NurseC,RN

NurseC,RN has 1 years experience.

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1. Sick of the bedside. SOS

   NurseC,RN replied to EKTheRN's topic in General Nursing

   Change of scenery for sure. Yeah there's always crappy shifts but if you are consistently counting the hours until the shift ends or your next set of shifts off then a change may be good. I left my previous unit, loved most of the staff/the patient ...

2. Call light misuse and abuse

   NurseC,RN replied to guest1048932's topic in Relations

   Chart the behaviour thoughougly of behaviors observed, strategies used and pt response. Over time this will help develop a strict behaviour plan between exactly that management, nursing staff and the physician. Include time limits if needed, communic...

3. Long term patients on acute care floor

   NurseC,RN replied to ktellen's topic in Med-Surg

   I have worked on a unit where at one point 14 of our 38 bed unit were LTC patients or those awaiting alternate level of care. Yes is it hard when you have acuity ill patients, mixed with dementias and behaviour type patients absolutely but you still ...

4. How to be a good day shift nurse?

   NurseC,RN replied to future-peds-np's topic in General Nursing

   1. Like someone mentioned prepare ahead of time for your shift. I shower the night before, lay my scrubs out, meal prep is ready in the fridge and the coffee is timed so it's a pour and go. 2. Show up a little earlier before report to get organized,...

5. Really, Doctor?!

   NurseC,RN replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

   5) I just don't understand why the doctor was upset why we called a code (regardless of what it was) when he had just saw her & saw her condition. I'm going to protect the patient & do what is best for them. It was at shift change & even ...

6. Conflict with friend/coworker

   NurseC,RN replied to Axgrinder's topic in Relations

   Preaching to the choir. I had a situation like yours.. We went to nursing school together and after we graduated we became closer and eventually ended up working in the same unit together. It was nice to start at the same time, and go through those n...