crnfaIwillbe

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1. How can I quickly wash my mouth after eating when I barely get time to eat?

   crnfaIwillbe posted a topic in Stress 101

   After I ate lunch, a patient said my breath smelled like garlic and pasta which was what I had for lunch. I was so embarrassed, I wished I couldve just passed out right there. That way, I can go to the ER and my breath would be the last thing on anyo...

2. Anybody have rituals they do when a patient passes?

   crnfaIwillbe replied to crnfaIwillbe's topic in General Nursing

   I think you're right. A big part of the reason I want to do this is because a patient complained that I didnt make a personal connection with them. And now, I am paranoid I am not doing enough. My friends describe me as blunt and not very touchy feel...

3. Does anyone here like nursing?

   crnfaIwillbe replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

   First, people are just venting. We are all human after all. Second, I love this job. I dont know where I would be if I hadnt decided to become an RN. Nursing, I can honestly say, truly changed me. Not even sure I want to speculate where I would be w...

4. Anybody have rituals they do when a patient passes?

   crnfaIwillbe replied to crnfaIwillbe's topic in General Nursing

   That is true. There's been a few times that I did something nice for a person, they couldnt care less, and it ruined it. I remember a teacher of mine saying telling a story similar to this. She found over $400 in cash, and returned it. The person she...

5. What are Your Goals for 2018??

   crnfaIwillbe replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   Save more money, spend less. Travel somewhere to escape work for at least a week. Those kind of contradict each other dont they? And continue my therapy, because it is making a difference.

6. Anybody have rituals they do when a patient passes?

   crnfaIwillbe replied to crnfaIwillbe's topic in General Nursing

   I am bothered by it because on my floor, we dont really have deaths. We usually send dying patients away to hospice. This patient was the first to die on my shift, in my care. The beginning of shift, I took her vitals and I knew she was going to be p...

7. Anybody have rituals they do when a patient passes?

   crnfaIwillbe replied to crnfaIwillbe's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah I really think you are right about that. Just few days ago, a patient of mine gently tugged at his foley as he was trying to get comfy in bed and he thought he accidentally pulled it out. I told him that if he did pull it out, we would definitel...

8. Anybody have rituals they do when a patient passes?

   crnfaIwillbe replied to crnfaIwillbe's topic in General Nursing

   I just hate it when a patient dies because patients rarely die on my unit. And have thought of coping mechanisms for a long time. I thought about donating blood but I dont weigh enough. I weigh 96 pounds on a good day and after a large meal. I though...

9. Anybody have rituals they do when a patient passes?

   crnfaIwillbe posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am thinking about going to my favorite coffee place, getting myself a coffee, and paying for the person behind me. I will leave a simple note saying, "this act of kindness was done in memory of a patient of mine who passed. Please honor my patient ...

10. MEN, dont come into nursing

    crnfaIwillbe replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Men

    I think if you're this hateful nursing isnt for you.

11. Is this Facebook status Hipaa compliant?

    crnfaIwillbe replied to musicmouse44's topic in HIPAA

    I use facebook mainly for dog pictures, recipe videos, and travel pictures. I once made a post that could be a hipaa violation and immediately deleted it, but that doesnt take away from it being a big mistake. Please learn from my mistake and dont ta...