midnightRN

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1. Showing up to work SICK

   midnightRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   I prefer to stay home when sick; I think most of us do. However, a lot of us are limited by unrealistic work policies. At my place of employment, we are allowed five days a year before diciplinary action commences. Not very realistic when you conside...

2. What is your usual nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

   midnightRN replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

   On the med/surg floors we have up to 6 on days and pms, then up to eight or nine (rare, but possible) on nights. In the ER we have 12 rooms and typically 2 RNS, a tech, and a triage nurse if it's really busy. ICU will have 1 or 2 ICU patients, or up ...

3. Should I or Should I not is the question!

   midnightRN replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

   It is scary, realizing you are responsible for several patients. I started on the night shift and had 8 to myself within a month. Did I make mistakes? Yep. Fortunately, they were minor and easily corrected. On days at my workplace we generally have 5...

4. Union?

   midnightRN replied to midnightRN's topic in General Nursing

   I do know the union in question has a long history of representing nurses. They have represented another local hospital for quite a few years. The other hospital's nurses are very satisfied, from the few nurses I know that work there. I'm interested,...

5. Union?

   midnightRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey all. I have a question about unions. What are the pros and cons of a nursing union? I'm not familiar with them at all.

6. How would you handle this and what is your opinion?

   midnightRN replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in General Nursing

   I've got to agree with everyone else. This doc's behavior was wrong. I've never has to refuse a procedure (would have refused this one), but I've had to politely state "Dr. I think the patient needs something for pain," during a chest tube insertion....

7. When do you start feeling like a RN

   midnightRN replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in New Nurse

   I'll let you know when I get there! Most days I leave work and think about what I should have done, and will do next time if...I can say I always do my best. I've been a nurse a little over a year. Some misguided knucklehead nominated me for a "nurse...

8. From psych to med-surg??

   midnightRN replied to Louisepug's topic in Psychiatric

   Don't be discouraged! I'm planning on going into psych when my contract is up. Truth is... psych issues are everywhere, in almost every patient! Just last night I took care of a guy going through DT's in ICU. I get the same kind of feedback, but I li...

9. From psych to med-surg??

   midnightRN replied to Louisepug's topic in Psychiatric

   I read the post and thought I'd reply. I have been an RN for a year. Like you I LOVED psych in school, and was also told I did really well there (they offered me a job). Because the facility was 50 minutes from my home, I started in a local hospital ...

10. I feel soo bad

    midnightRN replied to Chicklet2's topic in New Nurse

    Isn't it the truth about that darn toilet! I had a patient who stopped breathing while on the toilet. We carried her back to bed, and a sternal rub later, she "pinked up" and resumed breathing before the code team got to the room. The first death is...

11. What path to nurse practitioner?

    midnightRN replied to NCJill's topic in Career Support

    I've been a nurse for about a year, and am pursuing a NP degree, though I won't attain it until at least 2009. I work on a med/surg floor, and would suggest it as a place to start. The reason I do is because here you see a wide variety of the conditi...

12. Introductions

    midnightRN replied to Brian's topic in Wisconsin

    Nursing is a great place to be right now, and we can always use more men in nursing. Good luck in your career

13. Routine assessment on night shift - how thorough?

    midnightRN replied to estrogen's topic in Med-Surg

    I'm on night shift, and wake up my patients do an assessment. The question is when. I work 12 hr. shifts and if I have not seen them at 7pm, then I wake them at 2330-0000, to make sure everything is as it should be. I do a an assessment focused on th...

14. Need advice and reassurance on a bad situation.

    midnightRN replied to midnightRN's topic in Med-Surg

    Thanks. I don't trust my instincts enough. I also charted everything. I wish I'd been a better pt. advocate. I can promise I will be next time. Sincerely, Anna

15. Need advice and reassurance on a bad situation.

    midnightRN posted a topic in Med-Surg

    Here's the story... At 2330 I picked up 2 pts. on my m/s floor giving me 8 total. My pt. b. after assessment showed these abnormals: BP 60/30, R 28, P 89 apical and irregular, peripheral pulses weak but palpable. Pt. denied any s/s of hypotension, pa...