widi96

widi96

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  1. "You don't get to tell me what to do!"

    widi96 replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the manager. This is inexcusable. He was not busy and you were asking for assistance with patient care. The next time someone codes - is it just going to be the nurse and aid assigned to that...

  2. Did you study for your NCLEX...?

    widi96 replied to DanielleJ_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe statistically - those who take the NCLEX sooner after graduation have a higher pass rate. Or at least thats what they always told us in school. As long as you are studying hard and doing...

  3. I am a new paramedic... In some hot water, need some help? In trouble?

    widi96 replied to paramedic_t's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't sound like it was absolutely necessary to cut the undies - but certainly nothing reportable as you were threatened with. You said you were new, so it sounds like it would've been a good...

  4. Nurses and religion

    widi96 replied to Lauren3787's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has on-call chaplains at all times. I think this is absolutely wonderful because I do not follow a religion, but had a patient / patient's family who was very strongly tied to the...

  5. Worst doctors orders ever received

    widi96 replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    Okay - the one who talked about 2 units of insulin for a blood sugar of 150 - I can top that - our hospital's standard protocol is for 1 Unit for a blood sugar of 120 or

  6. Do you know the right answer?

    widi96 replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, what's the

  7. How often are you forced to work nights?

    widi96 replied to yerbluez's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital usually only advertises night positions for new grads, but in the last year, four of the seven new grads got the day position they wanted before they were even off orientation (three...

  8. Foley Cath

    widi96 posted a topic in General Nursing

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  9. Foley Cath

    widi96 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    (I did ask for the cath and got jumped by the doc saying he would get septic and we would never get it out of him - the doc didn't see the urine covered dressings we had to change

  10. Foley Cath

    widi96 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    Great idea! Do you have to have an order for a condom cath since they aren't considered

  11. Abuse of Nurses

    widi96 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So we have recently had a patient on our unit (tele unit) that has threatened to kill staff members, called them numerous obscenities and physically assaulted at least two nurses. This is an alert...

  12. Do prayer and religious belief influence the disease process

    widi96 replied to achot chavi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My thoughts on this that prayer is going to be positive and people usually benefit from positive thoughts. Those who feel like they can get better, tend to do better than those who get depressed and...

  13. What would you do?

    widi96 replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you expect the nurses to go? We give report directly outside the patient's room as that is where are 'wall desk' and charts are. Makes it very easy for the patient to hear report. Where do...

  14. CNA trying to hit me up for drugs.

    widi96 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Our Nursing Supervisor keeps a stash of basic drugs - tylenol, motrin, etc for staff in need. All OTC stuff that comes from their cash they keep in case they have to send someone for something in the...

  15. CNA trying to hit me up for drugs.

    widi96 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Report her NOW. It's probably a safe bet that if she can't get what she wants from you, she will go elsewhere. This is not an example of someone you shouldn't be friends with just because you are...

  16. Slooooow!

    widi96 replied to fallrisk2008's topic in General Nursing

    A thorough assessment is great - but I would have to tend to agree with your preceptor that maybe you could cut out some of the details on follow up assessments. If a patient has great pedal pulses...

  17. pay

    widi96 replied to josh1974's topic in General Nursing

    I'll just point out too - with as sue happy as the world is today - it is a dangerous profession to get into from that standpoint. You don't do everything perfectly in a fast paced high intensity...

  18. Giving a gift to a patient??

    widi96 replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    6 years ago I was in the hospital and having a VERY difficult time. I do not remember if this compassionate young lady was a nurse, social worker or what her position was - but she listened to me cry...

  19. Renting vs Buying a home while in a BSN program.

    widi96 replied to Nursing Gyrl's topic in General Nursing

    These are the people you are getting your answers from. I put myself through a BSN program - worked full time eves and weekends to pay my tuition, rent, car payment, etc. It is all in what you can...

  20. Renting vs Buying a home while in a BSN program.

    widi96 replied to Nursing Gyrl's topic in General Nursing

    If you are planning on staying in the area after graduation - buying would be a better option. I rented through school because I was in a better area for me at the time - a month after I graduated I...

  21. Good nursing Supervisors

    widi96 replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    Good communication is key. Advocate for staff. We have one supervisor that makes VERY little effort to call and talk anyone into working when they are short, but then we have another (who worked...

  22. does age REALLY matter?

    widi96 replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    The OP said she has been married for 9 years and has three

  23. does age REALLY matter?

    widi96 replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    Maisy, I guess I need to clarify my working situation a little more. There is only one nurse on our floor I can think of that I would really consider 'older' (65+ yrs) and she has been a nurse for a...

  24. rolling backpack or regular one?

    widi96 replied to NursingStudent-Tati's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Go ahead and get the rolling one. Even if you don't have to use it this semester, it will come in handy later when all of your classes are on one

  25. does age REALLY matter?

    widi96 replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    I did not say that the OP's statement was mature or educated - SHE WAS ASKING A QUESTION! She was asking us to help educate her. Have you said anything to help answer the question as to why...