rachel h

rachel h BSN, RN

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  1. 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...

  2. How do you deal with rude patients?

    rachel h posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a new nurse, just graduated in May. I am beginning to question whether or not I made the right career choice. The main reason is I cannot stand being yelled at sworn at and basically treated...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  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. 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....

  12. 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 :

  13. 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,...

  14. Anxiety and low self-esteem

    rachel h replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Sent you a pm.

  15. 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...

  16. malpractice insurance

    rachel h posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've been seriously considering furthering my nursing education so I can one day become a CRNA. I've been researching various aspects of being a CRNA on the web, but I've been able to find very...

  17. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    rachel h replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I will survive

  18. malpractice insurance

    rachel h replied to rachel h's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks for your replies... it's hard to find much info about this on the

  19. Faking It

    rachel h replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    We have a patient who comes in the hospital all the time for "pain crisis"- last time I took care of him he was getting dilaudid q1-2h (and was on his light every hour on the hour), rating his pain...

  20. Memories of nursing school.....

    rachel h replied to wv_nurse 2003's topic in General Nursing

    Oh god... this post just brought back many a memory... We had this one girl in my class who was Miss Know-it-all (I'm sure every class has theirs). She would interrupt every lecture at least a dozen...

  21. Embarrassing moments?

    rachel h replied to canna42's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOL! what kind of L&D unit is this that you work

  22. Embarrassing moments?

    rachel h replied to canna42's topic in Nursing Humor

    This didn't happen to me but I witnessed it... I used to be a CNA in the PACU, which also had an outpatient pain clinic in it. There was this one anesthesiologist who was so incredibly nice, always...

  23. Do most pass NCLEX the first time?

    rachel h replied to mom2rosebudbaby's topic in General Nursing

    I will not lie... took the NCLEX-RN in July and I thought it was extremely difficult, shut off after 75 questions and I was convinced I failed... I drove home sobbing in my car... But I passed! :)...

  24. What Do You Want To Hear When Receiving Report?

    rachel h replied to rebelwaclause's topic in General Nursing

    Name, age, dx, brief PMH info pertinent to the dx (in with COPD exacerbation? I want to know lung sounds, O2 sats, resp. treatments, etc) Are they A&O? Up independently? HOH, blind, aphasic,...

  25. physician abuse

    rachel h replied to jaquar's topic in General Nursing

    Physicians really do get away with having an attitude a lot more often than any other hospital staff member would. At the hospital I used to work at I worked in the PACU... many a time did I witness...