caffeinatednurse BSN, RN

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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...
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    Are nurses really leaving nursing in droves?

    caffeinatednurse replied to Mqshell's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I just left, only 30% of the nurses were vaccinated. This was just before admin mandated the vaccine, so I imagine some will accept it and some will not. But no, most nurses are not...
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    First Few Weeks on Unit and Feeling Overwhelmed

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

    Everything you just verbalized is completely normal. If you’re new to 12 hour shifts and nursing, there’s going to be an adjustment period. I worked nights for 6 years and my body still has to...
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    How to Stop the Mass Nursing Exodus?

    caffeinatednurse replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    More staff is one part of the solution, but it won't fix the problem. In most hospitals, "more staff" just means more new grads and more travelers. And no offense to new grads, but when a floor is...
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    Sneaky Administration

    caffeinatednurse replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    After months of COVID surge, the admin suddenly appears in nursing scrubs on night shift, takes a patient (which happens to be the most ungrateful, foul-mouthed patient on the floor) to the bathroom,...
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    Unsafe loads

    caffeinatednurse replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This could easily be a snapshot of the typical patient load on my med-surg unit. Seriously. It wasn't always like this on my unit, which is why I've been there for so long. We used to have decent...
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    How Has Covid Affected Your Job as a Nurse?

    caffeinatednurse replied to dareese's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sounds familiar...do we work at the same hospital? ? Our hospital decided that PCU would make the perfect location for the COVID unit. PCU moved to med-surg. All other floors took the med-surg...
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    Burnout...what to do about it?

    caffeinatednurse replied to Destin293's topic in General Nursing

    That's when I know it's time to find another place to
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    I’m tired of being a bedside nurse...

    caffeinatednurse replied to Obsessedrn's topic in General Nursing

    An administrative position is not as difficult to break into as you might think. I worked on my unit for approximately 6 months before I was politely encouraged to be a charge nurse because there...
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    Oncoming Shift Nurses Complaining about Assignments

    caffeinatednurse replied to Joanne15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This happens all the time on my floor. It's like a rite of passage for the oncoming shift to give the off-going charge nurse heat over an assignment, for some reason. I don't agree with it, but it's...
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    Tired of med-surg but feel guilty leaving

    caffeinatednurse replied to crystalbenz's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Go for it. Different people need more or less time in a specialty to figure out if it's for them. If you're interested in ICU, apply and ask for a lengthy orientation in order to feel comfortable in...