lunchboxRN

lunchboxRN

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  1. Starting nursing school at 37...

    lunchboxRN replied to LindsayRadun's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I graduated at 35, BSN will be 40 or 41. My mother graduated at 63. Both of us second careers. You are not too old to do anything. Some days I wish I'd started sooner, but I was not mature enough in...

  2. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    lunchboxRN replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital hires straight day and night shifts. No one has ever been switched without their permission. Once there was a request for a night shifter to fill in days for a few weeks while someone was...

  3. Female vs male patients

    lunchboxRN replied to qaz99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have occasionally had the thought that one gender is easier than the other, but really I am just remembering a pt who is an outlier. Those particularly difficult or easy pts are more likely to be...

  4. How does your facility pay for Mandatory education?

    lunchboxRN replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    We are given the choice between PTO or a 4 hr shift. Like no way am I using my PTO for that! Some people choose to work a full 3 shifts, plus the class. We are so short staffed right now, it's no...

  5. 8 or 12 hour shifts

    lunchboxRN replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in General Nursing

    I hated 8's. I did that for 2 years. I was tired after getting home and never felt like I had time to start anything I needed to do after driving home, eating dinner... I LOVE 12's. They go fast! No,...

  6. I harmed my first patient today.

    lunchboxRN replied to starwarrior's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Did he have the foley strapped to his leg? Foleys can be irritating to the urethra just from the friction caused when moving around, turning, and so on. We have to cause pain in the course of helping...

  7. Should I leave this racist town?

    lunchboxRN replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If this was a typical situation like stress from poor staffing or inappropriately high acuity patients, then I would encourage sticking it out for a year. However, in your case I don't think this is...

  8. Nursing is a passion?

    lunchboxRN replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Passions, to me, are things that I have a strong desire to do, but don't HAVE to. No one makes me hike or spend time with my family and pets. I like my nursing job, I enjoy it most of the time, even...

  9. Starting a forensic psychiatric job in a maximum security center as a new grad. ANY TIPS?

    lunchboxRN replied to ForensicPsychNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I have no advice for you, but that sounds fascinating. I have friend in forensic psych nursing, he loves it. The true crime lover in me is excited for

  10. Transitioning from corrections to hospital nursing

    lunchboxRN replied to Maygone's topic in General Nursing

    I recently went from a very independent position to med surg as well. The easy part is learning foleys and the like. The hard part is critical thinking and time management, which it sounds like you...

  11. Report etiquette

    lunchboxRN replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about PLEASE do not go into each patient's room and introduce yourself after I have finished giving you the run down for that one person. You will have plenty of time over the next 12 hours to do...

  12. The sloppy image of nurses today

    lunchboxRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I find no make up looks a little bit better at the end of 13 hours than racoon eyes

  13. Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    lunchboxRN replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    I am a night shift RN on a ortho/neuro/trauma floor with med surg overflow. My duties from 7p-7a include....all the duties of day shift. The only difference is that they occur at different times....

  14. Get whites white again?

    lunchboxRN replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    You might try bluing your coat, such as with Mrs Stewart's Bluing Whitener (not Martha). This works if some of the stains are yellow, like around the collar. For the ink, I have has success with...

  15. TMI for Nurses

    lunchboxRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    TMI for me while in home health was pt spending 45 minutes detailing the last 40 yrs of generally irrelevant medical history. "So yeah, sorry to hear about that cruddy hospital stay you had 30 years...

  16. Spouses on opposite shifts

    lunchboxRN replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    Off topic: if you are going to be nights, why are you orienting on days? Seems silly. I find that while on night shift (which I LOVE), I see my family more that when I worked 5 days a week leaving at...

  17. A sobering story-------

    lunchboxRN replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a sad event for everyone. Including the nurse's family who is now suffering. Not sure why you bring up NETY here. No one claimed they have never or would never make a mistake. Most of us know...

  18. From NCLEX to RN MANAGER

    lunchboxRN replied to jlwoodsrn's topic in General Nursing

    Tailor your resume to show your organization/time management skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills. You use all of these, just not in a clinical manner. Talk about this in your...

  19. Compression Socks / Stockings

    lunchboxRN replied to GFofstudentRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just bought Remedy calf compression sleeves from Groupon for $10 https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-remedy-calf-compression-sleeves-10 I like them so far. They are 25-30 Hgm. The compression...

  20. Sitting at work

    lunchboxRN replied to nursefortheLord's topic in General Nursing

    We often sit to document and to talk to patients. Twelve hours is a long time to only stand if you don't need

  21. How long is your commute?

    lunchboxRN replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    Three miles, 11 minutes driving, 7 minutes parking lot to unit. It's awesome. My previous commute was about 50 minutes in rush hour traffic. Due to the inability of people being able to drive in this...

  22. Med/Surg job or not??

    lunchboxRN replied to mjlcanales's topic in General Nursing

    I just started on a med-surg floor after a few years of doing non-skilled care/mgmt. When I filled out the skills checklist at my interview, I felt silly. Most I hadn't seen (specialty skills) and the...

  23. About how many questions can I expect to be asked at hospital interview? How many did you

    lunchboxRN replied to Jaellys's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    All jobs I applied for had online personality questionnaires prior to interview. I have never had a phone interview. I'd expect those only happen if the person is in a different state. Anything can...

  24. Night Shift Relationship Woes

    lunchboxRN replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you need a mommy, not a wife. Lol,

  25. Is nursing school really "that" bad?

    lunchboxRN replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    Decent time management is key. Also, how you learn and your study habits play into the time factor as well. Learn good study habits! I would go to class, clinicals and study on the weekends. The rest...