Anna S, RN

Anna S, RN

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  1. Pain patients being denied their medication!

    Yes! My doc prescribed 5% lidocaine cream for me and the cost of a small case was $1,400.! Of course, I could not get it filled! But thirty Tyl #4, w/ 60 mg of codeine is five bucks! OTC 4% lidocaine is only a few dollars. Why the huge cost...
  2. I've been in dialysis for 12 years, and it's gotten way worse over that time. Extreme over-regulation, extreme amounts of charting now.
  3. Tell me about your week in Acute dialysis.

    I loved the patient care in acutes, but the hours and working conditions were awful. One shift, I had to work 22 hrs straight, without a break. Most days it was 17-19 hours. One co-worker quit right after she had been required to work 24 hrs straigh...
  4. Pain patients being denied their medication!

    I recently heard excerpt on NPR from a local MD conference, which was aimed at stopping opiods from being prescribed for chronic pain. The doctor speaking said that physical therapy could be used instead of opioids. Right... the cause of my chronic p...
  5. Horrible experience with one of the Big Two

    I am in a right-to-work state, and did not have a contact. I consulted a lawyer online, and was told that since I only intended to work for two more weeks, and Unemployment payments start after one week of unemployment, I would be eligible for one we...
  6. Long hair at the bedside

    I remember as a teenager in the 1980s, visiting a friend in the hospital. His nurse had hip-length loose hair, and very long hot pink fingernails. At the time, I was a clueless teenager, and I remember even then, thinking she was unprofessional.
  7. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    The fact that you want to make your living caring for and giving to others as a nurse makes you beautiful. As others have said, take care of your skin, practice good grooming, wear nice scrubs. It will help your confidence.
  8. Horrible experience with one of the Big Two

    I was hourly, and had only been there two months. During the latest brow-beating and put-down session over the phone on Saturday, I gave my two weeks' notice. The mgr was so shocked- this from someone who told me "There are other units you can transf...
  9. Acute Inpatient Dialysis Patient-to-Nurse Ratios

    I used to do 3:1 in acutes and one hospital, with q 15 min charting on each pt, sometimes data transferred and sometimes it didn't, would often have to do all entries by hand. Sometimes had a tech (had to share with other nurses with their own 3 pts)...
  10. I have a lot of experience in dialysis, both acute and chronics. Recently took a job with one of the Big Two, at a chronic unit. The pay is great, the techs are good, but nurse preceptor and FA constantly belittle and criticize me. (They are relative...
  11. "Strictly addressing the ease of access between fistula v. catheter, the fistula is easier for the outpatient nurse because the tech usually does it. If comparing a good fistula to a good cath, I would say the fistula is easier to access. If comparin...
  12. Being Sued / Losing License

    I've been a nurse for >20 years. I've never known a nurse whose been sued, that I'm aware of. I personally know two nurses who have lost their licenses, both for uncontrolled alcoholism. I have seen the names of literally dozens of nurses I've kno...
  13. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    [h=1]"why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?"[/h] Ignorance, jealousy, and wanting to seem like a big deal.
  14. Taking notes during an interview

    I always take notes at interviews.
  15. Frugality thead:work less, spend less

    Who can recommend the cheapest cell phone service- unlimited calls/texting/moderate data? I still use an iphone 4- paid for for years, and want to continue to use it.