StrwbryblndRN

StrwbryblndRN

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  1. feeling like I'm a loser

    StrwbryblndRN replied to nola1202's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Next time say no to your current employer for covering extra shifts and Call back to see if you can get an interview. You are not a loser just in a predicament. I know how you feel though. It can...

  2. Big Decisions

    StrwbryblndRN replied to scrubsrn24's topic in General Nursing

    Do not worry about the 6 months. What makes you happy? Not all employers look at that and think that you would be a bad fit. Life happens. I changed jobs back in Oct 2010 to home health to...

  3. Falls prevention

    StrwbryblndRN replied to pmshiftrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am for implementing falls risk solutions. But people are people. I have had a/ox3 94 year old with a walker who was 100% self care. She was awaiting d/c the next day after an exacerbation of CHF....

  4. What!?!?!?!

    StrwbryblndRN replied to tmartin83's topic in General Nursing

    How can it cost the hospital 153 dollars when the bag was scanned??? The electronic trail was there to properly charge, it just involves 2 instead of one person. Since the med was pulled from the...

  5. ER and strange phenomena

    StrwbryblndRN replied to EmergencyNrse's topic in Emergency

    All my patients slept like babies. 3 of them were already asleep when doing rounds at 8pm. Only one had mild issues but it was a good thing. I did not want to be too

  6. ER and strange phenomena

    StrwbryblndRN replied to EmergencyNrse's topic in Emergency

    I call it: "theme of the week". No kidney transplants (rejection/infection)for weeks then we get 4 in one week. We get things in groups too. I have always noticed this and try to anticipate the...

  7. "Potty Talk"

    StrwbryblndRN replied to RosesrReder's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand the papers on the walls in the bathroom. Especially the ones that are warped from moisture. Untill recently we had papers everywhere. Nursing station, break room, bathroom etc. Some...

  8. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    StrwbryblndRN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    During the night I agree that it can get noisy and need to keep it down. During the day though you gotta do what ya gotta do when the phones ring, md rounds, squeaky carts galore. What would be...

  9. Any transplant people here?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to A&OxNone's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We get a lot of admissions of rejection or possible infection. Specifically kidney transplants. Beside making sure all meds are correct and so forth, there is alot of teaching of med compliance and...

  10. What makes a co-worker someone you look up to?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I respect nurses who can stay calm even in the mist of craziness. They do not have to be exceptional nurses but nurses who put the pt first and walk away with a smile behind the pt's back. They are...

  11. Time off for Funerals???

    StrwbryblndRN replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    If I needed a day/or two off for grieving I would take it without worrying about a replacement. Granting just for immediate family is silly. (Some companies say that immediate family is defined by...

  12. I work on a busy med/surg unit.....really???

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Up2nogood RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My hubby now works physical labor after being out of a job for awhile. Not bad pay but 100% hard physical labor. When I ask him how his day was, I get "rough". When he asks me, I tell him

  13. Scrubs - what do you wear?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    All white or all navy (no mix matching nor

  14. Who's giving report, anyway?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to Old and New's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Overall the nurses I work with (including myself) have done this. It is not all the time. I will say though that there are times when the nurses that are coming or even going that want a talk...

  15. Bedside report/hand off

    StrwbryblndRN replied to winter_green's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I like introducing pt's and maybe turning/checking total pt's. But I am totally opposed to bedside reporting. Pt's interupt or may be confused and wonder what is going on, and some pt's do not want...

  16. Do you prefer 8 hour or 12 hour shifts?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    12's all the way. I like my time off. My kids like me better

  17. hourly rounding

    StrwbryblndRN replied to pmary45's topic in General Nursing

    We are the same as Noregrets. That is why I chart in the rooms. Shows I was in the room. But since I work nights I do not wake the pt. I just check to see they are breathing rhythmically and that...

  18. What are your must-do's?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to missdeevah's topic in General Nursing

    My must do's for my night shift: 1)We have computers in the rooms and I save time by charting as I go. Except assessments. 2)I check charts right after rounds. Most do this later in am but I have...

  19. My resident died yesterday. What should I have done differently?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to NN2BVE's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am sorry this has been upsetting you. From what I read, it was his time. Unfortunate that it was painful for

  20. I sleep my life away

    StrwbryblndRN replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way Coliotter. I sleep alot naturally. (before kids I averaged 10-12hrs night) I think my hormones are changing so a little insomnia is doing me good right

  21. I sleep my life away

    StrwbryblndRN replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    That day shift in there may be what is throwing you off. I have always worked nights and my hubby used to work nights then went to days. But when he had to swith back and forth week to week with...

  22. Will never write order again w/o permission from doc

    StrwbryblndRN replied to *Posh*'s topic in General Nursing

    Wow. So not worth the risk. I know she meant well. But such a huge order to write. I do not think I could have put it on paper without having the md state it twice to me. I am not afraid of the...

  23. Patient rights v. Clinical instructor?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to studentnurse0383's topic in General Nursing

    I had an instructor like that. But when I explained to my instructor that I educated my pt and stated it would be unlawful to force my pt, she was ok with the response. Even though still felt I...

  24. what is the most beautiful thing in being a nurse?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to smily11's topic in General Nursing

    I love when a pt request me again the following night. Or wants to know when I will be back. Not only does it confirm appreciation but the pt feels secure with my nursing

  25. How do you manage hospitalized dementia patients at night?

    StrwbryblndRN replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    In our hospital we will take turns sitting with them at the nursing station and talk while we computer chart. The capabilities of the pt and the depth of their dementia fine tune what we need to do....