Roz, RN

Roz, RN BSN, RN

LongTerm Care, ICU, PCU, ER

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  1. You're Right, It Is You: How do I get out of this career please?

    Roz, RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Eighteen months ago, I retired from a 40+ year career in nursing. I absolutely loved what I did. I did not like the toxic environment I worked in. Management demanding way more than one human can do...

  2. Help Wanted- Asking the Night Shifters for Advice

    Roz, RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Keep your sleeping area on the cool side. People tend to sleep better in a cooler environment. As has been stated before, arrange to work yourshifts in clusters, blackout curtains, white noise...

  3. Unit is Total Chaos

    Roz, RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I, too am looking forward to early retirement. In the nearly 40 years that I have practiced, I have seen tons of change. Most of it has not been for the better. We are mandated to use our old paper...

  4. Not just a waitress

    Roz, RN replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    I had an extremely demanding and obnoxious patient (I drew the short straw that night!) who demanded that I bring him some coffee when I went in to assess him at the beginning of the shift. I had 8...

  5. Balancing Nursing and having kids

    Roz, RN replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from college 2 years before we had kids. The day care that my older two went to was wonderful, but each age group had their own fenced in portion of playground with age appropriate toys. I...

  6. Hating Nursing Currently

    Roz, RN replied to vanaly's topic in General Nursing

    I earned my BSN in 1980. Back then (Lord, I sound old!), freshman year was basic degree requirements. Sophomore year we learned basic skills; bathing, occupied bed change, physical assessment in the...

  7. Nurses' Week - Upended.

    Roz, RN replied to evilolive07's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't you know?? Night shift doesn't exist! I've been asking the what about night shift question for years. When reps from our insurance carrier come, no consideration is given to night shift...

  8. Nurses' Week - Upended.

    Roz, RN replied to evilolive07's topic in General Nursing

    In all of the Nurses' Week hoopla, night shift nurses are forgotten. We aren't around when management can see us, so we don't

  9. Share Your Favorite Motivational Quote - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Roz, RN replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "This, too, shall pass." Whenever one of my siblings or I were having a "crisis" our mother would repeat the above quote. Ma always said it very calmly, but with a twinkle in her eye. There were times...

  10. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Roz, RN replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I was caring for an elderly patient in ICU. She was confused, combative, and loud! I had done the gentle reorientation and reassurance thing until I was ready to join her on the crazy train. I reached...

  11. My own family is the PITA in the hospital

    Roz, RN replied to Dances with wool's topic in General Nursing

    They are never too old for a trip to the shed! My youngest (he's 31) loves to tell me that I'm old. My response is always "Not too old to kick your butt if I need

  12. Am I Too Squeamish to be a Nurse?

    Roz, RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I've been a nurse for a looooong time. I have never been able to deal with vomit. The best I can do is to close my eyes, hold my breath, and think happy thoughts! If you feel like you are being lead...

  13. Living Will Tattoo

    Roz, RN replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    In most cases, a living will tattoo is not considered legally binding. Neither are tattoos with blood type or allergies. If the patient is unresponsive, how do we know that the information in a tattoo...

  14. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

    Roz, RN replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard the phrase "It's the same no matter where you go." many times. I wonder why we, as a group of professionals, tolerate "the same". Exactly who do patients, their families, and management...

  15. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

    Roz, RN replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

    Once, I was assigned 8 patients on a PCU with no tech. One patient, who had already had an ugly confrontation with the hospitalist, demanded that I bring him some coffee. I explained that there was no...

  16. Start Nursing School at 66?

    Roz, RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you are an EMT-B, why not study for EMT-P certification. It will take less time and you might find a job more easily because of your experience. I work in a small, rural hospital ER and the EMT and...

  17. Raising minimum wage ..RN Salaries increase?

    Roz, RN replied to Dformola's topic in General Nursing

    Why not put a cap on how much CEOs and their ilk make? Their salaries and benefit packages are nothing like the rest of us have. No one needs a to make millions of dollars in one year. If they made...

  18. Raising minimum wage ..RN Salaries increase?

    Roz, RN replied to Dformola's topic in General Nursing

    I earned my BSN in 1980. My first job as an RN earned me $6.85/hr. Right now, I'm making just over $27.00/hr. When inflation and cost of living are figured in, I'm not making that much more than when...

  19. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    Roz, RN replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in college, my husband was the most supportive person on the planet! Even though he had no clue what I was studying, he would study with me. His attitude about where I worked was very...

  20. That's not a bad nurse

    Roz, RN replied to stephen1219's topic in General Nursing

    I explain that starting an IV is like being a major league batter. Some days, you hit nothing but home runs. Some days, you strike out every time you're at bat. On good days, you hit some and you miss...

  21. That's not a bad nurse

    Roz, RN replied to stephen1219's topic in General Nursing

    You want the doctor to start your IV? OK. But he's going to stick it in your

  22. Hurricane Irma

    Roz, RN replied to bluemoon28's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would be sure to bring a charger for my phone and my

  23. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    Roz, RN replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    They're huge because they are

  24. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    Roz, RN replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    I would design and make childrens clothes. I made clothes for my kids when they were little and made some for my grandchildren so I think I could do

  25. Don't Risk Your Job Over Social Media

    Roz, RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If that nurse was identified as a nurse on a particular unit/hospital, she can be disciplined. Why? Because she is a " representative " of that unit/facility, even when she is off duty. This happened...