NurseIndependa

NurseIndependa

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  1. Spouses on opposite shifts

    NurseIndependa replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry if this is negative, but I hate when people post this sort of stuff (usually it is on Facebook and not here). My own "beautiful lil angel" is active duty military. During his last deployment,...

  2. 12 hr shift makeup routine

    NurseIndependa replied to RN_srs's topic in General Nursing

    My skin is so sensitive that I hate wearing much makeup. I usually just put on NYX spot concealer and bare minerals powder. This is my routine every day, whether I am at work or

  3. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    NurseIndependa replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am in a 5 month ER orientation, so the nurse manager asked me and the others orienting to not work the holidays (since it would be time and a half). Perfectly fine with me! But hubby is military and...

  4. Narrowing Down Schools for MSN Education

    NurseIndependa posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am currently looking into a few universities that offer part time and online MSN classes. I would like to eventually go into education. I had some standing criteria (affordable tuition, accredited,...

  5. ER ADVICE

    NurseIndependa replied to meech2015's topic in Emergency

    I've got to add on to this. If you take part in an excellent residency program, that will truly prepare you. My unit has a 5 month residency and uses the ENA modules as well as their other recommended...

  6. Question about weekend schedules

    NurseIndependa replied to melc0305's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, it's every third weekend for me. But at the other hospital I was a tech at last year, they had weekend option RNs. All the non weekend option RNs only had to do 2 weekend shifts per month...

  7. Are most new grad RN preceptors like this on the first day?

    NurseIndependa replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am in a new grad residency. Your preceptor sounds like one on our unit (luckily, not mine). During the first shift, while I shadowed my preceptor to understand the flow of the ER, the other...

  8. Medications in the Modern ED

    NurseIndependa replied to jep395's topic in Emergency

    Thank you for this! I am a new nurse and really trying to learn my "common ER meds" like the back of my hand. I have encountered many of

  9. What skill videos should a new ER nurse be watching

    NurseIndependa replied to SallyRN15's topic in Emergency

    I am a new grad too and worked in the ER for a month now. So far, I have seen a lot of: foley catheters, starting IVs, bladder scans, splinting, CPR, suctioning, NG tubes, suturing and wound...

  10. Staff Development

    NurseIndependa replied to BusiestBSN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    That may be something more appropriate for a separate post because it is a very good question, but not relevant to the OP's

  11. RN that doesn't want to be an NP

    NurseIndependa replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    To each his or her own. When I worked a couple days ago, I felt helpless as a RN. The doc was taking forever to see patients and put in orders. My poor patient had a work related accident and severe...

  12. Frugality thead:work less, spend less

    NurseIndependa replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Newlywed & new nurse here. My spouse is active duty military so he does not make much but makes up for it in benefits & basic housing allowance. I did take a Dave Ramsey class before getting...

  13. How many schools did you apply to?

    NurseIndependa posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    And how many did you get into? I am just trying to get an idea of the average number of NP schools that applicants apply

  14. Missing my AN friends

    NurseIndependa replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Next time provide links if you can... because I want to read all of

  15. MSN with the most versatility

    NurseIndependa posted a topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate insight on this. I know each MSN (NP, CNS, educator, administrator, informatics, etc.) has a different role and really depends on the student's interests. But which MSN provides the most...

  16. WDYT? Sticking up for myself or...

    NurseIndependa replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I am a little confused. Are you being asked to shadow at your facility or not? When I was a CNA (and even as a new nurse applying for jobs) some hospitals had these shadowing experience and called...

  17. MSN with the most versatility

    NurseIndependa replied to NurseIndependa's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking management briefly, but I really do not want the manager role. It would also be hard to work up the chain if I am moving every few years. I was originally looking to becoming a nurse...

  18. Good nurse novels to read?

    NurseIndependa replied to BIGT68's topic in General Nursing

    That was a great book! I read it 2 weeks ago. I love her other book (Tending Lives) that similar in that it interviews nurses who worked at local hospitals during the Oklahoma City bombings. I wish...

  19. What is your dream unit?

    NurseIndependa replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    I really want to get into the VA eventually. I love my vets & also enjoy the older adult/geriatric population. I also think a geriatric ED sounds awesome because I am currently working in the ED...

  20. Good nurse novels to read?

    NurseIndependa replied to BIGT68's topic in General Nursing

    I second this! I read this book last month and it was very well written. I have read Robbins' previous work (about sororities and high school over achievers) and really enjoy her books. Tilda Shalof...

  21. Any single nurses with a puppy?

    NurseIndependa replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    I am not single, but I do have 3 dogs & a spouse who is in the military (lots of traveling!). I second the whole doggie daycare idea. Even just one day/week can really tire your dog out. Also,...

  22. Failed NCLEX, should I become a CNA?

    NurseIndependa replied to stephjane's topic in General Nursing

    Why waste money on a CNA course when you could use that money to take a NCLEX review course or make a payment towards your loans? If you are that desperate for money and do not want to defer loan...

  23. How much of your cohort did you "lose"?

    NurseIndependa replied to LoriRNCM's topic in General Students

    I was in a BSN program, which I transferred into and only did my nursing clinical courses there. We started with 44 and had 24 by the time we graduated. We lost a majority of those students at the...

  24. Poll: Nurse and law enforcement couples

    NurseIndependa replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on the app so cannot access the poll right now. But my husband is active duty military & I guess qualifies. The base we are currently stationed at has many military/nurse couples. Maybe some...

  25. RED flags to look for when interviewing

    NurseIndependa replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    This goes along with your mass hiring statement, but I would like to add the amount of experience the nurses on the unit have. For example: if every nurse has less than one year of experience, that is...