HeartsOpenWide RN

Ante-Intra-Postpartum, Post Gyne

Member

All Content by HeartsOpenWide

  1. HeartsOpenWide

    California nurses and medical marijuana

    HeartsOpenWide replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in Pain Management

    Well if you trust your moldy bread to treat your bronchitis...lol. If we could replace more natural things we could do away with the less natural, like vicodin. There is a world of herbs (and no not...
  2. HeartsOpenWide

    California nurses and medical marijuana

    HeartsOpenWide replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in Pain Management

    They do not want to legalize it because you can not make narcotics and antibiotics in your back yard(therefore the drug companies have total control) . Anyone can grow marijuana, and if becomes legal...
  3. HeartsOpenWide

    not looking "put together"

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I always get compliments on my cute scrubs, its my saving grace. But I shower the night before and roll out of bed 20 mins before I have to leave for work. Quickly slick back a pony tail, Bare...
  4. HeartsOpenWide

    Is 50+ pages of reading a week "normal?"

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Students

    Part of Critical Thinking in nursing school is know what is important to read. Even if you can read it all you are not going to retain it all. I had a teach tell us once to read the boxes, that they...
  5. HeartsOpenWide

    Can they fire you for not picking up overtime?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    work 4 extra hours in a FT 12hr shift position is not over time. Working an extra 12? If you can not do it, you can not do it. If it is not a policy to have mandatory overtime then I do not see how...
  6. HeartsOpenWide

    Forced to come into work on day off

    HeartsOpenWide replied to deletethisaccount's topic in General Nursing

    Having to work on a day off every two months is no big deal. Not knowing what day ahead of time? Not ok. What is so difficult about making a list list, even one "This week is your week to be called in...
  7. HeartsOpenWide

    It seems probie's can't take a joke or laugh

    HeartsOpenWide replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We are nurses. Not fire fighters. Maybe call them Newbies? I can remember back to when I was a student and how differently I use to think. Things that would have offended me back then my old...
  8. HeartsOpenWide

    Do you think a professor will write you 20plus letter of recommendation?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    They write you one. You scan it into your computer and make copies. Find out if the places you are applying to require "Wet
  9. HeartsOpenWide

    Postpartum Sleeping Pill

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Jemma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Restoril/Temazapam Ambien can work great for
  10. HeartsOpenWide

    Pitocin and Decels

    HeartsOpenWide replied to jennf83's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What was the variability like. UCSF comes to teach us advanced fetal monitoring and they can not stress enough how important the variability is, even more than decels. They do not recommend turning...
  11. HeartsOpenWide

    Michigander BSN student worried about getting job when graduates! What to do NOW?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to fortunato's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals are not hiring new grads because they take time (weeks to months) and time (about $60,000) to train a new grad when a nurse with experience only needs a few days of orientation, and merely...
  12. HeartsOpenWide

    Yahoo once again touting RN Jobs

    HeartsOpenWide replied to MedicLifelineRN's topic in General Nursing

    They are looking for experienced nurses. We had 100 new grad apply for 10 positions but have a hard time getting people with experience. There is a shortage of experienced nurses still willing to work...
  13. HeartsOpenWide

    A typical day in the life of a Hospice Nurse?

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been a nurse since June 2009. I have been working in LDRP for the last year. I love my job in OB but have recently been encourage by a friend of a friend who is a hospice nurse to apply for a...
  14. HeartsOpenWide

    Hiring Staff? When Did That Become My Job?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    What I do not understand is why you think that because "manager" is in her title, she should do the job of an office/department manager and interview people. Yes, nothing wrong with her participating,...
  15. HeartsOpenWide

    Hiring Staff? When Did That Become My Job?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Your reply only further solidifies your ignorance. Just because the OP is a Case "Manager" does not make her a "Manager" in the usual sense. She "manages" patients, specifically their cases...hence...
  16. HeartsOpenWide

    can you make it all the way through nursing school on dishonesty alone?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Desire2Learn's topic in General Students

    No one can cheat on the NCLEX. Any when you bust your butt in nursing school and find some one is cheating...it just takes one person to tell. I worked by butt off to graduate with honors, I heard...
  17. HeartsOpenWide

    CYA: Charting

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know of a good book on proper charting? What to chart, how much, when. How late can you do a late entry chart note? Ect. Some patients you have to CYA and you feel like you really need to...
  18. HeartsOpenWide

    Can the doctor refuse to see a patient?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    In the office setting yes. In the E.R. no. Not all doctors work in the hospital. If the doctor happens to be the one "on-call" and is the "hospitalist" then another situation he can not
  19. HeartsOpenWide

    What is the work schedule like for RNs?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on where you work. We work 8s in our department but the rest of the hospital works 12s = 36 hours so they only make us work 5 days one week and 4 days the next; or vise versa. We have to...
  20. HeartsOpenWide

    ACLS=not having to have BLS?

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Nursing

    At my last job we were required to get our BLS even if we had ACLS (ACLS includes BLS) my current job we do not have to take BLS separately if we have ACLS. What does your job
  21. HeartsOpenWide

    I am about to graduate...when should I be applying for RN jobs?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to abouttograduate2010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You should have already started. Get on
  22. HeartsOpenWide

    Paying for priority

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    How is this even legal? Triage
  23. HeartsOpenWide

    ACLS=not having to have BLS?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    So do I have to keep my BLS current to re-take
  24. HeartsOpenWide

    RN Salaries: Hospital vs LTC

    HeartsOpenWide replied to nursein2012's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It has been my understanding that nursing homes pay less. I am surprised to hear people quote higher rates for nursing
  25. HeartsOpenWide

    Have you ever shed tears in front of a patient or a patient's family.

    HeartsOpenWide replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I teared up at my first full term Fetal Demise. I think it was totally