TU RN DNP, CRNA

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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    TU RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe this speaks to my upbringing, but a 22-24 year old kid just out of college making $30/hour as a RN is good money regardless of the job
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    blackballed

    TU RN replied to jwright343's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hah it doesn't really change much with one year of experience either, sad to say
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    blackballed

    TU RN replied to jwright343's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Politics is a game we all have to play, and specks of ******** here and there are the pieces. Make amends with management as best you can to advance your current situation and add as much experience...
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    who does the blood draws in your hospital?

    TU RN replied to annieboo444's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses do. I've heard from more experienced personnel that there used to be a phlebotomy/IV team at my hospital, but that has been done away with due to budgeting. While I hate the "budgeting"...
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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    TU RN replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You sound bitter. Take some deep breathes and relax next time you spend 2 hours in Dunkin Donuts parking lot waiting for a call. Or take an extra refill of coffee as you're filing medical records at...
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    Do you ever contend with pesty ancillary staff?

    TU RN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It was sarcasm, we draw our own
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    Do you ever contend with pesty ancillary staff?

    TU RN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What is a phlebotomist? Never seen one. Sometimes I'll mess with the doctors who say "I think your patient in room ## had a bowel movement" with "oh and you didn't clean her
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    In at 6:30, out at 9:00 and not a drop of food. I love this job!

    TU RN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I've lived this story (pretty sure everyone here has) plenty of times in the 13 months that I've been working. There are good days and bad, even the good are busy at the bedside. I've brought up...
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    Do the CNAs or RNs do personal care

    TU RN replied to RNtobe23's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Considering my place of work is phasing CNAs out the argument could be made that I perform more ADLs than the CNA. 1:12 ratio for a CNA makes it sort of hard to get to every patient for a bath in a...
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    GED and Nursing

    TU RN replied to futureNurse1996's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned that, for me, there is no more powerful motivator than others telling me what I can't
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    RN to MD

    TU RN replied to SN2014's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't imagine any MDs will be hanging around here, even if they were once nurses. I suggest you post on studentdoctor.net. I've made a similar inquiry on that forum and found a RN turned MD. Give it...
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    Butterflies

    TU RN replied to FineAgain's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let that dissuade you! I'm sure it's not 100% of the time with double red donations, but the process of donating two units at on a is different than donating one. In donating two (ie, "double...
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    Butterflies

    TU RN replied to FineAgain's topic in General Nursing

    I'm getting phlebitis just thinking about leaving a steel catheter in somebody's vein and then infusing fluids through it. Red Cross does this all the time with double red donations and I've seen more...
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    I am broken

    TU RN replied to Dana1969's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's sad that healthcare is now just another profit-driven industry. Why then are we seeing more of "healthcare networks" now than just plain old "hospitals." I call them what they are: healthcare...
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    Texting While Working

    TU RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've texted, facebooked, snapchatted, and posted on AN while working and haven't misaligned a single crop on my
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    Can a Nurse Punch a Patient in Self-Defense?

    TU RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I would use diplomacy and deescalation until there truly was no other choice (and 90% of the time that works), but some patients are immune to this. I'm not talking psych patients as much...
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    What skills are checked off for new hire orientation?

    TU RN replied to aeluere's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah it's definitely tough to say, but you should already know how to take vital signs. Other skills that are often required of PCAs include phlebotomy, EKGs, and taking a blood glucose reading --...
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    "Floating" IV

    TU RN replied to Marti17's topic in General Nursing

    I place IVs at least once a shift, which is far less than what your typical ED nurse is used to, and I've never floated. We use Jelcos where I work so in order to float the IV one would have to get...
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    SO MUCH SWEAT!

    TU RN replied to attreau259925's topic in General Nursing

    When I miss IVs my body temperature spikes. I like to believe it's because I'm really Human Torch and am just waiting to realize my
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    Shy introverts can be great at nursing!

    TU RN replied to RNBuni's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It varies from person to person. I think nursing will inevitably force introverts out of their shell a little bit no matter what shift you work. Not sure how much experience you have, but I think in...
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    Is anyone else bothered by this? You should be

    TU RN replied to ronchelednik's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and not a single person is going to vet whether you challenged yourself and what grade you got in the CE class (a joke). I challenged myself with upper level science classes in college to impress...
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    Is anyone else bothered by this? You should be

    TU RN replied to ronchelednik's topic in General Nursing

    Have you seen the levels of difficulty/interactivity in these classes? It's laughable. I've been to a couple of CE classes (as part of my studies in nursing school and then again on my own accord...
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    How do you survive the first year?

    TU RN replied to -knoxnurse-'s topic in General Nursing

    In short, there are things you think you know... in fact you think you know a lot in general... and you do and all... but you don't. x365
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    HELP!

    TU RN replied to CassieCobb's topic in General Nursing

    New Jersey. Close to huge urban centers (NYC and Philly) for financial analysis work, and surrounded by a huge, densely populated portion of the country with large populations and countless hospitals...
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    Feel so bad for calling out :(

    TU RN replied to ntvan07's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't ever feel guilty for calling out. If the facility gives you sick time or PTO, they're signing on to the possibility of your call out and should be prepared. It's on THEM, not YOU. Ever got...