Pistachio

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1. Can experienced Med/surg RN move into peds?

   Pistachio replied to Genista's topic in Pediatric

   I think you should maybe see abou shadowing a peds nurse. If your current hospital doesn't have a shadowing program ask around. Also maybe do some soul searching about exactly what is burning you out...

2. Has this happened to you

   Pistachio replied to brendacg's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   The lovenox to me isn't the bigger problem it's a different pathway with a different purpose. (typically anyway I get that that wasn't the case here) The bigger problem is the idea of starting with...

3. Discrimination & Whistle blowing - Would you hire this nurse again?

   Pistachio replied to SunshineSmile's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I think it's really digesting that you won a lawsuit over refusing to work. So much for helping the sick I guess. I have to wonder if the earlier poster is right and this is a troll thread. You can't...

4. How do you handle an admission?

   Pistachio replied to *4!#6's topic in General Nursing

   That's quite reasonable. If a patient comes after six I settle them attend to immediate needs and then if I can get more done I do if I can't I don't worry about

5. Pre-employment Questions

   Pistachio replied to Cleverbee23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   What were the other four

6. How much personal info do you share with pts?

   Pistachio replied to Bouncyball's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   You just say "I'm planning to write myself in, you should to, I'll give you a great cabinet position."

7. Would you work for a hospital as an Independent Contractor?

   Pistachio replied to btoddrn's topic in Agency Nurses

   5-10$/ hour is 10-20 thousand more per year so yeah it'd be worth

8. When a patient states "something isnt right..."

   Pistachio replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I have most frequently found this to be anxiety in my patients, I have yet to have one go bad or code after saying that. However doing vitals signs and a quick reassessment helps to rule out any...

9. Wearing Black Scrubs in Pediatric Hospital

   Pistachio replied to Soliloquy's topic in Pediatric

   I think the kids will see the cartoon not the color. I have to add my own story though. I've always heard red can agitate dementia patients but I never had a bad response to my all red scrub set, they...

10. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    Pistachio replied to TheCommuter's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    The power of prayer to convince people that they don't need treatment, hence their cancer gets

11. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    Pistachio replied to TheCommuter's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Then I guess I should quit if it's God alone I guess the patients don't need my care. No worries about checking the six rights and all that either God will just intervene if he wants them to live and...

12. What to do about disruptive behavior?

    Pistachio replied to Mudwoman's topic in MICU, SICU

    There's is no excuse for that behavior. It really doesn't matter what you did, it's never appropriate to handle anything by screaming at

13. "No nurses of color....."

    Pistachio replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the point was that is wasn't someone who say had paranoid delusions that a non white person was coming to kill them. There was no clinical reason behind this that they were aware

14. Visitor Etiquette

    Pistachio replied to MegEDRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As long as it wasn't a medication I can't see why you'd worry about it at all. I think the idea of being called up in a trial because you grabbed something for someone it way out there. It's not like...

15. Had two bad nights in a row, new RN feeling defeated and discouraged...

    Pistachio replied to nurseclairebear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would tell her that she needs to be getting the patient up to the bathroom every hour that that's what he nee. If she only has one patient there is no excuse for not doing the things this patient...