Katie_Bell

I know this post isn't related to nursing, per se, so I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I am trying to find a PCP in or around Portland, OR (I live in SE, Gladstone area), and I'm not sure how to go about that. I don't want to see the docs I work with, because I work with them. Likewise, if I had to be hospitalized, I wouldn't want to be put into the hospital I work in since that is where the docs have privileges. Looking online for ratings doesn't seem to be very effective, because those are ratings from people who find lobby wait time to be as important as the care they perceive to get. So, I thought, who better than health professionals to give me advice on great ones in the area? I'm really only interested in a female. A nurse practitioner is preferred, but not required. I want to find someone who is competent and thorough, and also kind, caring, empathetic, and takes time to listen. The type of docs who run in an out, lecture you, or don't listen, are NOT what I am looking for. As stupid as it sounds being a nurse and working with providers and having no problems with it, I have severe anxiety about seeing providers for personal reasons. I want to find a good person to see so that I can feel comfortable continuing to go and not neglect myself any longer. Any advice? I don't know if it is appropriate to post on here, so anyone that has any is free to send me a private message. THANK YOU!

I am a RN in the hospital and two days ago I had a shift that was to start at 1500. I called in sick at 1415. Our policy is two hours notice for sick calls, minimum. I didn't know what to do. Around 1345, I had some personal issues that came up that left me in severe emotional distress. I couldn't stop crying, couldn't think straight, and just felt like everything was collapsing. My hysteria gave me a horrific headache and I even began vomiting. I didn't call in at that point because I knew I couldn't - it was too late. One of my family members came over at 1400 and saw the condition I was in and said there was NO WAY I could try to take care of patients like that. I called the unit sobbing at 1415 and said I couldn't come in. I feel so horrible about it now. I haven't been back to work since then, because I've yet to be scheduled, but I'm so afraid I am going to get in major trouble. And if I don't get in official trouble, I just feel so bad about the position I put everyone in with no notice. I could have shown up at work and had them send me home, but then I would have had to display my behavior in person to all of my co-workers and I fail to see how that would have been any better except that I would have been following policy? Did I do the wrong thing? What should I have done?

I work on a surgical floor, and have for about a year, but I've yet to have to flush a JP drain. I overheard one of my coworkers talking about having an order to do so, but I was unable to follow up and ask her HOW. It sounds like the drain comes from the wound site, then there are 2 ports -- 1 that is hooked up to tubing and goes to the JP bulb, and the other just an available port. How exactly do you flush a JP, especially given that it has 2 ports as opposed to 1? I have absolutely no idea. Where do you hook up the saline syringe too? Which port? I know nothing! If anyone can offer advice based on their experience, that would be great!