kimmicoobug

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1. The War with the Floors

   kimmicoobug replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

   Usually when our ac's let us know about an admit, we usually have report called from the ER within the hour. However, I have come across the day shift charge on my unit refusing admits for this, that, or whatever reason. So, night shift gets stuck ...

2. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

   kimmicoobug replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I work nights 19-07. I actually choose not to take a routinely scheduled break. I do this because there is nothing for me to do on my break. It usually tends to slow down around 01-04 which is when I will sit down to do chart checks, read progress ...

3. Holiday policies- what does your unit do?

   kimmicoobug replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   What our union contract says is that we have to work 2 holidays a year. However, our director seems to play favorites and gives certain people holidays off every year. Our Christmas is considered the 24th going into the 25th. Last year, I worked b...

4. Pet Peeves

   kimmicoobug replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

   My personel pet peeve is when you follow a nurse and you clean up their messes. Or a nurse gets an admit 4 hours ago and leaves it for you to do all the paperwork....this actually has only happened following only one nurse in particular. Also, I ge...

5. Let's talk TRASH! Useless, outdated, OLD equipment or supplies on your unit, that is!

   kimmicoobug replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   We need to get rid of ALL our dynamaps. One of our machines, we had to wrap silk tape around it to keep it on the pole. Do you think our director is sympathetic...well, we still have them. Also, I think we need to do away with the Polaroid camera...

6. Meds you hate to give....

   kimmicoobug replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   I am a nightshifter...so anyone ever have an Ambien weekend at work? Sweeter than pie old ladies that turn into raving lunatics...I am always just slightly hesitant when giving this to someone for the first time

7. Filter needle when drawing from vials or not?

   kimmicoobug replied to sharann's topic in Safety

   We use filter needles as well. I agree with whoever posted about the vial being redesigned, not the needle.

8. What does Charge Nurse really mean?

   kimmicoobug replied to redwinggirlie's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for 10 months now, and I am now a charge every Sunday. I hate it. It is two more an hour and to me not worth it. I could really care less about staffing and checking the crash cart. I still just want to learn my job as a nurse...

9. Ever have a major crush on a doctor

   kimmicoobug replied to ninaldunn's topic in Relations

   Nope, no crushes on an MD, but do flirt with them on occasion. Now, I do have a mild crush on one of the RT's I work with. Very nice butt, and just the nicest guy in the world.

10. Intubation

    kimmicoobug replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nurses have intubated at the facility I work at. I believe our policy is MD's first, RT second, and then nurses third. However, it is very rare for RT to do it, and even rarer for nurses. I have only heard of one OB nurse to intubate a neonate in ...

11. Breaks

    kimmicoobug replied to Tweety's topic in Florida

    Yeah, I was just told by one of the charge RNs that we have to give notice one half hour in advance if we cannot take our break at our assigned times....So, if we have a patient crump five minutes before our assigned time, then we can not claim "no l...

12. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    kimmicoobug replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always heard carry high, and it is a boy. Carry low and it is a girl.

13. How often do surgeons order a basal rate for PCA?

    kimmicoobug replied to nursenatalie's topic in Med-Surg

    yep, depends on the patient and what they are there for. I always start PCA's at the lowest setting on the continuous setting. However, it can be dangerous. Recently, we had a kid on a Fent continuous and PCA and he almost didn't make it...

14. What do you think about dating your coworkers?

    kimmicoobug replied to BGSUstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I would date a co-worker...Maybe not in the same unit though, or heck, even the same field. Gossip doesn't bug me. I have always been gossiped about by someone, and it is like water down my back.

15. Is There a Room on Your Unit That Always Seems to Attract the Worst Patients?

    kimmicoobug replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    well, there is a room where I had two patients in two days have problems. Day one, low BP's, ARF, delusional...she sure got quiet after 0400. I went in there at 0700, to get a BS and she was pale and unresponsive with a blood sugar of 26. She got ...