StrwbryblndRN

StrwbryblndRN

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  1. is nursing right for me?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to uncertain's topic in General Students

    I completely agree with MeanMaryJean. There are many people who live simple and happy with very little income. It's your life. That also means becoming independent. You may need to live...

  2. How do you discuss gender issues with adolescents?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I have 2 teenagers. I find that kids in high school are pretty open to sexuality, gender concerns and so forth. Peers are able to discuss issues with each other, and also the opposite sex so much...

  3. Essential Oil Overkill

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    I am a fan of EO, but do not think it is a place for nurses to use on patients. The risk of allergy or reaction is too great. It is hard to contain the smell in an area if too much is used. I...

  4. Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    At work I sometimes have Pandora playing on my phone. We were extremely slow. I could hear everything around me and the music was playing softly. I walked five feet away from my computer and could...

  5. Waking Up Patients?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to WanderingLeaf's topic in General Students

    During my clinicals, the night before clinicals the instructor/student would introduce themselves and ask permission to do an assessment in the am. We would go over a plan and make sure the patient...

  6. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work small things happen all the time. Never bothers me. The other night while working, a name popped up on the monitor at the nurses station. This happened between 2-4am. I...

  7. New Grad hired in the ER, question.

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. Not everyone is cut out for critical care. And some should not start in critical care. Everyone is different. If you worked as an apprentice prior to graduation then you have an...

  8. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    StrwbryblndRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    This is not patient care but it made my work night rough. I forgot to put deodorant on before leaving for work. I keep a roll on in my bag. I proceeded to apply it but did not realize I had grabbed...

  9. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    StrwbryblndRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I worked med-surg and was a nurse for about 3 years. I had to give about 10-15 pills to someone. Not sure of the amount but it did take awhile to scan, verify and open them up. Unfortunately my...

  10. What is the hardest shift you ever had?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

    All that I read so far, I will not add mine. My worst shift does not

  11. Going to color coded scrubs.

    StrwbryblndRN replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    We wear navy blue. I don't mind it. We have been doing this for a few years now. And there are still many nurses who wear white so we have a choice of all white or

  12. My husband wakes me up!

    StrwbryblndRN replied to BabyRN_nights's topic in General Nursing

    I would wake him up while he is sleeping. Sounds bad but if talking to him does not cut it, than action would be the next step. Some just do not understand that sleeping during the day is equivalent...

  13. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    You go to breakfast with other nurses after your shift and the host/hostess puts the group in a corner away from other patrons. They know what the conversations will be

  14. omg I forgot to give report!

    StrwbryblndRN replied to kellicutshair's topic in General Nursing

    First time it happened, the day shift forgot to give me report for my night shift. I laughed it off and she gave me report over the phone in her car while she was driving home. (this was before...

  15. What is your Nursing Super Power?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    -Becky ESRN To woo the cantankerous MD has to be the ultimate superpower in my

  16. What was your scariest threat from a patient or family member

    StrwbryblndRN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say I've ever been in a situation that was scary to me. Lucky or naive? Not

  17. What is your music preference?

    StrwbryblndRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    What music do you listen to on your way to work or when you get off? Due to some extra stress at work, I have noticed I play certain songs on the way to work to help get me into the groove. I love...

  18. What is your Nursing Super Power?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I am just like Sonnet and Brownbook. And I actually enjoy taking care of them. Sometimes though I would get an assignment where they are all different. I have to speak up then, it may be my...

  19. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Veterinarian or Medical

  20. Confused about which position to accept

    StrwbryblndRN replied to fionakoo's topic in General Nursing

    What is your first instinct to do? If you stay and do not like the new job, then at least you are in a familiar place. If you move and hate it, then would it be worth the move? Are you the...

  21. Unconventional hair colors

    StrwbryblndRN replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a conservative/military state. I work with many people with bright hair colors. Tattoos a plenty also. I don't see any facial piercings though, except the

  22. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have met a MD with the first name

  23. From nurse to patient

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Cginns's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I completely agree when it comes to family. Most likely someone stays with them if they are not sufficient to speak for themselves. My husband spent the night in the hospital recently and I did not...

  24. Which Nurses Are Unhappy & Why (all levels)

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Icooka4u's topic in General Nursing

    I try to take complaints with a grain of salt. Some nurses are just venting and need to get it off their chest. I know I do. But nursing, for me, is not the problem. It is the system. The...

  25. From nurse to patient

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Cginns's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think so. I find nurses to be very understanding as patients. They do not push but will question if the need arises. It is usually the patients that say they work in a medical setting (not...