caffeinatednurse BSN, RN

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    Hobbies off duty as a Nurse?

    caffeinatednurse replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I watch a lot of movies. One of my favorite things to do is rent new releases. Call me strange, but it gets my mind off of work and let's me zone out and get lost in another world for a little while....
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    Hobbies off duty as a Nurse?

    caffeinatednurse replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    That actually sounds like a great stress reliever
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    Young nurse

    caffeinatednurse replied to Newnurse1994's topic in General Nursing

    I started working as a nurse at 23, but I looked (and actually still look) like I'm maybe 16. I just politely remind them that I am an RN, and not a student. At some point though, I started modeling...
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    Getting so busy and forgot to notify the charge nurse about a small med error

    caffeinatednurse replied to georgya3's topic in General Nursing

    I hope I work with nurses who have a similar mindset as you, in the future. You sound like a great coworker. There were a few experienced nurses on my last unit (on day shift) who did this, but nights...
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    Getting so busy and forgot to notify the charge nurse about a small med error

    caffeinatednurse replied to georgya3's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you. I hope you can get switched to days so you can have the support that you
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    nurses who are bad patients

    caffeinatednurse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess I'm a terrible family member to have in the room (and a terrible patient), then. I absolutely speak up when I see something that I don't like. If that makes me a bad patient, then so be it. I...
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    **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    caffeinatednurse replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First RN job: 1) NC 2) $22 base pay + $2.50 differential on weekends + $3 differential on nights 3) no experience 4) medical-surgical/progressive care (split
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    Getting so busy and forgot to notify the charge nurse about a small med error

    caffeinatednurse replied to georgya3's topic in General Nursing

    I think TriciaJ gave some very solid advice re: handling this situation. It is possible that she's not pulling her part. I used to work on a floor, also on night shift, where it was typical to see new...
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    STARTING SALARY FOR NURSING HOME RNs?

    caffeinatednurse replied to andreaf.rn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It really varies in my state. I interviewed with one facility that paid $19/hour for RNs. Another facility paid $23-26/hour, which is better than what the hospitals here are paying staff RNs. I also...
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    New Grad RN's in nursing homes

    caffeinatednurse replied to SunshineRN79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had to take some time off to take care of family health issues after getting steam rolled on a medical-surgical unit right after graduation (neither had anything to do with each other, it was just...
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    Stuttering Nurse

    caffeinatednurse replied to RN0310's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I don't stutter, but I had a speech impediment when I was younger. I have moments when I'm nervous or anxious that I forget what I was going to say or if I think about it too much, I'll mispronounce...
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    What's Your Sign Baby?

    caffeinatednurse replied to AutumnApple's topic in General Nursing

    I was taking care of a middle aged, A&O male patient when I worked as a new grad on a medical-surgical unit. Came in for bedside report with the leaving nurse, and everything was fine. Came back...
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    Fear of losing my license

    caffeinatednurse replied to Aryea, LVN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for saying this. I'm getting ready to interview for a position at a LTC/SNF. I was worried about this exact thing, but your words have put me at
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    New Grads With Attitude

    caffeinatednurse replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Absolutely.
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    New Grads With Attitude

    caffeinatednurse replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't agree with the perspective that millennials are lacking in work ethics. I am a millennial. My parents were not lacking worth ethics. Both of my parents worked as CNAs for most of my childhood...
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    Back talk

    caffeinatednurse replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Their age doesn't matter. Their attitude and conduct do. If they're being unprofessional, talk to their
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    Request not to be placed at certain clinical site

    caffeinatednurse replied to sheirry's topic in General Students

    At our nursing school, they didn't allow current employees of a clinical site to do their clinicals there. However, I'm not sure about former employees... Either way, be honest and see what can be...
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    Nursing Niceness

    caffeinatednurse replied to xdrowe's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to you for continuing to follow your dreams, regardless of what people say or what criticism they dish out. If it makes you feel any better, there were two nursing students in our graduating...
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    How old were you when you started nursing school?

    caffeinatednurse replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Started pre-requisites at 19. Graduated with BSN at
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    Do you feel safe at work?

    caffeinatednurse replied to Nurse4babies's topic in General Nursing

    The only place that I ever felt concerned about my surroundings was the ICU that I did my student practicums in nursing school. It was open, in the sense that anyone could walk up the stairs and...
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    How long did you stay at your first job?

    caffeinatednurse replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    4 Months. It was awful. I never regretted leaving that
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    Staff turnover

    caffeinatednurse replied to Leesha's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like the poor morale is affecting your attitude towards this unit. I would move on and find a better place to
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    Am I a bully?

    caffeinatednurse replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. I wonder, was the other nurse new? Was she refusing to help her? Did something happen after this nurse complained of how busy she was that could have been mitigated by her stepping away from...
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    Leave it on my resume?

    caffeinatednurse posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi there. Almost immediately after graduating from nursing school, I took a medical-surgical RN job at a local hospital. I was also a part of their new grad RN program, though I didn't finish it....
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    Leave it on my resume?

    caffeinatednurse replied to caffeinatednurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I thought I would provide an update, since I'm sure there's probably other new grad RNs out there who have had an error in judgment and quit without notice. Honesty really is the best policy, in my...