BlueEyedRN

BlueEyedRN

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  1. First day with hospital wide computer charting!

    BlueEyedRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I actually really like the computerized med charting. It feels a lot safer to me. I learned on it, then moved to a hospital that used the paper MAR and then back to the computers and it is nice to...

  2. ego problem??

    BlueEyedRN replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    The thing you should learn from this experience is that some people are just major pains in the patootie and you have to learn to not let what they say get to you. Which isn't always easy because...

  3. They Called Out WHY??????

    BlueEyedRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I called in worried sick once. My husband was deployed to Iraq. This was our first deployment and I was a mess (I'm told it will be much easier from now on). He had only been there three weeks and...

  4. I was slapped by a doctor!

    BlueEyedRN replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, come on. It's not like he said, "You like that baby?" afterwards. This doctor went over the line, no question. But it isn't up to all of you to decide what that line is when this didn't happen...

  5. did anyone recieve a hospital scholarship while in nursing school?

    BlueEyedRN replied to 2bManNurse1017's topic in General Nursing

    I received a tuition reimbursement scholarship after the fact at the hospital I applied for. It was $7500 with a committment of 1.5 years full time. It was definitely worth it, especially since with...

  6. I went off on a family member...and I don't feel bad about it.

    BlueEyedRN replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I had to get a little short with my patient's visitors last night. I had people trying to come in past midnight, but it was actually friends of the patients mom, several of whom had never even met...

  7. To code or not to code?--long

    BlueEyedRN replied to PiPhi2004's topic in MICU, SICU

    One of our intensivists is absolutely amazing with families who insist we do everything. If he was on, we never had to do a code on someone who should be allowed to go peacefully. He takes the...

  8. Pet Peeve

    BlueEyedRN replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest pet peeve is disorganization. It drives me crazy when the patients room has syringes and dressing materials all over the place, wrappers all over the floor. It looks horrible. Or the...

  9. ICU 12 hour flowsheet

    BlueEyedRN replied to tarkeena1's topic in General Nursing

    I actually don't work at the hospital that used that flowsheet anymore. The hospital I'm at now has a terrible flowsheet. Most of the time we have to cross out other things to write in what we need....

  10. ICU 12 hour flowsheet

    BlueEyedRN replied to tarkeena1's topic in General Nursing

    A skin assessment section is really helpful. Ours had a little picture of a person, front and back where we could identify the exact areas of problems and indicate where lines and tubes were, plus...

  11. Do nurses get mad when..

    BlueEyedRN replied to ProLogic's topic in General Nursing

    It totally depends on the patient and the family. I'll often act as the bad guy and kick out visitors for a patient who is obviously exhausted, but the family just won't take the hint. The problem...

  12. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    BlueEyedRN replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    I'm embarrassed to admit this, but when I first started, it annoyed me that the CNAs thought they had something to teach me. I was a nurse, hello. That attitude was completely stoooopid and it...

  13. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    BlueEyedRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I became a nurse because I had some really bad nurses and it p***ed me off. It was when I had my first daughter. The first nurse had been assessing my progress all night and had me start pushing...

  14. O2 is 81, what shoud you do?

    BlueEyedRN replied to victorsunshine's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Check pt and equipment first. Low O2: suction, turn-cough-deep breathe, raise HOB, increase o2 flow. Low BP: reposition cuff and recheck, lower HOB, think about meds you've given recently (pain...

  15. LONG - Incompetent, me? Nah - just inept

    BlueEyedRN replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No way, you did awesome! That was a very heavy load to put on a new nurse, especially with the isolation pts. You showed that you can "think critically" which is the number one characteristic a...

  16. 12 Hr Shifts Kick My Butt

    BlueEyedRN replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of nurses I know swear by these. They are actually kind of cute and look a little more professional than

  17. 12 Hr Shifts Kick My Butt

    BlueEyedRN replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    My first two weeks I was crazy sore, which surprised my because I hike, bike, and run a lot. But it was just a new kind of workout and my muscles got used to it. For shoes, I wear Asics or Etnies....

  18. The worst part of nursing?

    BlueEyedRN replied to SeattleKid09's topic in General Nursing

    Ewwwww! Okay, gropers are the worst part of nursing. I hate that we have to put up with stuff that on the outside we could have people arrested

  19. Doctors come for procedures bad time

    BlueEyedRN replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    Not quite the same, but I had my butt chewed by a doctor at 7:05 because I didn't know what my patient's INR was. I hadn't even gotten report yet! I told him that and he said that since I was the...

  20. Nasty co-workers??

    BlueEyedRN replied to CLJ1988's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you ask a group of nurses if nurses are horrible to work with? Why, yes, I'm a horrible pain in the

  21. help!

    BlueEyedRN replied to 2bManNurse1017's topic in General Nursing

    You can definitely do it. I know people who worked full-time, went to school full-time, and still did very well. You should request a new counsellor. She should be working with you to help you reach...

  22. Bi-lingual nurses, more pay?

    BlueEyedRN replied to ProLogic's topic in General Nursing

    They should get paid more. Translating is crazy important. I had a patient once who didn't speak a work of English and I didn't speak a word of Spanish and I was supposed to educate him on his newly...

  23. Pet Peeve

    BlueEyedRN replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    My pet peeve is all these huge stupidly spelled medical words that can be pronounced a million ways because I always pronounce them wrong. My mouth and brain are missing a connection somewhere and I...

  24. The difference between Med-Surg nurses and ICU nurses

    BlueEyedRN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    One difference I've noticed is how we deal with unresponsiveness. On the floor, they page the doctor, draw labs, checks vitals, check blood sugars, give Narcan. Once they are on the unit, we apply...

  25. The worst part of nursing?

    BlueEyedRN replied to SeattleKid09's topic in General Nursing

    Worst part: codes on patients who should be (and want to be) DNRs. Seriously, the worst thing I've ever done was chest compressions on a fragile tiny lady in her 90s--it was crunchy. Best part:...