GenericUnicorn

GenericUnicorn has 5 years experience.

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1. Exposure to Chemo

   GenericUnicorn replied to kelseykelsey4's topic in Oncology

   All of the other comments pretty much cover what I was going to say. So on a random note: the one thing that has always irked me about hospitals, especially mine, is why a dedicated oncology unit doesn't have toilet lids. It feels so Macgyver-ish to ...

2. Disappointed in nursing

   GenericUnicorn replied to nursingilove's topic in Med-Surg

   I think a big part of it has to do with the sheer amount of stress med/surg nurses are under that contributes to the behavior seen. Many nights you're just trying to keep your head above water that the option to push something off on another RN (like...

3. Infusion pump or manual?

   GenericUnicorn replied to marsy82's topic in Med-Surg

   Everything is done by pump except in special circumstances, like running platelets wide open or emergent saline boluses for example. Not sure if it's the same everywhere, but I haven't had to reconstitute any IV medications (for infusions, not quick ...

4. Desperate to leave the bedside, possibly even nursing entirely

   GenericUnicorn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am in need of some guidance. I've been a nurse for a little over 3 years now and have been regretting my decision to become a nurse ever since my first anniversary as a nurse. When I first started nursing, I was excited and compassionate about my j...

5. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

   GenericUnicorn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I once overhead a nurse say to a tech once, "You see the "RN" on my badge? Go to room 123 and clean him up." I was flabbergasted.

6. Are you a PD nurse?

   GenericUnicorn replied to heatherd65's topic in Urology

   I worked a combo nephrology/oncology floor for nearly 3 years in an acute care hospital setting. We did PD on the floor. I was trained on site in a week to work with PD patients. To me it was simple once I had some education on it and knew my way aro...

7. How does your facility prevent falls?

   GenericUnicorn replied to GoldiesMom's topic in Safety

   Pretty much everyone has hit every "intervention" my hospital requires us to do except one: make doubly certain that you place a yellow falls sticker on the front of the patient's chart. Because that sticker is going to do a lot of good. We have a ch...

8. To RNs, what are your thoughts about the mandated nurse-patient ratio?

   GenericUnicorn replied to kchilla's topic in Activism

   You should be able to find a plethora of studies showing a link between increased patient mortality rates and increased patient loads. More patients, less staff = poorer outcomes. Also many studies out there that show increased patient loads are link...

9. 2015 Taxes

   GenericUnicorn replied to CriticalCareRN1's topic in Activism

   Isn't there a clause that if you are able to show "proof of hardship" that you will be exempt? If that's so I'd just let my power bill ride each month until the power company sent me a letter threatening to cut me off. "I can't even pay my light bill...

10. Do you clean bedpans or throw them out?

    GenericUnicorn replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    If it's just urine I'll rinse out the pan and re-use. I throw them out if it's a BM. I avoid housekeeping complaints by emptying the pan as best as I can (beating it against the toilet a few times) and then putting it in a red biohazard bag and into ...

11. A calling to help others but give me a good paycheck

    GenericUnicorn replied to runningcrazy's topic in General Nursing

    We have yearly evaluations at our hospital that determines a pay raise. It's some asinine scale based on arbitrary measures that can earn an employee a whopping maximum 3% pay increase. I got a whole $0.30/h raise this year. I've often told people ...

12. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    GenericUnicorn replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. North Carolina 2. Two years 3. Medical Nephrology and Oncology 4. $19.38/hr 5. $2/hr Differential for first half (6 hours) of night shift, $3/hr differential for final half (remaining 6 hours). $1/h weekends plus the night differential if you work...

13. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    GenericUnicorn replied to kaliRN's topic in Safety

    I work at a hospital in North Carolina. For my unit, dayshift the max is 5:1, but usually 4:1...either way they get two aides for the floor. On nights typically we get 6:1 with only one aide for the whole floor that night. 5:1 is awesome, 4:1 is heav...