pinkestar

pinkestar

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pinkestar specializes in medical/oncology.


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  1. Congrats on making the decision that is best for you. It's never easy to initiate change like that but you should not settle for a work environment that is unsupportive. Good luck. I hope things go...
  2. I can assure you that not all nursing is this way. I graduated in May and have been working on a unit for almost 7 months now. I was terrified when I started and was about 90% sure I was never going...
  3. Pseudoseizures?

    bmullins- Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so sorry that your family has had to go through this, and that you've met some less than compassionate doctors along the way. Hopefully by reading your...
  4. Dilaudid question - Personal Opinion

    Yes, exactly. If a patient tells me he/she is in pain and has a pain med ordered, they get the med. And if they don't have anything ordered, I call the doctor and ask for an
  5. Job interview... what you ask?

    llg is absolutely right about presenting yourself as most interested in the patients and their care. I realize I didn't emphasize that in my earlier post. Because of the shortage, when I was...
  6. Job interview... what you ask?

    Sounds like you have a few good questions lined up. Getting a job on a unit that is a good fit for you is vital. A few other questions I found helpful: -Is it common for the nurses to float to...
  7. That's how it is at my facility too. I saw the title to this thread and thought "Report on ER pts? What is that
  8. Day Shifters Drive Me Nuts

    Certainly makes me appreciate my facility's reporting system. We get and give report via the telephones, using a system that records and plays back report. At times it can be a pain, but it cuts down...
  9. When to wear gloves!?

    I was always taught that you don't need gloves to flush. And then this past week I was flushing a line, the canula twisted right off the tubing that was attached to the site, and my hands were covered...
  10. My Thanksgiving

    Congratulations!!! That's wonderful! Enjoy your Thanksgiving and be
  11. Ativan IM?

    Hhmm, interesting. On the unit where I work we push ativan pretty routinely in CMO patients. I'd never noticed it being any more difficult to push than any other
  12. How do you address your patients?

    Generally when I first meet the pt I call them Mr/Mrs last name. I then ask something like "Is that what you like to be called, or would you prefer something else". As everyone else seems to have...
  13. Do you recommend becoming a nurse?

    Very well
  14. an almost funny comment

    Well, from the way she responded, it sounded like actually going into the pt's room isn't something she does too
  15. Do you recommend becoming a nurse?

    If I asked the prospective nurse why they are interested in nursing and their reply is about helping, caring, contributing, making a difference--any sincere and passionate desire to care for...