RatherBHiking BSN, RN

RatherBHiking has 33 years experience as a BSN, RN.

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   Backsliding in new specialty

   RatherBHiking replied to AngelRay's topic in General Nursing

   That's a lot of new specialties. I feel like six weeks wouldn't even be long enough. I did once with a job and it was because of the lack of support. I was constantly being hung out to dry and when...
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   New Grad seeking advice + reassurance: I will be taking 7 patients on med surg day shift

   RatherBHiking replied to emmaroseRN's topic in General Nursing

   You'll learn great time management skills you can take with you anywhere. Take care of the patients, pass the meds, do the things and get to the charting when you can. You may have to stay over and...
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   Too Many Visits - advice for teachers?

   RatherBHiking replied to moreoreo's topic in School

   All of these suggestions are good ones that I have implemented or tried out. I've worked in many different schools and have found there's always one or two teachers who just DO NOT CARE why their...
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   Transition to School Nursing

   RatherBHiking replied to erinsbigsister's topic in School

   Congrats! Sounds like you're excited and I hope you enjoy it! I spent 20 years in school nursing. I never once had to administer an epi pen so it's not a common thing. Lots of asthma attacks,...
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   should I return to a job that I left 2 years ago?

   RatherBHiking replied to treeye's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Take it from someone who is notorious for going back to previous jobs because I've missed something about them....don't. There are no perfect jobs. They all have good and bad. You left for a reason...
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   Transferred from L&D to the OR

   RatherBHiking replied to AuroraBorealis's topic in Operating Room

   The original post looks like it was from 2017 but I felt like I could've written that myself except the amount of experience in each wasn't the same. I wanted to try the OR for a new experience,...
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   How long did it take for you to know if you were going to like being a circulator?

   RatherBHiking replied to RatherBHiking's topic in Operating Room

   Thank you for your replies! It's definitely hard going back to not knowing anything and feeling so lost after feeling competent for so long. It's almost like a whole new career in many ways. It's so...
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   How long did it take for you to know if you were going to like being a circulator?

   RatherBHiking posted a topic in Operating Room

   Did you enjoy it right away or did it take a while? Or maybe you grew to like it after a certain amount of time? I've been there a little over 2 months so far and I thought I didn't enjoy the first...
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   I need your advice/opinion desperately

   RatherBHiking replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

   There's nothing wrong with that. You are learning what your strengths and weaknesses are and you learn all kinds of things from every job you have no matter how short or long you've had it. I hope you...
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    Made a huge mistake as a new grad

    RatherBHiking replied to Peaceofnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Every single nurse has made a dumb mistake at some point or will. We are all human. Don't beat yourself up. Learn from it and move on. Thankfully no major harm was done. I bet you'll never make that...
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    I need your advice/opinion desperately

    RatherBHiking replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

    One day you're going to look back at this and think oh wow it really wasn't THAT big of a deal. You didn't harm her. Some people are difficult to work with and you can't please them no matter what you...
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    Do you feel kid are sicker today than before?

    RatherBHiking replied to sergel02's topic in School

    I had a student who kept having these issues and repeated requests for an inhaler, Dr visit etc nothing ever done as the poor child is suffering. I almost called an ambulance for him more than once...
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    Do you feel kid are sicker today than before?

    RatherBHiking replied to sergel02's topic in School

    When I first started school nursing 30 yrs ago we had maybe 5 diabetics in the entire county (around 25 schools back then) to now we have 2-3 diabetics per grade school (high school there's 8-15). So...
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    Returning at 62

    RatherBHiking replied to hereagain's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the area but around here you'd be hired in a heartbeat. They'd just treat you like a new grad basically. I didn't do well with night shift when I was younger and was really nervous...
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    Might be my last school year

    RatherBHiking replied to wishfulbiscuits's topic in School

    You've done this job long enough to know whether it's for you or not. If you're this miserable it's time to get out. I remember coming home at the end of the day exhausted and irritable. I lived for...