Green Tea, RN

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  1. Should I do this?

    Green Tea, RN replied to Lizliz24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can check out an anatomy and physiology book at a local library and see if you are willing to give it a try. Taking a class is not the only way to

  2. Extremely Lost...Graduated with B.S. in Biology but Decided to Pursue Nursing

    Green Tea, RN replied to grand_theft_avocado's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you really need to be a breadwinner right away and your ultimate goal is to be an RN, you should get an CNA certificate and work as a CNA for now. Unfortunately, you cannot be an RN

  3. Going back to school...but idk what for?

    Green Tea, RN replied to Egesse's topic in Nursing Career

    I graduated from a nursing school 6 years ago, and I am planning to leave nursing for good in next three years. Unfortunately, nursing was not for me. I work part-time now and take classes at local...

  4. Witholding PRN pain meds

    Green Tea, RN replied to Wennie,BSN,RN's topic in General World

    I do not mind giving PRN pain meds even if some nurses on the floor say the patient is an addict because we, after all, cannot fix his/her addiction by withholding it during the short hospital stay....

  5. Benefits over passion?

    Green Tea, RN replied to KJCnango's topic in General Nursing

    I work in OR. When we are not busy like in summer, they send nurses home early. I don't mind this much because I am single with no kids, but my colleagues who support family have hard

  6. Is it best for the new nurse to start with night shift?

    Green Tea, RN replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights on med surg as a new graduate. I didn't feel it was a slower pace personally. Night nurse has more patients and often times with little help (less CNAs on the floor at night)....

  7. not sure what to do

    Green Tea, RN replied to Ambersmom's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, why did you choose the job in the first

  8. Wearing scrubs home?

    Green Tea, RN replied to Lee_Ryan's topic in General Nursing

    I work in OR in the us. I go to work in my street clothes, and I get my scrubs from a scrub machine before my shift starts. I like this way because I need to do laundry less at

  9. Just tell me to hang in there

    Green Tea, RN replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You'd better take advantage of the time in your hand. If I were you, I would get CNA certification and work as one. And I would start reading for pathophysiology, med-surg, pharmacology, and mental...

  10. Nursing and overtime?

    Green Tea, RN replied to fishguy909's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a facility which has issues in retaining nurses. When I was working on a med surg floor, I met a few nurses who worked like 5-6 12 hour shifts a week to make extra money. One was a...

  11. Had to work as CNA

    Green Tea, RN replied to Sol95's topic in General Nursing

    This is nothing new to me. When I was a nurse on med-surg, they assigned a nurse to a nurse aide role when nurse aide was short. Actually I liked it when I played the role of a nurse aide. No...

  12. Am I overthinking this?!

    Green Tea, RN replied to Kstevens828's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in the OR. When my patient is ready and the surgeon does not show up after paging, i usually ask somebody to go check on the surgeon. If it fails, I will call the charge nurse, express my...

  13. Downstaffing

    Green Tea, RN replied to KSjo88's topic in General Nursing

    I feel you that this is an awful practice prevalent in nursing. When I was on a med surg floor, they intentionally assigned as small number of nurses possible to save money by reducing nurses/putting...

  14. Nursing, engineering or comm degree?

    Green Tea, RN replied to Breegall93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you just wanna work in a hospital setting, I would recommend you to be a CNA. The training is much shorter and affordable than getting a degree in nursing. I am an RN and actually regret that I...

  15. New Grad RN, Hating my life

    Green Tea, RN replied to KCNewRN8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you have to work full-time? If the answer is "no" and your manager allows, why don't you be part time? Also, just being part time temporary is okay. I personally don't want to work full time as a...

  16. Whenever I start missing bedside nursing. . .

    Green Tea, RN replied to Camino77's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nursing student, I did my clinical on a med surg floor and the ratio was 1:4 (nights). I liked it. I became an RN and started working on another hospital's med surg. The ratio was 1:7...

  17. Struggling to find right fit, need help

    Green Tea, RN replied to Jomsn2017's topic in General Specialties

    I have worked in the OR over a year (following a year of med surg), and I agree with you about the statement above. I'm tired of some people in the OR who abuse work/co-workers. In addition, it's a...

  18. Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    Green Tea, RN replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    I work part time (0.5 FTE) as an RN and take classes at local college for non-nursing master's degree. I can do this because RN's hourly wage is fairly good (also, I'm single with no kids) and the job...

  19. What's your patient-nurse ratio at your hospitals?

    Green Tea, RN replied to dianearc's topic in General Nursing

    Mine was 7 patients per nurse when I was on med-surg (night shift). What did I do? I chose to leave and started working in the

  20. Non-nursing first job?

    Green Tea, RN replied to NurseandMa's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you, I might wanna take the non-nursing job although it depends what "a really nice job offer" means.. Actually my first job after nursing school was not in nursing. I moved to a foreign...

  21. is nursing right for me?

    Green Tea, RN replied to uncertain's topic in General Students

    A little bit of about myself first. I found I didn't like nursing once I got into a four year BSN nursing program. I didn't quit nursing school just because I worked very hard to get into the program....

  22. I quit my job. No backup. But I feel ecstatic!

    Green Tea, RN replied to jadams92's topic in Nursing Career

    I became part time (0.5 FTE) about two months ago and started schooling for non-nursing master's degree. I have total two years of nursing experience (med-surg and OR). My plan is to be completely out...

  23. New Grad but 2-Years out.. Could use some serious Nursing Wisdom!

    Green Tea, RN replied to tcaf's topic in Nursing Career

    I got my BSN and passed NCLEX and then moved to a foreign country where my family lived. I worked in non nursing field in the country 3 and 1/2 years and moved backed to the us. I was open to...

  24. Would you have gone to nursing school....

    Green Tea, RN replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not happy with my career choice either. I have 2+ years of experience (med-surg and OR). I don't think I can do this job for next 30 years, so I take classes for a master's degree (non-nursing)...

  25. Why is nursing school so strict?

    Green Tea, RN replied to lifeisgood00's topic in General Students

    By reading your topic, I got an impression that you may be experiencing reality shock in a nursing school. More than a decade ago, I worked very hard and got into a competitive nursing program. I was...