    RNlove17 replied to kidsndogs's topic in School

    I was alone yesterday - and it was hell! And then I had administration questioning some of my nursing judgement. Ugh! I cannot imagine having to do that everyday, and I really feel for

  9. Bullying like I am back in middle school

    RNlove17 replied to maxxilla's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't even confront them, just look for a new job. In my experience, once people have decided to be nasty to you - nothing will change that. Lie low, do your job as best you can, and go home....

  10. it happened!

    RNlove17 replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    we are having SO much fallout today regarding not having health info on kids that other depts (ie counseling lol) are told. Such a crazy day today too! I'm getting so much push back and some...

  11. Co-worker asked how much I make an hour

    RNlove17 replied to coffeeSTAT's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't get the "hiding" of what people make. It promotes companies to underpay, not give raises, etc, since workers don't talk. That's why some places have policies, because it benefits them for you...

  12. Nurses Who Smoke Marijuana

    RNlove17 replied to NenaRK's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Should MJ be legal...yea probably, seeing as how alcohol is and it's a pretty "mild" substance. But it isn't federally, at least not yet, so they can do whatever they want to you if found out. If you...

  13. Is there really no way to refuse a mandatory flu shot?

    RNlove17 replied to tariqblaze's topic in Disaster Preparation

    find a job that doesn't require it is about your only option. i work for a school and they

  14. medical error injection

    RNlove17 replied to jennifer009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm still kind of confused... so you gave PPD IM instead of the flu vax? Is that what I'm understanding? I don't get why you wouldn't report both when it happened unless the 2nd one was awhile after...

  15. Desperate 2 become a NURSE

    RNlove17 replied to rainbowprincess's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It's not for everyone. You say you want "big pay" and opportunities travel but that's not a good reason to get into nursing (i make less than 40K/year as an RN and def don't travel!). Being a nurse...

  16. New Nurse Fired After 3 months (cant find another job)

    RNlove17 replied to silentwolves's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i can't imagine getting fired over not filing an incident report out correctly, especially if never trained. I process incident reports everyday and they're always filled out horrendously and I often...

  17. Scrub skirts Nurses

    RNlove17 replied to Lysa71's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i see a few nurses in dresses/skirts still (mostly older ones). If people like them or want them, who cares. I don't see them in any stores around here, just

  18. Questioning the nurse during clinical

    RNlove17 replied to motay68's topic in General Students

    you did great! AS an RN, I would probably have bladder scanned to be sure (but I'm a new nurse and like to check myself too). You should have questioned it and it was okay to second guess her...

  19. The miserable mother strikes again!

    RNlove17 posted a topic in School

    I wrote last week about the crazy mother who was mad at us for not calling her when her son pulled a muscle in gym class. Well now he's trying out for basketball. he has to be cleared by me here in...

  20. The miserable mother strikes again!

    RNlove17 replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    Finally got a fax in from his dr, for a current physical. Cleared him for sports, with 1 day left of try outs. And surprise surprise he didn't make the team! I'm sure his mother will blame that on us...

  21. Overworked

    RNlove17 replied to kidsndogs's topic in School

    I'm so sorry that you are dealing with this and not getting any support. I am the sole nurse for approx 1500 students and staff at a high school. I however have a VERY capable health aide. I would die...

  22. Asked to work every other weekend, 16 hr. shifts!?

    RNlove17 replied to Nola009's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    here when people work 2 16 hour shifts back to back on the weekends, it's usually considered full time and you get the pay and benefits as such. I'd ask if you would be considered FT or PT and would...

  23. The miserable mother strikes again!

    RNlove17 replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    Very similar situation with this kid... who is 17!!! Talk about babying your kid. But that situation is when the mother started hating our office, because we didn't call her when he came in after...

  24. I Feel Done

    RNlove17 replied to i♥words's topic in General Students

    Nursing school sucks. Instructors are human - they're not perfect (despite what some may think!) Some are great nurses...and awful teachers, and visa versa. It's also human nature to contradict...

  25. The miserable mother strikes again!

    RNlove17 replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    lol yea I have kids out for injuries, dr notes taking them out of gym (and 4 years of gym is a NY state requirement to get a regents diploma, so they have to make those classes up - lots of parents...