MsNewbee

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1. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

   MsNewbee replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

   Yes psych saw her and the only thing they said was she has anxiety and was taking clonipin scheduled twice a day. She didn't have memory loss. She would hit the call light while other staff was in the...

2. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

   MsNewbee replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

   I hope that she was! She works the opposite shift of me so I've never worked with her directly before. The patient's behavior was so consistent. The nurses on the night shift would comment how awful...

3. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

   MsNewbee replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for that. I just didn't know I could do anything other than pull my own hair out. I offered her the patch and she declined. She had on a fentanyl patch that she said didn't work and demanded...

4. Nurse to patient ratio

   MsNewbee replied to McBambi's topic in Rehabilitation

   I work in a free standing rehab hospital and we typically have up to 10 patients per nurse. One of the nurses that has been there for years says that she has experienced 12 patients there. They do the...

5. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

   MsNewbee posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, everyone. I'm a year out from graduation and have been working my job so I haven't posted or been on in a while, but a topic came up on the job and it just rubbed me the wrong way. I didn't want...

6. Failed out of nursing school. Do I have a fair chance of getting into another?

   MsNewbee replied to Keisha2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I have been EXACTLY where you are. I too failed out of third semester and like you knocked the entrance requirements for my first school out of the park. Difference between you and I though is that I...

7. Got an offer at a rehab, is this typical salary? What did you accept?

   MsNewbee replied to MsNewbee's topic in Rehabilitation

   I am dancing on the ceiling! I really haven't been able to stop happy dancing since they emailed me the offer. Thank you all for your replies. Made me realize how fortunate I am. I had no idea what...

8. Got an offer at a rehab, is this typical salary? What did you accept?

   MsNewbee replied to MsNewbee's topic in Rehabilitation

   Thank you for putting it all into perspective. I'm going to call them back and say yes. I'm so excited. I feel like singing, but I'll save my tune until after I'm off the phone with the

9. Got an offer at a rehab, is this typical salary? What did you accept?

   MsNewbee posted a topic in Rehabilitation

   I passed my boards about a week ago. I interviewed at at an acute rehab and was made an offer within 2 hours of the interview. I just don't have more than 12 hours to think about it before they...

10. Passed NCLEX, PVT, UWorld July 12

    MsNewbee replied to mel_'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations on you and your boyfriend's success. I took the NCLEX today and like you the exam shut off at 75 questions and those last few felt a bit too simple. I've gotten the email from Pearson,...

11. Passed NCLEX-RN 2015 (Ran-out-of-time)

    MsNewbee replied to HannaRN-BSN2015's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations on your accomplishment!!! Thank you for posting what worked for you so that the rest of us newbies can develop our own super rocking study plan. I'm starting my final semester and the...