caffeinatednurse BSN, RN

caffeinatednurse has 9 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Med-surg, telemetry, oncology.

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   Interview for Med Surg soon any tips or guidance?

   caffeinatednurse replied to Maddogg's topic in General Nursing

   Med-surg gets a bad reputation overall. You'll find plenty of nurses out there who will say how terrible it is and how they would never work it, but the fact of the matter is that med-surg will...
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   Air bubble (~0.5ml) in pre-filled syringes

   caffeinatednurse replied to small_potato's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I always expel the air bubble before giving the med. Why take the
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   Should I stay or should I go

   caffeinatednurse replied to Headache's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Some floors have more drama and what I call “floor politics” than others. Not all units are created the same. Personally, I would advise staying out of it until you know what you’re dealing...
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   Is nursing right for me?

   caffeinatednurse replied to Milky7126's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Every new grad nurse feels this way at one time or another. I felt this way for a very long time, as well. You start feel like you’re investing too much of yourself with little return for your...
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   Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

   caffeinatednurse replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

   You probably have oriented a lot more people than me, but that doesn't mean that you're better at precepting...I think we've thoroughly covered that topic in this discussion. Experience does not...
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   Just Feeling Done With Nursing

   caffeinatednurse replied to Nurseybl06's topic in General Nursing

   Me too. I left med-surg and the hospital entirely. Now I talk to patients over the phone. I imagine I'll eventually get tired of that, too, at some point.
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   Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

   caffeinatednurse replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

   You're not directing your comments at anyone in particular, but you just (poorly) summarized my initial reply to her, which was thoughtfully constructed because yet again, I. don't. blame. her. for....
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   Unsafe loads

   caffeinatednurse replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Medical-Surgical

   It's definitely not worth
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   Unsafe loads

   caffeinatednurse replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I hear you. I quit that job last month. I just couldn't take it anymore. I used to work LTC and I swear I took care of less LTC patients in that setting, compared to your typical med-surg unit now....
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    Anxiety, depression and job hopping

    caffeinatednurse replied to Peachpit's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Just wanted to pop in and say that I hear you. Kudos to you for knowing when enough is enough. I hope your next nursing adventure is worthy of your time and
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    Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    caffeinatednurse replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not making excuses for anyone's bad behavior. In fact, if you go back and read through my reply, you'll see where I freely state exactly that. I've also been bullied as an orientee in a setting...
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    Are nurses really leaving nursing in droves?

    caffeinatednurse replied to Mqshell's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for getting it back on topic. Also, thanks for the statistics. I'm glad that nationally, things are much brighter than they are
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    Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    caffeinatednurse replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    I've been on both sides of this situation. Obviously, I was a new grad at one point. I had a preceptor who was nothing short of a bully. I ended up leaving that floor not long after I started and...
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    Are nurses really leaving nursing in droves?

    caffeinatednurse replied to Mqshell's topic in General Nursing

    This statement doesn't even make sense. You're doubting that vaccination rates among nurses are low in the rural south, even though, in your words, southerners have "elected" to suffer? (By the way, I...
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    Advice please

    caffeinatednurse replied to NicKi0410's topic in General Nursing

    Here’s the thing. I’ve had two jobs in the past where the manager tried the same thing. I actually had not told either of them anything, I was just applying and was doing interviews but they must...