speedynurse

speedynurse ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Experience treating patients with Munchausen Syndrome

    speedynurse replied to AdelaideSole's topic in General Nursing

    I have met one during my entire time in healthcare. It was bizarre and also involved fecal matter ? But that is literally the one and only case I have seen. The rest I believe were cases that were yet...

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

    speedynurse replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    This is SO so true. I transferred once into a department (from a department with a team that I loved and worked amazingly with but left because of unsafe situations) to a department with a few people...

  3. Anybody regret going to Kaiser?

    speedynurse replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    No I have never worked at Kaiser. I just know the town I work in, there are 3 major hospital systems....one pays great money but nurses seem generally very unhappy with their jobs, patient ratios,...

  4. Experience treating patients with Munchausen Syndrome

    speedynurse replied to AdelaideSole's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I want to mention is that this is a very, very rare condition. Autoimmune diseases, genetic diseases, and other conditions are on the rise - perhaps partially due to the American...

  5. Where Do I Belong?

    speedynurse replied to jellybean570's topic in General Nursing

    The ER can be a good learning experience.....there are some signs though in your post that you may want to look at and decide if you want to go to the ER. Many people in the ER are not appreciative of...

  6. How important is it as a Nurse to get out of your comfort zone?

    speedynurse replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t see how a license could ever be on the line for swabbing. It is more at risk with bedside nursing - giving meds, changes in patients’ condition and failing to recognize those changes,

  7. Anybody regret going to Kaiser?

    speedynurse replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that I want to bring up is money isn’t everything. Sometimes benefits are depending on life circumstances. If things are relatively good at your current hospital, I would try to stick...

  8. Nurse Breaks in ER

    speedynurse replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes we had a float nurse that covered breaks and other times charge covered one block at a time. Honestly on the busy days or short staffed days, we just ate snacks at the nurses station if we...

  9. Anyone relying on lipreading? I had to quit bedside nursing.

    speedynurse replied to Streetnurse42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I think you should pursue what you want to pursue about nursing. Have you thought about ICU? I know a nurse that wears hearing aids and has done very well since moving there. I believe she is upfront...

  10. Patient Terms of Endearment

    speedynurse replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Same! I feel bad because I know these can be offensive but I am such a scatterbrain that I don’t remember names. I have become better since being in surgical services. I was HOPELESS with names in...

  11. Days vs nights?

    speedynurse replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    The good side of nights is you don’t generally have to deal with management or administration. It’s generally slower paced and the team is often close knit. It’s more laid back. The downside is...

  12. Are you exhausted?

    speedynurse replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    When I left the ER during COVID, I had no idea how wiped out I was. 6 months later in surgical services, I am still exhausted but not as much as I was then. I don’t think we always realize how long...

  13. Day orientation... Yay! Night orientation...not so much

    speedynurse replied to Merrie82's topic in General Nursing

    The bouncing around among different shifts can really throw your body and brain for a loop. I knew when there were a few weeks that I was surviving on an hour maximum of sleep before every night shift...

  14. Day orientation... Yay! Night orientation...not so much

    speedynurse replied to Merrie82's topic in General Nursing

    Just my opinion- the rotating shifts or nights are probably throwing your body and brain into overload. I was physically sick when I was on nights the last go around. I know I always had a hard...

  15. Nurse Personality

    speedynurse replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I think it really depends on what has made the patient irate. In all honesty, I know there were situations in the ER that I did not handle well, said things I shouldn’t have said, or should have...

  16. Haunting An Old Haunt

    speedynurse replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    It has been about 6 months since I left a job that I was absolutely miserable at due to the toxic environment. There were some good people there.....but the toxic staff outweighed the good. I left on...

  17. Nurse Personality

    speedynurse replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest thing that I have come to understand is the need for awareness of our strengths and faults of our own personalities. It’s very easy to claim being the “victim” even as a...

  18. I got a verbal warning for not greeting the new Director of Care?

    speedynurse replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    In all honesty - I may have said or done something similar. I think that’s the blunt, honest side of the ER in me. It really depends on the day - sometimes I am more diplomatic and sometimes not

  19. Best Ways for Managers to Help Nurses and Other Colleagues

    speedynurse replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    For me.....servant leadership and the willingness to help with whatever was needed with a genuine attitude meant so much. This might have meant helping transport a patient upstairs so I could triage...

  20. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    speedynurse replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned - or am trying to learn - that I can’t compare myself to other people. Maybe 2 incomes or a better job can afford a house like that. It depends on the area and cost of living. There...

  21. Choosing a unit - HELP!

    speedynurse replied to rose5's topic in General Specialties

    I would think cardiology would be more of a better stepping stone to PCU/step down. I know on step down there are a lot of cardiac drips so it might be nice to have some previous cardiac experience to...

  22. I got a verbal warning for not greeting the new Director of Care?

    speedynurse replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a manager that hasn’t been a bedside nurse for years or has never been a nurse. How silly on her part. I would second trying to find another

  23. Why won't they pay us more to stay??

    speedynurse replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Emergency

    I have completely wondered the same thing. Although it all honesty, I know my hospital was offering fairly big incentives during busier times and all of us in the ED were so fried that no amount of...

  24. No Interest/Passion In Being A Nurse

    speedynurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly - you seem really unhappy with your life in general. But maybe that’s just my perception. It’s OK to not have plans for your future career. I honestly have no desire to go to NP school at...

  25. Patient complaint - Did I mishandle this situation?

    speedynurse replied to lily8424's topic in General Nursing

    I have the same thoughts. You advocated for your patient - you contacted the physician for an order but didn’t receive one. It sounds like the patient is mad at not receiving a med he wanted and...