nursecatRN

nursecatRN has 5 years experience.

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1. I Left Work Sick- Can I be Charged With Patient Abandonment?

   nursecatRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Although I would not have left that way I would have told my don, well I need to lay down for an hour then please watch the patients.. Maybe they'd get the point. I'm so grateful to work with kinder people.. If one of us is sick, others will step ...

2. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

   nursecatRN replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

   I started my career as an RN with an ADN and 4 years later I got my BSN. Have been an RN 5 years. Had to get the BSN to get an acute care job. BSN and ADN nurses are clinically about the same at the.start. The only thing that helps a nurse be better ...

3. Would you report possible diversion?

   nursecatRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I would at least put a bug in my manager's ear and would not sign any unwitnessed drawn up meds or wastes with that nurse...

4. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

   nursecatRN replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

   Requests I get that do not require an RN.... Patient wants a new blanket, other blanket has a stain from dinner.. Patient would like gown tie loosened. Patient dropped remote for TV, patient family member wants to know when doctor will be here, patie...

5. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

   nursecatRN replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

   LoL only a non nurse would say something so patronizing and dead wrong. If someone is complaining about problems, they care a lot. If someone cares little or not at all they wouldn't be bothered to worry or stress.

6. Report etiquette

   nursecatRN replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

   Definitely agree with that. If the patient has no Iv and needs one and you haven't even tried to replace it that is rude. And you should pass your meds and not leave them, for sure. I always look up these kinds of things before report though.

7. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

   nursecatRN replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

   what I know is that I'm getting patientos without orders to care for them and that is unsafe. AND getting my 7th patient who is unstable for the night is dangerous. what I know is that before I send the patient somewhere else that I am responsible t...

8. Report etiquette

   nursecatRN replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

   if I don't know all of the labs or test results then its fine for the computer to be loaded up to look.. but documenting during report that the patient has wrist bands and non skid socks on when it takes 8 minutes for the computer to load or you're l...

9. Report etiquette

   nursecatRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Why are some people so inconsiderate during shift change? Don't start opening the computer and charting safety rounds in the middle of report when you know we have 7 pts to hand off and 5 nurses to report to. If you are coming on, don't start non ur...

10. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    nursecatRN replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    No report from ER is pure insanity, and utterly dangerous. Half the pts come up before "30 min" because ER wants to push them out. Half the time they have squat for orders, aren't stable at all, can't give a history, etc. I don't care how long you ...

11. Overwhelmed at work :(

    nursecatRN replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have started applying elsewhere, but there are only a few major systems in the city. Just filled out another application elsewhere that I will print on my next day off in a few days. I am not happy in the job. I am a good nurse. I try to be very sa...

12. Overwhelmed at work :(

    nursecatRN replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately I can't go back to my old job as the position was eliminated but I am looking. I want out of the bedside... But I did want the hospital experience. I fear for hospital patients because their safety is the lowest priority to managemen...

13. Overwhelmed at work :(

    nursecatRN replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    I want to feel like I could talk to HR but they have so many people applying for each job that I doubt they would want to bother with trying to help me when it'd be easier to just replace me. I am afraid to talk to HR really, and on nights it's diffi...

14. Overwhelmed at work :(

    nursecatRN replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    The target is what I fear. I want to keep my head down to be able to get out as soon as I can and be able to transfer. I am fine on days off with a stretch anxiety wise. It's just at work that I struggle and the next day I am stressed and have to wor...

15. Overwhelmed at work :(

    nursecatRN replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very, thank you. On good nights when I'm not putting out fires, assessments are quick and I start meds. Sometimes though the wound care has to be done when the patient has a c-diff BM and it's in their horrible bedsores haha.