nurseby07

nurseby07

oncology, trauma, home health

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  1. How to deal with caregivers?

    nurseby07 posted a topic in Home Health

    How fo you guys deal with difficult foster home caregivers? Now I don't want to come across as non-PC but out of my case load of 30, 1 person speaks English as a native language. Again, I am white, my...

  2. Stop The Title Madness

    nurseby07 replied to INFIDEL's topic in General Nursing

    There's a nurse who I work with who has all of his credentials stitched across his uniform and frankly, he looks like a dork, coupled with the fact that he is a conceited jerk. John, ADN, BSN, MSN,...

  3. A RN thinking about moving to Portland.

    nurseby07 replied to John123's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Vancouver is in Washington, just over the river from Portland. Google hospitals for the area, that should answer your

  4. Quick to pass judgement??

    nurseby07 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    No, do you mean that I am judging the judgers by the myspace account comment? If so then you are right, I judge too.... Shamefully moving

  5. Quick to pass judgement??

    nurseby07 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that really gets me. At my old unit I had a lady who had had ONE glass of wine with dinner, drove, accident, now a vegetable. It was SO SAD, yet people would say "She was wasted" etc.. Or the...

  6. Give advice for new nursing students!!

    nurseby07 replied to cherubhipster's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get a planner. Organize the time to study- They assign so much reading it is unreal. I would sit with my book, make note cards on everything, memorize them the next study session, read in depth after...

  7. A Poll: How many years did you wait?

    nurseby07 posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    How many years did you who got accepted this year wait for an acceptance? Where did you apply to?

  8. Help! Freaking out about jobs!

    nurseby07 replied to BridgetJones's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good plan! Breath deep, and please for God's sake, don't take a job you don't

  9. Nurses with bad backs.....speak up !

    nurseby07 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    As a CNA I was scheduled to work Christmas (unfairly, really it's a long story) and everyone knew I was upset about it. December 23rd...I was on the cancer floor RUNNING between two 250+ pound women...

  10. Help! Freaking out about jobs!

    nurseby07 replied to BridgetJones's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Call and and pester them about the OR internship. Tell the LTAC that they will have to wait. Do what you love or you will hate what you get stuck doing. Besides, I have a feeling you have the OR...

  11. Portland and New Grads

    nurseby07 replied to bridgfor428's topic in Oregon Nursing

    You'll have to apply to the RN-Intern positions posted online at all the major hospitals. The trend is to hire the new grads who did their senior practicum on that unit, and even with that said it can...

  12. How long should I stay at first job?

    nurseby07 replied to JunebugRN28's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that it is pretty difficult to get a job as a new grad and under 1 year you are still considered that, so when you apply for that peds position you will have to apply as a RN Intern (at least...

  13. First Year Finally Over!!!

    nurseby07 replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good for you! That has got to be a great feeling. I still can't get the IV sticks or blood draws down.

  14. ATI testing NCLEX indicator?

    nurseby07 replied to BabySweetpea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I thought that the ATI tests were nothing like the nclex. I cannot stress Kaplan's prep course enough. Good luck, you'll

  15. It is me or them!!! I can't stand it anymore!

    nurseby07 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    As a former CNA I have had the chance to work some wonders of cna's on our floor. I have to say to Tiger, give them a break! It is really hard work for our cnas to have finally found the South African...

  16. do you let unlicensed staff do "RN" things ?

    nurseby07 replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was a cna as a nrsg student and a lot of the nurses I worked for were my instructors. As I progressed through the program they let me do more and more, under their direct supervision. It was a...

  17. HH Interview next week, what questions should I ask?

    nurseby07 replied to AddyRN07's topic in Home Health

    Congratulations with the job offer, even if it wasn't what you had hoped for. I agree, try another agency..or go to careerbuilder.com Good

  18. I need encouragement.....

    nurseby07 replied to charlottegirl's topic in General Nursing

    My mom thought I wouldn't be able to hack it. She failed out of chemistry and never fulfilled her dreams of being a nurse. I was a horrible student in high school and college. I thought skiing and...

  19. Leaving Nursing...

    nurseby07 replied to s1shaw's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! I never felt like a nurse before I did case managment. I also agree that only you know what is best for you. I can't help but feel a twinge, or an ache, when I think of how hard it was to get...

  20. HH Interview next week, what questions should I ask?

    nurseby07 replied to AddyRN07's topic in Home Health

    So how did it

  21. Called in tonight; I know I'm in trouble...

    nurseby07 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    There's no point in calling for a mental health day if you're going to stress out about it. Enjoy your night off, you need it and deserve it. Guilt schmilt, as I always

  22. Is this all there is?-revisited

    nurseby07 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    At the risk of sounding really nerd-like I wanted to post about the change in my life since I posted "Is this all there is?" about 2 months ago. Background: I landed my dream job in a level-1 trauma...

  23. Upsetting Email about HH

    nurseby07 posted a topic in Home Health

    I've been pretty excited/anxious/nervous about my new job in HH. I am getting great pay and great benefits and am very happy to be leaving my awful unit now. I asked around for advice and received...

  24. Thanks you guys!

    nurseby07 posted a topic in Home Health

    What a great first week. How NICE is it to actually look forward to your job? Get in , get out, chart at home, not totally exhausted or consumed by work. Appreciated by the patients, spending time...

  25. Time Sheets, productivity

    nurseby07 replied to meriposa's topic in Home Health

    My preceptor likes to get out early and get done early. She said that there were days when she would finish early in the field, head back to the office and they would send her out again! So she (and...