Brownms46

Brownms46

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  1. How long should I stay in Med/surg?

    Brownms46 replied to Shevalove's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hmmm...I can tell you from first hand experience...that the above is not always true in all cases. I know a new RN who got a position in an ER...that most of us agreed...didn't not have all her irons...

  2. L&D/NICU hostility!!!!

    Brownms46 replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Boy....that just boggles my mind! I have never thought any such thing about L&D nurses...and I started out in NICU. Maybe it's because I worked both....but I just never saw or heard anything...

  3. L&D/NICU hostility!!!!

    Brownms46 replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow...I have never seen...this before... never! I have worked both NICU...and L&D...at several different hospitals...but not since 1998...but geeze...could things have changed that

  4. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    Brownms46 replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    JonRN, Believe me...I can be a real B at times...but my heart goes out to good people having bad things happen to them. Most recently I had a wake up call...and realized...that life is all too...

  5. How long should I stay in Med/surg?

    Brownms46 replied to Shevalove's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Stay until you're ready to leave, and you feel it's time to move on. No one can determine your comfort or confidence level better than

  6. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    Brownms46 replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    (((((((((((((((((JonRN)))))))))))))) Sorry to read of your cancer...but I believe you will receive back all the caring and more that you gave others. I truly believe

  7. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    Brownms46 replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    I have never been ashamed in my 22yrs of nursing... never of being a nurse. Burned out, angry, confused, discontented, aggravated, overworked, and just plum tired.. yes...but never ashamed! I...

  8. semi private vs. private rooms in icu

    Brownms46 replied to samrn32's topic in MICU, SICU

    Now I have seen it where they're just "bays" in older hospitals...but at least they were in the same room. I also believe that everyone should have a private room! If nothing but for the privacy of...

  9. semi private vs. private rooms in icu

    Brownms46 replied to samrn32's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey vent on...because I totally

  10. semi private vs. private rooms in icu

    Brownms46 replied to samrn32's topic in MICU, SICU

    I guess next they will packing em in there like sardines. Has anyone else noticed that the rooms in hospitals are getting smaller??? I could have sworn that rooms used to be bigger than they are

  11. semi private vs. private rooms in icu

    Brownms46 replied to samrn32's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've never seen an ICU with "semi" private rooms:confused:??? What the heck they do that

  12. Need your Feedback/Advice

    Brownms46 replied to Dtoolbox's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I for one...do not look for money as my first concern! I prefer to have good working conditions, and a management that listens, and hears! Going for the money is great, as long as you don't have to...

  13. LVNs and NICU

    Brownms46 replied to NJS's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I started in NICU...I had to work day shift! And I'm a night person thru, and thru. I even went to school nites! But...Lord I had the nerve to be late my first day...! My preceptor... kept...

  14. LPNs and advanced certifications

    Brownms46 replied to norinradd's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts on your suggestion...is that this is an excellent idea. Maybe this would allieviate the impression that an LP/VN is trying to go outside of their scope of practice...for those who have...

  15. LVNs and NICU

    Brownms46 replied to NJS's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi NJS, Yes they can, and I did...as a new grad...the next day after I got out of school. In fact I worked right there in Tx..in San Antonio. I loved it...but the money was pretty bad back then, and...

  16. Bruits and Thrills??

    Brownms46 replied to starr234's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks TELEpathicRN...for actually answering the question...that I stopped short of answering. Geeze...what was I

  17. LPNs and advanced certifications

    Brownms46 replied to norinradd's topic in General Nursing

    mattmom...TNCC stands for Truama Nurse Core Course. This is the purpose of the course: Now I did what they call "auditing"...this course...but I could not do the testing part...or receive a card...

  18. Bruits and Thrills??

    Brownms46 replied to starr234's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi starr234 Welcome back to nursing.. Normally, the bruit is continuous (heard during systole and diastole), soft, and low-pitched. If it becomes discontinuous (present during systole only), harsh,...

  19. RN signatures after LPN's

    Brownms46 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    And many other facilites across the country have done the very same thing...mattsmom. Good to know someone is using their critical thinking caps... (((((((((((mattsmom)))))))))))) Where I am now...we...

  20. LPNs in Oncology?

    Brownms46 replied to leslie_23's topic in General Nursing

    I totally

  21. RN signatures after LPN's

    Brownms46 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Good post Nurse Ratched, and I see nothing in it...that should spur any kind of bashing! Sounds like great team work on the part of you and the LPN working with

  22. RN signatures after LPN's

    Brownms46 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I won't comment of what the co-signing an assessment means...because I have never understood the neccesity to do this. But I do believe it is a ploy of managment to have someone to blame! And I...

  23. Travelers: picky scheduling

    Brownms46 replied to redhedgoddess's topic in General Nursing

    As a traveler...I agree with others who say this nurse is within her right to negotiate whatever is best for her! If there is a problem with another contract, because of your unit's needs...then so...

  24. Nurse fantasies

    Brownms46 replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    In Taladega, Al. back in 1989, I saw a robot at a small out of the way hospital, that was being tested. It rolls around and you could chart on it by touching the screen, at the bedside, bringing up...

  25. letter of reprimand-help!!

    Brownms46 replied to prnlpn's topic in General Nursing

    You know... NO ONE could have told me, that my former brother in-law would turn out to be the biggest Ahole ever!! He and my sister divorce after he started taking testosterone injections, and got...