RNperdiem

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  1. So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    RNperdiem replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    On those days I can do a shampoo and shave, I just love how they look. Families really focus on the patients face, and when you can shave or shampoo, it really makes people happy. I carry my own...

  2. What if nursing doesn't work?

    RNperdiem replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    What is there to be afraid of? If you cannot be happy with your work as a nurse, your choice is to accept the unhappiness or retrain for a line of work that would suit you better. People change...

  3. Full time or Casual

    RNperdiem replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, new grads are not hired for casual positions. If the hospital is going to put forth the effort of orientation, it is for full-time staff. Casual nurses are given minimal orientation....

  4. Just a Nurse

    RNperdiem replied to 1jacque's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes for our own survival as nurses, parents, spouses etc, we need to get tough and realize that we have needs too. There is only so far you can give and give. Without replenishing your needs, a...

  5. New Nurse ... not distinguishing myself as brilliant

    RNperdiem replied to SilverSister's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is humbling. Give yourself a chance. If you took up piano, would you really expect to be performing at a professional level in the time you have been a nurse? There is a reason that most of...

  6. Anyone work a Baylor Shift anymore?

    RNperdiem replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    Weekend plans aren't what they used to be. People who like weekends and want the extra money simply schedule themselves for lots of weekends plus a day during the week. The weekend differentials are...

  7. What makes an excellent nurse?

    RNperdiem replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Nursing

    This is going to sound corny, but here it is: they inspire the nurses around them to do better. Their excellent qualities extend beyond just them and their patients. The ability to inspire is a...

  8. Do you talk to your coworkers alot on your lunch break?

    RNperdiem replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think of my coworkers in terms of a bell curve. At one end are the nurses who spend time outside of work together, share a lot of their personal life. At the other end of the spectrum are the...

  9. Are care plans valuable?

    RNperdiem replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes we do chart in the plan of care section because it is required, not because it helps patient outcomes. In ICU, it is understood that everyone is a fall risk, we do mouth care, and reposition...

  10. Any thoughts of USA infant mortality rate

    RNperdiem replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    The USA is first world and third world

  11. Finding your niche

    RNperdiem replied to tachynut's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe in a specific "niche" because what you want to get out of life changes with you. I was simply looking for an escape route out of my med-surg job. I started applying for OR positions...

  12. What nursing task do you loathe???

    RNperdiem replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to mention how much I dislike getting patient into at TLSO clamshell brace. You try to sandwich your patient between molded fronts and backs and then velcro/squish them in. They never seem to...

  13. What nursing task do you loathe???

    RNperdiem replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    STAT MRI on an agitated patient. Doc, can you give me an order for enough sedation for him to lie still,

  14. What nursing task do you loathe???

    RNperdiem replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Getting patients out of bed to the chair. With the ICU spaghetti tangle of lines, pain of post-op patient and a few experiences of patients going bad when out of bed, makes me a little nervous about...

  15. A Push for the Return of Team Nursing in Medical-Surgical and Telemetry/Step-down Units

    RNperdiem replied to Lev's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Team nursing seems to come and go. The trouble is often meds and assessments and treatments are intertwined, at least in ICU and stepdown. If one nurse is doing assessments, the CNA is taking vital...

  16. LONELY

    RNperdiem replied to mb1123's topic in General Nursing

    Going through changes means stress, even if the change is good. Social life changes once you leave school and start a real job. It will not be like college where people had free time and were all...

  17. Nurses that don't ask for help then cry when they don't get it...

    RNperdiem replied to lberryj's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes a nurse falling behind in the work can get so flustered that it is difficult to single out a couple of things that another nurse can do. That flustered feeling is a state of mind that makes...

  18. Engagement/Wedding Ring Question

    RNperdiem replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Nursing

    The hardness of the stone is usually not the issue. The prongs are where things go wrong. A prong breaks, the stone falls out and is often not found. Check your prongs and occasionally have a jeweler...

  19. Job ideas during ADN program???

    RNperdiem replied to tay_rechea's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a CNA full time and went to per diem when nursing school got busy so I could pick and choose my days and shifts. Twelve hour weekends, the occasional 3-11 weekday shift plus extra working...

  20. RN to MD or CRNA

    RNperdiem replied to SunDevilNurse15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know you are eager to advance your education, but working as a nurse for a while will help you find out what you really want. You might be in a position to talk to some CRNAs and MDs and find out...

  21. RN to MD or CRNA

    RNperdiem replied to SunDevilNurse15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My brother went to med school. There was no time for a job; there was barely time to sleep some days. Med school is not taking a few courses or going at your own pace, it is intense. It builds you up...

  22. Do you get sick a lot working in the hospital

    RNperdiem replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    The issue about germs is to protect the patient. We don't wash our hands just to protect ourselves, the main reason is to protect the patient when you do that central line change. Hospital acquired...

  23. Is it possible to be successful in nursing with poor social skills?

    RNperdiem replied to Gummibear_stare's topic in General Nursing

    How do you know that they are talking about you behind your back? If you are quiet and introverted, you are more likely to be overlooked unless you have a habit of oversharing or are genuinely creepy....

  24. New to 12's and skin is breaking out! Any tips?

    RNperdiem replied to abbyolivia1's topic in General Nursing

    If the breakouts continue, see a dermatologist. I recently got some prescription strength acne medication and it works so much better compared to anything that I bought over the counter. I wish I had...

  25. Non nurses on AN

    RNperdiem replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I treat such things with bemused tolerance. Kind of like hearing statements that begin with "when I am a parent..." Nod, smile and carry