GaleSRN BSN, RN

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1. Which Area Has the Most Compassionate Nurses

   GaleSRN replied to RNite's topic in General Nursing

   I have a suggestion. Ask to be floated to different areas, such as the newborn nursery, pediatrics, preop and postop, I would steer you away from the ER until you get a little more um...experienced (?). ER nurses are a group onto themselves. Not unco...

2. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

   GaleSRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

   I was a very young nurse. I was working on the ortho floor full of young skiers with broken limbs (Idaho). I walked into one room and the young man was doing something under the sheets, rhythmic motion. I, stupidly, asked him what he was doing. He lo...

3. 15 Minutes in the Life of a Nurse

   GaleSRN replied to NurseJulie31's topic in General Nursing

   I am the manager of a dialysis unit. We have close to 90 pts. Today I have 1 RN on "bonding" leave with her baby and family, another one is off this week due to her kids being on school break. This leaves 2 RNs, and myself. We have 2 new admissions, ...

4. If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

   GaleSRN replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

   I absolutely would do it again. For the past 40 years it has been the best decision I have ever made. The climate has changed, I know, but it fit my personality and my lifestyle. I think it still would. However, I would have gone for my NP. ( I am to...

5. Injection Gone Wrong: Part 3

   GaleSRN replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

   I am stunned that she had to go through so much. Another reason why RNs and LPNs/LVNs should be the only people to give injections. I do not feel that MAs have enough training to be mindful of what they are doing. We don't really think about injectio...

6. This person outranks me?!

   GaleSRN replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

   I have always told my nurses, nursing students, et al that there is no stupid question. I have been a RN for 40+ years and, quite frankly, I am not sure if a vomit contaminated sputum specimen would be okay...several thoughts on this. Does stomach ac...

7. Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

   GaleSRN replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Professionalism

   Abandonment Is when you are entrusted with the care of a patient or patients that you agreed to care for, and you walk off the job leaving them without anyone to care for them. It is not BEFORE the fact. It has to be after the agreement” is made (...

8. Terminated After Two Months!!

   GaleSRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   You can also try Dialysis. Every dialysis company I know has a training program. It is extensive and dictated to by CMS. It is spelled out in the regulations how long a nurse must be in training before they can be left on their own. You may find that...

9. Sleep Rooms

   GaleSRN replied to AlleycatLady's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked nights I would have given anything to have a place to take a 30 min nap..ESPECIALLY when I was working a double shift. Frequently I was not safe to drive home.

10. No call no show, and feeling terrible about it!

    GaleSRN replied to omha's topic in General Nursing

    Give yourself a break. Your supervisor wasn't upset, you need not be either. This is not your norm. Don't beat yourself up so much over one shift. There was a time in my career when I was working FT in one hospital and per diem in another one. I also...

11. Pendulum Swinging too Far on Pain Meds?

    GaleSRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think the pendulum has swung to the ridiculous. I have a friend who went to the ER in severe pain from a diner stone. They gave him IV Tylenol. Needless to say it didnt touch the pain. They made him suffer until the tests proved that he had a kidne...

12. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    GaleSRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality

    I worked with a Neurosurgeon who prayed before each surgery. The rest of us in the room could pray with him or not. When I was working nights in ICU, I was asked by a family if they could hold a prayer circle for their little girl. She had an Astroc...

13. Nursing Job Change: Jump Ship or Sit Tight? 5 Things to Consider

    GaleSRN replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I had many positions in the 40+ years I have been a nurse. Heart Transplants, ER, OR, ICU, CCU, Research, Management, dialysis. Each change was done with great thought and soul searching. I have never left on bad terms. I moved to other areas because...

14. nursing for money

    GaleSRN replied to spark1's topic in General Nursing

    I could make a lot more money elsewhere. I am definitely NOT in it for the money, although I do make a good salary in Managment. I am in it because it is what I love. I have loved it for 40 years. Never regretted being a nurse. I am disappointed that...

15. Amber Does the Unthinkable

    GaleSRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Amber will make a GREAT manager someday. She did exactly what was needed. Sometimes you just need a few minutes to regroup and make decisions. Decisions made on the fly do not work nearly as well as those made with just a few minutes of "regrouping".