cmryan12

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1. Pain medicine to drug addict?

   cmryan12 replied to MrBlueSky's topic in Medications

   Not giving pain medication that's ordered after a painful procedure is cruel and not why we are there. Not working to control her pain isn't going to magically fix a history of drug use. What it will do is impair her recovery and make her less likely...

2. New Grad Considering Corrections Nursing

   cmryan12 replied to SteveyB's topic in Correctional

   Hey there, I worked my way through nursing school while working in county jails in a pretty large urban area. I started as an EMT, then LPN, and finally RN. I have some suggestions/thinking points. 1) There's a reason (actually several) that these jo...

3. How do you deal with your anxiety?

   cmryan12 replied to ashrose1992's topic in Stress 101

   I suffered with depression and anxiety after I started my first acute care job. I was lucky to have a wonderful doctor who listened and we came up with a plan (including meds) that worked for me. Fast forward a couple of years. I'm not taking any med...

4. 12/19 What I Learned This Week: night shift with Macaulay and polio

   cmryan12 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I left my home state and moved my whole life because the job market for me was so small. My home state was also a very expensive place to live. I had been wondering and decided to take a chance. Outside of having some holiday blues being so far from ...

5. 12/19 What I Learned This Week: night shift with Macaulay and polio

   cmryan12 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I learned that I feel like a creeper reading this thread, laughing, and not posting. I learned that sometimes death is a blessing. Sometimes what feels like the worst decision you've ever made (moving to a new state for a job in a speci...

6. 12/12 This week I have learned (as I struggle to stay awake)

   cmryan12 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   LauraIngalls : I have a similar calf problem, along with short legs. I looked for the athletic socks that have compression rather than the stocking type. The ones I have are by Movo. You can find them.pn Amazon. Runners use them, but they work great ...

7. How was your first code blue? What role did you have?

   cmryan12 replied to journey2success's topic in General Nursing

   I was working in a correctional facility, and we were taking care of a patient we initially thought was anxious about an upcoming court date. As the corrections staff was getting ready to move the patient to be watched more closely, the patient slump...

8. let go during orientation, needs advice?

   cmryan12 replied to sheepingarden's topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I just wanted to post a similar experience I had. I was an experienced nurse, but new to a specialty. I actually moved out of my home state for this job, and had everything riding on it. I had received some feedback that I wasn't efficient, but i...

9. Funny & Cute Things Our Demented Patients Say

   cmryan12 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric

   I saw a post on this thread about reality orientation in patients with dementia and it reminded me of a story from my days on stroke/neuro. We had a lady who had what I like to call goldfish syndrome: they're only able to remember things for 5-10 se...

10. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    cmryan12 replied to Esme12's topic in COVID

    My understanding regarding the HAZMAT suits (because I asked where ours were) was that the reason EMS and health care workers/first responders that have been dealing with the ill patients in Africa aren't trained in appropriate donning/doffing proced...

11. Claiming suicide can get you out of anything!

    cmryan12 replied to bjaeram's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I'm very sorry for your no-win situation. I am currently an LPN in a county jail. I don't know what state you are in, and therefore, the policies and procedures may be different. In my facility, we can accept suicidal arrestees. The arresting off...