thevez

thevez

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  1. Leave Great Job?

    thevez replied to WhiteBird2's topic in General Nursing

    Don't leave the job that makes you happy. Seriously, follow what your heart says because ultimately it will be all about YOU in the end.

  2. That nagging feeling...

    thevez replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've had this situation where my patient kept saying she's weak to the point that she couldn't do therapy. I scratched my head and went back to her history. She has history of hypokalemia, checked her...

  3. That nagging feeling...

    thevez replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What does DT and AWAS mean? thank

  4. New Nurse, New Job in Postpartum...Worse Than I Could Have Imagined

    thevez replied to Holdsteady11's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Put this on your wall somewhere IT GETS BETTER. It will. Wait for 6 months mark and see how you have improved. I bet you're not the only on receiving complaints. Don't be too hard on yourself. You're...

  5. Verbally, mentally & emotionally abused by patient where do I turn.

    thevez replied to nowdistracted's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I met two of these patients before. So far, I have not met another one yet and praying that I

  6. Crazy clinicals instructor doesn't like us using the restroom?

    thevez replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Students

    In California, what did Cesar Chavez and all the minority farm workers do to labor laws? They rallied and fight for our rights to be able to have FAIR labor privileges. This is a violation and you...

  7. Did anyone judge you for being a male nurse?

    thevez replied to ddane94's topic in Men in Nursing

    It sucks that L and D oftentimes refuse male student nurses in the delivery

  8. I must vent...

    thevez replied to Lola7211's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate, I had one MD who would ask me 1 question and if he sees I don't know what to do, he would grab another nurse he knows and ask the same question in front of me while I try to collect...

  9. Being Nurse Ratched

    thevez replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haven't watched this movie and never will I think. I don't care if I'm called names as long as I'm doing my job right and I'm focusing on my patients' well being UNLESS they refuse then yeah but...

  10. Job Hopper, concerned

    thevez replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Before you apply to a job, please do us a favor and research about the working conditions. It will save you from job hopping. If your job is dangerous to you and to your patients, you have to be...

  11. Uncensored Thoughts of a Nurse Interviewer

    thevez replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    It's for an ICU internship. No interview confirmation yet but I am very interested. Thank

  12. Uncensored Thoughts of a Nurse Interviewer

    thevez replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    I am aiming for a nursing internship job at the moment. Thank you for this article. Reading through it made me take out some pointers on how to make myself stand out. Also, do you have any advice on...

  13. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    thevez replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Always think before you speak. However you delivered an honest statement will depend if you are rude or not. Eg: You don't know how to start an IV? Vs What parts of starting an IV do you need help...

  14. New Grad feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless

    thevez replied to MedSurgRN193's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You have to have a channel to put all your concerns. WRITE IT DOWN AND LEAVE IT THERE. You are not the only one that can harm a patient, all of us as we step on that hospital floor or wherever we work...

  15. Just a Nurse

    thevez replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Just a nurse is like looking down on my career as one. I am proud to be a nurse. I am not JUST a nurse. The more a nurse thinks they are just that, the more they will get abused by the system. I...

  16. Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    thevez replied to kmarieCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    Give new nurses chances to experience

  17. Feeling defeated

    thevez replied to PixieRN14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't do everything on your own. Delegate. You will get

  18. Concerns, asked to resign, etc.

    thevez replied to LostKitten's topic in General Nursing

    Arrive early to

  19. "He wants his Ativan? Well I'm not giving it to him"

    thevez replied to learnfromthis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I dislike this type of nurses. They need to atleast relay the information on why they are not giving

  20. My big mouth

    thevez posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it wrong to express your frustrations with co workers when at work? 7 patients in a weekend 1 CNA on the floor on a DAY shift with 30 patients? I was so frustrated I accidentally blurted out that I...

  21. To report or not to report

    thevez replied to workinmomRN2012's topic in Rehabilitation

    If this risk my patient, I would report it RIGHT

  22. Nurses who work on the stroke unit

    thevez replied to jead1's topic in Rehabilitation

    Go to med/surg if you want to learn more about acute care and more skills and then transfer to rehab when you get more experiences in

  23. Rehab Woes

    thevez replied to txnurse2014's topic in Rehabilitation

    It's a new facility, but I feel like you're in hell. Get out of that place. I work in rehab as well and we do our admissions and patient care like the first response has said. Your place is not a...

  24. My big mouth

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

    Lol yesterday, my lip was bleeding at work, maybe due to frustration, I subconsciously was biting my lip for the longest time. Thanks for the tip

  25. When is it delegation and when is it "Being bossy"???

    thevez replied to SNBTaylor's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's so hard especially when some CNAs cannot do things that they should be doing even if not being asked "Like checking if an incontinent patient is wet, preparing them for therapies (working in...