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  1. Need advice!

    beekee replied to vpollic1's topic in Nursing Career

    I haven't done it, but it sounds like you really want to and just want some reassurance. So, go for it! If you are worried about hating it and wanting to go back, stay on as PRN....but I don't think...

  2. What do you think will happen if we actually achieve truly safe staffing ratios?

    beekee replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be willing to make less so I didn't have to feel like an utter failure most days too. I was offered a job once. They enticed me with lower nurse to patient ratios than what I was use to. Then I...

  3. Influenza vaccine

    beekee replied to Grobyc82's topic in Patient Education

    Yeah, the good lord was TRYING to keep her safe by making it easy, convenient and free to get the flu

  4. Should I leave nursing?

    beekee replied to m1995's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As best I can feel, most nursing jobs suck for the first year or two. If you keep switching, you'll never get comfortable. I agree with the previous poster, going to medical school because you hate...

  5. New Grad Nurse With 5mos to Spare

    beekee replied to hastynurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are going to wait 5 months to start a job? And that job is temporary/just for the summer? My initial reaction is that's a mistake. But I need more information. What are your career

  6. I am being discriminated against because I am a male nurse

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

    Is there any way to arrange for a blood test in lieu of a urine test if appropriate staff are not available when you need to

  7. Forced resignation?

    beekee replied to ThatBear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You do realize that if you don't resign you will be fired, right? It's time to start looking for another

  8. Excessive Absenteeism in the Nursing Profession

    beekee replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    When it's next to impossible to take a vacation day, it sometimes requires you to call in sick. Where I work, if we really need or want a day off, it's "safer" to call in sick than to ask for it off....

  9. Worried sick that I may have caught MRSA?

    beekee replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    You are going to love the day you come to work and discover your patient from the day before is now on airborne precautions to rule out TB. Good

  10. 2 full-time jobs?

    beekee replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I should have looked! The maximum you can borrow is $57,500 for undergraduates-No more than $23,000 of this amount may be in subsidized loans. Right now, the interest rate is 5.05%. That means...

  11. 2 full-time jobs?

    beekee replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    I'll try again, but you seem dead set of mortgaging your future to continue on this ill-advised path. Loan repayment per month for $200,000 at 4% interest: 10 years: $2,024.90 20 years: $1,211.96 30...

  12. What to do?? A whole BOX of crazy!!!

    beekee replied to prettywishes's topic in General Nursing

    You are going to need to learn to stand up for yourself. You might as well start

  13. 2 full-time jobs?

    beekee replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    Can you take a year off from your school, try to get in somewhere else and return if you cannot? $200,000 is a crippling amount of debt. I would do whatever I could to avoid that. It means no house,...

  14. Denied from nursing school...

    beekee replied to callmeachilles1's topic in General Students

    There are oodles of people in a similar situation. I bombed college the first time and it counted against me when I wanted to go to nursing school more than 20 years later AND after being successful...

  15. Do nurse residencies hire non-new grads?

    beekee replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    "I had personal (family, health) issues that prevented me from working. However, those issues have been completely resolved and I am ready to return to nursing." I'd probably vaguely use the ill...

  16. Do nurse residencies hire non-new grads?

    beekee replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You got fired after 9 months and have been out of work for 18. Time to apply to anywhere and everywhere, including LTC, rehab, assisted living, home care, dialysis, ANYTHING. You can work your way...

  17. Med carts with no drawers

    beekee replied to Astral Walker's topic in Patient Medications

    We don't use med carts in the hospital I work at. We get the meds from the Pyxis and scan using a computer in the room. As for supplies, I plan ahead. If I'm hanging an IV, I bring tubing, curios, and...

  18. Moving to day shift?

    beekee replied to clh8987's topic in General Nursing

    Can you pick up a couple shifts on days for a "test run"? Maybe doing it a couple times will give you a better idea how it will be

  19. DUI as an RN

    beekee replied to Joshua126's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You should consult with an attorney well versed in licensing issues. Once you decline the diversion program, you are referred to the enforcement division for investigation and possible discipline....

  20. Allnurses helped me get my act together (almost quit nursing)

    beekee replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    Technically, fifth job. There was a 2-day stint in home health. Same drama, different job. She was fired after 2 years at her first job, then quit after 3 months, fired after 3 months, quit after a...

  21. Help please ! Nursing Advocacy

    beekee replied to CDWARD13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Lots of people post homework here. We help, but we don't do it. If you post your ideas, we will help

  22. Am I a woosy for feeling 5 patients is too much on a medsurg floor

    beekee replied to PaperPushingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't disagree, but I get 6 and we routinely take ICU transfers from outstate hospitals. ICU there, med surg for me. So, it totally depends on acuity. If they truly require ICU level care, then...

  23. Plea deal with felonies dropped

    beekee replied to Vinya23's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    See https://dsps.wi.gov/Credentialing/General/FM2252.pdf for Wisconsin reporting requirements. And https://www.idfpr.com/renewals/apply/forms/rn-ex.pdf for Illinois. It sounds like you have a...

  24. Can I please get a Parking Spot!

    beekee replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital discontinued the off-site parking shuttle. You can park for free, but it's a

  25. Continue Nursing Education courses for Non-practicing RN license holders

    beekee replied to Nancy75822's topic in General Nursing

    What are you researching? I'd use something related to