RanieRN MSN, RN

psychiatry,geropsych,LTC/SNF, hospice

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    Do you enjoy nursing?

    RanieRN replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going with an 8. I love nursing and have never wanted to do anything else. :heartbeat:heartbeatLove what I do now as well. I could very much do without all the non-patient care related stuff,...
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    First name or surname?

    RanieRN replied to Scooter321's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, they started automatically printing first names only on Dept of Psych and ED employee badges about 2 years ago. Anyone with older badges were welcome to get new ones, or cover their...
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    Inspirational thoughts

    RanieRN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I wasn't quite sure where to post this, but it seems to fit the best here. We had a crappy weekend: lots of admissions, a lovely GI bug making the rounds of the patients, several staff out with...
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    "twas The Night Before Christmas ~Senior Style

    RanieRN replied to RanieRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    It fit right in for my geropsych unit. Can't take any credit for it though other than being able to cut and paste. A retired (I think she's on her third try at retiring-just can't stay away!) friend...
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    Just for laughs

    RanieRN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I'll get my elves right on that. Burnt cookies have no calories. A friend is like a good bra...hard to find, supportive, comfortable, there to lift you up, and is always close to your heart! Three...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    RanieRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To an 82 year old demented gentleman: No, I will not give you your cane back; no matter how many nasty names you call me. You hit a CNA causing her to receive 10 stitches on her head. You also tripped...
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    Bite Me!

    RanieRN replied to sleepyndopey's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh poor you!! :icon_hug: We currently have several patients who try to bite during care, but we've been fortunate that no one has gotten nibbled yet. We also have a male patient who came to us due to...
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    Absolute No-No's

    RanieRN replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    Never underestimate the strength of 4'10", 82lb, 92 year old women; otherwise you'll spend the remainder of the shift competing with 5 other staff members for who has the biggest/most colorful...
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    I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    RanieRN replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    franko98- :yelclap: congratulations!
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    Nurses' Christmas

    RanieRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Nursing Humor

    :roll:roll:roll Gonna print this and post it at
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    Are psych nurses safe to float?

    RanieRN replied to Jelli_Belli's topic in General Nursing

    Leave. Heck, run. The hospital I work at has in it's policies (and nurses' contract), that the psych nurses can't float to any medical units. Which is a very, very good thing. I'd never jeopardize a...
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    Accepted position to be a pysch nurse:)

    RanieRN replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Congratulations to both of you! I've been in the psych field for 15 years, 8 as an RN, and have never found it dull or boring.
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    I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    RanieRN replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Direct care worker in a state institution for developmentally disabled adults Assistant manager in a group home for DD adults Vocational specialist for Easter Seals (accompanied and provided support...
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    She did not just say that . . .

    RanieRN replied to Flagellum Dei's topic in General Nursing

    According to my seven year old son: "Mom helps sick people get better. But I hope she doesn't have to give any shots. They hurt. (said after getting his flu
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    RanieRN replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    I have absolutely no problem giving whatever I can whenever I can to make a dying person's end of life the most comfortable I can. In my belief, I would be truly lacking as a nurse to do otherwise....
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    Would you become a nurse today if you could do it over again?

    RanieRN replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    1.) Yes. Definately. According to my mother, I was 4 when I first announced I wanted to be a nurse. Granted, there's been plenty of bad shifts, but for me, the good shifts far outnumber the bad. And...
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    Bipolar kids or bad parents?

    RanieRN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    My 15 year old son was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder when he was 8. Previously he had been diagnosed with ADHD and ODD at age 4. Not only did he display all the characteristics of an ADHD child, but...
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    Shift Change on Med-Surg

    RanieRN replied to nursemel374's topic in General Nursing

    We used to have the charge nurse tape for everyone--individual nurses would write their report sheets for her. Then we tried just passing on the written reports. Currently, the individual nurse tapes...
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    How do you wear your scrubs?

    RanieRN replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    On my geropsych unit pretty much any type of scrubs is allowed. As part of the Dept of Psychiatry, technically we'd be allowed to wear "professional street clothes" like the other psych units, but...
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    In Todays New World a question or two

    RanieRN replied to teeituptom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Small first aid kit-yes. No gun though; my oldest son is bipolar and the possible risk if he had a manic episode or rage just wasn't worth it, so I store it at my parents'. I do have a knife; I keep a...
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    Hospice or Hospital When Your Time Comes?

    RanieRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Definately hospice, especially after watching 3 patients pass away on our geropsych unit the past 2 weeks as well as trying to convince the families of 2 other patients to change status to DNR (one...
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    Does your facility have a dedicated I.V. team?

    RanieRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    We have 1-2 nurses on the day shift, 1 on evenings, and maybe 1 on nights. If there's no one for the night shift, the crisis nurse does it. As geropsych is considered low priority, we sometimes have...
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    insulin pens, safety needles, and needsticks

    RanieRN replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at started using the insulin pens a couple months ago and so far there's universal dislike for them. While we've been fortunate to not have anyone stick themselves, there's been...
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    What kind of LTC resident will you be?

    RanieRN replied to squeakykitty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'll be the one being sent to a geropsych unit, preferably the one I work at currently where I've chosen rm 8 as it stays nice and warm, for refusing medication and being combative with care (no one's...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    RanieRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    A co-worker discovered and followed a "poo" trail that led her to the break room (People have got to remember to lock that door!). Inside, sitting at the table was one of our male patients with a...