rachel h BSN, RN

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1. 3 - 11 shift

   rachel h replied to Jolly's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have any kids either, so that makes my schedule a little more flexible. I usually go to bed around 1am- I need to unwind for a bit after I get home from work. Sometimes I'll sleep in but if...

2. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

   rachel h replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I used to work for changed the name badges so that your title was in bold letters and HUGE- I swear you could see it across the room, whether it was MD, RN or LPN- the letters were about...

3. Pain scale

   rachel h replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Pain Management

   Oh I hate the pain scale due to the fact that an overwhelming number of patients seem to get annoyed with it and many of them don't quite understand it. I would much rather just be able to document...

4. Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

   rachel h replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

   The opinion of nursing has got to change. I think that is the most frustrating part of being a nurse. From family members hanging out of a patient's doorway staring at you like you are doing nothing...

5. Feeling threatened by your patients

   rachel h replied to rachel h's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the feedback. I think part of it does have to do with the fact that I am young. And I just want to clarify that these patients who have threatened me have all their faculties- they...

6. Feeling threatened by your patients

   rachel h posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new nurse who started working in a large teaching hospital on a med/surg floor almost a year ago. It's been hard enough adjusting to being a "real" nurse, but we get a lot of patients that are...

7. Independent Nurses providing medical care?

   rachel h posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   This may be a dumb question, but how can a nurse be an independent care provider as so much of what we do depends on physician orders (IVF, meds, certain procedures, etc.)? Do you collaborate with a...

8. Independent Nurses providing medical care?

   rachel h replied to rachel h's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   This may be a dumb question, but how can a nurse be an independent care provider as so much of what we do depends on physician orders (IVF, meds, certain procedures, etc.)? Do you collaborate with a...

9. Discharging pts. from hospital...

   rachel h replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately, I know all too well what you are talking about. Usually when a pt is admitted I tell them that when it is time for them to be discharged, it may take a few hours before they can leave....

10. Discharging pts. from hospital...

    rachel h replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I know all too well what you are talking about. Usually when a pt is admitted I tell them that when it is time for them to be discharged, it may take a few hours before they can leave....

11. Picc Line And Ampho B

    rachel h replied to erbs971's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It's supposed to be only compatible with D5W, but I wouldn't have a bird about it. And I agree with Caroladybelle... pharmacy should attach a warning; ours doesn't :

12. Nursing and Piercings?

    rachel h replied to Wuiteroz's topic in General Nursing

    I have my tongue pierced and have never had a problem with it. Usually people don't even notice it. As far as other piercings go, I have worked with nursing assistants who have eyebrow piercings,...

13. Anxiety and low self-esteem

    rachel h replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Sent you a pm.

14. Jessica's family's lawyer opposes medical mal. cap

    rachel h replied to Tilleycs's topic in General Nursing

    Let me start off by saying that it is terrible that Jessica died and went through as much as she did, and I'm sure her family is heartbroken. That being said, they are in this country illegally. They...

15. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    rachel h replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I will survive