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  1. Any nurses who tire easily, feel generally weaker than avg?

    Yep!!! I'm tired for various reasons -- sleep deprivation and medical reasons being the top picks. I was working three 12s on night shift, couldn't work my days in a row because I need more sleep. All I did on my days off was catch up on sleep, which...
  2. Night Shift Burn Nursing

    I would say the biggest challenge of being a burn nurse on nights is that we are generally less experienced, and have less resources available to us (i.e., the experienced burn nurses, more staff). I took a burn admission with brand new techs and can...
  3. Home med lists make me crazy.

    At the hospital I work at, a Pharmacy tech comes to do a med rec. list from the patient (or family or from pills brought in) upon arrival to the floor. The MD/PA goes over it with the patient later. Can't even tell you how much I love this system.
  4. what to do in this situation

    Sorry... you should never be yelling at or "after" a patient, ever.
  5. Bed Side Report

    Some stuff is just NOT appropriate to be said at the bedside. Like, x patient has been hallucinating all night; other patient overdosed and we don't know on what, it's a guess, his pain is uncontrolled and the doctors won't do anything. Patient z is ...
  6. Haven't found my "place" in nursing.

    Ugh, you aren't alone. I've been on my own for a little over a month and it is scary. I haven't had patients with every type of disease or med that I come across, thus looking it up and having pharmacy on speed dial. I second guess my assessments. Or...
  7. Bedside report

    Hospital wide we are expected to do bedside report. Many floors, it is enforced heavily, even requiring nurses to write their managers notes when bedside report didn't happen. On my floor? yes, it's expected, and usually happens. As an oncoming nurse...
  8. Nurse with Cyclothymia?

    There are states that do not require disclosure of mental illness. I do know that there are several of us that are very good nurses. I would hate to see a diagnoses hault your pursuit of nursing!
  9. Not sure what else to add... but that I'm so sorry that happened to you. It's such a tough decision to make, especially since it is usually so time sensitive. I hope that you can take some time off to clear your head after that happened and find a ne...
  10. Doctor vs Nurse

    A lot has been said on this thread... most of which I agree with. Anne, these posters are giving you great advice, and from one novice nurse to another..... LISTEN. I will add that I, as a nursing assistant and nursing student, had a very negative v...
  11. Rapid Response

    I work in a large teaching hospital - so we thankfully we have a rapid response team. We do have many critical care RN rounders, and there job is dedicated to rounding on acute patients, responding to chest pain, responding to acute changes, and are ...
  12. Misdirected aggression

    Three responses I get are usually this... or a combination of these - 1. So proud of you!! (recent grad) 2. Nurse = Ca$h omg 3. Face of disgust when I tell them my specialty (burn)
  13. I got fired today...

    I am so sorry you were fired. I was "there" a few months ago and almost quit nursing for good. You questioned that solumedrol order continuously and still didn't administer it perfectly. Honestly? I think that is a mistake that every nurse can/could ...
  14. Update: My seven month journey in ICU has ended

    Best of luck!!
  15. How Can You Be A Nurse With No Clinical Background?

    "How can you be a nurse" ........... A. Attend an accredited school of nursing B. Pass the NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN C. Hold current licensure Just throwing that out there.