lmichelle25 BSN, RN

lmichelle25 has 6 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Trauma RN.

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1. Time management

   lmichelle25 replied to Serotonin2's topic in General Nursing

   My coworkers say I have OCD too. I've never seen anyone to get a diagnosis, but had suspicions a long time ago that I might have it. My last position was so chaotic and fast paced and my old...

2. Closed Unfounded CPS case flagged during Nursing School application process

   lmichelle25 replied to Alba's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   (Sorry, this ended up being way longer than I meant, but I just wanted to reassure you!) Girl, I get it. My son is about to be 18 and we’ve definitely had our share of struggles. When his dad got...

3. Closed Unfounded CPS case flagged during Nursing School application process

   lmichelle25 replied to Alba's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I think you should apply and explain that your son was a teenager and skipping school. If there were never charges filed, then I can’t see how that could be held against you. Anyone can call cps at...

4. Quitting My Job: Returning My ID Badge- Should I be Petty?

   lmichelle25 replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in General Nursing

   @sideshowstarlet girl, you crack me up. It’s seriously their loss you’re leaving! Feel free to come to Texas any time. The pay, staffing, and benefits are horrendous, but we stick around for the...

5. Bad Clinical Instructor

   lmichelle25 replied to delrionurse's topic in General Students

   I can already tell by your replies that you’re hostile, egotistical, and not open to constructive feedback. It also seems that when critiqued, you immediately try to intimidate the other party. I...

6. Quitting My Job: Returning My ID Badge- Should I be Petty?

   lmichelle25 replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in General Nursing

   Okay, so I read the entire post and it made me LOL. From the sigh, to the tech daughter, and the outpatient inpatient liaison ?But I’m sure if you don’t turn in your badge, they’ll find a way to...

7. New grad Nurse quits nursing

   lmichelle25 replied to lilly-may's topic in General Nursing

   I’m sorry you’re feeling this way. I think it’s definitely possible you’re having another episode of depression. And I say that as someone who is very familiar with depressive episodes. I’m...

8. My patient is going to get a pressure ulcer and there's little we can do to stop it. How do you handle situations like this?

   lmichelle25 replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad to hear she's not still wanting to sit on the bed pan. Before I read your last comment, I was going to agree with the other posters who suggested telling her you can't keep using the bed pan...

9. IV Push Med Question

   lmichelle25 replied to guest1122560's topic in General Students

   I really appreciate the articles every one has posted. I rarely dilute meds in practice but there are other nurses who do and, of course, students come in and want to dilute everything. But now I can...

10. IV Push Med Question

    lmichelle25 replied to guest1122560's topic in General Students

    My school taught us to draw up the med and then squirt out a mL or whatever from the flush and then stick the needle with the med in the flush to dilute. I see people do this at my hospital also, but...

11. Babysitting a former patient

    lmichelle25 replied to moongoddess9301's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I can see your side and your manager's. However, my first thought is why would you want to be so involved in a former patient's life? At some point, you have to create healthy boundaries and in my...

12. Have you ever requested a patient be removed from your workload?

    lmichelle25 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    What type of facility do you work at? Is the other unit you're talking about for higher acuity patients? And I totally get the frustration of seeing a patient completely ignore medical advice and seem...

13. I think I’ll be fired and I really do need to vent my fears

    lmichelle25 replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard a way worse argument (including the yelling and f bombs) and no one got fired. I like people's advice to go to HR and maybe request a transfer to another department because of the bullying...

14. It’s been 3 years since I graduated and don’t have bedside experience.

    lmichelle25 replied to Streetnurse42's topic in General Nursing

    Before the interview, come up with some of the qualities and skills that will help you in the hospital. For example, we constantly have to deal with family members, so, you can say "home health really...

15. The quietest workplace

    lmichelle25 replied to scrabblern's topic in General Specialties

    Nights are usually really quiet where I work. I'm on an ortho trauma floor, so most people get their pain meds and sleep through the night. Days, on the other hand, are super