PANurseRN1

PANurseRN1

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  1. Looking for opinions here on an *older* RN's habits

    PANurseRN1 replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for 22y and never has this been considered acceptable in my

  2. Need advice from experienced RN's

    PANurseRN1 replied to bamaRN34's topic in General Nursing

    Eight-twelve pts on SICU? You can't mean that you would have that many pts

  3. Looking for opinions here on an *older* RN's habits

    PANurseRN1 replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps this should be discussed as one nurse's bad habits, and not picking on "older" nurses. Just as you would take umbrage if the bad actions of one "new" nurse were then used to categorize the...

  4. Med Error

    PANurseRN1 replied to incublissRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    HA HA HA! So true! incubliss, that's a mistake you'll never make again. Don't beat yourself up over it. Learn and move forward. Great that you had supportive co-workers and a supportive

  5. Are students in the way?

    PANurseRN1 replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I like students who are interested in learning. Unfortunately, we haven't had that kind in a while. The last crop that came through was particularly terrible. They sat at the desk, taking up every...

  6. Torn between jobs

    PANurseRN1 replied to studentnurse3's topic in General Nursing

    Thank goodness there are nurses who work 3-11. This post is kind of sexist. No, not kind of, it is

  7. Wait for D/C after narcs/benzos?

    PANurseRN1 replied to Miss Mab's topic in Emergency

    In my state, that would be a DUI. If the pt drove and then got in an accident, there could be huge liability issues. If a pt doesn't have a driver, then we give him/her a taxi voucher. They don't...

  8. Ohio Certified Medication Aide Course Outline

    PANurseRN1 replied to cmatobe's topic in General Nursing

    Passing meds on unstable

  9. Calling doctors

    PANurseRN1 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, so much for confidentiality, never mind professional

  10. A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    PANurseRN1 replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Lazy because someone chose an ADN program? Theses are the kind of statements that add to the divisiveness in the profession and drag it

  11. Diploma Nurses

    PANurseRN1 replied to Wsmith16's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's bad enough to have BSNs belittling ADN and diploma nurses; now we have ADNs questioning diploma nurses and wondering if they are "lesser" nurses? Give me a break. ETA: Pardon me. The derogatory...

  12. what have you done?

    PANurseRN1 replied to driver53's topic in General Nursing

    I work Day Surgery, so I think I can answer some of your questions: 1. No shows: There's really nothing we do. We'll try to get hold of people scheduled later in the day and move them up the schedule,...

  13. Can nurses wear skirts?

    PANurseRN1 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily. There are some branches of the Mennonite faith that are very strict. Around here, you have "horse-and-buggy" Mennonites, "black bumper" Mennonites (they have cars but the cars must be...

  14. Advice for Handling Pt. Criticism Please

    PANurseRN1 replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    VTBabyNurse: Take the advice from the people here who are experienced nurses; try to let it roll off your back. Most likely it had nothing to do with

  15. where do old nurses go?

    PANurseRN1 replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

    What a horrible thing for her to say to you! Someday she will be older

  16. Nurses reporting nurses to BON

    PANurseRN1 replied to adria37's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just look at this board. It astounds me how many people advocate calling the BON over the smallest matters. Follow the chain of command, first. It would have to be something pretty egregious for me to...

  17. My first young-eating experience

    PANurseRN1 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it that when a new nurse encounters a rude nurse, it's automatically a case of "eating our young"? What can't it be seen for what it is...a rude person. The "eating our young" phrase is also a...

  18. Altering documentation?

    PANurseRN1 replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Not only was altering the orders inappropriate, it was way out of bounds for that resident to have confronted the OP. You can bet I would have written that up, too. That's

  19. Pet Nurse??

    PANurseRN1 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh. This is a site for nurses, not vet techs. We need no lectures from you about our practice. It's totally inappropriate to come to a nursing website as a non-nurse and start attacking people

  20. Pet Nurse??

    PANurseRN1 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you have a BB for vet techs where you could address this with other techs? If you have no interest in ever being a nurse for the human species, why do you post here? Wouldn't you get more...

  21. So Embarrassed! Forgot to remove the saline lock!

    PANurseRN1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like she has

  22. Flamed during report.

    PANurseRN1 replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    I don't work PACU (I work in day surgery and ED) but I do work closely with PACU nurses. That said: 1. If a pt in PACU goes sour and that holds up the PACU nurse getting another pt to you, don't...

  23. Hey ER, what takes so long???

    PANurseRN1 replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in Emergency

    You mean you think the ED should be doing your admission paperwork? No chance...we have enough to do as it is. Where I work, you can't call report to the floor from 7-8a, can't call at lunchtime...

  24. Uniforms.. color scrubs vs whites

    PANurseRN1 replied to staceylee67's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt it, because my frame of reference for a nurse will not be of a female dressed in starched whites and a cap. If you're hot for wearing all whites, by all means do so. But some of us do find it...

  25. Uniforms.. color scrubs vs whites

    PANurseRN1 replied to staceylee67's topic in General Nursing

    This makes absolutely no