lmichelle25

lmichelle25 BSN, 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

  16. Being treated like I have the plague

    lmichelle25 replied to raindrop's topic in General Specialties

    My sister who works in HR in Texas said they don't have to release the entire file (including write ups and other negative stuff). The rules are different depending on your state, but I would just...

  17. My Experience of Trans Ideology and Nursing

    lmichelle25 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, it sounds like you (and your pediatric patients) are better off with you in the desert. No offense, and maybe you're just trying to stir the pot, but I am like super confused as to how you...

  18. Question about Medical Knowledge

    lmichelle25 replied to premurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would argue that the reason we wouldn't explain the "why" of a procedure is because that is the surgeon's job. If a patient asked us why they were having a procedure after the surgeon had explained...

  19. Struggling! LPN School

    lmichelle25 replied to Justtrynagetby's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I also went to LVN school without much of a healthcare background while also being a single mom who was out of school for like a decade. I was so sure I'd fail, I made backup plans for a new major or...

  20. 6 Interviews But Failed All Of Them

    lmichelle25 replied to lilibete's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I graduated in December and, luckily, was hired and started working last month. However, I'm in a fairly small area in Texas where they need a lot of nurses. But I've heard of places that wait until...

  21. Why do I always look high at work?

    lmichelle25 replied to Ella2598's topic in General Nursing

    I like the Lumify eye drops. My eyes get red easily as well, so it's worth a

  22. I want to be a nurse but im not good at math

    lmichelle25 replied to wizardwendy's topic in General Nursing

    The good thing is that you at least have your mother's support. When I was a teenager, my mother was extremely discouraging and didn't pass up a chance to let me know how dumb I was or what I screw up...

  23. Student Charge Nurse out of line

    lmichelle25 replied to cin808's topic in General Students

    I can see both sides. You said yourself that you tripped over your words, so maybe that caused her to question what you were telling her. Not that it was okay she went to ask the other student if she...

  24. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    lmichelle25 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the OP should consider a different department if things like this are so bothersome. So what if she "looks" unhealthy, poor, or a waste of resources. Those things make her undeserving and...

  25. Changing Majors

    lmichelle25 replied to champagneg's topic in General Students

    Were you dismissed because of your grades in the nursing program? If so, I wouldn't let that be a deterent. When I first started college, my life was hectic, to say the least, and I ended up failing...