CKPM2RN

CKPM2RN ASN, EMT-P

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  1. Advice On Appropriate Head Covering For A Transgender Nurse

    CKPM2RN replied to nogoodsirimonthelevel's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many awesome scrub caps out there and so very washable! Nothing wrong with a wig, just make sure it's easily washable as well, I've worked LTC and know how things just get dirty over...

  2. I Think I'm Done With Nursing

    CKPM2RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Add in the patient load and acuity and you've shown me more of how my thinking about quiting is going to become a reality very

  3. Longest Shift You've Worked

    CKPM2RN replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    That ain't nothin'! I have done two 72 hour shifts in my life. (Fire/EMS) Contest

  4. 9-5 (or 8-5) shifts as a new grad possible?

    CKPM2RN replied to Kendrer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you considered becoming a school nurse? My sister earned her LPN and was hired directly as a school nurse when her kids were both in grade school. The hours are perfect, she loves the job and it...

  5. Spreading Balance, Positivity, Encouragement for Your New Nursing Career

    CKPM2RN replied to travelnursefuture's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Great article, helpful especially for those who aren't looking to be Super Nurse or nothing. After 4 years of being an RN, I tell people who ask that I wish I'd pursued a degree as a radiology tech...

  6. Unsafe loads

    CKPM2RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Medical-Surgical

    And why are nurses leaving the bedside again? That is a ridiculously unsafe load and I suppose the other nurses on the unit have similar

  7. ADN or BSN?

    CKPM2RN replied to Unsuregirl101's topic in General Nursing

    For heck's sake. Do what most of my friends have done: Get your ADN and work for an employer that will pay part, most, or sometimes all, of your BSN. Why not take

  8. What's your dream nursing job?

    CKPM2RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Same here! 12 1/2 hours leaves my lower back screaming for mercy. I mostly work partial shifts to cover other staff that wants time off. Eight hour shifts are a perfect, and I hate getting up at 4:30...

  9. What's your dream nursing job?

    CKPM2RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    My inpatient dream: No more than 4 patients in M/S, plenty of CNA's, an LPN assigned to every RN. A "provider" on every unit full time for collaboration. ED dream: 1 Emergency Services Tech per...

  10. Excelsior

    CKPM2RN replied to Kelly_bean's topic in Excelsior College

    Okay, good point, I will retract my statement based on the fact that is was hearsay. I heard from some down the line people that this was the case. In retrospect I should have treated it as...

  11. Excelsior

    CKPM2RN replied to Kelly_bean's topic in Excelsior College

    I'm really curious about how the lock down and rise in Zoom classes, etc will play out for many traditional nursing schools, particularly the entry-level ADN schools. Some of the students I've spoken...

  12. Critical Thinking is MUCH more than an NCLEX Buzzword

    CKPM2RN replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in General Students

    Didn't this once go by "clinical judgement" or am I

  13. Intubation Should Be A Nursing Skill, Especially Now

    CKPM2RN replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    SO MANY cannot do this adequately! On a dummy no problem, a real person...not so

  14. Intubation Should Be A Nursing Skill, Especially Now

    CKPM2RN replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh my god, beers with friends and colleagues. I miss that so

  15. Intubation Should Be A Nursing Skill, Especially Now

    CKPM2RN replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hey Grumpy, I think my comment came across wrong. I didn't mean that I think that I should be doing intubations now, I'm actually very happy to no longer have that responsibility! I meant for the...

  16. Intubation Should Be A Nursing Skill, Especially Now

    CKPM2RN replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So, just for arguments sake: As a 22 year plus field paramedic, I've done a hundred plus intubations. As an RN, it is now out of my scope. Discuss. (I was pre-glidescope, I had to always have...

  17. Intubation Should Be A Nursing Skill, Especially Now

    CKPM2RN replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, true. But most nurses are RNs, and that is who we are talking

  18. Do EHRs Push Nurses to Lie?

    CKPM2RN replied to jeastridge's topic in General Specialties

    I never lie about medications, procedures, assessments, etc. I do fudge about "mandatory hourly rounding". I mean, really? The entire staff is running their understaffed butts off, no one has time for...

  19. How to ask for part-time after accepting full-time position

    CKPM2RN replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    Ditch that guilt. It's a job, not a child or a pet. People move to different positions for many reasons and if you fell guilty about a move and let it show you're setting yourself up to be taken...

  20. NBC's The Nurses - Just another nurse show?

    CKPM2RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I imagine it will be like all the other medical and emergency shows. A lot of drama and a lot of actual professionals yelling at their TVs. "That's not right! That's not how we do

  21. New Grad RN hired as an “RN Supervisor” at a SNF

    CKPM2RN replied to ana_96's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty much how I started out. 8 months in a SNF/LTC facility as "charge nurse" right out of school. The awesome LPNs and CNAs had my back, thanks to the gods. I learned a ton from the LPNs,...

  22. Transitioning from subacute rehab to med surg

    CKPM2RN replied to guineapignurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    In my opinion you're going to make a pretty good transition. Expect more in depth assessments, potential for sudden changes in status, and no ability to prepare for your

  23. New nurse, not eating so I can pass 20-30 patients' meds

    CKPM2RN replied to crudRN2020's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of the reasons I couldn't continue in LTC/SN. If I could just throw the meds at the patient and dash to the next I could have done it all on time. I was never finished a pass on time,...

  24. Why be a floor nurse when they don't care?

    CKPM2RN replied to NursesDontNeedChairstoChart12hrShift's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When I work on the the floor I have a difficult time doing any charting in the rooms because we have our computers attached to the wall by an articulating arm which neither goes up high enough for...

  25. What is your favorite shift to work?

    CKPM2RN replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I like princess shifts and picking up partials. Those are my