notjustanurse

notjustanurse has 9 years experience and specializes in ICU, Telemetry, PACU, Med-Surg.

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1. 10th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

   notjustanurse replied to Brian's topic in Announcements

   Nurse, you do realize that sputum specimen is contaminated now don't you? You'll have to induce another one.

2. What are the best shoes for nursing?

   notjustanurse replied to chemisttoRN's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I have tried tons of shoes and the ones I always go back to are my K-Swiss sneakers. The basic kind that come in all leather, white or black. I can make it in Birkenstocks, but the K-Swiss are more comfy for me.

3. How to say no when someone asks for your stethoscope?

   notjustanurse replied to emt... rn student's topic in Relations

   *stethoscopes

4. How to say no when someone asks for your stethoscope?

   notjustanurse replied to emt... rn student's topic in Relations

   I have lost 2 stethoscoped lending them out, so I've stopped. I simply say no and direct them to the disposables. Bringing your own stethoscope is part of being prepared to do your job, and if they have to use the crappy disposables a few times, ma...

5. How does your facility flag blind patients?

   notjustanurse replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

   At our facility we use laminated signs depicting pictures of "falling leaves" to designate Fall Risk patients. I am concerned that we are going to end up with a road map of silly pictures to designate everything management thinks we need to flag, so...

6. How does your facility flag blind patients?

   notjustanurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   There is the obvious, reminding staff during report. But what about housekeeping staff or dietary when they do their rounds? Do you have a policy for flagging the charts? Doors? I appreciate any input.

7. Have you ever lost it with a patient?

   notjustanurse posted a topic in Relations

   I mean completely lost your cool? I did. Today. We have a frequent flyer who startde the day with bad behavior and I let him get to me. I shouldn't have, but I did.

8. Nursing Boundaries...can I go feed my patients cats?

   notjustanurse replied to srg4784's topic in Relations

   Our facility is apparently blessed with an awesome social worker, because she has, on several occasions, arranged for someone to feed and care for patients' pets while they were hospitalized. I agree with others, that animal control is probably you...

9. I'm tired of it!

   notjustanurse replied to sunnyskies9's topic in Relations

   It is my fellow bedside nurses that keep me going, keep me sane (sort of). Their support and friendship are the ONLY reason I am still employed in my facility and haven't given up nursing entirely. My problem with nursing itself is the "customer se...

10. I'm tired of it!

    notjustanurse replied to sunnyskies9's topic in Relations

    I'm tired of patients who voluntarily come to the hospital seeking care, and then get angry with me about EVERYTHING required to give them care, from the IV to the lab draws to the diet restrictions.

11. How far do you travel to get to work?

    notjustanurse replied to born2circulateRN's topic in New Nurse

    35 minutes on a good day with few tourists:p, but most days it's about 45 minutes away.

12. If you love where you work . . . why?

    notjustanurse replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't know that I LOVE the facility I work, but there are some things I like. Our vacations are approved (or not) about a week after we submit the request, first come, first served. Some of my vacations are scheduled almost a year in advanc...

13. Why is it the highest paid among us...

    notjustanurse replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly don't think you meant your comments the way they "sound" on here. And I have to admit when I initially read your comment about the nurses never reporting a pertinent assessment based on stethoscope findings, it sounded insulting. When I...

14. Why is it the highest paid among us...

    notjustanurse replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    My current Master Cardiology is engraved. But so was the Cardiology II that was "borrowed" and never returned...

15. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    notjustanurse replied to Indenial's topic in Relations

    Nice sentiment, that even effective codes produce a perfect blood flow to all essential organs.