Rionoir ADN, RN

Rionoir is a ADN, RN and specializes in Mental Health.

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   Capella University RN-BSN-MSN flexpath experience?

   Rionoir replied to arieseff's topic in Online Learning

   First of all, let's be clear, RN to BSN is just some hoop that you have to jump through and not a step of your nursing career that anyone cares about too much aside from the fact that you did it. anyway, my experience at Capella is that the cour...
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   I HATE nursing school. Now what?

   Rionoir replied to namaB's topic in General Students

   Ask your classmates what psych meds they are currently taking to get through nursing school. I guarantee 90% of them will list at least one. 🤣 I had a couple terrible instructors as well - it's always the ones with the least amount of actual nursing ...
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   Is nursing burn out really that bad?

   Rionoir replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing

   12 hour shifts is literally the best part of being a nurse 🤷‍♂️😅
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   New Grad Here, Need advice!

   Rionoir replied to doglover223's topic in General Nursing

   NICU, and any specialty with kids, is almost always going to pay less because a lot of people want to work with babies and kiddos and they know they don't have to pay as much. If you don't absolutely feel like you MUST work NICU or with children, the...
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   Taking a medical withdrawal from the rest of this fall semester, can my nursing program make me start over? Is it legal?

   Rionoir replied to winterkiss's topic in General Students

   ADA only requires reasonable accommodations to help you attend classes - extra time to take tests if you have severe test anxiety, an elevator to get to your class if you can't use stairs, etc. It really doesn't cover anything if you physically can't...
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   Is nursing right for me?

   Rionoir replied to Milky7126's topic in Med-Surg

   2 months is nothing, even for an experienced nurse switching to med surg for the first time. I have seen ICU nurses float to med surg and get taken down a few pegs by the end of their shift. Now can we talk about this FOUR YEAR CONTRACT?! Who t...
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   First Year Nursing Depression.

   Rionoir replied to tinge2942's topic in Med-Surg

   There's certainly a thousand other options besides 12-hour night shift nursing to consider before throwing up your hands and saying "Maybe I just shouldn't be a nurse cuz I hate my current job!" 🤷‍♂️ I got my dream job in ICU straight out of school, ...
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   Is it normal for an employer to manage your off time?

   Rionoir replied to eBrekke's topic in General Nursing

   Having a policy on moonlighting isn't that unusual. However, if someone thought I was going to run all my shifts at another job past them before taking them they can... do things I won't write here. 😅
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   Twelve Hour Nights or M-F

   Rionoir replied to Lynn1230's topic in General Nursing

   I just came back to a M-F with no holidays job and already miss my 12s. I miss the frequent MTW one week and WThF the next week schedule. I never minded working a holiday rotation or the occasional weekend, although we had weekend shift people and d...
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    Pursuing Specialty But...With A Personal Twist

    Rionoir replied to Catiedid1230's topic in General Nursing

    If former patients weren't allowed to work in mental health facilities, they'd have very little staff.
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    ICU or ER

    Rionoir replied to New Nurse 22's topic in General Nursing

    If the ED environment appeals to you, then by all means go that route. However, ICU will prepare you to be more independent and give you a broader skillset than ED. There's nothing wrong with trying both though - the best part of nursing is trying ou...
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    Should I go into float pool as a new grad?

    Rionoir replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    I'm surprised that's even an option - pool usually requires several years of experience.
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    California BON, woes of travel nursing, and all about Klone's life

    Rionoir replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'll say it again in case I wasn't clear - it sure seems like it happens to certain people on a daily basis and to other people almost never over the course of nearly 5 decades. I have only taken a very remedial statistics course, but I'm pretty sure...
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    Things you wish doctors would do/say differently?

    Rionoir replied to Larissa5838274's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno, that's a tricky situation. Some people deserve the dressing down they get once in a while for being lazy and/or ignoring things they shouldn't. Maybe look to see if the other nurses are smirking first before inserting yourself. 😆
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    MRI machine traps nurse in freak accident

    Rionoir replied to chare's topic in Headlines

    I think they meant "stupidity" instead of "freak accident" 🤣