will_power27

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1. Mean nurse?

   will_power27 replied to will_power27's topic in Relations

   I was not trying to say a 1 pt assignment is easy or diminish how much a nurse may need to do with a 1 pt assignment. All I was trying to get accross was that she wasnt giving me report on several pts. She did not leave late because I was asking ques...

2. Mean nurse?

   will_power27 replied to will_power27's topic in Relations

   Thanks for the responses! I am not pegging her as a clueless person or anything. This post was intended as an attempt to reflect on the way I approached the situation and hopefully find a better way to handle a similar situation in the future. As I ...

3. Soon to hopefully Be NICU nurse needs HELP!

   will_power27 replied to MareBear112's topic in NICU

   When an emergency occurs your training will kick in. Follow your NRP and CPR protocols, call for help and people will come running. Most NICUs have double checks and policies and procedures in place to prevent errors, as long as you follow these you ...

4. Mean nurse?

   will_power27 replied to will_power27's topic in Relations

   That's the way I look at it. If the important information isn't given, then we might as well not have report and simply hand over the chart. I should find the report pet peeve thread, it would be a good read! Thanks for the feedback! I'm hoping give...

5. Mean nurse?

   will_power27 replied to will_power27's topic in Relations

   We do have a protocol that is expressed during orientation, and she should have seen and done a quite a few reports while she was shadowing and buddying with other staff. I recall asking 3 questions: why surgery was following, why endo was following...

6. Night Shift Life Schedule

   will_power27 replied to smiling_riley's topic in General Nursing

   I am straight nights, have been for 3 years. If I'm working I normally eat supper when I wake up (4-5pm), a meal and snacks at work, and breakfast when I get home. On my days off I wake up by 11 and do what normal people do ?. I work out on my days o...

7. Mean nurse?

   will_power27 replied to will_power27's topic in Relations

   I too had some bad experiences when I first graduated, so I try not to be judgy. My thought process was rather than outright teach how to give report, I would subtly "guide" by asking questions. No video is coming unfortunately haha. I was planning ...

8. Mean nurse?

   will_power27 replied to will_power27's topic in Relations

   Definitely! I was happy to figure it out myself, and didn't say anything negative to her in regards to her not knowing. The interaction went "why is surgery following?", when she said she didn't know we moved on. I know other nurses on my floor would...

9. Mean nurse?

   will_power27 replied to will_power27's topic in Relations

   Fair point. The nurse saying I was mean wasn't working that day, and didn't seem aware of the interaction. I was more taken back that she saw me asking a question in report as mean, as people frequently clarify or ask questions during report on our f...

10. Mean nurse?

    will_power27 replied to will_power27's topic in Relations

    Unit policy is to go over these things. The surgery and consults were all for the current admission as the patient was a couple months old. She didn't seem aware the patient had lung surgery which was when I got concerned. Full report takes us about ...

11. Mean nurse?

    will_power27 posted a topic in Relations

    So I recently got report from a nurse that is new to our unit. She didn't know the patients history (intubated/surgery ect) or why specialists were consulted. During the report, I asked questions as I assumed she wasn't mentioning these things becau...

12. Knocking on Doors

    will_power27 posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Hi, I am a VERY recent graduate (officially graduated a RN + BSN program Dec 7th), who sent in my resume to the health regions system about a week ago. Prior to finishing my final practicum I went and talked to the manager of nursing on the floor I...