suanna

suanna

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About suanna

suanna has 30 years experience and specializes in Post Anesthesia.


RN grad from U of Akron. Grandfather, Great Grandfather husband of 30+years

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  1. I can't believe I actually *like* night shift!

    I've been on nights since '77. I'll never do days. I just can't get out of bed at 05:30 and face anything. I can stay up- just not get up. The biggest hardship I see on nights is everyone-management, day shift, docs, family,- all seem to feel I'm get...
  2. A fib with rvr

    The patient has no significant health history but is a DNR status? Dosn't his family love him, or is thier a BIG will? Anyone discuss with the patient the fact that if he codes we are just gonna watch him die even though ther may be an eaqsily treat...
  3. It's been a LONG time since I was a new grad, but what I advise the staff I'm precepting is that the day is way too big to focus on. Ask yourself "what do I need to get done in the next 30 min?" If you get those done, you can focus on secondary tasks...
  4. Disability: genuinely curious

    The same lawyers that help with SSDI also handle these supplemental employer offered STD programs. Often the requirements to get paid from these plans are as restrictive as federal SSDI. On top of that, if you do end up qualifying for SSDI, the 3rd p...
  5. Disability: genuinely curious

  6. Did I say something wrong?

    That is part of the problem- it is frequently easier to just do it ourselves than to try to get the staff that could and should be doing some of these tasks to take responsibility for their assignment. Unfortunately, after you have "just done it your...
  7. Disability: genuinely curious

    We pay into social security for our entire working life. We work a job with one of the highest incidents of back/spine injury in the working world. We then end up with a choice when we have the back/knees of a 80y/o at 60- apply for disability or cri...
  8. We've known this for 20+ years. "Body Mechanics" are just a way for the hospital or Workmans Comp administrator to twist the injury to make it seem like it was the nurses fault. I have been counseled about improper use of body mechanics when lifting....
  9. Did I say something wrong?

    I want the shift supervisor to call me up every hour and ask if I would "Please record the VS from my patients is it wouldn't be too much trouble". Maybe pharmacy can call me whenever a med is due and tell me "how much they appriciate it if I would p...
  10. Part of the problem is the system is finding more and better ways of sabotaging us. Before CPOE you saw or spoke to the physician so you knew when there were likely to be order changes- most of the time you were part of the decision-making process in...
  11. No opinions please just facts

    Who in the world told you this? An employer may have a policy of not allowing staff to work if they test positive for one substance or another, but the BON (at least in my state) only prohibits working while "impaired". It is up to the nurses judgeme...
  12. Are Camp Nurses allowed to remove splinters?

    I'm sure this is a facillity specific question. I doubt you will find a "splinter" clause in any states scope of practice/ nurse practice act. I think this is why I would be driven NUTS by camp nursing. If you do anything more challenging than what y...
  13. I've been a nurse for 30 years, I'm good at my job, and almost always get through each shift with little difficulty. I enjoy my unit and my peers. I worked one position for 20+ years, and have been in a new one for just over 5 years now. I have nigh...
  14. Still struggling with heart sounds

    I have never in my career had a physician or peer give a hoot about heart sounds. It's nice to be able to say "this patient has a loud pan-systolic murmur that I didn't hear eariler in my shift", but realisticaly, if the patient isn't showing signs o...
  15. Is this what nursing is really like?

    In a word- yep. If I could do my job without being the one responsible for ensuring the resident medical staff wrote appropriate orders, the pharmacy sent and timed the right meds, housekeeping properly cleaned the isolation room before the next ...