Agatha12

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  1. Gluteal IM Injection

    Agatha12 replied to gpmedsec's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught this technique but in same time I was told it is not recommended. I find it comfortable place to give injection but it depends on patient's preference. I heard about really nasty...

  2. Med-Surg New Grad

    Agatha12 replied to 2018nursewi's topic in General Specialties

    If you can get job in OB and you are sure you will enjoy it then go for it. General experience is useful but not necessary if you know already where you want to go and you have employer that want to...

  3. Nurses with children always go home early?

    Agatha12 replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    I do not monitor how many times nurses use phone. I only mentioned that on specific occasion someone used the phone when it was not appropriate and the only explanation was "I don't understand because...

  4. How fast do you run blood?

    Agatha12 replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    In stable patients normally 3-4h, in emergency as fast as

  5. Nurses with children always go home early?

    Agatha12 replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    I explained why it is not

  6. Nurses with children always go home early?

    Agatha12 replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    well, every nurse gives report invidually and if they are 4 of them it really takes time. If you are late every shift at least 15-30min (sometimes longer) it accumulates into lots of unpaid hours. But...

  7. Nurses with children always go home early?

    Agatha12 replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    Probably, I should have described situation clearer. When I worked on the floor, we had a silly bedside handover, which means the coming staff were going from one room to another to receive the report...

  8. High Insulin Dosages

    Agatha12 replied to megahew's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen like 100u in two divided doses. I was also surprised about it because when I was a student in my country of origin. I have never seen more than 20u at

  9. New nurse assistant but already want to quit

    Agatha12 replied to amz93's topic in General Nursing

    If you are miserable and you dont like your job at all then quit. But before you quit is good to get tine to think what you would like to do for life. Quitting without any idea what to do next might...

  10. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    Agatha12 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to say that the most irritating is demanding patient but I found out what irritates me the most. In the evening, when patient is about to go home and has a discharge letter in hand, suddenly...

  11. Do all nurses make fatal mistakes?

    Agatha12 replied to justtryintonurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have only 3 years experience. I made a few medicine errors but all were harmless, not even close to fatal. Its not that easy to kill patient unless you work in ICU and overdose very potent

  12. Catholic Nurse Sues Duke University Hospital After Refusing to Assist with Abortions

    Agatha12 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I am Catholic, Catholic church has never said anything against

  13. Nurses are you glad you chose your career?

    Agatha12 replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    Very very happy with my choice of profession, the only problem is, I dont want speciality I would like to dedicate to in longer

  14. Non opioid pain options

    Agatha12 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    So what analgesia do you give

  15. 8 hour shifts?

    Agatha12 replied to wtpsych's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital we have 12h shifts on floors and 9 or 10h in PACU. When I worked 12h *****, in theory I should have 4 days off. It was never really 4 days, mix of days, nights meant that I maybe had 1...

  16. Working full time and nursing school

    Agatha12 replied to cframmar's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking when will you have time to eat? Even do shopping unless your parents will cook/shop for you. How long is your commuting? For me it is impossible schedule to deal with. Maybe you cpuld...

  17. Nursing or Teaching?

    Agatha12 replied to alexisjade's topic in General Nursing

    While working on my nursing degree I was a volunteer for special needs kids and I loved it. Sometimes I think that I would like to have another qualifications for special need teaching but somehow...

  18. Non opioid pain options

    Agatha12 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the UK and paracetamol IV (acetaminophen) is first line treatment for surgical pain then opioids. It is very safe if it is given max 4g in 24h and the dosing is 1g every 4-6h. I have seen...

  19. Where can I get male only patients?

    Agatha12 replied to Firas5's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest I cant understand why female patients are assigned to male CNA when female CNA are available. In my hospital male nurses and CNA are automatically assigned to male patients unless there...

  20. I went to work with a black eye

    Agatha12 replied to Jessie-'s topic in General Nursing

    To be honest OP post sounds to me as being the victim of domestic abuse but it is only her choice to disclose

  21. No breaks (class action lawsuit)

    Agatha12 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work for 2 years on very busy surgical floor. My first months I did not get breaks at all as I was struggling to cope with workload. Even when I was forcefully sent to have a lunch break, I...

  22. Dilemma situation! I'm not a nurse, but is this common practice??

    Agatha12 replied to Nursing617's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, I find it peculiar to flush SC butterfly with heparin but I have limited experience with palliative

  23. is it going to affect my career?

    Agatha12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you think job hopping is going to affect my career? I have been a nurse for 3 years now. I worked 2 years and 3 month on surgical ward, then I moved to PACU (10 months experience). Now, I got the...

  24. is it going to affect my career?

    Agatha12 replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    yes, thats my plan to keep up with my skills by per diem jobs but it will be weekends only. Thanks for your

  25. What is your Nursing Super Power?

    Agatha12 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I am usually very good with psychiatric patients. Moreover if there is any ridiculous/difficult call to answer, I am usually the