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  1. Will there be too many nurses in the near future?

    beekee replied to DCubed's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing has many variables. There will likely always be a shortage of nurses willing to work in the less desirable locations in the less desirable positions (think rural, economically disadvantaged...

  2. Guilt for Asking for a Day Off?

    beekee replied to nursechilespice's topic in General Nursing

    You are and always will be an employee, nothing more. In the hospital? No pay. Best friend’s kid who’s a recent new grad needs a job? I bet they don’t hesitate to let you go. Continuing with...

  3. Does your employer charge you for PTO?

    beekee replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    How much time off are you getting if you “buy” it? How many hours a week do you work? What benefits do they offer If you work 2000 hours in a year at $35/hr and take 80 hours off at no pay,...

  4. Chipotle Nurse Appreciation Day 6/4

    beekee posted a topic in General Nursing

    NURSES BOGO

  5. Shy and Anxious New Grad RN in LTC

    beekee replied to rmsRN95's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Be kind to yourself. You have been a working nurse for ONE week! Of course you are nervous and overwhelmed. You will find your groove, learn the various units and the residents, it’ll just take...

  6. New nurse guilt

    beekee replied to Guest1119933's topic in General Nursing

    I remember with much guilt one particular case as well. I’ve had other patients go south, but my first has stuck with me hard over the years. Intellectually, I know I didn’t cause the patient’s...

  7. Is it like this everywhere now?

    beekee replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    In my area, BSN is preferred, but ADNs get hired all the time, even in the highly sought after specialty areas. No requirement to obtain

  8. CEUs

    beekee replied to TexasLVN91's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    See https://www.bon.texas.gov/education_continuing_education.asp#D for general requirements. You will also want to review https://www.bon.texas.gov/education_continuing_education.asp#Z. As far as...

  9. Notified of call before being on call

    beekee replied to rlgiv's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have the same manager as the one who is requiring staff write the expiration date on each individual alcohol swab? Geez. She’s wrong. Apparently, you should be at the ready to come in 24/7...

  10. PCCN CERT

    beekee replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in Cardiac

    I used the same book and app. No boot camp. I did buy the online review course from AACN, but I found it pretty useless. Passed, first attempt. It was easier than I was expecting. Good

  11. What does it take to succeed in the ICU?

    beekee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’m a med-surg nurse with three years of experience. I never saw myself as an ICU nurse, but lately, I’ve been toying with the idea. I think I need a new challenge. What qualities make a good...

  12. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    beekee replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn’t it make more sense to fire the experienced nurses? What good is it to hire cheaper nurses for a week? They aren’t even on the floor. It’s just 40 hours of waste, albeit $2/hr less...

  13. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    beekee replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    My experience with nursing is vastly different than OP. I have definitely expressed frustrations on AN, but... I’ve never been bullied. I’ve never been fired. Quite the contrary, my bosses...

  14. Huge disaster

    beekee replied to Nursinglearningeveryday's topic in Patient Medications

    You might want to consider hiring an

  15. Questions about foot care / looking for free foot care CEs

    beekee replied to jeremymgood's topic in General Specialties

    Some are foot care, some are general wound care. Hopefully, you will find what you need for free. Indian Health Services: Diabetes Foot Care:...

  16. I am not good at nursing

    beekee replied to Lostinorlando's topic in General Nursing

    If this is your major mistake that is leading to believe you suck as a nurse, I got news for you. This ain’t nothing. None of us are perfect, especially not at the six month mark. This mistake...

  17. Patient discharged with elevated troponin levels?

    beekee replied to CPLibra's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Where I work, this patient wouldn’t have even seen a cardiologist. Discharge based on what you wrote would not be unusual or suspect at

  18. Concerned

    beekee replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t do dialysis; I work on a med surg floor. If I need to give a blood pressure med and the vitals haven’t been done, and the patient needs more water and needs to go to the bathroom, I’m...

  19. Concerned

    beekee replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I couldn’t disagree with you more. We need to work as a team, not create task

  20. Wise One Liners

    beekee replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorites! It’s a corollary of “That’s a day shift

  21. Nursing type that doesn't involve giving injections and shots

    beekee replied to CheesePimiento's topic in General Nursing

    I’m going to agree with the previous poster, you need to get a handle on your anxiety. I suppose it’s possible to have a private duty client that doesn’t need any injections. But, between...

  22. Starting in Tele

    beekee replied to Sumdaymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Things that are going to be a little different: 1. Know the patient’s diet and if a fluid restriction exists. Also some will have no caffeine orders, which includes decaf and even chocolate. And...

  23. What does it take to succeed in the ICU?

    beekee replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the tips. I have pretty good spidey sense. It’s tough to develop really strong critical thinking on the floor, because I’m often just in task mode due to the sheer volume of...

  24. Transitioning from post acute to ICU-- - Tips Appreciated.

    beekee replied to bsntocrna's topic in General Nursing

    With being away from the bedside for three years and having no acute care experience, I suspect that jumping into the ICU will be difficult (but that depends somewhat on where you are located). I...

  25. Concerned

    beekee replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    It appears your perception of your working relationship is different than the techs’ perception of it. The truth is likely somewhere between what you are saying and what the techs are saying....