anewsns

anewsns

Neurosciences, stepdown, acute rehab, LTC

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  1. Who will do CNS role?

    anewsns replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    Hmm.. well, like I said, I definitely do not want a provider or prescribing role. From my observation, NP's get locked into that pretty easily I don't see many NP's who are only educators. Please...

  2. Nonverbal patients

    anewsns replied to TexasLVN91's topic in General Nursing

    PAINAD score is the best way to tell. (You can look that up.) You can tell which body parts hurt by their grimaces if you try to move them. Some of it is by assumption. If you're moving their body in...

  3. Bathroom Breaks

    anewsns replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    That is infuriating! Sounds like neglect/ abuse to me

  4. Advice for changing my major. Leaving nursing?

    anewsns replied to Nursls21's topic in General Nursing

    I think your lack of excitement about nursing school is a clue that you shouldn't do nursing, (that's my personal opinion, others please take no offense.) From my small experience in psych (clinical )...

  5. Urgent question

    anewsns replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    Like someone said, a lot of us have been there unfortunately. My long term care facility was the exact same way, which is really unfortunate for the residents. Once my administrator said that we would...

  6. Who will do CNS role?

    anewsns replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    Well you guys are definitely giving me a lot to think about !! Perhaps if I want to play multiple roles I should simply play multiple roles.. The staff development stuff seems up my alley. What...

  7. Does nursing ever get easier?

    anewsns replied to Red_Diamond's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I found it helpful to write the flow of an ideal day at home. What should happen in each two hour time block. Writing that down helped me slowly incorporate that system into the day. The other is to...

  8. Night Shift & Eating

    anewsns replied to iheartnursing91's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe meal prep for morning? There's a lot of really good breakfasts you can make and freeze online. I like these breakfast burrito wrap things with eggs, spinach, potatoes, bacon, cheese that you...

  9. Who will do CNS role?

    anewsns replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    That is a good question, but to be perfectly honest, I wrote this post on a whim while daydreaming about my nursing future. I did get a lot of what I was looking for in this thread! I'm loving the...

  10. Considering going back to telly

    anewsns replied to nugspugsanddrugs's topic in MICU, SICU

    They're insecure and you're better than that! Back to the old hospital

  11. What are Your Goals for 2018??

    anewsns replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    "Hold the guitar and sit at the piano" every day (no pressure to play , but the Theory is that it's doable and that I will likely play while I'm sitting. Confession every time I'm around for it. This...

  12. Frustrated and Lost

    anewsns replied to Genafaggion's topic in Nursing Career

    I think if you put all this pressure on nursing being "your dream" and idolizing things can make it difficult, because then you'll always wonder what you should have done, when truly nothing is ideal....

  13. Hospital Setting - Not a good fit

    anewsns replied to kschindlerRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with above.. fear of the unknown is the most difficult. You'll never be totally ready even if you stay on orientation. You could have been on orientation the whole 9 months and not been...

  14. Nurses, am I crazy for thinking I can do this?

    anewsns replied to Aaron.goins3's topic in General Students

    If patho is the first nursing class , can you take it in the fall when you start nursing ? I don't think first semester nursing was as hard as all those science classes, but others may

  15. Newbie nurse...ECT nurse or Psych nurse?

    anewsns replied to arielmhod's topic in Nursing Career

    Ummm .. I don't know about that but I say if you don't really like the position you're already in, then expanding your skills in another area would really only benefit

  16. RN looking for a transition from bedside nursing, feeling stuck

    anewsns replied to LaurieMakingA'way's topic in Nursing Career

    Have you looked into community/public health? Also My moms a health coach and loves it. She does her own business and telehealth as well which I guess is in high demand, she gets customers for that...

  17. Help! New RN grad wanting to quit job.

    anewsns replied to mg13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This sounds like a common new grad post.. I would encourage you to stay .. but why did so many people leave? Is there a better floor in the hospital to transfer to

  18. Made a fool of myself to board of nursing rep

    anewsns replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    I hear what you're saying. I think schools should be more thorough teaching skills as well, I feel like it's too much of a focus on them right out of school and it's a hinderance. Perhaps just more of...

  19. Sloppy clinical instructor?

    anewsns replied to Potatoskins's topic in General Students

    that instructor should be teaching you the textbook things to do, you can not be a good nurse without knowing correct fundamentals. She also should have had more consideration for the patient , I...

  20. 12 hour rotating shift thoughts??

    anewsns replied to Emmers4's topic in General Nursing

    Rotating is actually kind of fun. It switches up your pace and my favorite thing is when I switch over I can suddenly stay up late and sleep in all the time. I just try to get plenty of sleep in...

  21. Eating ice cream and getting nervous -- offered Neuro-ICU job, now a psych nurse

    anewsns replied to pixierose's topic in General Nursing

    If you get a good orientation and are honest with what you need to know and ask a lot of questions you should be fine. I'm also the "very type B" kind in neuro step down. Just be mindful of small...

  22. Teacher to Aspiring Nurse

    anewsns replied to jjmclaurin's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I can't speak to the best way to study for that , but I'm curious what made you want to switch from teaching to nursing

  23. Feeling Guilty

    anewsns replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

    This will just prevent you from repeating a similar error in the future. Being worried and feeling guilty won't change anything at all. If the patient is ok just think of it as a good catch by your...

  24. I need help

    anewsns replied to Strugglingwnursing's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm surprised you were able to make it through nursing school and not realize that med-surg is a lot of physical labor and that's nursing in general is hard and stressful, and also still typing all...

  25. Any nurses with mental illness?

    anewsns replied to CaliSarah's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    None of this is usually an issue. Sometimes it just requires them to get a doctors note to be sure you can do the