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  1. Help with Difficult Instructor

    swirlygirl replied to abcabcabc's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. This instructor sounds so much like an instructor I had in nursing school. She literally didn't know her a** from her elbow. EVERYBODY failed her tests. Daylight and evening students alike. An...

  2. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    swirlygirl replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    When I call you at 3am for orders for your fresh post-op patient, don't tell me to "never call you again - only call the medical doctor. And let the other nurses know, too" Better yet, don't act...

  3. Need assessment help!

    swirlygirl replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Your organizational skills will get better with time! Just take your time and when you chart, just try to picture yourself in the room and remember what you saw. Try to visualize the patient from head...

  4. Have you ever made a stupid mistake....?

    swirlygirl replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a surgical floor so alot of our older patients have difficulty urinating after their foley is removed after surgery. For one patient, I left the water running in her sink so the sound of the...

  5. Student nurse gives out number to patient !

    swirlygirl replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a few brand new nurses that are about 22 years old. We had an 18 year old male patient on our floor for about a month and one of these nurses "friended" him on Facebook where she has her...

  6. Need advice

    swirlygirl replied to redhead_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! After reading some of the above, I'm even more grateful now for the supportive staff and nurse manager that I work with!! I'm 8 months pregnant and I work 12 hr night shifts on a surgical floor....

  7. Use some class/compassion

    swirlygirl replied to nkara's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You and me both!! I love this website and think that while there is the occasional rude comment, it's pretty tame here. Try going on a board for parenting/new mothers! Whew!! I've seen moms getting...

  8. How far do you drive to work?

    swirlygirl replied to ajhutch's topic in General Nursing

    I only drive about a mile to work. I'm very lucky! It's so close that in the winter I don't even bother turning on the heat in the car because it never heats up in

  9. When surgeons shirk having anything to do with medical problems arising

    swirlygirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights on a post-op floor and a few of our general surgeons are like this. It's so frustrating!! I had a patient a few months ago who was 1 day post-op for an open chole and he also had a...

  10. Do most jobs send a rejection letter after interview or just ignore you if you

    swirlygirl replied to rainbowbright2's topic in General Nursing

    I also had a walkthrough of a L&D unit during a second interview. At that time I also got to sit down and meet with several of the nurses on the unit to see if I "fit in" with the unit and I still...

  11. What Constitutes a Telemetry Unit

    swirlygirl replied to Pudnluv's topic in General Nursing

    Your ratios sound scary!! I work on a surgical/telemetry floor and our ratio is 1:5 on days and evenings, and 1:7 on nights. And that's only if the floor is full. And not all of our patients are on...

  12. Nursing 2009 vs American Journal of Nursing

    swirlygirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just wondering which one was the more preferred nursing journal? I want to subscribe to one, mostly for CEU's, but also for nursing information and I just wanted to get some opinions on what...

  13. Calling in....

    swirlygirl replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    Are they even allowed to ask you that??? I called off sick in January when I was 11 weeks pregnant and had a stomach virus. I don't think I've ever been that weak and sick in my life. I hadn't eaten...

  14. Attention ortho nurses!!

    swirlygirl replied to lindsaylou's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an ortho nurse, but I am a surgical nurse. My mother in law had a spinal fusion last July and she was up walking around in 3-4 days. She used a walker for a few weeks and a cane for a couple...

  15. Would you get treated at the hospital where you work?

    swirlygirl replied to Goingthere's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on what I was being treated for. I work at a small community hospital and if I needed a lap appy or lap chole then yes, I would want to be on my floor. But if it was for something...

  16. 13 and pregnant....

    swirlygirl replied to RedSox33RN's topic in Emergency

    I think that it's wonderful that you are so open with your children about sex! My oldest is only 3, but my husband and I have already discussed that we will be open with him and answer any questions...

  17. New grads: day or night shift?

    swirlygirl replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new grad I started out on split shifts of 12hr days and 12 hr nights. There is a lot more going on during the day (changes in pt's status, new orders, dealing with families and MD's, pt's...

  18. do you check after your nursing assistants?

    swirlygirl replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm lucky enough to work (most of the time!) with very good CNA's. I rarely have to ask them to do anything. If I have a patient with a 3-way foley irrigation after a TURP, they know to empty the...

  19. CAN I GET FIRED???

    swirlygirl replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    This exact same thing happened to me with my first pregnancy. I had a low placenta and had a lifting restriction over 5 pounds. I was off for about 9 months. For the first 12 weeks, I was covered by...

  20. what can I say to a family member?

    swirlygirl replied to rnto?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First of all, you may need to develop a thicker skin to be in nursing. I certainly had to. Are you a relatively new nurse? If so, you will develop that thicker skin in time. One of my nursing school...

  21. 1 hr glucose test

    swirlygirl replied to swirlygirl's topic in General Nursing

    The 1 hour glucose test isn't fasting. The 3 hour one is. The phlebotomist (and multiple others who had to come and watch me vomit!) asked me if I ate anything. They said not to come for the repeat...

  22. 1 hr glucose test

    swirlygirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm so mad at myself. I had my one hour glucose test this morning (I went very early - I had the stuff down by 6:40am) and I vomited up the drink after about 20 minutes. I had a light breakfast and...

  23. 1 hr glucose test

    swirlygirl replied to swirlygirl's topic in General Nursing

    No, I didn't have to fast. My OB told me to eat a light breakfast before I went. All I had was a piece of toast with a tiny amount of peanut butter and about a cup of milk. I was afraid that if I...

  24. How do you feel when you see family members and their Note pads in hand

    swirlygirl replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    I can see both sides of the story here. There is so much going on while you're in the hospital that you probably do need to write it down to keep it straight, but sometimes it feels like the famiy is...

  25. Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

    swirlygirl replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in southwestern PA, on a post-surgical/telemetry unit and our daylight and evening ratio is 5:1 (not counting admissions and discharges). I work nights only and our ratio is 7:1. It's very unsafe....