Reds5588 BSN

Reds5588 has 10 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Medical-Surgical.

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1. Is it wrong to stay in med-surg?

   Reds5588 replied to Reds5588's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you everyone for the good advice and words of wisdom. You’ve confirmed my beliefs that I am where I belong. The only reason I was contemplating even leaving because I didn’t want to be...

2. Is it wrong to stay in med-surg?

   Reds5588 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So, I have been an RN, BSN for 5 years. I did one year at a subacute rehab before transferring to a med-surg floor in the same health system. I really loved my floor, it was a small inter-City...

3. Changing jobs in the pandemic?

   Reds5588 replied to macaroni's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I faced a similar situation a few months ago. I liked my job/co-workers, but after moving to a new state I was then commuting an hour each way. I applied in March to a new hospital (with better...

4. How will COVID-19 affect the hiring process?

   Reds5588 replied to Reds5588's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Good point... that would be terrible. I guess The only positive in that situation would be that no Clinicals would mean no urgency to stress about switching jobs this month

5. How will COVID-19 affect the hiring process?

   Reds5588 replied to Reds5588's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I should also add: some people may say “you should have done this months ago.” Which obviously crossed our minds, but my husband really wanted that full time ER position to help with his gaining...

6. How will COVID-19 affect the hiring process?

   Reds5588 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   So, for the past year my family has been prepping for big changes to our employment status. My husband and I are both RN,BSN. My husband is about to start his final year of FNP school. I have been a...

7. My Story: Trying to move to the hospital

   Reds5588 replied to Reds5588's topic in Nursing Career

   We already work for the same health system, as we have for several years now. He works on the ICU and I applied for the ED, the unit managers cover for each other sometimes, which is how she knows my...

8. My Story: Trying to move to the hospital

   Reds5588 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   Background: I've worked for a hospital affiliated short stay rehabilitation unit (located in SNF, down the street from actual hospital) for two years now. I have received nothing but great reviews...

9. HELP! Masking the smell of feces!

   Reds5588 replied to WhitneyRene's topic in General Students

   I was a CNA for ten years before becoming a nurse, and I learned to master mouth breathing. As the years go on it won't even bother you as much. And to the previous poster who said its the "CNAS...

10. single mom with 3 kids

    Reds5588 replied to sarasiraj's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Its hard work, but you have to stay focused. I was widowed two years ago very suddenly during my 2nd year of nursing school. I was left a single mother to two young children. I had a few key support...

11. Reasons to lose nursing license?

    Reds5588 replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure you've heard about the nurse in the news recently who lost her license for taking a picture of her patient's member... So yeah, that'll do

12. New Grad FNP job hunting

    Reds5588 replied to EDNURSE4LIFE's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Service attendants???

13. Fight or Flight ? Advice needed.

    Reds5588 replied to SuperNurse19's topic in General Students

    I agree that its common in nursing school to see students get treated differently. When I was in med surg 2 (8 months pregnant with many complications during finals too), I bombed my final and missed...

14. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    Reds5588 replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    I have a weird phobia about fingernails. After a bad experience involving cleaning feces from under a patients fingernails (very tricky task), I always get grossed out when I see dirty fingernails....

15. What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    Reds5588 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    My school had a representative from a review course come and talk to my class about a month before graduation. They like gave this whole presentation that basically convinced us we would fail if we...