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nurseactivist

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  1. Med Fillers, Stabilizers, Dyes

    nurseactivist replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, broke out in hives at injection site for IV benadryl. Doc thought it was most likely a preservative in the

  2. I was happy once. Then I became a nurse

    nurseactivist replied to ebart03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Consider that the your current position is just not a good fit. There are so many fascinating areas of nursing and bedside nursing is not for everyone. Start thinking about what you might like or...

  3. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    nurseactivist replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Focus on getting acute care experience and then find where your passion lies. After you know what type of nursing you want to do, then you can shop around for the best salary. I had a 40 year career...

  4. Are we "semi-professionals"

    nurseactivist replied to GastroAwesome's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of nurses are civil service, too. Including me! (now gloriously

  5. Screaming match with my preceptor

    nurseactivist replied to jherd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think your response was a result of the ongoing cumulative treatment you received. All we can do is learn from our mistakes. In the future, if not being precepted in a professional, respectful...

  6. Secret to getting an L&D position

    nurseactivist replied to lambriek's topic in Nursing Career

    Many nurses do post-partum, WBN first and then transfer. In the hospital where I worked, you could train to be a volunteer doula. That would give you a glimse into the world of L&D and might...

  7. nervous - If you had misdemeanors expunged, can a level 2 for nursing find them?

    nurseactivist replied to kimmie101's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I would get an opinion from an attorney. There is a legal definition of "expunged." You need to see if this applies in your state and seek counsel from a professional possibly

  8. Psych nurses being forced to float to med surg and tele?

    nurseactivist replied to lovetosleep's topic in Psychiatric

    I looked at several union contracts and found a few things that might be helpful. One large HMO has to pay a 5% differential to any nurse required to float after adequate training. A real motivation...

  9. Got hit on by a patient and it wasn't a granny.

    nurseactivist replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    This wanna be "granny" also enjoys a cute guy, although she would never hit on

  10. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    nurseactivist replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Patient had throat surgery to treat obstruction causing sleep apnea. (can't remember name of procedure). Patient had surgery at our hospital, but surgeon was from another huge HMO. The huge HMO was...

  11. Unhappy CNA on night shift. Help?

    nurseactivist replied to michigan94's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You are combining two things which can both be challenging, twelve hours shifts and nights. It might help if you can figure out which is more problematic for you. Some workers never get used to...

  12. Requesting words of encouragement… I’m a new grad having a breakdown at work right now.

    nurseactivist replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "What if he codes?" Critically ill, unstable patients code. Every death is not your personal failure. Try to look at it objectively. Yes, Ms. Smith died. She is 95 years old had Ca, CHF, renal...

  13. New nurse-what do I bring daily for work?

    nurseactivist replied to Kebby1016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    (I am retired from the ancient days) Clipboard bright color because it helped me hold onto report, cheat sheets without losing or setting down a single sheet of paper. (No time to be searching for...

  14. How often did YOU see the school nurse?

    nurseactivist replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    About the third grade, the whole school lined up for polio vaccine. In 5th grade woke up in princpal's office smelling ammonia inhalant after fainting. Hypoglycemia, which I have to this day. In...

  15. Any recommendations for arch pain?

    nurseactivist replied to Ankh's topic in General Nursing

    Orthotics were a life saver. Custom can be expensive and not covered. Now you can buy the "average orthotics" and try to see if that fits your needs. Dr. Andrew Weill has a brand of shoes called...

  16. Top ethical concerns to RNs

    nurseactivist replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

    After retiring from 40 years of nursing, there are two that stick in my mind. Once was a critical patient, post-op bilateral amputee, heart failure, eventually required a trache. She used to mouth...

  17. Psych me up-- union negotiations!

    nurseactivist replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    You can review many contracts online. Just look up some unions and see if the nurse's are included in the teacher's union contract. Where I am, the teacher's are not part of the county and though...

  18. Psych me up-- union negotiations!

    nurseactivist replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    You can review many contracts online. Just look up some unions and see if the nurse's are included in the teacher's union contract. Where I am, the teacher's are not part of the county and though...

  19. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    nurseactivist replied to morman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Inform the other witness that your are both mandated reporters. You must report and the other witness is risking being in trouble for not reporting. Both of you go and report it to the

  20. opinions on nurses going on strike

    nurseactivist replied to Yerani27's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Thank you for clarifying. Yes there are many travelers who do not cross picket lines. However, there are traveling agencies that are specifically set up to break strikes and that is who I was...

  21. Crisis/strike travel

    nurseactivist replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    The needle safety devices came from unions. Right now in California the unions are working on OSHA standards for preventing workplace violence. Any union is only as strong as its

  22. "On my last leg"

    nurseactivist replied to TU RN's topic in General Nursing

    There are many paths in nursing. There are UR, case management, home health, school nursing. If you have BSN, PHN there is public health nursing. There are clinics. Nurses with critical care...

  23. RN Moving to San Francisco, CA

    nurseactivist replied to koalim1's topic in General Nursing

    Don't limit yourself to SF. The Bay Area is quite large and has fantastic public transit. The state of CA if often hiring RNs, but their pay is about 30 % less than county, private hospitals. The...

  24. Pension over tuition

    nurseactivist replied to MindeMalcomson's topic in General Nursing

    A defined pension benefit is not the same thing as a 401, 403. Most of the defined pensions are in the public sector. You must know how long it takes to be vested. Vesting lengths have recently...

  25. Aging Nurses - Where do we go?

    nurseactivist replied to TamDar429's topic in General Nursing

    I stepped down from full time heavy hospital work to a part-time clinic job. Eventually went to desk work, Utilization Review and then to Case Management. Case management included desk work and...