RebeccaJeanRN

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  1. VA experiences

    I work in a VA ICU. One of the tough things is that it seems that virtually EVERY patient has drug/alcohol/smoking history so its all failed livers, kidneys, COPD. The shocking thing for me personally was the young age of our dying patients. These m...
  2. Uniforms.. color scrubs vs whites

    I agree in part, yes we should introduce ourselves, but mixed up and sick patients will still think that the janitor who comes in wearing scrubs is a health professional too, if not an actual RN. Same for anyone else in scrubs who do not introduce t...
  3. Desperately need NIGHT SHIFT ADVICE!!!

    Hi everyone- I'm starting on night shifts in two weeks and although I am middle aged, I have never worked a night shift job of any kind- what kind of advice can you give? I am desperate for any tips/tricks/warnings!!!! (If it helps to know, its ICU...
  4. Lunch and Dinner Breaks

    Campbell's now has some great soups in microwavable containers- and that, plus a fresh piece of fruit, makes for a fine lunch. Also- do you have Trader's Joe by you? They have wonderful little meals, both fresh and frozen, for micowaving, and one-...
  5. Hi everyone- I just learned that a local hospital went to a uniform for their RNs and that another one is planning that change in the future. So I wanted a current status from everyone: does your place of employment require a nursing 'uniform' or a ...
  6. How to say thank you?

    I like sending a personal card of thanks...to TWO people: that instructor plus whoever she reports to or who runs the program. Thank her very warmly but also specifically (e.g. "I really appreciated the extra time you invested to see that we all unde...
  7. Is there power in the color white?

    I posted in here once before in agreement to white again, as singularly reserved for nurses, but of course not old fashioned starched dresses, hose & caps...and there was an avalanche of disagreement in reply. The problem that I see with other c...
  8. Strange post-partum behavior...

    Yes, this is not normal behavior. This is a pseudo pregnancy, I've only read about this in the news or in books, but its the type that people imagine so much that their bellies even grow. Pregnancy is the time when people get lots of attention, and t...
  9. should i buy a new sethescope?

    I used to think I was hard of hearing, or stupid, because I couldn't hear much with the cheaper stethoscopes and didn't pick up on certain sounds. So I bought a littman and then I could hear the patient breathing in the next room when I put it on. O...
  10. Advice Please! A cna spread a rumor about me.

    Since your fellow student was acting in role of CNA in the capacity of the hospital, then really (and you seem to know this now) you should have spoken to her supervisor if you wanted to address it. But here is the problem: all you have is heresay (p...
  11. NICU Burnout...need to cry

    Besides offering cyberhugs, I really can't think of how to support you at this very draining time...I just wanted you to know that I'm listening and care. And that I just feel it in my bones that you are such a blessing to your babies. Please kee...
  12. Mom & Dad were right: I'm a screw-up

    Anybody who can get a 4.0 in pre-reqs is a pretty smart guy, as simple as that. So since you are so smart and hardworking, you'll catch on to what you need to do in nursing school to get the grades you want. You may have to re-think a 4.0 as a goal,...
  13. Is it Just me or is school too easy?

    Maybe its just me, but I think its just you.
  14. I don't believe you can refuse to work on an 'unsafe unit', because thats heresay. In other words, its really only rumor that its unsafe (albeit a rumor that appears to be based in fact). In theory, a nurse can say that about any unit she didn't li...
  15. What do I do? (long)

    Here are my questions: if you are a charge nurse over this person, and you said it would be very easy to catch her at what she shouldn't be doing- then that means that you see it all the time and never did anything before about it. Is that because y...