RNperdiem

RNperdiem RN

Member

  • Content

    4,592

  • Visitors

    34,455

  • Followers

    1

  • Likes

    2,149

All Content by RNperdiem

  1. Am I burnt out? Or, are my coworkers making me bitter?

    RNperdiem replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    Please start looking for another job ASAP. This job sounds like it has no redeeming features. The longer you stay, the more damage it will do. One or two issues you can handle short-term, but...

  2. South Carolina LPNs Arrested For Not Changing Wound Dressings

    RNperdiem replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Were they arrested at work? If so, did they get a chance to hand off their patient

  3. fatFIRE and Nursing?

    RNperdiem replied to futur0_nurs's topic in General Nursing

    From what I have read, a big factor in early retirement is being a high earner in the early part of your career, investing a lot of that money so it has time to grow, and living below your means....

  4. Documentation has ruined nursing

    RNperdiem replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    Trouble is the mixed messages nurses get. On one hand we are told that if something isn't charted, it wasn't done. We are told stories of nurses who escaped unscathed from legal troubles due to...

  5. Sharing our own personal info OK?

    RNperdiem replied to guest1200295's topic in General Nursing

    This barely counts as personal disclosure to acknowledge that you know someone in common. You are fine, especially when you realized the conversation was heading into territory you wanted to avoid, so...

  6. Is it illegal to date a patient's family member (parent)?

    RNperdiem replied to carti's topic in General Nursing

    Reputation is its own currency. You might not lose your job, but becoming known as the nurse who had an affair with a pediatric patient's mother can give you trouble in the

  7. Documentation has ruined nursing

    RNperdiem replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    EHR was not built for the end user. Data extraction, compilation and business metrics is the real goal. A nurse's time is just not considered that valuable. Doctors and other providers too deal...

  8. I Feel Stuck - Like My Options Are Limited

    RNperdiem replied to Ashleynurse101's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you don't need to get married now, but you do need to protect your child's interests. Get life insurance for yourself and your boyfriend. Keep your job, and build savings. I know the job is...

  9. Turbulence and Turmoil in Nursing

    RNperdiem replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This article really resonates. Thanks for understanding. Over my nursing career, I have noticed a decline in the staffing of ancillary staff. Orderlies and candy stripers were before my...

  10. Progressive Care Unit

    RNperdiem replied to Erica Renee's topic in General Nursing

    Is the progressive care the same as intermediate care? If so, this unit has its positives. Unlike the floor, you have 3 patients (depending on where you work). When I worked the floor, I had to...

  11. Teaching the importance of accurately recording intake and output at CNA skills fair

    RNperdiem replied to luv2rsq's topic in General Nursing

    Tell a story, real or hypothetical about why accurate intake and output is important. People respond to stories. I was once a CNA, and my job was based around getting tasks done. Little thought...

  12. ASN, Hospital Setting

    RNperdiem replied to bluedreamerstu's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you avoid university medical centers, magnet hospitals, and some big-city places, you will probably have no trouble finding a nursing job with an

  13. Phasing Out ADN?

    RNperdiem replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing

    I will be honest. I was looking at the cheapest and least demanding BSN. I was not looking for any great intellectual fulfillment or demands. I had enough going on in my life (husband with pancreatic...

  14. Phasing Out ADN?

    RNperdiem replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing

    The USA is not a monolithic entity. Some places have the highly educated populations where maybe 80% BSN is a feasible idea. I live in an urban area with many colleges and universities and the...

  15. Successful Nurses Are Relationship Builders

    RNperdiem replied to Eugy's topic in General Nursing

    It is amazing how time is such an important yet scarce resource in nursing. Building a patient rapport requires time. But yes, I agree with everything you wrote. In my first nursing job, I was...

  16. NGT Inserted Into Lung

    RNperdiem replied to MomRn3's topic in General Nursing

    Happens every once in a great while. Pt never had any injuries. Unless you are really roughly jamming that tube against resistance, lung injury is unlikely. You noticed the desaturation right...

  17. Nobody rides the bus?! What jobs can I do that don't involve driving?

    RNperdiem replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

    All the hospitals in my area are supported by the local bus systems. It makes sense since hospitals employ many people in a concentrated area. Of course, to make this work, you need to live...

  18. Nurses Living with the Guilt of Providing Mediocre Care

    RNperdiem replied to Amy Wagoner's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad time is a zero-sum game. Sometimes there is just not enough time. When I think about how much time I spend charting, I wonder if I could take at least half that time back and put it towards...

  19. How much sexism is there in nursing?

    RNperdiem replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds a bit like Reddit drama or clickbait to be honest. We can't verify its accuracy. For some people emotion creates their reality. Did the doctor actually say those words, or did the patient...

  20. Signs of Toxic/Unhealthy Workplaces

    RNperdiem replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    Mikosquak, your post resonated with me. One of the less addressed stressors in nursing is the combination of a very high level of responsibility with limited power to carry out that...

  21. Why do some fairly new nurses talk down about bedside nursing?

    RNperdiem replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Social status. Unfortunately, there is a status hierarchy in most jobs, and nursing is no exception. The status tracks with the patient population served. Serving populations that are poor,...

  22. Why do the younger generations have less empathy? And how can we stop them from going into nursing?

    RNperdiem replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

    Empathy is variable in all populations, older and younger. I suspect that if empathy was a measurable trait, empathy would follow the standard deviation curve with most of the people having the...

  23. Hospital job anxiety!

    RNperdiem replied to Tita22's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I think I am the only anxious one out there. Hello, fellow anxious nurse. No advice to give (there is plenty of advice already out there), but I understand the stress and anxiety. We carry a...

  24. Adding Robots to Help Nurses?

    RNperdiem replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Now if I could say "Alexa, help me with all my boosting and Q2 hour turns, cosign all the meds that need cosigning, page the pharmacy to find out where that med I need is, and do my charting" would be...

  25. Adding Robots to Help Nurses?

    RNperdiem replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    I need a robot to do the insane amount of charting required. Some days charting makes me feel like a data entry