coolpeach

coolpeach

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  1. Night Shift Advice

    coolpeach replied to MeTheRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse Dec 2010, and I started nights a couple of months ago. I love it!!! I think the night shift is closer, and there is more support on nights. On day shift the managers, educators, and...

  2. Formality in the hiring process.

    coolpeach replied to linguine's topic in General Nursing

    In my area if you apply for an internship its pretty much follows what your saying. They are investing a lot of time and money into training you and they only have enough resources in the budget for x...

  3. I just got fired... what the hell happened?

    coolpeach replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    I believe this was very close to happening to me earlier in the year. It was my first nursing job, and I somehow ruffled the unit manager feathers. I still don't know how I did it. There were three of...

  4. Doors to patient rooms: open or closed?

    coolpeach replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    "Is it safe to have the door closed? I randomly walked by and noticed a patient (not mine) who was choking on his food, if it wasn't for quick intervention he would have been dead. Had the door...

  5. Doors to patient rooms: open or closed?

    coolpeach replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    All our rooms are private, and we close the doors unless the patient asks for us to leave it open. We also knock before entering. If the patient is confused, really sick etc then we leave the door...

  6. Are you bothered by the noise of the AM shift staff?

    coolpeach replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse and thought it was just me. It is so calm at night. The lights are dim, and we softly communicate to each other. I did orientation on days, and its always loud and crazy. Even our...

  7. How far do you drive for work?

    coolpeach replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Nursing

    About 45 minutes to 1 hr each way depending on traffic. Its a big hospital system, and I am at the mothership. I think after I am there for a couple of years I will put in for a transfer to one of...

  8. not what I bargained for

    coolpeach replied to kni0084's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse and I feel the same way. When I signed up for this gig it was to be a nurse which I thought meant to care for people, and give good quality nursing care. What I have found my job to...

  9. Blood, Bodily Fluids and Germs OH MY!

    coolpeach replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we have to gown and glove for MRSA, or other contact isolation. We have a steth in the room. The thing I do not get is we carry our notes, pen etc in, and then carry them out. We have...

  10. Nursing Question

    coolpeach replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    I can deal with the visuals and the smells. I can't deal with the sound of gagging. Its almost like it sets off my gag reflex. I sing to myself in my head, and try to pretend I don't hear

  11. Pay periods

    coolpeach replied to aellisrn's topic in General Nursing

    Both my hospital jobs have held back one week, and you got paid every two weeks. If this is true of your job then you wouldn't get your first check for 3

  12. Blood, Bodily Fluids and Germs OH MY!

    coolpeach replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    I am actually less concerned about germs now that I am a nurse. I just did the 5 second rule on my kitchen floor with a french fry yesterday. As an above poster pointed out if you wear a jacket then...

  13. Blood, Bodily Fluids and Germs OH MY!

    coolpeach replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Ortho so I generally don't deal with sick people. I come home change, and feel totally fine. Now occasionally I will have someone with a cold, or have a day where I am around something...

  14. Calling in sick...what are your facilities policies?

    coolpeach replied to maxcat's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a very large hospital system, and we do NOT get any official sick time. We can use our PTO if we are sick, but it counts as an occurrence. An occurrence is any time you call in (sick,...

  15. vent for those who work midnights

    coolpeach replied to DizzyLizzyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have had trouble getting work to understand I work nights. I needed to reach Human Resources, and when I call on my day off they say they will return your call within 24 hours. Well the next day is...

  16. Health care reform: what it means

    coolpeach replied to mscranton's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My son who was in college, and had aged out of my health care plan recently became very ill with severe Crohn's disease. One day he was fine, and the next he was bleeding, his intestines were inflamed...

  17. What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    coolpeach replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    This is my first year as a nurse so I don't know if I will get anything. I hadn't even thought of it so I am not expecting anything..especially with all the budget cuts

  18. Flu shot issue

    coolpeach replied to coolpeach's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Went back to the Dr yesterday. My rash is better. Still light visible in some places, but going away. The nerve pain is still there (similar to singles pain), but all over back, thighs, neck, scalp,...

  19. list of nursing skills

    coolpeach replied to snowflakeprincess's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on what your first job is. ER nursing will be a lot different then LTC nursing, or NICU. I work on an ortho floor, and in addition to the things you just listed.......Wound Vacs,...

  20. Can't wait for tomorrow......

    coolpeach replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Just gave Darvocet at my shift on Thursday

  21. Failed drug test

    coolpeach posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently had an injury at work (allergic reaction to the flu shot while at work), and had to use workers comp. The rules say if you have an injury at work you must submit to a drug test before you...

  22. Managing pain question- best advice

    coolpeach replied to compassionRN's topic in Orthopedic

    I am new to Ortho, and a somewhat new nurse overall. We give PO meds, and then wait an hour or so, and give IVP for

  23. Fired: Practice/personality problems or politics?

    coolpeach replied to JacknSweetpea's topic in General Nursing

    I love my current hospital, but my first hospital was horrible. They DID not fire you. Instead, they would make your life so miserable that you would quit. It was often about politics. You were not...

  24. Failed drug test

    coolpeach replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    Actually the drug testing company NEVER contacted me at all. The first I heard of it was when my hospitals HR department contacted me saying I was suspended, and told ME to contact the drug testing...

  25. How does BON handle + marijuana screens from nurses in states that have legalized it?

    coolpeach replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    My Aunt died of Multiple Myloma a few years ago, and she was prescribed marijuana in her last few months of life due to the incredible pain she was having. It was in pill form. So I wonder why if...