poopylala

poopylala BSN, RN

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  1. clinical instructor versus didactic instructor pay

    poopylala posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi there, The nurses on my unit were discussing the current nursing world issues and one that came up was the shortage of nurses. I know a lot of that has to do with limited number of spots in nursing...

  2. Where to wear ID badge

    poopylala posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My scrubs don't have an upper chest pocket so when I begin clinicals for my BSN, I'm not sure where I wear my ID badge. I've seen some scrubs that have some kind of little extra piece of material or a...

  3. Question regarding overtime

    poopylala replied to Hopefulnurse1823's topic in General Nursing

    If you pick up one overtime shift per pay period where I work, it's worth it financially. Anything more than that and it gets eaten up in taxes. If you pick up extra hours somewhere else, you don't...

  4. Is it appropriate to say I have nursing experience if I have worked as a nurse's aide?

    poopylala replied to floatingrib's topic in Nursing Career

    nursing experience means literally experience as an RN, LVN, LPN but not an

  5. Bad back... Time for a desk job

    poopylala replied to Staragate's topic in Nursing Career

    I have no words other than I am in the same boat as you, just newer in the journey. Bad back due to psoriatic spondylitis and lupus, looking for next step to leave bedside in a year or two. As for why...

  6. What do nurse managers and clinical directors actually do?

    poopylala posted a topic in Nurse Management

    On any given day, what are the responsibilities you have as nurse manager or clinical director? I think management sounds fascinating and the 30+ year career nurses in my unit say they see me in...

  7. Wacky Nursing Dreams

    poopylala replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've had several! In one, I neglected to give any medications from 0300 to end of shift because I didn't feel like it and I charted it as such In one I had yesterday, I made an error at work and my...

  8. Flash flooding required to stay at hospital without pay

    poopylala replied to Lamarnurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm going to PM you about

  9. Social Media and Patients

    poopylala replied to NurseDrizzles's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's listed that I work at Hogwarts as a nurse lol I work in the burn unit and we have a lot of long term patients since we are mixed acuity and get to see our ICU patients downgrade to floor and...

  10. Non potty trained students.

    poopylala replied to peacockblue's topic in School

    During my community clinical rotation in school, I was at an elementary school and was so surprised at the number of FIFTH GRADERS who would wet their pants because they didn't feel like raising their...

  11. Hs senior in need of advice please!

    poopylala replied to MelaneyL's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can definitely do community college and transfer. So many people do that and it's not necessarily better or worse. Just depends on the school and what you can afford

  12. Santyl and wet to dry

    poopylala replied to jlynn2303's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    We do santyl, xeroform, and wet to dry dressing over

  13. Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    poopylala replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you pass it on in report, it should be only for the safety of nearby pedi patients or underage visitors. But when you say online, do you mean on the MAR? Or do you mean the other nurse googled the...

  14. Dating a former patient

    poopylala replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    What the actual ****.. No! This is a patient, former or otherwise, and that is a very unique position to be in. They trust in you to care for them and you are supposed to be the one responsible for...

  15. RN recovering from perfectionism burnout seeks experienced ICU advice

    poopylala replied to Good_day's topic in Critical Care

    ^^ I second that. I am a perfectionist and the ICU has been great for me because I can really focus on details with my patient and I start early for getting my supplies restocked in my room and...

  16. I'm interested in going into nursing and I have a few questions.

    poopylala replied to Jay1900's topic in General Nursing

    1) Not every nurse is naturally drawn to science. We tend to be drawn to caring. The science comes in to play when you're understanding the how's and why's of what's going on with the patient. It's...

  17. Multiple Offers in Houston/ Relocating

    poopylala replied to MommyRN15's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hermann laid off 350 non clinical employees. MD Anderson did the same thing and had a hiring freeze for RNs recently. Methodist, I don't know much about regarding their retention but they are a great...

  18. Multiple Offers in Houston/ Relocating

    poopylala replied to MommyRN15's topic in Texas Nursing

    I PMed you with info and the enrollments guide for Hermann

  19. Older nurses

    poopylala posted a topic in General Nursing

    I notice that most nurses now are younger rather than older (less than 35 years old). Where have all the older nurses gone? Do they tend to work in certain units at your hospital or work in

  20. Wound care at your facility

    poopylala posted a topic in General Nursing

    Where you work, who takes care of wound care? I just did a clinical shift and the physical therapists did it as they didn't employ wound nurses. Also, where you work, who drains a patient's

  21. Older nurses

    poopylala replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

    First off, I definitely do not think 35+ is "old" lol I'm not far behind in age myself. I drew a line at 35 to be the equatorial line in age groups. I see and have met mostly under 35 yo nurses in the...

  22. Older nurses

    poopylala replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

    Texas a medical center in Houston but really all the hospitals I did clinicals in around Houston had younger nurses. Mostly saw 23-35 year olds if

  23. May I interview you for my research paper?

    poopylala replied to MsMcJ's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1. How long have you been a nurse? 10 months! 2. What factors lead you to choose nursing as a career? I was pre-med and didn't feel the passion. Friends recommended nursing...

  24. Need responses from nurses who work with intubated/ventilated patients.

    poopylala replied to Lycoriselaine's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1)5 2)5 3) 3 4)5 5)

  25. CEU sources

    poopylala posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I received this NetCE for Texas Nurses catalog in the mail and I was curious if it really does meet the TX BON guidelines for CEUs as I can't clearly find any info online. If you can answer this, then...