ladybugbaby161

ladybugbaby161 specializes in Orthopaedic/Med-Surg.

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1. Should I stay or should I go?

   ladybugbaby161 replied to can'twait2B1's topic in General Nursing

   I feel the same way. They make me charge. We are constantly short. The pay sucks. If I left or stayed we would still remain short. I just applied for another position last week and interview tomorrow! I need to make a change before this job takes the...

2. What's it like working an Ortho unit?

   ladybugbaby161 replied to jbee's topic in Orthopaedic

   Hanging blood. Getting post-ops rating their pain 10/10. Helping people move (very RARELY is anyone up ad lib). Lots of heavy lifting. Giving suppositories. Hanging antibiotics. Changing dressings. Pulling pain pills. Pulling drains. Pulling Foleys. ...

3. Mean Nurses

   ladybugbaby161 replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen a lot of bullying in my first year as a nurse. I was even bullied when I started. So badly I had to go to the manager. The situation was taken care of quickly, and the nurse bullying me even apologized to me!

4. Who's hiring new nurses?

   ladybugbaby161 replied to shenderson314's topic in Missouri

   I work in Columbia and know that Boone Hospital and the University Hospital both hire new grads. Good luck!

5. Bedside shift reporting, Do your facilities do it?

   ladybugbaby161 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

   I think we must work at the same place LOL I clock in as soon as I get there. Also something I noticed was that with bedside reporting, nurses that come on shift are ready to do it, but nurses that are getting off shift don't want to do it. So as a n...

6. Bedside shift reporting, Do your facilities do it?

   ladybugbaby161 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

   We are supposed to do it like your said management wants it done, but usually we talk outside the room then go in and introduce ourselves and talk about pain meds and look at dressings together. Our management isn't satisfied either, but they aren't ...

7. Hi my name is Jane, I'll be your glorified waitress today!

   ladybugbaby161 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

   One thing I don't understand about nursing is that when you do vent about it, other nurses are like "****GASP**** you don't love everything about nursing, what is wrong with you?!!" I work ortho/med surg and it's not somewhere I am happy. I want to ...

8. Dear Fellow Nurse--thank you for reminding my why I am a nurse

   ladybugbaby161 replied to oregonchinamom's topic in General Nursing

   yes, I have my own stories of horrible preceptors, but you made a huge difference in this nurse's life. Rock on! :)

9. New Nurse & New to Night Shift. Need Advice!

   ladybugbaby161 replied to OBGYN*RN's topic in General Nursing

   Hey welcome to ortho/med surg! I am like you - I am just so thankful to have a job. I have been a night nurse since August and have to say it has taken me this long to figure out what type of routine my body needs - not only on my days I have to work...

10. help in care planing

    ladybugbaby161 replied to lpn hakeem's topic in General Students

    Intervention: HOLD ALL STOOL SOFTENERS!

11. Need advice on body mechanics

    ladybugbaby161 replied to ekgoodwi's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ortho nursing and we got a quick run-through about how to move people as well - and ortho is pretty much moving people from bed to commode to chair back to bed...lol. I'm 5'9 and was really hurting my back until a physical therapist came an...

12. Advice to accelerated students from a current student near graduation...

    ladybugbaby161 replied to saymo82's topic in Missouri

    I feel like nurses who were techs while in nursing school are a lot more comfortable working the floor. They get the basic skills down pat. Looking back, I wish I had been a tech while in nursing school - I learn so much from my techs!