River&MountainRN

River&MountainRN ADN, RN

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  1. A patient spit in my face

    River&MountainRN replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Nursing

    It's true! We NEED to be able to talk about this kind of stuff, to be supported, to know support IS out there...otherwise, if we don't, that's the highway to

  2. A patient spit in my face

    River&MountainRN replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really sorry that happened to you. I know it doesn't help much not hearing it from THAT nurse, but I hope it helps a little bit hearing it from THIS nurse! Having been both a CNA and RN, and...

  3. Getting Over Assault

    River&MountainRN replied to River&MountainRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm thinking this might be the first job I've ever quit without notice: the aides are totally insubordinate to the more experienced nurses, let alone a new hire, and half of them don't even...

  4. Limited Orientation; High Ratio; How to Survive?

    River&MountainRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Looking for advice on how to how to get through my first off-orientation nursing shift with 50 residents. If you don't have time to read the details, I'll still appreciate your experience on making it...

  5. Limited Orientation; High Ratio; How to Survive?

    River&MountainRN replied to River&MountainRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I left, after securing another job while still working there. Having worked there only a month (I was per diem, so only doing a couple shifts a week), it certainly won't look good on an...

  6. How do you deal with personal attacks at work?

    River&MountainRN replied to NewRN'16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is just plain human to human/nurse to nurse nastiness. It doesn't matter the degree. However, as a new-ish RN, I've had LPNs actually be better at helping me/teaching me to be a better nurse/having...

  7. Why I would tell you to stay out of nursing

    River&MountainRN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Sad, but so relatable and

  8. What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

    River&MountainRN replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

    I recently left a job, but I'm told that all of the residents still ask for me there because I "did the best job taking care of them". It's nice to hear, because I always felt like I was running...

  9. What's your 2nd shift routine??

    River&MountainRN replied to Kishaj6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Come in, get report, count. Lay eyes on everyone/check for patches (if necessary). Go through MAR/TAR to check for new orders and figure out the med pass schedule. Mark the times of your meds on...

  10. Rn ratio rehab/nursing home

    River&MountainRN replied to Mqnurse43's topic in General Nursing

    How many CNAs will you have working with you? 40 is not comfortable for me, but I've heard it's doable with GOOD help and if the population is

  11. death in LTC

    River&MountainRN replied to zoRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you worked in healthcare prior to becoming an RN? As cold as it sounds, you will get better with handling death yourself, as well as being able to help others through it, the longer you've been...

  12. Limited Orientation; High Ratio; How to Survive?

    River&MountainRN replied to River&MountainRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for your feedback! Because I have a history of job-hopping (funnily enough, due to dissatisfaction due to high censuses and insolent aides in LTC), I was starting to doubt myself and...

  13. Transitioning from paper charting

    River&MountainRN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Computer documentation is only as good as your computers and network. Just throwing that out there. We've had more than one shift get totally derailed because the computers went down halfway through...

  14. Feeling Overwhelmed with 50:1 ratio

    River&MountainRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I need advice on how to get through this particular situation SAFELY until I can move on. I guess what I'm looking for is tips and tricks to make it through the night. I am at a facility where the...

  15. Sick of the bedside. SOS

    River&MountainRN replied to EKTheRN's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked outpatient care, all I can say is that I second this! Working four ten hour shifts sounded like a dream, until I realized that they rarely were just ten hours. On average, I was pulling...

  16. Can night shift cause missed periods

    River&MountainRN replied to Floatnurse137's topic in General Nursing

    We're not allowed to give medical advice, per TOS, but...speaking from personal experience: Mine were on-the-dot regular before starting nights, as in I knew which day they'd start and 95% of the...

  17. Sick.. need medicine!

    River&MountainRN replied to Nursealc123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you can tolerate and like spicy foods, I've found them to be really helpful during a cold. You can usually still taste them (since taste gets so funky with a cold), and they also help clear those...

  18. First year nurse, feel so miserable and alone

    River&MountainRN replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    I started out as a night CNA before becoming a night nurse. I could handle it as a CNA, but as an RN...I don't know whether I had just gotten older, my priorities had changed toward more...

  19. What made/makes you want to be a nurse?

    River&MountainRN replied to Imnotasailor's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for posting this, as I've recently come to a crossroads and began asking myself the very same question. I'm an RN who started out as a CNA. I'd always been fascinated by the medical world,...

  20. Please, It's a brief - not a diaper

    River&MountainRN replied to Glycerine82's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    While I agree that "brief" is the most correct term to use, I still have to laugh at one experience I had with a former resident while toileting her: "Don't BS me, dear, and I won't BS you---call it...

  21. How do you feel about being a nurse?

    River&MountainRN replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    It's a means to an end. I mean, don't get me wrong, I genuinely enjoy patient care (TRUE patient care and connection, not just ***-kissing for politics/survey scores), but nursing has also showed me...

  22. Nursing Drama

    River&MountainRN replied to FloatRN16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you sure we don't ALL work together? Hahaha! To go into specifics would be to basically identify myself (I think...though hearing all of your stories makes me think that the situation was NOT just...

  23. Being friends with residents on Facebook

    River&MountainRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, that's a big "Hell NO!!!" in my book! It was bad enough at my last workplace that it was "workplace politics" to be friends with one's coworkers on Facebook. Goodness knows it created more...

  24. Deleted

    River&MountainRN posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Deleted, because I'm not sure whether my coworkers read the forum and would recognize my situation.

  25. Calling off on two week notice?

    River&MountainRN replied to Kalypso22's topic in General Nursing

    How good has your current employer been to you? Have they given you a hard time about leaving, or have they accepted gracefully? If I understand things right, if you call out within your two weeks,...