NotYourMamasRN

NotYourMamasRN

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  1. Multiple Job Opportunities

    NotYourMamasRN replied to meddle's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask for time to consider the offers. The last time I accepted a position, I took two weeks between considering the offers and negotiating pay. To be fair, I know the employers because I live...

  2. I think I made a mistake

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had a very similar experience when I did PRN at two different LTC/SNF facilities. I really thought the problems at the first could not possibly exist at the second, I was wrong. Dead Wrong!...

  3. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    NotYourMamasRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    It definitely amused every person in my school!

  4. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    NotYourMamasRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    That is

  5. New RN, leaving after 6 months unprofessional?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to RubyRubyRuby's topic in General Nursing

    If it is in the employer's best interest to fire someone they will do it in a heart beat. If it is in my best interest to get a different job I will do it in a heart beat. I have never not gotten a...

  6. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    NotYourMamasRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    My first day of clinicals in nursing school I went to take vitals on a dead person. Seriously, this happened. There was no butterfly sign on the door and we (Me and 3 other students) walked in to do...

  7. What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  8. RN shortage

    NotYourMamasRN replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    There is a huge shortage where I live. There are 3 community hospitals here and they are all short staffed. Nurses in my area work an average of 1-2 extra shifts a week. Some volunteer and some are...

  9. What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I would have not gotten so aggravated by the broken system and poor professionalism. Over the years, that has taken a big toll on me. I expected more from the career field and have been let down at...

  10. ED staffing ratios

    NotYourMamasRN replied to EDdad's topic in Emergency

    I have worked in several ER's set up like yours is now. Most staffed the back end at 4 to 1 with the exception of ICU level patients stuck in the ER for a hold or awaiting bed assignment. Usually in...

  11. Want to quit

    NotYourMamasRN replied to PaleomilesRN's topic in Emergency

    I know how you feel! I am getting out of nursing and sucking up the pay cut. There is no price on my happiness. We only live once and we weren't made to be miserable and hate our work. The Japanese...

  12. Community ER vs Travel Nursing

    NotYourMamasRN replied to plbly's topic in Emergency

    Based on my experiences in trauma, I would not go there since you have been out of the ER game for awhile. I would go back to your old ER for awhile and obtain your TNCC, after some time I would then...

  13. Education Conspiracy

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't care if you resent it, I am not here to fluff your

  14. Washing scrubs?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    Wash with Tide and add in a scoop of baking soda and splash of

  15. Dealing with faeces?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to ToastaHands's topic in General Students

    I think everyone has something that gags them to death. Eventually you will be better able to tolerate it. I threw up in a facemask when I went into a c-diff room

  16. Night shifts and medical issues

    NotYourMamasRN replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Reasonable accommodation will be your best friend if your boss is

  17. Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Once I was going 10 over and a cop followed me all the way home, riding my butt without his lights on. I wasn't in scrubs but was on my way to TNCC after stopping home for my books, and told him that...

  18. Education Conspiracy

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If bedside skills were the only thing required of nurses, than sure a diploma or AS would be great. There is more to nursing than bedside skills. A lot of the nurses who have been nurses for 20, 30,...

  19. I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

    NotYourMamasRN replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen a lot of this in healthcare. If you figure out a solution, please share what it is. The only intervention I have ever seen work is when they do something that HR has to take action on and...

  20. I quit nursing in my second year, feeling really bad, expressing my thoughts...

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    I understand what OP is saying about having trouble adapting to an all woman profession. I worked in a male profession for 10 years before becoming a nurse. I am a woman and in those 10 years I rarely...

  21. How do you feel about being a nurse?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it, so I am getting out of it

  22. Does "BSN preferred" mean "ADNs need not apply"?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to nursewall-e's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You must have a BSN when it says Required. Otherwise, you can

  23. Being Managed By Someone Younger

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Apple-Core's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am in my mid 30's and have had managers that were younger. I did not mind, but I did mind when working PRN in an SNF and they were putting new grads in management positions to fill holes. Thankfully...

  24. EBP Narrated Powerpoint

    NotYourMamasRN replied to drsrn's topic in General Students

    Google How to Avoid Death by PPT. It is a 20 minute video that will explain what to never do with a presentation. Have fun with it, PPTs are a good way to show your knowledge and

  25. Going out with your co-workers (Mixing Business with pleasure)

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Plumrose15153's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do not hang out with coworkers outside of work unless it is a work related function. I do not like my life revolving around my work, personally. So I have decided separating the two is the best for...