UnidentifiedNurse

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1. No call no show due to schedule mix up

   UnidentifiedNurse replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in General Nursing

   This morning I spoke with my nurse manager and everything is cool. She said that mistakes happen and to not even worry about it. :) She said she has spoken with the people who makes the schedule to make a note for everyone to check the master schedul...

2. No call no show due to schedule mix up

   UnidentifiedNurse replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Yep I always make a copy of my schedule. But now my lesson learned is to always check it with the master schedule as well.

3. No call no show due to schedule mix up

   UnidentifiedNurse replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I just called work to double check if I'm working tonight or not. And I was told I was off. And I told this charge nurse the situation with my no show, and she said it happened to other nurses as well. At least 2. I'm not the only one. But yea like e...

4. No call no show due to schedule mix up

   UnidentifiedNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work 3 12 hour night shifts a week. Each time our schedule for the month comes out, I always xerox off a copy for myself and then I note on my calender the nights that I'm to work. And then when the charge nurses makes up the assignments for the n...

5. When to give meds

   UnidentifiedNurse replied to Bluecap's topic in General Nursing

   oh ok. No wonder I was confused hehe. We just have different standard abbreviations.

6. When to give meds

   UnidentifiedNurse replied to Bluecap's topic in General Nursing

   TDS? Never heard of that abbreviation. Usually if a MD wants three doses given, they would write so and so medication, the strength, the route, the frequency x3 doses. For example: Torodol 30 mg IVP Q6 hr x3 doses. If you don't understand an order,...

7. Nights: Normal schedule on days off??

   UnidentifiedNurse replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

   where I work, we rotate between day and night shift every few months. When I do night shift, the night before a night shift, I stay up until I feel very tired, but don't force myself to stay up. I try and sleep as much as I can then when I can sleep ...

8. Is night shift a good learning environment?

   UnidentifiedNurse replied to Gallee's topic in General Nursing

   the only part of night shift I don't like is the sleeping schedule. Especially in the summer, I find it nearly impossible to sleep during the day. At most I can only get in 2-3 hours of sleep after coming back from a night shift. If I sleep anymore, ...

9. Is night shift a good learning environment?

   UnidentifiedNurse replied to Gallee's topic in General Nursing

   I think as a new nurse, it is actually good to rotate shifts once in awhile as long as there's enough days off in between to help transition. A lot of the time night shift can be really busy, but with less doctors making their rounds, less interrupti...

10. Odors--Help!

    UnidentifiedNurse replied to TraumaTrainingWheels's topic in Emergency

    I've always had problems dealing with feces and the feeling never went away even after I became a nurse. Ususually when I absolutely have to deal with feces, I take care of it as fast as I can to prevent myself from gagging. I too am really greatful ...

11. MD's professional handwriting skills

    UnidentifiedNurse replied to hppynurse2's topic in General Nursing

    It's almost always the male doctor handwriting that I have a hard time reading. The hospital I work at also has quite a few female doctors, but their handwriting are usually very neat and readable.

12. What's the funniest thing your patient has been scared of before?

    UnidentifiedNurse posted a topic in Humor

    One of my patients had been through a big MVA. Came out of it with two badly broken legs and multiple scratches, bruises, and abrasions all around his body. He had surgery to get his legs repaired and came out of it with a foley. In the morning, doct...

13. have you ever lost it at work?

    UnidentifiedNurse replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    Never at work, but I've lost it once when I came home after a stressful and overwhelming day. I really did not want to go back to work the next day. Took me awhile to decide if I wanted to call in sick or not, but I ended up deciding to go and face w...

14. How big of a mistake was this?

    UnidentifiedNurse replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in New Nurse

    it's either one vicodin every 6 hours for mild pain OR 2 tablets every 6 hours for moderate pain. I know if the patient chooses one vicodin, it can't be taken again until 6 hours later. Each time I assess the pain and if the pain med is due, I ask wh...

15. How big of a mistake was this?

    UnidentifiedNurse replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in New Nurse

    let me clarify. The patient asked for vicodin twice during my 12 hour shift. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Each time he said he wanted to take two tablets because he's been having moderate to severe pain. I did not think of it becuas...