NurseSpeedy ADN, LPN, RN

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    Vomit Emergency

    NurseSpeedy replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I'd probably get myself in trouble by replying with something sarcastic like, "Great! You taught them well! At least this keeps the cleanup
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    Eccentric Doc

    NurseSpeedy replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a facility that had an involuntary psych unit. I worked 3-11 at the time and was on the medical floor that was adjacent to the psych wing. There was this one very flamboyant psychiatrist...
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    Eccentric Doc

    NurseSpeedy replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a doctor that worked on a rehab unit. Most of the patients were assigned to him. They always had about 20 vitamins each and everyone had B12 labs plus a B12 shot. One nurse questioned him...
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    Remember pagers?

    NurseSpeedy replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    You're not missing out on anything. I hear the phone ringing in my sleep. The thing rings nonstop-while I'm with patients, while I'm already using it to speak with a doctor, while I'm doing a sterile...
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    Would you call in sick?

    NurseSpeedy replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    As I've learned firsthand, this is could end just adding to the current
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    Would you call in sick?

    NurseSpeedy replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cancelled
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    I hate my current job and want to work in a hospital

    NurseSpeedy replied to nr92's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not going to judge you but I'm going to tell it to you straight. CNAs in a hospital where I am will be lucky to see $10/hr. LPNs cannot get hired into our systems but home health will hire you and...
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    When will the lice drama end???

    NurseSpeedy replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Up until about a year ago I didn't even know these type of companies existed-that was when I received an email looking for a nurse who would do head lice checks and treatments. Nope, no interest in...
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    No, you can't do that!

    NurseSpeedy replied to LoveMyRNlife's topic in General Nursing

    This just reminded me of a diabetic patient that I had in the hospital that called me on the phone to report she was having chest pain. So, a rapid response was called and the woman refused...
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    Alternate stethoscope ID?

    NurseSpeedy replied to adventure_rn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Whether you get it engraved or not, keep that thing on your person while at work. I had mine tagged with my name and cell phone number on it, left it in our documentation room when I ran to tend to a...
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    No, you can't do that!

    NurseSpeedy replied to LoveMyRNlife's topic in General Nursing

    We may not be able to respond this way, but I have had doctors at both nonprofit and for-profit hospitals do exactly that. Of course the patients that they did this with were completely alert and...
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    First clinical nightmare

    NurseSpeedy replied to Flylik3abr1's topic in General Students

    NCLEX pass rates near 100%. These numbers are based on the students that actually graduate from the program. If they fail the clinical they will either have to repeat it or get dropped from the...
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    Wheelchair and IV Pole

    NurseSpeedy replied to rachRN96's topic in General Students

    IV poles are top heavy and this is an accident waiting to happen. Patient guides pole, pole tips forward or to the side and rips the IV out....or worse, pole falls backward and lands on the patient. I...
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    Do healthcare administrators know one another?

    NurseSpeedy replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    I've always avoided social media like the ones listed above because I don't want an employer to be able to judge me based on what they may or may not find...then I googled my name and there is someone...
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    How many phone calls do you get as a bedside nurse?

    NurseSpeedy replied to RNgemini's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the phone constantly ringing when I worked the floor. So much to the point I had a patient volunteer to throw the thing in his freshly soiled commode (of course I could let him do it). The...
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    Should prn get weekend or holiday diff???

    NurseSpeedy replied to rechell1215's topic in General Nursing

    When I was PRN I got the weekend/shift differential, but my hourly wage was only $2 more per hour than I was making staff and my benefits were taken away...but aside from requiring two weekend shifts...
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    Getting Sick as a Nurse

    NurseSpeedy replied to EdwardE's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've worked in both an office setting and a hospital setting and I will say that when I worked in hospital I was more likely to call in sick, not because I got sick more frequently, but 12 hours...
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    2 full-time jobs?

    NurseSpeedy replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    Job availability is location specific. As long as you aren't too picky about where you want to live, then there's definitely jobs out there for ADNs. Bridging over with an RN to BSN online program...
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    Worried sick that I may have caught MRSA?

    NurseSpeedy replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    Or that the patient that you had for about a month that was discharged only days ago comes back into the ER and is just now put on airborne isolation precautions for TB because some genius thought the...
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    Job Search

    NurseSpeedy replied to nerdynurse7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Different areas will have different requirements. Places that are requiring a BSN plus experience probably have plenty of applicants to choose from. Depending on your situation, relocation may be the...
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    Well, there goes our bonus!

    NurseSpeedy replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    Unless it's sent to her electronically, then she's sure to get it completed in between
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    Denied from nursing school...

    NurseSpeedy replied to callmeachilles1's topic in General Students

    Yeah, no kidding. I remember one program requiring my entire k-12 grade transcripts. High school, SAT scores, and LPN program grades were not enough for that place. Sent me all over the place one...
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    Mandatory Hurricane Evacuation - Can I be Forced to Work?

    NurseSpeedy replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    I've never heard of patients being "unable to be moved". I worked for a trauma hospital that had to move everyone out (different reason but a quick evacuation of everyone). We were filled to capacity...
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    Help termination

    NurseSpeedy replied to Nursejh01's topic in Men in Nursing

    You can leave it off your resume but will need to include it when filling out an application where it asks for the employers for x number of years. Leaving it off and then finding it during a...
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    Outrageous Complaints

    NurseSpeedy replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient demanding "flan" with their tray. Sad thing is I had to discretely use my phone to google what on earth she was screaming about that wasn't on her plate like she had asked for from the...