rncat2000

rncat2000

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  1. should I call in or not?

    Yes stay home and get better, both for your patients but also for your coworkers. I can't tell you the times people came to work sick because they just felt so bad to leave us without the help and wind up giving it to everyone! Trust me your employer...
  2. skipping graduation/pinning?

    I didn't go to my grad ceremony but it was my second time around as well. I did go to my pinning however. It was held separately and it was a more meaningful thing to me than graduation because my grandmother who is also a nurse was able to pin me. I...
  3. Urostomy Irrigation

    I always thought it was but I have watched our urology surgeons and residents do just a clean procedure. I guess the best thing to do is check your policy and if that doesn't tell you anything check with your doctors to see how they want it done.
  4. Seventh Day Adventist and working on Sabbath???

    While not SDA I am a devote Christian and I understand your conflict. My father is a pastor and since I have finished school and began working I have always worked every other Sunday. It bothered me for the same reasons as you. My father told me that...
  5. Because I work nights birthdays can be impossible to plan for because if I'm working I'm sleeping and if I happen to work off that morning I'm too exhausted to anything! The nicest thing anyone ever did for me was my birthday happen to fall in the mi...
  6. What's the weirdest baby name?

    That's what we were all thinking as well. :)
  7. What's the weirdest baby name?

    King Messiah Jordan!!! When we asked the mother if he went by Jordan, she replied "Oh no we call him King Messiah"!!!
  8. On my unit they have done away with both techs and unit secretaries on my shift 7P-7A. The nurses on the night shift are responsible for every bit of not only patient care but everything else that needs to be done on the unit!! One more attempt by th...
  9. Whats my next step after I get my GED?

    I was home schooled and got a GED. I went on to a get my bachelors without difficulty. Not once has having a GED stopped me from doing anything I wanted to do. never let any one try to stop you from accomplishing your goals. Good luck with all you do...
  10. My funniest story comes from a very sweet but very undereducated family. I work in a peds hospital was admitting a patient with Kawasaki's. While explaining to the family and the patient about the IVIG's that the doctor had ordered and I was hanging ...
  11. Rude/ Inconsiderate nurses during clinicals

    I know it may seem like the nurses were rude but it may just be your perception. I'm not excusing any rude behavior but you have to remember that while your assigned to that one nurse she may have 6-8 patients depending on the unit. I will tell you ...
  12. Interviewing for Night Shift Charge

    I would say that if you have already done night shift before and found it hard to do then being charge and doing it will be impossible. You will have greater responsibility as charge and every one will look to you for leadership. I work night shift ...
  13. Any nurses that don't regret becoming a nurse?

    I love, love, love being a nurse!!!!! Do I always love my coworkers, patients, and place of employment? No, but there will always be days where I will leave work and be frustrated, and angry and ready to quit. That happens with any job. You have to t...
  14. NG Tube Anxiety

    I understand your nervousness about this skill, but it really isn't as bad as you think it will be. :) I have been a peds nurse on a postop surgical floor for almost 10 years now, and I can say that I have only had 1 patient ever vomit with a ng tube...
  15. Three sets of vitals in a 12-hour shift?

    That is about normal for vital signs. At my hospital my unit is a 26 bed unit and there is usually only 1 pct. We do vitals every 4 hours at 8,12,4 on both night and day shift. It is tough but it can be done. I wish you luck.