PeepnBiscuitsRN

PeepnBiscuitsRN

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  1. Do nurses get holidays off?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Same here (heh, maybe we work at the same hospital?) I have to (wah) work Christmas this time around and it will be my 10 month old's first Christmas. But...it is what it is. We have the opportunity...

  2. Nurses that Create a Hostile Work Environment

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to wendmill's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Is this going to turn into another one of "those" posts? Oy yoi yoi... yes there are mean people out there, but you know what? If you're reeeeaaallly nice to them it works out great because it makes...

  3. No one will hire a nurse with only a Associates???

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to CNA1991's topic in General Nursing

    I'd just love to know what her background is, what generation nurse she is. "It's unsettling that nurses with only a 2 year degree can have someone's life in their hands..." would she like to say that...

  4. Why Nursing staff harm thier charges??

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Hon, why would ANYONE do those things to people? Why would anyone have the desire to take advantage of someone who is weaker than they? We live in a broken world, plain and

  5. No one will hire a nurse with only a Associates???

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to CNA1991's topic in General Nursing

    So was this counseler representing a college that has a BSN program? I'll admit, yes there seems to be a lot of "BSN preferred" out there, but I still got hired with a "measly" ADN. Granted I'm in...

  6. Why hire RN's when other disciplines can do the job

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Marisette's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you have to worry about RN's being replaced by CMA's, or MA's- it's the LPN's who have to worry about that. I worked for 4 years as an LPN in a clinic- and I guess I should clarify-...

  7. Discrimination, discrimination.. Tell me what you think.

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to MaravillosaRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Highly doubt it was race. When I first graduated last year, I interviewed for a job in urgent care- went to the clinic directly and gave my resume to the manager because I was getting nowhere with the...

  8. RN, ADN BSN program experiences

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to mttzakr87's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm in an RN-BSN program now- each program probably varies but the program that I'm in meets one night per week. We have no tests, just lots of papers to wrtie, usually some kind of big paper a week....

  9. What's the difference between and RN and an LPN

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Nolander's topic in Nursing Career

    Ehhh I wouldn't say that...about LPN's knowing everything an RN knows but not as deep. This is coming from someone who was an LPN for 4 years, and they were 4 wonderful years too. There are LPN's I...

  10. how do you night nurses do your assessments?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to redredrose's topic in General Nursing

    I get to work early- 2230 or so, I read some notes on my patients, I get report as soon as the evening nurse can give it to me- if my patient is awake I warn them that in the next hour or so I'll be...

  11. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not burned out- I'm only 7 months in! I'm merely voicing my ire at people who: Write posts in an unprofessional manner- teenybopper talk is hard enough to read in real life let alone in a post...

  12. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    even i, as a new grad shake my head on some posts. and i'm the one who needed to vent about anxiety and a rough start to orientation- now even though i did get a rough start and not so great...

  13. Another rant regarding MA's and Nurses

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to samirish's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't an excuse- but I know when I was an LPN working at the clinic, the RN's at the triage line simply followed prompts on a computer to tell the patients what to do next. Like if someone called...

  14. LPN versus CMA

    PeepnBiscuitsRN posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was thinking at first of going for my Medical Assistant degree, since I want to work in a clinic so badly. I heard so much about how LPN's are getting phased out and only CMA's are getting jobs at...

  15. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    On the NCLEX PN I shut off at 83 (minimum of...78 I think...) and for the RN I shut off at 77, but that's close enough to 75, right? And I left ready to check the bank account to see if I had enough...

  16. Nurses eat their Young

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to NYLiz's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, now- lets remember to be PC- new grads are just a "sometimes food" now. (Entirely different rant about the state of children's

  17. Dear Vocera

    PeepnBiscuitsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I hate you and if you pull something like you did last night I'm going to throw you in the toilet....however your "Easter Eggs" amuse me, so I might have to forgive you for making me repeat myself 3...

  18. Nurses eat their Young

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to NYLiz's topic in General Nursing

    I love advice and tricks of the trade as it were from nurses who have been doing the job since before I was born! But then again I'm also the one who welcomes parenting advice from little old ladies...

  19. Dear Vocera

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah I've sworn at it- or actually I've told it to "shut up" and it does the same thing. I've turned on Funny Genie and done the beam me up/down...I read once where someone was trying to call a...

  20. Air in IV flush syringe??

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    I too, am paranoid about air. I don't want you to take this as gospel truth, but I have been told that in order to have a problem with a PIV, you would have to have a whole tube of air- like one huge...

  21. Which is the best level 1 trauma center to work at in MN?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to inforthelonghaul's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I work at Regions, so I'm pretty biased. I love working at Regions, and I highly recommend it.

  22. Seriously? What are they telling you in school?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    In a clinic setting, really the only thing that separates an MA or CMA or RMA (whatever title they go by) and an LPN is the pay. I worked as an LPN in a clinic for 4 years before I was an RN, so I...

  23. oh for petesake!

    PeepnBiscuitsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'll try not to write a novel out of my tale of woe (please don't stop reading after you see this is a tale of woe). I graduated from nursing school in May of 2010- got my offical RN license shortly...

  24. oh for petesake!

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh that was a huge factor at first- we have a 3 year old at home, as well as our baby who is now 9 months old, I'm working and completing my BSN, (one night a week cohort, started before I got the...

  25. Working with student nurses

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to LisaRN1105's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I don't know. I've only been an RN since...well technically since May of 2010, but I've actually only been working since April of this year. I work nights so I don't come across student nurses,...