MOSTLYHAPPYRN

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1. "My Nurses"

   MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to HairyMurse's topic in Relations

   OP, not trying to be sexist or offensive at all but perhaps because you are male it offends you more when another male doctor refers to you as his nurse? If the doctor was female would you feel the same way ? Would it bother you more? Less? Same? Jus...

2. Feeling micromanaged...

   MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to n1wgmp's topic in General Nursing

   It's literally their job to audit stuff, and to find stuff that they can "improve upon"... Don't take it so personally. They are just doing what their bosses tell them to do, which is just all part of being compliant with JC , to get Medicare reimbur...

3. Healthcare-related "what the heck?!?!" dreams

   MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I had a combo dream that incorporated my previous job of waiting tables and my current nursing job: I am waiting tables but all of the customers in my section are patients in gowns with iv pumps and fluids running. They are all sitting at the tables ...

4. I saw another nurse assault a patient

   MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to morman's topic in Relations

   Could that patient not file some kind of report that he was being abused? Could you perhaps help that patient to do so? The other witness and the management sound really upstanding. Perhaps a new place of employment is in order.

5. So I just need to vent

   MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to jennaroo's topic in General Students

   In a few years when you have more perspective and have been a nurse for a while you will hopefully realize that what your instructor did was not ok. I have experienced extreme bullying from a nursing instructor and I have had several years to reflect...

6. Difficult Orientee

   MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to ejnjj143's topic in Relations

   Well how did she get through nursing school? They make it so stressful so you know if you can handle this kind of stuff. It's difficult at any age but I think older people ( ya know, not in their 20's lol) may tend to be more cautious and less ambiti...

7. Looking for encouragement

   MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to Student0594's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Who is this person who assisted you? Surely if you retake it and get an A then you have as good a chance as anyone else. Unless this person has the real inside scoop, and determines everything ( which he likely does not ) then just thank them for the...

8. Postpartum Meds

   MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to nikkib2013's topic in Student Assist

   Percocet also causes constipation, so always encourage patient to use as little narcotic as possible. I guess some nurses feel like there are so many students who try to come on here and get easy answers for school and, they would rather not be the c...

9. Is anything at your work that puzzles you

   MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to pras's topic in General Nursing

   Once we had a family member take a trash bag into the nutrition room and started filling it up with cans of coke and sprite!!!!

10. Is anything at your work that puzzles you

    MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to pras's topic in General Nursing

    I'm puzzled when some patients (or family) think they are above using the call light, and come out of their room to find you, and interrupt you (even tho they apologize for doing so) to ask you for something. It's a system people! We have a system !...

11. Blue Pigtail on Nasogastric Tube

    MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to mikeynizm's topic in Safety

    Do any of you use a gomco instead of wall suction? Some of our older surgeons order this. It doesn't seem to make a difference as to how effective/quicker/ better the outcome for the patient...but it only has 2 settings so you don't have to question ...

12. Taking care of DNR patients. The point?

    MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to cholmes1223's topic in General Nursing

    When I get a DNR patient, for the most part, I am relieved to know that if they should arrest, I will not have to torture them with CPR. Possibly more than one time. It is beautiful to be able to ease their shortness of breath and make them comfortab...

13. Metformin IV contast

    MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to truckinusa's topic in Radiology

    At both hospitals where I have worked as an RN, the MD usually will hold metformin upon arrival and start pt on a sliding scale for insulin coverage. Then if pt has to get a CT with contrast, we continue to hold it for at least 3 days-and usually unt...

14. Crazy clinicals instructor doesn't like us using the restroom?

    MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Students

    This probably isn't the first complaint against the CI. You have to go to someone and let them know how you are being treated, so that this doesn't continue for yourself and the students to follow you. This is a good time to start practicing advocacy...

15. New Grad feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless

    MOSTLYHAPPYRN replied to MedSurgRN193's topic in Stress 101

    Why did you feel like you didn't deserve to be in nursing school, and that you weren't smart enough? You obviously were because you made it! It sounds like you are being your own worst enemy, and being really hard on yourself. Try to make sure to lov...