Alex_RN

Alex_RN BSN

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  1. Sleeping in the Closet?

    Alex_RN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    One of the benefits of using a CPAP is that you can completely cover your head with a blanket and not suffocate, because your air is coming from the bedside CPAP. I also used blackout curtains, ear...

  2. How to handle condescending doctor

    Alex_RN replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    There are some smart replies to this post worth learning from, but don't dwell on this incident. Managing your MD relationships gets easier with even a little experience and this microscopic blip will...

  3. Depressed and Disappointed in Myself

    Alex_RN replied to Samx3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first job was a nightmare and I forced myself to tough it out because I knew going in it was going to be hard. It seems like surviving at work and hating to go to work were all I did for 9 months....

  4. In my first job, but still looking.

    Alex_RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in a part of the country where there are a TON of new grad BSNs looking for work. After many months, I was hired as an inexperienced new grad at an LTAC hospital. I am VERY grateful for the...

  5. In my first job, but still looking.

    Alex_RN replied to Alex_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I chuckle when I read this more than 2 years later. I had no clue. 1) Nurses change jobs all the time. I left after a year and it was pretty much expected. 2) Salary is always based on...

  6. Pass my nclex rn for the 2nd try

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

    Congratulations! You must have been so anxious...and now very

  7. Took NCLEX, does PV trick really work?

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

    This is the best explanation I have ever seen. It needs to be on a flyer and posted in nursing

  8. When to list preceptorship on resume

    Alex_RN replied to ukhepburn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would list it with appropriate dates or "pending" with a very short explanation. Where I live, a good preceptorship location is really helpful, plus, if you do not have much to list on your resume...

  9. Covered Up a Narcotic Med Error

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

    Yes. I had seen this many times at my former LTAC. We did not have scanners and our narcotics were in a locked cabinet with paper charting. It was not unusual to grab the wrong but similar...

  10. Took NCLEX, does PV trick really work?

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

    My situation (number of questions, SATA, good pop up) was the same as yours and I passed. I took mine on a Friday. I did not get any notification but my license posted on the BRN web site early Sunday...

  11. LTC Facility Nurse Interview

    Alex_RN replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is a lot of good information here. This would make a good

  12. IV left in arm after discharge

    Alex_RN replied to mariok's topic in General Nursing

    It happens but it won't happen to you ever again, so honestly try to see that as a plus. My colleagues have discharged people still wearing telemetry boxes, IVs, etc. Like I said, it happens. Often...

  13. Should I write a memoir?

    Alex_RN replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

    There is no down side to writing. It will clear your mind, clarify your memories, and is good intellectual

  14. Are you discerning with your "likes"?

    Alex_RN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I like if a post made me laugh, or think, or is exactly what I was about to

  15. Baffled.

    Alex_RN replied to SilenceintheLibrary's topic in General Nursing

    I think you and I are both in the US, so this applies. I tell people, or myself, that there are more than 3 million licensed RNs in the US. There are going to be some terrible ones, often working...

  16. What do you think about this psychiatrist?

    Alex_RN replied to vaspap's topic in General Nursing

    Why the rush to drugs? It is not like they are going to run out. I am impressed by any Psych that does more than pushes pills. I sense a lot of red flags in the OP. New member, first and only post....

  17. Jack of all trades nurse

    Alex_RN replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

    You will do procedures in LTAC every week that you will only see a few times a year on a "regular" unit. Remember, your LTAC patients are the same as short-stay patients except that they aren't...

  18. January 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    Alex_RN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    The Lab report is

  19. What's the shortest time you stayed at a job and why did you leave?

    Alex_RN replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I had a very hard job at an LTAC and visitors raved about the wing back chairs and aquarium in the

  20. What's the shortest time you stayed at a job and why did you leave?

    Alex_RN replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I quit after a 4 orientation. It was a long term acute care facility that specialized in comatose patients. It was chaotic and dirty. My new boss was faking my orientation with badly photocopied...

  21. January 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    Alex_RN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    But he has a degree from

  22. January 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    Alex_RN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Just tell my Mother this came out of me so she'll stop nagging me to finally give her

  23. Private loans for poor credit

    Alex_RN replied to EvelynStevens's topic in General Nursing

    Private loans are not eligible for loan forgiveness programs. These are those programs that forgive your loans after 10 years if you work in not-for-profit hospitals or underserved areas. The pushed...

  24. Private loans for poor credit

    Alex_RN replied to EvelynStevens's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a private, for-profit nursing school? I went to a private/for-profit and it was very expensive. I was excited and agreed to anything to get started. I am now a working RN but my loans are...

  25. Cdiff odor?

    Alex_RN replied to rubensa's topic in General Nursing

    I smelled it as soon as I saw this