BurnedoutICURN

BurnedoutICURN has 6 years experience.

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1. An Ethical Dilemma- Outstanding Warrants

   BurnedoutICURN replied to rkirk89's topic in Student Assist

   Ok I see this at work far more often than I thought I would. According to management and the legal department, if the patient is not under arrest at the time of admission, we are under no obligation to release to police custody. If lawenforcement wan...

2. What happens when you fail a fit test?

   BurnedoutICURN replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

   It shouldn't be an issue. Where I've worked, you would just be given the PAPR helmet. Another comment said it looked like an astronaut. I always thought they made you look like a Hazmat team member entering a nuclear contaminated site. We have a few ...

3. Being Kicked Out of the ICU?

   BurnedoutICURN replied to sestelle's topic in MICU

   "Why haven't you titrated the levo on your other patient? Her pressure is 130/70?" The largest issue I see here is not telling your preceptor you needed help. The BP of 40/30 and rechecking it? I don't have a problem with that, and you did tell the p...

4. Leaving the er after six months

   BurnedoutICURN replied to Sj3215's topic in Emergency

   If you can handle any backlash (financial or otherwise) from your employer for leaving before the year is finished, I would leave. If I had the opportunity to take a 3 to 4 day a week/no weekends or holidays job, the ink on my 2 week notice would be ...

5. We are not saints! (just because we work hard)

   BurnedoutICURN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   could you post the link to that thread? I'd really like to see these comments..:)

6. Long hair at the bedside

   BurnedoutICURN replied to kakamegamama's topic in General Nursing

   I have coworkers who wear their long hair down. I have coworkers who cut their hair short. Me? I have to pull up my hair, because I can't stand hair on my neck when I'm working. My employer used to enforce hair standards, but not so much anymore.

7. REDICULOUS mistake, worried I'll never practice nursing again

   BurnedoutICURN replied to NurseBecky0520's topic in Criminal

   Hire a lawyer. Do not navigate the board of nursing alone.

8. new nurse advice. screwed up?

   BurnedoutICURN replied to introuble7's topic in New Nurse

   Don't be scared. Yes, you can say "I did my job, I was concerned for the patient." Management should be pleased that you're concerned over your patient's condition. After all, you're saving them the expensive costs of the legal department defending l...

9. new nurse advice. screwed up?

   BurnedoutICURN replied to introuble7's topic in New Nurse

   You said your charge nurse said she'd be OK, so I assume you spoke to the charge about the patient's condition. Either way, I would have made the call. I definitely would have documented any time I spoke to someone about the patient's condition. Howe...

10. Student nurse in recovery

    BurnedoutICURN replied to Queenofthesouth24's topic in Recovery

    Do you have any arrests? Felonies? Misdemeanors that are related to drugs or alcohol? If no, then don't say anything. We'd all like to believe in a utopia where people won't judge us on past mistakes. I can tell you that is not the world in which we...

11. Advice on furthering education

    BurnedoutICURN replied to BurnedoutICURN's topic in NP Students

    I've applied to several non-bedside jobs, but some require experience. I'm still trying that path because it seems like a possibility.

12. Advice on furthering education

    BurnedoutICURN replied to BurnedoutICURN's topic in NP Students

    I was already at part time. I found that I didn't have the energy after working to give my attention to additional work. It looks like any new academic pursuit may be futile.

13. Advice on furthering education

    BurnedoutICURN posted a topic in NP Students

    I'm new to the forum. I need help. I've tried twice to start a NP program, but both times the workload of school got to be too much, with working full time. It's not an option to cut back work hours. But I want to finish a master's degree so that I c...