Bluespruce

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  1. Are there any positives to being a nurse?

    Bluespruce replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

    Pays is decent & you can work 'off' hours which is a good thing for some people (especially if you don't yet have a family of your own). People will appreciate you occasionally & that really...

  2. HELP! Husband is depressing me! NEED ADVICE!

    Bluespruce replied to 2bNurseLove419's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, You sound like you're really at a crossroads. Keep in mind that some of your husband's behavior may also be because of your behavior. I know you said you praise your husband when he's in a good...

  3. Really really screwed up....

    Bluespruce replied to pendragon1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, I can really understand where you're coming from - feeling overwhelmed so consistently. I'm still a pretty new nurse & remember in nursing school one of my teachers telling me that one...

  4. how will my old major help?

    Bluespruce replied to trigwf24's topic in Psychiatric

    I have my BA in psych & had non-related psych positions for about 5 yrs before deciding to get my RN (did an ADN). I think it could help you in getting into a psych RN job quicker (possibly)...

  5. Getting burnt out?

    Bluespruce replied to vegnurse21's topic in Psychiatric

    Florence Nightingale also stated something to the effect that women shouldn't become doctors either. Although she did some great things, we live in a totally different

  6. Research Nurse Coordinator???

    Bluespruce replied to CardioTrans's topic in Research

    I think there is often times a tradeoff (quality of life-wise) when getting the best-paying job. Usually those jobs, like a clinical monitor, are way stressful and you may be away from where you live...

  7. Is there anyone else like me? (studying after 10 years)

    Bluespruce replied to AmyD_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Amy, I just took the NCLEX in July & percentages from the nclex review books aren't always terribly accurate predictors. I know I took a Kaplan review course & worked a lot with their...

  8. In Need Of Your Tips....i'm A New O.r. Nurse

    Bluespruce replied to eezee's topic in Operating Room

    I would never tolerate that behavior in the US - I'm thankful that I'm an RN here & not elswhere for a myriad of reasons! The aformentioned post being one of those reasons...training just isn't...

  9. MSW to NP?

    Bluespruce replied to JRmsw's topic in Psychiatric

    Just one more thing...the initial shock of nursing school w/buttwiping and some aweful smells sights may scare you away, but I tell you the more you get exposed to it the more desensitized you'll...

  10. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    Bluespruce replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah, that sounds sort of similar to where I was as an aide. I did vitals at times on all 30 pts, but during that time I really couldn't be answering lights as well.(when I was only aide) Sort of a...

  11. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    Bluespruce replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah it sounds like the aide wasn't empathetic to you at all - that doesn't help the pts

  12. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    Bluespruce replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow! I can't believe these ratios...I was hoping that was more or less a thing of the past, but I guess not. In the metro area where I live I haven't heard of more than 7 pts per nurse other than at...

  13. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    Bluespruce replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks for all your responses...I guess as a new nurse if I'm put in any of these situations I'll just have to fill out incident reports (before I think something really bad might happen) & then...

  14. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    Bluespruce replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Also, I have a question for you in re: to this situation being that I'm a new nurse. In general, should you chart that you've requested such & such because of your reasonable fear that pt could...

  15. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    Bluespruce replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wonder if you worked for a VA hospital? I've noticed the worst ratios & circumstances for patients there on med/surg

  16. MSW to NP?

    Bluespruce replied to JRmsw's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a new RN, but I had a great teacher who was a psych NP. She also had years of experience as a regular RN on psych floors. She did, it seemed, from her stories do counseling & med managment....

  17. I need some tips...First nursing Job in Telemetry

    Bluespruce replied to mye614's topic in Cardiac

    I start work on tele unit in early Sept at a large metropolitan hospital. I believe I get a week long ECG class as well as an orientation class (maybe almost a week) & then I think I have a...

  18. how to survive nights and relief for aching feet

    Bluespruce replied to mye614's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hi, I'm going to be in your same situation now in about a month. I'm dreading & am fearful of working nights, but I know I need the experience & do like cardiac stuff. On a positive side I...

  19. Very respectful for a man to be anurse

    Bluespruce replied to nicenurse911121's topic in Men in Nursing

    I agree with your statements...although I'm female, I'm coming from an IT desktop support backround where I mostly worked with males. It was refreshing...if we had a spat we got over it & got on...

  20. New RN choose between OR & Telemetry...?

    Bluespruce posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi, I'm a new nurse & am trying to decide between getting into telemetry @ a local hospital or into the OR at a hospital that is maybe 35min away from my house. I want to hear from possibly OR...

  21. New RN choose between OR & Telemetry...?

    Bluespruce replied to Bluespruce's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the info! After thinking a lot about it with a pros & cons list I've decided to start out in Telemetry - even though it's 12hr night shifts. I figure from there I could always later on...

  22. New RN choose between OR & Telemetry...?

    Bluespruce replied to Bluespruce's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, I'm very aware that OR is also on-call, which naturally entails any time of day. Do you work in OR? How do you like it? How often are you on call? Did you start out in OR? Thanks for any more...

  23. I made my first med error today

    Bluespruce replied to luvdancink's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You have to accept that you're human - that's how you can get passed it. Also, just learning from your mistake is another way to get passed

  24. Yelled at by NA for shaving pt.

    Bluespruce replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't know how the NA's tone was when she told you this, but the heart of the matter was that basically you probably shouldn't have done this. It is pretty common at the large facility I work at...

  25. In Need Of Your Tips....i'm A New O.r. Nurse

    Bluespruce replied to eezee's topic in Operating Room

    It's all good to expect the standard training you get in the USA, but I'm sure it's different & expectations & training is different in the Phillipines. Not all nurses are unionized and can...