Heartsofangels

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1. Would you have called the doc? (LONG)

   Heartsofangels replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You did the right thing. You covered your butt no matter what the other people say. I would have called the doctor too! Obviously the other people you work with aren't very good at what they do or are they very professional. Keep up the good work!

2. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   Heartsofangels replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Kitkat. I am a nurse, but I was a CNA for a long time first and I did enjoy being a CNA and when I worked in the nursing home, I helped the CNA's when I could. CNA's are very important. They are our eyes and ears. They see these people more than ...

3. Ghostly experiences??

   Heartsofangels replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked in the nursing home, we had a main floor with 60 patients on it, and a subacute unit, which was in the basement near the kitchen, and laundry room that held 10 patients on vents. I used to fill in on 3rd shift sometimes and if our unit ...

4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   Heartsofangels replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   My biggest pet peeve is when I walk into a room and a CNA or nurse has completely stripped a pt to wash them instead of exposing one area at a time. My other pet peeve is nurses who think they are too good to answer a call light or "get their hands ...

5. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

   Heartsofangels replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

   When I was a CNA, I heard about a 3rd shift nurse who gave one of our little ladies 10 times the Morphine that was ordered. She did die, but I don't know the exact cause of death since she was declining anyway. One day I went into work, now an RN, an...

6. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

   Heartsofangels replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

   When I was in nursing school, our class didn't have to bathe each other. We used mannequins, but another class that was in the same room on that lab day did have to wear shorts and shirts and they had to bathe each other. I would have died if they wo...

7. Foley Position

   Heartsofangels replied to QUEENIERN's topic in Operating Room

   I have always been taught over the leg, but lately there has been conflict where I work about foley cath positioning. Some are taught different than others. I would just like a definite answer so I can tell everyone, but I see everyone on here also h...

8. Chronic Tardiness

   Heartsofangels replied to Tweety's topic in Professionalism

   I am always a 1/2 hour early for my shift. By the time I get report and do narcotic count it's 3pm and I can get started right away. There is this one nurse who is always late. She was always driving in at ten past. And of course they won't do anythi...

9. Sick call policy

   Heartsofangels replied to goldgram's topic in Management

   I have to say that when I was a CNA, we always had people that called in on the weekends, so they had a policy that said you had to work the next weekend and if they didn't need you they kept a list of how many days you were out on the weekend and fi...

10. Drs. handwriting - Can you read it well?

    Heartsofangels replied to RN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a nursing home so most of our orders are verbal over the phone, but when our new admissions come or our pt's return from the hospital, we have a hard time understanding the writing. I have had to call the hospitals frequently to get clarifi...

11. do you write on yourself?

    Heartsofangels replied to Rena RN 2003's topic in General Nursing

    I carry a clipboard with my report sheet on it with enough room for vs and other pertinent information. If I happen to go to a pt's room without my clipboard and I have to write down some information, I get a paper towel. I never thought to write on ...

12. How long does report take?

    Heartsofangels replied to RNnites's topic in General Nursing

    I work in long term care and it usually takes 15-20 minutes depending on the nurse and what has happened. I like taping reports the best. The next shift comes in, you do count and leave. We also have a report sheet we fill out for anything that's new...

13. B honest, how many B or C students are out there?

    Heartsofangels replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

    I am proud to say that in Nursing one I got a B, but after that I got all C's. In all my prerequisites I got a variety of A's, B's, & C's. I am not book smart. Some nurses have gotten straight A's, but clinically they didn't do as well, others di...

14. RN to BSN

    Heartsofangels replied to Heartsofangels's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! I wanted to try being a school nurse. I have seen quite a few jobs posted for that, but you have to have a BSN for that kind of job.

15. RN to BSN

    Heartsofangels posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I read the thread on RN's that have gotten their Bachelor's degree and how you think they have more responsibility. I just want to add that where I work, there is no better pay for BSN versus an Associate's degree. I have been a nurse for 3 years...