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  1. Help! I have to precept a new grad who already knows it all....but not really.

    theradiantforce replied to GOMER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse and can see both sides of the spectrum. When I started, one of the nurses said their training was terrible and how rude people were. After some time it surfaced that the nurse acted...

  2. Need help with graduation gift idea for new RN grad

    theradiantforce replied to Windynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, a good stethoscope is worth it's weight in gold!!! Also, a good work bag is always

  3. Asking for prayers: multiple nursing students died in car accident

    theradiantforce replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Students

    How terrible! Keeping them, their families and loved ones in my

  4. 7 Social Media Posts That Will Destroy Your Nursing Career Before It Begins!

    theradiantforce replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in First Year After Licensure

    #7 Enough said! Please for the love of all that's great, do NOT have an open to the public Facebook page. It's like social media 101. Unless of course you aim at having a public audience, then great...

  5. Staying late, not getting paid.

    theradiantforce replied to ladylawless2317's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nope, don't do it. You work in order to get PAID.....clocking out then working for free defeats the

  6. Every other weekend & holidays??

    theradiantforce replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the same thing. I mean, I'm sure at some point of nursing school you were told that healthcare is a 24 hour gig, right? You can find a job like this but, don't be surprised if it takes a...

  7. NEOFAX, where art thou?!!!

    theradiantforce posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Neofax....the holy grail of NICU meds is $1000+ for a 4 year old "good" copy on Amazon.com! What the freak?! There is an app (which I have) and facilities can buy the intranet (if you're lucky) but,...

  8. NEOFAX, where art thou?!!!

    theradiantforce replied to theradiantforce's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, I am also having the problem of using an outdated Neofax book. We actually have several on our unit. I have the phone version but it is subpar in a high stress situation because I have to fumble...

  9. NEOFAX, where art thou?!!!

    theradiantforce replied to theradiantforce's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you

  10. NEOFAX, where art thou?!!!

    theradiantforce replied to theradiantforce's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yes, having a good old book is soooo much easier for me. I understand that they can update easier electronically, but it is such a pain using the app sometimes. I really would love if they published a...

  11. Nurses with ear piercings

    theradiantforce replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Piercings are fine but, you may have to remove them so, I would think twice about getting gauges. Plenty of nurses have piercings and tattoos for that matter. HOWEVER, I'm not going to lie....in the...

  12. Foot in mouth, now a social pariah

    theradiantforce replied to arack05's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    what did you say!!! The suspense is killing

  13. Chamberlain Nursing School... Is it worth it?

    theradiantforce replied to MarquieshaH's topic in Chamberlain College

    As a fellow Chicago girl I have got to say, PLEASE think twice. Chamberlain is very expensive and guess what, they aren't teaching anything every other nursing school out there is teaching. I would...

  14. Thinking about becoming a nurse...at 40!

    theradiantforce replied to margaretann's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ^^^ THIS! A shadow experience could really help you to understand a bit more about our daily life and see the environment from our point of view not as a patient. If you still feel like pursuing it,...

  15. Starting to think there should be some limits...

    theradiantforce replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, I hear ya. But it is the way of the world today and l'm pretty sure it's the go to for most people in school. On a side note.....I knew instructors tell students to post on AN!!!! I just wish...

  16. Higher Calling

    theradiantforce replied to guest449786's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My understanding about the higher calling bit is that it DOES take a special type of person to be able to handle nursing and be good at it. For every specialty in nursing, some can hack it others...

  17. Starting to think there should be some limits...

    theradiantforce replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I can see how homework help stuff gets out of hand. As for the multiple posts about basic nursing school junk, well....remember your nursing school days when school was pretty much all consuming?...

  18. NICU vs. Peds

    theradiantforce replied to nperks's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NICU!!! I love love love it, so I'm biased. However, usually if your work NICU you will get cross trained for peds, at least in my area. I enjoy being in a critical care area and I love my babies!...

  19. To glove or not to glove

    theradiantforce replied to mrscreixell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we do a 3 minute scrub and gel/handwash between each patient. For BS checks, IV care, diapering, etc. we wear gloves of course. However, for just holding or feeding, we don't wear gloves. The scrubs...

  20. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    theradiantforce replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Pay dues?! Whatever do you mean......Wait! Are you saying I will NOT graduate at 22 y/o holding a shiny new BSN and immediately be hired in the ER to train as a charge nurse?! Because in school they...

  21. 50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    theradiantforce replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Great information! Thanks for

  22. Unsolicited Warnings....

    theradiantforce replied to theradiantforce's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, so far everything has been going smoothly as I said. I'm beginning to notice that the ones warning may be in a tiff at the moment so, I'm thinking they are looking to vent. Honestly, I'm so...

  23. Unsolicited Warnings....

    theradiantforce posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, I started my new position and I'm loving it so far! My new hospital is awesome so, I feel blessed for this opportunity. My ONLY issue is: I keep getting unsolicited warnings from some of the...

  24. Unsolicited Warnings....

    theradiantforce replied to theradiantforce's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great point. I tend to know right away about people though. I follow my gut and it has never lead me astray. If something seems "off", I stay

  25. Unsolicited Warnings....

    theradiantforce replied to theradiantforce's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I see everyone is generally on the same page. I guess I should tread lightly, which is kind of a bummer because I was really looking forward to getting to know my new team. However, I can also agree...