Alex_RN

Alex_RN BSN

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  1. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    Alex_RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school and actual nursing are very different animals. Plenty of people are great with books and tests but dangerous at any speed once they show up on the

  2. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    Alex_RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Hey fellow nurse, I have been doing this for a few years and you have been here for 10 years, yet I cannot help but notice that you totally suck. To what do you attribute your borderline...

  3. Working at kaiser

    Alex_RN replied to hawaiilala's topic in Emergency

    I don't know what is required, but of the two California hospitals that I have been on staff: Hospital A counts OT after 12 hour a shift. Hospital B starts OT after 8 hours a shift. Because of the...

  4. What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

    Alex_RN replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

    Twice I have had people try to set me up with either the patient or the patient's family

  5. Is it a waste of my talent to go into Home Health?

    Alex_RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Can you stay per diem in acute care to stay

  6. Hiring manager offered position, HR said no and won't tell me why.

    Alex_RN replied to MiloRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have always been of the opinion that in all job search activities, there will always be a very large random factor that is unknowable and unfathomable and probably has nothing to do with you. Don't...

  7. Giving last name in report

    Alex_RN replied to DaveICURN's topic in General Nursing

    I am reminded that at my last job there had been a stalking issue with a patient's family. Last names on badges were covered up by the time I

  8. Giving last name in report

    Alex_RN replied to DaveICURN's topic in General Nursing

    I am in California and my badge has my first name and last initial, RN, my picture, and a sticker that says I had a flu shot. I have never had a patient ask my last name, ever. When I give/get...

  9. Hiring an RN into private practice

    Alex_RN replied to curiousMD's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a retired RN who still has her license? Or a new grad who is still looking? This is better than flu clinics and that is seasonal, so maybe those RNs are available. Or maybe someone in recovery...

  10. Discharging Patient With Opioid in Hand?

    Alex_RN replied to ceegee69's topic in General Nursing

    I have never done this with opioids but have given the patient things that would be tossed, like Dakins or hemorrhoid cream. However, if someone is discharging with pain med prescriptions and they...

  11. I think I might hate nursing

    Alex_RN replied to Lexi256's topic in General Nursing

    I am usually very busy but I always get my lunch and am usually caught up by the end of my shift, but never have time for games. I feel very satisfied when I am able to advocate for a patient or do...

  12. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Alex_RN replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "This is the worst restaurant I have ever been to." We were in the ortho unit of a large

  13. Things I have apologized for lately

    Alex_RN replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am positive our system does not communicate with the DMV. It must have been his PCP, or maybe the patient's

  14. Cartoon Caption Contest WIN $250! Nurses Week 2018

    Alex_RN replied to Brian S.'s topic in News, Announcements

    Run! The halitosis

  15. Things I have apologized for lately

    Alex_RN replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Rewards yourself with a thin crust barbecue chicken

  16. The detail I missed that set my day on the wrong foot

    Alex_RN replied to ellisjl's topic in General Nursing

    I discovered that my new scrubs had a fly, which had been down, for the previous 14

  17. Should I Go into Debt for Nursing School?

    Alex_RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Are you sure this for-profit school is your only option? I went to a very expensive for-profit because it was my only option at the time. I don't regret it though I did not know what I was doing at...

  18. Adults who prefer wearing diapers

    Alex_RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This is a thing. DON'T GOOGLE IT. There are many web sites for this fetish. There was a diaper community (all men) at Burning Man a few years

  19. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Alex_RN replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, I am going to print this on a mug or

  20. Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    Alex_RN replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    ...and that is one of the reasons I got out of Long Term Care. I got sick of having to have an ongoing relationship with some very damaged people, people who were in LTC longer than I had been an RN....

  21. "I am a nurse!"

    Alex_RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The few times a family member claimed to be a nurse, they did not seem believable. They lacked basic knowledge. There have been times I have learned a family member was a nurse afterwards, and they...

  22. What was the first thing you learned in Nursing School?

    Alex_RN replied to Murse336's topic in General Students

    That I was at a terrible, for-profit school that was more business plan than learning institution. They touted their accelerated program but had no actual teaching methodology to back it up. They...

  23. Just got accepted to nursing school and I'm not excited.

    Alex_RN replied to mom2twins9909's topic in General Students

    Do you want to work? Do you need to work? Nursing is a good job and being a nurse just for that reason is perfectly OK, despite what you might hear otherwise. It is a hard job, especially for the...

  24. Failed NCLEX-RN 3rd time :(

    Alex_RN replied to keliz24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    A good friend of mine from school disappeared for a few years. She reappeared on social media recently to announce that she had finally passed the NCLEX on her 6th try. I am so proud of her! When I...

  25. Should I give up in taking NCLEX-RN or not?

    Alex_RN replied to krean21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For me, it was not the content that was the issue but the way NCLEX questions are structured. While I studied content a lot, I mostly used an app on my phone and did sample questions, thousands,...