GeminiNurse29

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  1. Why do RNs choose to work in nursing homes?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to usethehaldol's topic in General Nursing

    Did it for 3 months. God bless LTC nurses and cnas and staff. I loved the patient population but not the politics of running that facility. They had major issues and still

  2. How to "calm" down autistic pediatric patient?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to carti's topic in General Nursing

    I have an ASD baby who’s nonverbal. It’s a huge spectrum. Didn’t read all the replies but please talk to her therapy team (is she getting speech, OT, ABA?). And interact with her! Treat her...

  3. Special Needs Facility Job With 20 Patients

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Elven_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on acuity. Like are the patients ambulatory? Long term and stable? Tube feeds or no? What kind of meds? Aggression? And who’s training you? What about if you need orders or have to...

  4. Would you consider this putting patient safety at risk

    GeminiNurse29 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So this weekend we were short staffed in urgent care. I do phone triage along with two other nurses. There’s usually a charge on days and one on evenings that does nurse visits (throat swabs, flu...

  5. Seniority and preferential scheduling

    GeminiNurse29 replied to 1MoreCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like seniority is common. Where I used to work, inpatient psych, the senior nurses got to pick vacation and time off requests first yearly. Sucks about the day-night rotation. That’s why I...

  6. What was your first job as a new graduate?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Very first job was a M-F 9-5 wellness RN position in a long term care facility on the memory care unit. Had no idea what I was in for as state came 2 weeks after I started. Lasted 89 days. The...

  7. New to working overnights

    GeminiNurse29 replied to CamMc's topic in General Nursing

    Clarify with the facility before you accept any position. Ask what their rotation is if any. I worked nights as a psych nurse. Do you have any kids? Young ones? Or spouse? Believe me, it’ll...

  8. Workplace Violence in Healthcare: Nurses, What is Being Done to Protect Us?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    He was a valet hired hired by a contractor for the hospital and was fired. Nothing is being done. When I worked psych with forensics patients (who were there bc they committed a crime of some sort)...

  9. Real Talk- "Ideal" Nurse Personality?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to BSNbound21's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t take things personally. I worked in a forensic psych facility and those patients would do anything to push buttons once they figured out which ones worked. I do triage for urgent care now...

  10. Is it mandatory to do an exit interview?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to NCCONFUSED's topic in General Nursing

    Is there anything in a contract about doing an exit survey? If not, screw it. You’re no longer an employee so you aren’t obligated to do anything for them. However, you should’ve give a 2...

  11. Getting hired with no experience

    GeminiNurse29 replied to romans8:28's topic in General Nursing

    Here in my state, the state run facilities are desperate for Patient care techs who have to be CNAs that they will pay for your training and offer a sign on bonus. Of course, you have to pass the...

  12. I was slapped by a patient

    GeminiNurse29 replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

    Report it and call security. And the police. File a

  13. Is nursing for me?!

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Krissy86's topic in General Nursing

    Just my two cents: Some nursing schools require you to have CNA experience or at least care giving experience. I was not a CNA before going to nursing school (though I did work as a caregiver) but...

  14. Medical Assistant vs. RN

    GeminiNurse29 replied to HTXTed's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you have a primary care doctor? Next time you go see them, pay attention to the name tag of the person taking your vitals and giving you shots. Most doctors' offices now employ MA's to do things...

  15. Is this a fair holiday schedule

    GeminiNurse29 replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Last year, I worked Xmas eve, Xmas day, NYE, and NYD all on 8 hour nocs. My rotation was brutal. I was off thanksgiving Bc I was on maternity leave still. The year before, I got thanksgiving day...

  16. When will critical thinking skills come?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, the on call Md charges $150 a call? Am I getting that right? Forget making them mad. As I reminded my coworkers when I worked nocs, the on call Md is making more than all of us combined to pick...

  17. Excessive Absenteeism in the Nursing Profession

    GeminiNurse29 replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    Solution? How about starting with adequate or beyond adequate staffing instead of trying to do as much as possible with as few staff as

  18. Working as RN for the state vs hospital

    GeminiNurse29 replied to NewNurse1997's topic in General Nursing

    My experience: Decent pay, very good benefits. They used to be a lot better where I am. Lots of time off but hard to always get what you want bc a lot is based on seniority. Where I worked, there...

  19. What I Wish I Had Known Before

    GeminiNurse29 replied to BlinkyPinky's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm... -Don't be loyal to a job. A nurse who'd been with my organization for 25+ years recently got canned. The reason was bogus but I'm pretty sure the powers that be had saved up a long list of...

  20. RN's and LPN's working as Nursing Assistants?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    At the psych facility I worked at, the techs/CNAs were protected status, meaning if they got hurt by a patient, the facility was willing to cover it and all that Jazz. Nurses were not protected...

  21. new nurse advice. screwed up?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to introuble7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you ever have any hesitation to call the Md, just remind yourself that they are getting paid a lot of $$$ to pick up and make the decisions. And as others have pointed out, it's your license on...

  22. Geri-Psych Admissions: Where's the Line?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in Psychiatric

    Our geri psych unit doubled as the medical unit at the forensic facility I was at. Oh if only society knew their aggressive demented granny was on the same unit as a guy who had killed someone or...

  23. Balancing Nursing and having kids

    GeminiNurse29 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Had my first in between semesters in nursing school and survived. Helped that my spouse is supportive. I worked nights before and while it's rough, you also make more and can afford at least part...

  24. How safe to you feel working in mental health sector?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to northmississippi's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked a forensic psych hospital, so the patients were mainly guys who'd committed crimes ranging from theft to straight up murder and rape/child abuse. Not pretty. That said, it was the geriatric...

  25. Unlicensed personnel administering medications

    GeminiNurse29 replied to boquiabierta's topic in General Nursing

    Where I've worked, CMAs can give injections/vaccines but can't do certain ones like depo. I know LTCs also use med techs for meds. They're still under the nurse's license though. And neither are...