vintagemother

vintagemother BSN, CNA, LVN, RN

Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,

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About vintagemother

vintagemother is a BSN, CNA, LVN, RN and specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.


40-something year old happily divorced mom!

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  1. Is ICU worth the stress?

    It depends on your short and long term goals. I have always had an interest in critical care. After several years in med-surg, I made the leap to critical care. I've been working in critical care for a few years now. As for me, I like a cha...
  2. Great article! My facility has a social media policy that states you can’t say anything on social media that might paint the facility in a bad light. So, I post nothing negative, at all. I never mention my hospital unless I’m sharing union informatio...
  3. Absences - Insomnia

    I also do not feel it’s safe to go to work with no sleep. I, too, have some insomnia issues. What shift do you work and how many hours is it? When I worked 8 hr nocs, I initially would try to go to bed as soon as I could - which wasn’t immediately be...
  4. Advice for taking 2 patients

    Do you feel you need to be faster with charting or with cares? I’ve worked on charting fast, but as I said, it still takes me what I feel is a long time to clean a pt, reposition them, educate them, give oral care, etc. so I try to be fast when I can...
  5. Advice for taking 2 patients

    I try to get that 1st head to toe (or at least the assessment of the main problems) assessment done first. For me, it helps to stop after I get report, to map out my day (based on the pts plan for the day- imaging trips, labs, meds, etc) I use 1...
  6. Time management

    I agree with the other posters who stated to get that assessment done first. For me, it helps to stop after I get report, to map out my day (based on the pts plan for the day- imaging trips, labs, meds, etc) I use 1 brain per Pt and 1 brain with meds...
  7. COVID-19: Vaccination Administration Question

    When I give vaccinations, in a hospital setting, we 1. Review the order to assure that the pt meets criteria/ doesn’t fall in the exclusion category 2. Give a paper handout on the vax 3. Educate the pt on normal side effects I haven’t given the...
  8. Nurses are Pushed to the Brink

    Nurse Beth, the original poster, I just want to say that everything you wrote is true. I don’t work in So Cal, but In northern CA and you were exactly spot on.
  9. Huge Zoom Mistake....Nurse Instructors Caught!

    Your post exemplifies the types of situations I believe I observed in RN school. I couldn’t prove it, but you can due to the recording. I think you should report it to the nursing school dean and if s/he does not seem to appreciate the gravity of ...
  10. New Grad Nurse Might Lose Job Struggling In Orientation

    This is so true! Do things the way they do, even if they dont align with your education. Once your off orientation and off probation, do things your way.
  11. Nurses need to be kind to other nurses. If there is a problem, there should be a way to address the issue without It being punitive. Seriously, just a way to offer feedback to help the other person.
  12. Lazy patient

    Where I work, in an Acute hospital on a Med surg Floor, we frequently have pts who refuse to do things for themselves. Even the day prior to discharge supposedly home. It’s quite ironic, I’ve noticed that many lols (little old ladies) insist on being...
  13. Nurse vs Respiratory

    I’ve been in a few hospitals and have observed various policies. In 1, RNs or RTs could administer breathing tx. Where i currently work, only RTs can give them. And, the RTs are very obvious regarding their animosity when we call them. The belittle R...
  14. Patient’s family threatening to report me to BNE

    Yes, I see your point. But berating the nurse providing care while s/he is providing said care does not help the pt to recv better care. This behavior simply makes you have more than 1 person to attend to.
  15. Anyone Ever Actually Used Their Malpractice Insurance?

    My NSO annual policy costs around 120/yr. my union dues are a separate cost I pay to CNA/NNU. Whom do you pay 600 to for liability insurance?