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  1. LPN, Phlebotomy, EKG tech???

    turtlesRcool replied to RosieQ's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree to see what the other positions pay. Phlebotomist seems more promising than EKG tech. Probably not as much money as LPN, but likely more than CNA, and easier on your back. I think you are...

  2. Need volunteer advice

    turtlesRcool replied to Sarahmarie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why not become a CNA and get paid? I googled the COPE Health Scholars and it looks more like something to take to see if you're interested in a career in health care. Correct me if I'm wrong, but...

  3. Microbiology course online?

    turtlesRcool replied to Amethya's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm kind of shocked there are programs out there that will accept online Micro. Every place I was applying required them to be in person with a lab. My micro class was very lab heavy. If there's any...

  4. New Grad: How do I handle harsh criticism from other nurses?

    turtlesRcool replied to Sunny-RN's topic in General Nursing

    OP, can you clarify what your current job is? Are you a GN who is still working as a CNA until you land your first RN job or are you now working as an RN on the floor you've previously worked as a...

  5. New Grad: How do I handle harsh criticism from other nurses?

    turtlesRcool replied to Sunny-RN's topic in General Nursing

    She says something snarky like, "I hope you can just find a place in nursing." You sweetly reply, "You're such an inspiration to me. Your example shows me there's a place in nursing for everyone."...

  6. 100k in loans worth it?

    turtlesRcool replied to ravindram's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is from 2 1/2 years ago. My guess is OP made the decision

  7. What does the floor really think of nursing students?

    turtlesRcool replied to superduper's topic in General Nursing

    We typically like our student nurse associates, and hope they apply to be RNs when they're done with nursing school. I find the SNAs are usually more eager than the CNAs and are more likely to notice...

  8. New Grad Dilemma

    turtlesRcool replied to Nurse1999's topic in General Nursing

    This. Telemetry is a "med" unit. In my hospital, there are people on the telemetry floor with GI bleeds, flu, etc., just wearing a tele box because they have a history of a cardiac issue. We also...

  9. Am I violating confidentiality?

    turtlesRcool replied to SepehrThePepper's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't think a blog would be a good idea. People on AN get away with telling the "crazy" stories because we are all anonymous. I have no idea where other AN posters work, not even their states. The...

  10. Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    turtlesRcool replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    With due respect, there's a big difference between "knowing your orders" for 1-2 patients in critical care vs 5-8 patients in med-surg. It's not a matter of competency; it's a matter of what will...

  11. Are Braids Professional?

    turtlesRcool replied to POB21's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Currently, California and New York are the only two states with laws forbidding discrimination based on ethnic hair styles. Several other states have proposed legislation working its way through. The...

  12. Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    turtlesRcool replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There are reasons other than incompetence that a nurse would start CPR. One of my colleagues, a very well-respected RN, coded her DNR patient a few months ago by accident. Because the patient was on...

  13. Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

    turtlesRcool replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

    If you're doing all the patient care, what are the PCTs doing? I mean, I help, but I don't take over patient care or I'd never get anything else done. If I do something that is usually part of their...

  14. New Electronic Medical Record + Short Staffing = Danger

    turtlesRcool replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    It was a cluster for us. We had super users who were out of the numbers, but I don't think we had enough. And we definitely didn't have enough staff. Whether it was a census surge or call-outs or...

  15. PRN nurse forced to take a call shift **NEED ADVICE**

    turtlesRcool replied to RN08021982's topic in General Nursing

    This! Doesn't matter if you have an exam or you plan to spend the whole weekend cutting your lawn blade by blade with a nail clipper. Your time is your time, and you don't have to justify what you do...

  16. Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

    turtlesRcool replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

    You clearly have the drive to be a good nurse and it sounds like a good work ethic. From these responses, it looks like maybe you need to "work smart" instead of "work hard" going forward. One of the...

  17. New-ish nurse dilemma

    turtlesRcool replied to jenjen4218's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I agree that it's hard to make the call without knowing what makes hospital #2 so "crappy." Is it just smaller and less prestigious? If so, you might find it more nurturing and with better...

  18. Nursing Scrubs Policy Question

    turtlesRcool replied to nursesaba's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not really understanding your question about motivational text to scrubs. My scrubs come from a uniform shop, so it's whatever color or pattern I like that is commercially available. I don't...

  19. Accepting a job offer knowing I may quit that job shortly ?

    turtlesRcool replied to mgm0711's topic in Nursing Career

    Agree with others that you should take #2's offer, and continue to work there, even if #1 makes you your dream offer in November. You're a new nurse. You have much to learn. If #2 is a decent...

  20. Guys, I'm an unintentional job hopper.

    turtlesRcool replied to Tink87's topic in General Nursing

    You've only been ICU for four months. It's possible that part of "hating it" is just the process of learning it. I think it usually takes about a year to get into a groove. Although you've been a...

  21. UCONN CEIN 2020

    turtlesRcool replied to Dangel's topic in School, College Programs

    I went through the program a few years ago, and while we are officially not supposed to work while in the program, not everyone has that luxury. I know several people who worked while in the program....

  22. 6,500 Nurses to Go Out on Strike 09/20/19 in Four States

    turtlesRcool replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I suppose it depends if the hospital sees that temporary bump in costs as the price they pay for chronic understaffing. For a strike to work, the workers have to create an economic disruption big...

  23. 6,500 Nurses to Go Out on Strike 09/20/19 in Four States

    turtlesRcool replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    Who is going to care for patients, though? People are still sick, and they need nurses. Strikes still have an impact because the hospital has to pay so much more for the temporary workers. Also the...

  24. So Burnt Out-Help

    turtlesRcool replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you work ED, you're probably pretty good at IV starts. What about out patient infusion? Those are usually "normal business" hour jobs with stable patients. You'd have your regulars you get to...

  25. Running late?, during report stay on topic so I can go home!

    turtlesRcool replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, but at least our pressure ulcer rates are way down. Management says we're supposed to just do the shift change and call the PCT to do the personal care, but the PCTs are doing their shift...