nerdtonurse?

nerdtonurse? BSN, RN

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  1. Parents controlling an adult child with chronic/progressive disease

    nerdtonurse? replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I would run, not walk to the phone and call Adult protective services. He's going to kill her, and you can bet he's going to sue everyone who's name is on the

  2. Is my career ruined before it began?

    nerdtonurse? replied to ize4love's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I looked around, and it looks like the hair test is 90 days. So, I'd trim my hair very short, and probably dye it. But realize that nurses will tend to say "hm.....hair test, suddenly short hair and...

  3. What do you do when/if a Doctor or other nurse curses you out?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I've ever lost my temper on the job was during a code. We knew that another unit was....ahem...not up to the task. My charge nurse sent me to assist until the ICU nurse got there (in...

  4. Desired Characteristics of Effective Nurse Educators - My Ideal Nursing Instructor

    nerdtonurse? replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Wonderful post as usual, Vicky. The only thing I would add is one of the first things my teacher taught me in LPN school -- meet people where they are, as they are. If you've got a student who has...

  5. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    That always tickles me: "I'm going to have your job." -- usually said because I won't give a dying CHFer with a BNP over 10000 gallons of water, or let a brittle diabetic eat a pound of the chocolate...

  6. "If you sit down and chart for more than 15 minutes, that's considered a break"

    nerdtonurse? replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Get ahold of a memo (if the idiots are stupid enough to put anything on paper) and forward it to the newspaper. They don't give a rats rump about you guys, but they sure wouldn't want negative...

  7. And while we're at it-things you'd LOVE to ask/tell management and get away with

    nerdtonurse? replied to HelenofOz's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I know the economy's in the toilet, I do live in the same country you do. Yes, I know the hospital's not making much money. But instead of buying shrubs in front of the hospital, could you...

  8. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You want to know how your mom is? COME SEE

  9. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    nerdtonurse? replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What I would so, completely, sincerely like to say: Please go home. Please. People are calling out because you're still here and they can't stand looking after you and your temper tantrum...

  10. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Sir, I've very sorry that your life has not worked out as you wished, and your dad's decades of self destructive behavior have now led to liver cancer and a much shortened lifespan. I'm just standing...

  11. How do you tell someone they smell bad?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a guy at work (back when I was a nerd) that we all hinted at that his breath was bad. In reality, it was beyond bad; I mean, OMG, to sit near him during a meeting could make the hair fall out...

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

    nerdtonurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    To the idiot doc who asked me what medical school I went to because I started a sentence "Doctor X, I'm very concerned about Mr. X's latest troponin--" I don't have to be a meterologist to know that...

  13. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, that word on the front of the building says HOSPITAL not HOTEL. They both start with H, sorry you got confused. No, you can't take Mom home so she can write checks and go to the bank and...

  14. URGENT: I need help about caffeine

    nerdtonurse? replied to tito1312's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen it PO (for after spinal taps), but I've never seen it IV. We usually fly out really sick babies, we're not equipped for it. Good to know and file away in the old brain

  15. Can you PLEASE be quiet...

    nerdtonurse? replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an LPN and half way thru the RN. I'd never do that, and I'd expect to get tossed out if I did, and the nurse to have a chat with my teacher. I gotta tell you, having been on both sides of the...

  16. Nursing - changing me for the worse

    nerdtonurse? replied to king red's topic in General Nursing

    From the tele floor side of the house, we look at ICU and go, "only 2-3 patients?" I I know your guys are sicker, but here's what it's like on the floor. Hit the door at 1845, pee, and get your...

  17. Any tele nurses???...need reassurance please!

    nerdtonurse? replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    Does he drink a lot of caffeine, or has he changed tea or coffee brands recently? Had the same thing with my mom about 3 years ago, scared the buhjeezus out of me. Turned out she'd switched to...

  18. Please..What else can I do with an Associate Degree in Nursing

    nerdtonurse? replied to Schmoo1022's topic in General Nursing

    I've got a friend that went to work for a pharma and is making big bucks -- she found if she talks to the docs AND their nurses, she gets more

  19. URGENT: I need help about caffeine

    nerdtonurse? replied to tito1312's topic in General Nursing

    You can DO caffeine IV? You mean I've been drinking it for nothing when I can get an expresso drip? Seriously, I guess you'd do it for something along the lines of giving an ADHD kid a stimulant, but...

  20. did i do the right thing?

    nerdtonurse? replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    First rule of nursing: the patient's job is to try to die on you, with as little advanced notice / reason as possible....*grin* Unfortunately, you do codes enough, and you just learn. Plus, you look...

  21. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    nerdtonurse? replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Dude...you're in the hospital, with MRSA in your packed belly wound. The fact that your girlfriend is IN BED WITH YOU NAKED is not only a huge infection hazard, it's really creeping me out. I can...

  22. Nursing Faculty Shortage and Salaries

    nerdtonurse? replied to Rhilogan's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the college profs I know in general don't make enough to feed a mouse. Some of the high power profs (med school docs, for example) or "famous names" tend to bring money into the college, so...

  23. Who is GENERALLY more of a "PAIN"?: Co-workers OR Patients?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    Coworkers...the patients usually leave (by the basement door or the front door, but they leave). Coworkers can be there for

  24. did i do the right thing?

    nerdtonurse? replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    You did exactly what you should have. Watch all the codes you can, offer to help, but unless you've got prior training/experience, you can't do much right now beyond CPR. My advice for code newbies:...

  25. What if you can't hit a vein to draw blood?

    nerdtonurse? replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Don't do this unless you've at least seen it once, and preferably had an experienced nurse with you the first time you access a port. Someone handing you a piece of paper is completely...