maddie45

maddie45 has 3 years experience.

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1. Pregnant and working as RN

   maddie45 replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

   What does everyone think of being put on light duty (asking OB for light duty note)? I'm 31 weeks. I work on a busy tele floor that is always short staffed. And I'm just so exhausted! I feel like I'm abandoning my co-workers. My manager has talked w...

2. I need some Advice please

   maddie45 replied to babypoo's topic in General Nursing

   Everyone keeps saying "pregnancy isn't a disability"... well then why do I have to apply for Short-term disability for my maternity leave and it only pays 60% of my wages, which I have to use My Own Paid Time Off hours to make up the 40%! I'm 31 wee...

3. Working while pregnant

   maddie45 replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Nursing

   What does everyone think about going on light duty in the third trimester? I work on a 38 bed tele floor where we are ALWAYS short staffed... some days each nurse has 5 patients and only 1 CNA and nurses do bed changes and baths and help transfer pa...

4. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

   maddie45 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   I am considering going into Home Health. Most job positings have 'previous Home health experience preferred.' Not required but preferred. I have a BSN and 2 years experience as a tele nurse. What is everyone's experiences with first applying for HH?...

5. Chest tube to suction?

   maddie45 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

   I meant if the patient has a chest tube connected to Pleur evac and wall suction and the CXR showed no pneumothorax. The doctor writes and order saying to turn suction off. Do you just turn suction off and leave suction tubing connected to suction so...

6. Bubbling chest tubes while on suction

   maddie45 replied to 234meme's topic in Critical

   What is the risk of the suction being off and suction tubing/air valve not open to air?

7. Chest tube to suction?

   maddie45 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

   What is the risk of the suction being off and tubing not open to air?

8. Is this too much or am I crazy...what are your units like?

   maddie45 replied to emersushea's topic in Cardiac

   That sounds awful! But sadly many nurses experience similar situations. I am only 1.5 years into my nursing career, but from what I've experienced I am even more motivated to do something to stop this from being accepted as 'just part of the job.' F...

9. Not really "feeling it"

   maddie45 replied to SC ANP's topic in Cardiac

   I've been an RN for 1.5 years on a Tele floor where we have 4-5 patients. We chart vitals/I's&O's and frequently have to do our own accuchecks, baths, meal trays, etc... It sounds cliche but after about a year you start to get the hang of it... ...