brainynurse

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1. Are 12 hour shifts safe?

   brainynurse replied to psychnurse1998's topic in Safety

   The hospital where I work has a Baylor program that is a 12 shift on Sat and Sun with full time benefits. 16 hours is a long time.

2. Commute?

   brainynurse replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

   I also drive about an hour to and from work. I enjoy the time to myself. I keep a digital voice recorder to make note of things I need to do. and the best part, when I leave the hospital as a stressed out mess it gives me time to relax and recompose.

3. Are 12 hour shifts safe?

   brainynurse replied to psychnurse1998's topic in Safety

   I work 2 12hour shifts a week. There is no option where I work but I like the 12 hours. I think it provides a better chance for continuity of care, being with pt most of the day during testing or procedures helps the nurse, the patient and the family...

4. Pulling Meds for Multiple Patients

   brainynurse replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for many years and remember when we pushed a big, heavy medicine cart down the hall. I have seen a lot of changes in nursing. I to pull my meds for each of our pt and place in individual zip top bags. It is totally unrealistic to...

5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   brainynurse replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   Don't piss off your nurse, it could be a very long 12 hours

6. Need some ideas

   brainynurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   hello everyone and Merry Christmas. I am asking for some help:idea: I work on a neuroscience unit and we have been asked to come up with a slogan for t-shirts unit. We have alot of strokes, neurosurgeries, seizure disorders, any ideas are appreciat...

7. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

   brainynurse replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

   :yelclap: I have been a nurse for 23years and have had many wonderful experiences with patients and families. I know one thing for sure, the good days far outweigh the bad. Thanks for the uplifiting stories

8. Patient is a famous star

   brainynurse replied to Lara911's topic in Humor

   This is reality, we often have a famous boxer as a pt on our neuro unit and MUST keep it quiet and refer to him under his alias name.

9. Scripting Nurses?

   brainynurse replied to Cindylufus's topic in General Nursing

   Hello thanks for the post. We have recently undergone a complete management change at the highest level, President and CEO, of a huge organization. Now, they want us to go in and tell the pt how many years of experience we have and any extra credenti...

10. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    brainynurse replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am a nurse for 22 years. Like others I went to school after having our two children and suffering though all the childhood diseases while in peds rotation and at home. Like you, I became so burnt out it was affecting my physicial and mental ...