MaryB7 BSN

MaryB7 has 13 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Cardiac Stepdown, Neuro.

Latest Activity

1. How does your unit determine who floats?

   MaryB7 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked at around 20 hospitals now and I can tell you that you may never find a facility where you get equitable treatment. Many managers are poorly trained, have no interpersonal skills, were burned-out as bedside nurses, or just are there for...

2. How does your unit determine who floats?

   MaryB7 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

   I was permanent staff at a hospital in Texas for many years. I was floated the entire Spring of 2014. I took it as a hint. I left and started travel nursing. Now it is seven years later. I contracted COVID and was out for a month. The malaise and wea...

3. "Thank you for your service"

   MaryB7 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   This comment makes me want to move to the UK. And yes, who our society values and pays is so screwed up it is completely beyond belief.

4. "Thank you for your service"

   MaryB7 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I am former military as well, a travel nurse, and I’m old. We didn’t get any respect at the end of the Vietnam era. In fact it was quite the opposite. If you flew in uniform as you were required to do in those days, you risked being spat on or chasti...

5. I GOT ACCEPTED INTO NUSING SCHOOL!!!

   MaryB7 replied to NurseK523's topic in LPN/LVN

   All of the nurses I have ever worked with that were CNAs first were great nurses. You have already been exposed to so much already, if you still want to be a nurse after seeing what the job is really about you will be successful. Congratulations to y...

6. Day 1: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

   MaryB7 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Baby, I'm going to take good care of you. I love all my little patients.

7. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

   MaryB7 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a cleanup person at a facility that trained dogs. And yes, it was as bad as it sounds. What was worse was that I had previously worked as an electronic tech making 4 times the money but at the time this was all I could find. When you get ...