NurseSpeedy ADN, LPN, RN

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    please reassure me...

    NurseSpeedy replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    Not a school nurse but a mom with a school age child. I put the clear disposable protection sheath over the oral themometer after wiping it down with rubbing alcohol and go to check my own oral temp....
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    Sick and whiny (long rant, but I'll summarize)

    NurseSpeedy replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Sick policies are a major pain in the rear. While I get it that there are people who will call out because of other reasons, if you are legitimately sick you have no business being around patients and...
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    Losing job due to injury

    NurseSpeedy replied to JB2014's topic in General Nursing

    The situation sucks but for what it’s worth I would not worry too much about things you cannot control. Chances are that your unit manager is being completely honest with you and if there’s an...
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    Safe staffing vent

    NurseSpeedy replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    Now that may get the ALEXA boxes pulled out of there. Annoy the 911 operators enough with puzzling calls from patient rooms in a hospital inspired by what happens when cutting edge technology meets...
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    Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    NurseSpeedy replied to carti's topic in General Students

    This is not an inappropriate request. I had a male patient that would only allow for a male staff member to perform any personal care, etc. Accomodations were made and we were really short on our...
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    Older nurses...chasing that carrot

    NurseSpeedy replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, you have me beat. I always say I’ll still be working with a walker, yellow fall risk socks, a shiny yellow humpy dumpy bracelet, and a bed alarm attached to the chair by my computer so the...
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    OMG ?

    NurseSpeedy replied to JenMH88RN's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I think about it I have been exploded on by many patients...still more afraid of catching something from Walmart. There’s a reason why our pre-employment screenings never included a MRSA...
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    Advice from experienced nurses please

    NurseSpeedy replied to ADN_Is_Complete's topic in General Nursing

    By any chance did you work with these CNAs before you became a nurse? Sometimes there can be issues when moving from an equal position to one that is now delegating the tasks. It shouldn’t be, but...
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    Safe staffing vent

    NurseSpeedy replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, I was thinking the same thing. How many patients actually understand how to use the stupid electronic gadget that the hospital wasted its money on anyway? Let me guess. It’s a nursing duty...
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    Florida Board of Health Suspends Healthcare Licenses Over Student Loan Defaults

    NurseSpeedy replied to Swellz's topic in Nursing News

    I agree that money needs to be repaid if borrowed. I also feel that yanking someone professional license is not the way to go about doing it. There are other ways to go about forcing a payment, if...
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    12 patients for a new grad to much?

    NurseSpeedy replied to Stitchcat's topic in General Nursing

    If possible I would recommend NOT working double shifts as a new nurse. 16 hours and skipping 30 minute meal breaks regularly will exhaust anyone but as a new nurse you are also trying to learn your...
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    Hospitals paying for your stay?

    NurseSpeedy replied to sillymu's topic in Nursing Career

    Some facilities are now doing the first interview via questions that the candidate records their answers via web cam and submit them for review. It may also be better to apply after graduating and...
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    How to retain nurses?

    NurseSpeedy replied to old&improved's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, they’ll have an answer for that: we need to focus on our time management skills...eye
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    Trigger Warning!

    NurseSpeedy replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    -my expression when we have once again succeeded to take PC to the next level. Of course I can only do this “in my head” for risk of ‘violating’ updated PC rules.(-but keeping it to myself)....
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    Late to clinical

    NurseSpeedy replied to JePierreB's topic in General Students

    It will eventually happen to all of us at some time, if not clinicals then as a nurse. Horrible feeling but it happens. Multiple alarms definitely helps (and starts feeling a bit OCD). I remember a...
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    Is $85k worth it for BSN program with no guarantee acceptance?

    NurseSpeedy replied to nhayes1984's topic in General Students

    $84k???? Hell,no! General rule of thumb I remember hearing from a financial guru years ago-if your spending over half your expected annual salary in tuition that you would make after graduating,...
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    LIES About LPN's and LVN's

    NurseSpeedy replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The LPN vs RN role has been a somewhat heated topic of conversation since as long as I can remember. One thing that I have seen remain constant over time is that what an LPN can legally do or not do...
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    Know Your Continuing Education Requirements: What I Wish I’d Known [Part 1]

    NurseSpeedy replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Since my state starting mandating all CEUs be recorded by CE broker I’ve had some headaches. Some courses that I took through a hospital’s site as a mandatory course would spontaneously show up in...
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    You must watch me!

    NurseSpeedy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility placed a security camera directly over the pixis in the med room where the wastes had to be recorded in the system. Didn’t have too much of a problem having a true witness once that...
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    Insulting pay raise

    NurseSpeedy replied to shakeytails's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same reaction when I advanced from CNA to LPN in the same hospital after passing the NCLEX. My new pay rate was a whopping 32 cents higher than my previous pay. Guess it’s a good thing I...
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    Force to change unit in the middle of shift

    NurseSpeedy replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    I've spent a 12 hour shift on three separate units, had three full groups of patients, and had to chart shift assessments, pass all their meds, and do any other care routinely scheduled. Plus there...
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    Holiday Bonus

    NurseSpeedy replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    The perfect food to help generate future revenue. I'm sure the private room for being a current employee is no longer a common 'spiff'
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    Holiday Bonus

    NurseSpeedy replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    One year it was a choice of turkey, ham, or fruit basket that we were supposed to pick up at work on a specific date. Instructions were sent to our work email that we can only access at work. Of...
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    Holiday Bonus

    NurseSpeedy replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    One year I got a $20 grocery store gift card. I went to use it and it was
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    Need help from anyone crafty

    NurseSpeedy replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    This is cute but I don't know if the child will know what a CD is or have a way to play the songs. I found out mine didn't know what one was when she asked me what a record was one day. I said, "like...