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  1. Remember when...

    guest52816 replied to Fed_RN14's topic in General Nursing

    I went to college to study journalism, and worked as a professional for 15 years before losing my public radio job in the Great Recession of 2008. It took me a while to realize that besides finding it...

  2. Should I tell my manager I'm burned out?

    guest52816 replied to QuarterLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. You should tell your NM that you are unable to take on another orientee. If you are burned out, then the orientee won't get the best possible education and introduction to the unit. I think it is...

  3. I'm loving Community Health nursing

    guest52816 replied to thelittleRNwhocould's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on finding your niche. Best wishes to

  4. Failure in Med surg

    guest52816 replied to Joy4RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're welcome! Please don't give up on nursing after a few short months on one job. Every nurse has days where they feel nursing may not be for them. Keep in mind that nursing has many different...

  5. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    guest52816 replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I was doing no such thing. My defensive remark was regarding the OP, not her critics. Please re-read. And I never implied her critics were wrong or weak. Never even used the weak in any of my posts....

  6. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    guest52816 replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we will agree to disagree on this one, pixierose. Do you think the posts that called the OP a snowflake were

  7. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    guest52816 replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I think you may be confusing a defensive position, with bullying. The OP stated HER impression. She was nearly immediately met with negative comments, many of which I felt were personal attacks. Most...

  8. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    guest52816 replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. That's exactly what they are doing, and what they do on a regular basis whenever the topic is brought up. It is amazing that those screaming at the OP that she "disrespected" all nurses and...

  9. Failure in Med surg

    guest52816 replied to Joy4RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All of the problems/issues you have with med-surge, you will find elsewhere. I started in CVICU, where nurses typically had one to two patients. The patients were still sometimes rude, with ridiculous...

  10. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    guest52816 replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Is this response supposed to be helpful, serious, or simply a show of your snappy snarkiness? You

  11. Help! Am I in a safe place?!

    guest52816 replied to Lucina007's topic in General Nursing

    I think you already know the answer. You are working in unsafe conditions. Are you working at a UHS-owned facility? If you aren't getting a lunch break, are you filling out paperwork to be paid for...

  12. Applying for a job at same hospital after resignation

    guest52816 replied to misyan's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if this is helpful or not, but when I resigned my first nursing position as a new grad, I signed paperwork with my NM that clearly stated that I was eligible for rehire at the large...

  13. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    guest52816 replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the OP could elaborate on what he/she meant by disrespected. Maybe the OP saw outrageous staffing ratios and took that as disrespect (it is). Like many of you, I have met wonderful patients,...

  14. Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    guest52816 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Oh, at the facility where I worked, the techs helped with feeding and toileting patients. But nurses would have with those tasks too depending on the acuity of the unit. On adult psych, the techs...

  15. Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    guest52816 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    If it were me, I would take adult pysch over geriatric. As the poster above stated, geriatric psychiatric patients with medical issues can be a handful. I find it difficult to deal with them in...

  16. New Grad feeling like I can't do anything right!

    guest52816 replied to ashrnbsn12's topic in General Nursing

    In an earlier post, I asked OP how weekly reviews were going. If you responded, I didn't see it. When I was a new grad in the CVICU, my orientation was to be six months. The first three months to...

  17. Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    guest52816 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Whew! I am so glad that your interview isn't with an UHS facility! Hooray. My home unit was adult, which consisted of SI, depression, psychotic, etc. However, UHS likes to float nurses and techs to...

  18. Rejected from dream job

    guest52816 replied to yoganurse22's topic in General Nursing

    A nice, hand-written thank-you note should be sent to the hiring manager. That gesture is sufficient. You know, you never know about these things. The hiring manager made have done you a big favor....

  19. Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    guest52816 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I am hoping for your sake that your interview isn't at an UHS-owned facility. If it is, RUN! I recently spent seven months working at an UHS-owned facility and when I left, I contacted the State to...

  20. New Grad feeling like I can't do anything right!

    guest52816 replied to ashrnbsn12's topic in General Nursing

    My preceptor in CVICU had been a nurse for two years. And I was only the second person she precepted. Not unusual. These nurses are often the most highly-skilled in the hospital. And many of them...

  21. New Grad feeling like I can't do anything right!

    guest52816 replied to ashrnbsn12's topic in General Nursing

    First, do you have any previous ICU or CVICU experience? I ask because if you did a Capstone, or worked as a CNA in those areas you should have somewhat of an idea of what the specialty involves....

  22. Police Barred from Contact with Utah Hospital Nurses after Appalling Arrest

    guest52816 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    It is likely that this will happen. The FBI is now investigating his actions. He had apparently been told by a supervisor NOT to arrest the nurse. He disregarded that order, according to the news...

  23. I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

    guest52816 replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

    I didn't advise her to complain because she didn't like her immediate clinical experience. If the pattern continues, she SHOULD complain. As I have already stated, I COMPLAINED loudly about...

  24. I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

    guest52816 replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately, OP, clinical rotations in nursing school will most likely do little to prepare you to be an actual RN. I know I learned little about being a nurse from clinical rotations. I DID...

  25. I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

    guest52816 replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

    The OP stated that there weren't enough nurses to go around. So, potentially she could be paired with a CNA again. But we know next time, she won't. I complained ABOUT instructors during nursing...