SimayRN

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1. What do you say when calling out sick as a nurse?

   SimayRN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Career Support

   My hospital actually has a sick line. It's a specific phone number you call when calling out sick, bereavement leave, kin care or jury duty. You state your name, unit, date, time, shift and reason for absence. If it's a personal sick call they tell y...

2. Friend tells me she is diverting

   SimayRN replied to Flennigan's topic in General Nursing

   Ummm how is it possible that she hasn't been caught yet? A very behind on the times facility I suppose . Odd.

3. Newbie RN, ? about Lopez valve

   SimayRN replied to gospa's topic in General Nursing

   The way I remembered it when I was a new grad was the arrows are a road. If the arrows continue in a straight line then fluid, meds, or tube feeding can cross through "the road" but if I want to stop movement to the patient put the non arrow part clo...

4. How do you reward yourself after a tough shift?

   SimayRN replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

   Champagne brunch with the boyfriend. My favorite :)

5. [So] My hospital has banned disposable wipes...

   SimayRN replied to Thunda's topic in General Nursing

   Same here. Always white and fresh smelling. I'm not a fan of using them though for the same reasons stated earlier. And they are so rough! Can't feel too good on a sensitive/red bottom wipes are so much easier.. only need one hand to pull em out and...

6. Lost in the Details

   SimayRN replied to Stcroix's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. I hate when I see the I's and O's made up. The aides go around at 5am and document these on the sheet inside the room so we can enter them into the computer and so many times I'll see an output written even though I'm absolutely positive the...

7. Info

   SimayRN replied to Kris1981's topic in Student Assist

   I don't see why helping students find some information is always such a big deal on this site. Whether anyone would admit it or not we ALL had help at one point or another in school. Yes, I am against giving answers don't get me wrong...But people ar...

8. Work bags: What do you take and what's in it?

   SimayRN replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

   Almost every nurse where I work wears a nurse pack around their waist with all their nursing items in it. ( scissors, clamps, red blue and black pens, sharpie, dry erase marker, alcohol wipes, ect) I also keep my phone, ChapStick, brain , debit card,...

9. Nurse with Disdain

   SimayRN replied to StuckInTheMiddle's topic in Relations

   HOW did you make it all the way through nursing school without at least 1 person you consider a close friend??? That's too bad. As for the rest of your post, I'm at a loss for words...

10. You might be a night shifter if...

    SimayRN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Its 1600 on your day off and you realize you haven't eaten anything today

11. Daily "life savers" for New Nurses?

    SimayRN replied to rehric00's topic in New Nurse

    I'm almost off orientation so this is some things ive learned... Usually your first day consists of just shadowing your preceptor and getting the feel of the floor. When you take a patient for the first time soak up all the learning you can because t...