dream'n BSN, RN

UR/PA, Hematology/Oncology, Med Surg, Psych

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    What's your dress code at work?

    dream'n replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    We're color-coded at my hospital. Hate shopping and seeing all the awesome print, cute scrubs I can't wear. Wish we could wear what color/print we wanted as it shows a little personality and...
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    PATIENTS BECOMING MORE ABUSIVE?? anyone agree?

    dream'n replied to nurseredd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are rude, entitled, hateful, lying, manipulative people in this world. Nursing because of the nature of our profession, comes into contact with maybe more than the
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    Terminated after 2 months

    dream'n replied to LadyNikki's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What a BS reason for termination, very unprofessional. Don't let it get you down. Your termination could of been for any of a million reasons, most that have nothing to do with you. Maybe the boss'...
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    understanding Insulin and Heparin Dosing pls help

    dream'n replied to maria48's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Never had to do a math equation for insulin. I think they are maybe talking about different dosing syringes? Like if you're using a syringe that's in mL versus units. If so, 100 units = 1 mL,...
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    Help-Freaking out- seeing patients on my own!!

    dream'n replied to Mommytracknurse's topic in Home Health

    Before quitting demand more orientation, they might say yes. It's not your problem they've lost a lot of nurses recently so they want to shorten your orientation. That's not appropriate. I've seen...
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    snf duties at night?

    dream'n replied to northmississippi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The residents gather for a bedtime story with cookies and cocoa. Then they all lay down and fall immediately asleep. All is quiet and even the wild, wandering dementia patient settles down with a...
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    nursing homes and large patient to nurse ratio

    dream'n replied to bargraphix's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    MedSurg is tough because even though the nurse/patient ratio is lower than LTC/SNF you are more intimately involved in the nuances of your patients care. Patient's are less stable, more closely...
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    nursing theory

    dream'n replied to ebyan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I actually find Patricia Benner's theory the most applicable; Novice to Expert. I have little use for the other theories and certainly don't use them in my job. I remember I hated learning Orem's...
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    Need answer quick! IM inj.

    dream'n replied to Oedgar's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Also can't give more than 1 mL in the deltoid. I see that Methotrexate comes orally, is that an
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    Unhappy Hospital

    dream'n replied to lilbitgeeky's topic in General Nursing

    How about every time the Charge Nurse takes a new admission when we're slammed we give him/her a bag of M & Ms. Wonder how that would go down. Or maybe if the Nurse Manager turns a patient or...
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    Unhappy Hospital

    dream'n replied to lilbitgeeky's topic in General Nursing

    A 'Thank You' is much appreciated, but please don't demean me with candy or
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    Unhappy Hospital

    dream'n replied to lilbitgeeky's topic in General Nursing

    It irritates me because it makes it seem that if I'm given a star, a piece of candy, etc., I'll do my job better. Kind of like I need positive reinforcement to work hard. I am an adult, I bust my...
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    Ondansetron.... iv or im ..... doctor's prescription....

    dream'n replied to 2bNurse_kinjal's topic in Patient Medications

    I also have never seen Zofran ordered as an IM injection. Never, ever. And an IM is more painful for the patient anyway. Is the professor giving you a trick question maybe? IMs have side effects...
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    What grinds your gears about your coworkers?

    dream'n replied to Nurse_Lily's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate when I have to micromanage my CNAs. Some CNAs are so good, they have what I need before I even need it...but some I have to remind, chase, then remind again to do their job; like q 2 hour...
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    To RNs, what are your thoughts about the mandated nurse-patient ratio?

    dream'n replied to kchilla's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Bet that instructor has been away from the bedside for a very long time. Probably a BSN that didn't do much nursing practice, then went on for her
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    Can we do this?

    dream'n replied to medic978's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I think at most facilities this could get you fired. But I did work previously at an employer that allowed the follow up viewing of a previous patient's chart under specific circumstances; such as...
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    Is it OK to discipline nurses extra for calling in sick on a holiday?

    dream'n replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I have a little test I use for myself when calling out sick. Sounds silly, but if I am too sick to care what Administration/coworkers think or do and if I could care less if I'm wrote up or 'talked...
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    Have you started antidepressants since becoming a nurse?

    dream'n replied to Nola009's topic in Health, Stress Management

    On a combo of Wellbutrin XL and Paxil which works well for me. Have tried every other antidepressants out there and most make me manic-like, with horrible panic attacks. Been on depression meds on...
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    False Documentation

    dream'n replied to Daytona.67's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In almost every job I've ever had, I've heard the whole NO OVERTIME speech given to staff. I've heard it over, and over, and over again. Yet I very often have to stay over to chart, etc. and I have...
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    Dealing with drug seekers without alienating them

    dream'n replied to Secel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have no beef with giving patient's pain medications as ordered, whether my 'antennae' is up that they are a drug seeker or not. Honestly I don't care if they are seeking it's not my issue to...
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    Getting report during change of shift

    dream'n replied to CTnewgrad826's topic in General Nursing

    5 whole minutes? Sure I can finish walking Mr. 'shuffle walker' to the bathroom and back, put him in bed, check his PICC line for blood return and flush, do patient teaching and hang my chemotherapy...
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    Is it OK to discipline nurses extra for calling in sick on a holiday?

    dream'n replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Talk about 'Big Brother' or feeling like you're in
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    Is it OK to discipline nurses extra for calling in sick on a holiday?

    dream'n replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that a nurse should not face extra discipline for calling in sick on a holiday, other than what's in the policy for every other day of the year. In my 21 years of nursing, I've never really...
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    3 pm orders

    dream'n replied to charli_appleRN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Orders written during shift change should belong to the new shift. Except when I have a really sick patient that I'm anticipating orders on or something STAT, I will stay to help with
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    Why can't hospitals do better?

    dream'n replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It ****** me off to no end that this country spends so much on expensive and futile care, while millions of Americans are without basic insurance and health care. There are Americans that die because...