Caffeine_IV

Caffeine_IV

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  1. Do I need my RN license

    Caffeine_IV replied to acrosstobare's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you need it. Without it you just have a degree in nursing but you aren't an

  2. How to turn down an assignment

    Caffeine_IV replied to CrystalSSA's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that you cannot do this without risking your job which we need and replacement jobs take months to find these days. I haven't started with an unsafe assignment but we have been slammed with...

  3. What do you do?

    Caffeine_IV replied to texasmum's topic in General Nursing

    I chill out and enjoy it because those nights are few and far between. Likely the next night I will barely have time to enjoy an uninterrupted lunch. So I may chat with coworkers, sit with an awake...

  4. How much do you owe in student loans?

    Caffeine_IV replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I owe nothing on my Associate degree. I graduated in 2008 and had it paid off by early 2009. It was less than 5k. This is why I'm hesitant to go back for a

  5. Do you talk about work at home?

    Caffeine_IV replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    I used to. Not in detail but I would mention certain things. Since I work in hospice now I don't say anything except to nurse friends or coworkers. Sometimes you just need to decompress. Most...

  6. New Nurses!

    Caffeine_IV replied to RNGriffin's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors don't spend as much time at the bedside as we do. It has also long been a male dominated profession. We all know how nurses were seen historically. It was female dominated, we wore dresses...

  7. What do you like most?

    Caffeine_IV replied to texasmum's topic in General Nursing

    Shift diff, better control of chaos, less family in/out More space at the desk, nobody taking my charts Patients sleep. Not always but quite often. I can eat at the desk. Management and other office...

  8. Hourly Rounding

    Caffeine_IV replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    I know an aide got fired for doing that future charting. It is not a smart thing to do seeing as a patient could crash and be transferred or die and you are signing that you were there at a time that...

  9. Necrotizing Fasciitis

    Caffeine_IV replied to carl5480's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of any. Patients I've had with it were grateful to have limbs spared that they didn't complain about the

  10. Please be nice to your aides.

    Caffeine_IV replied to IlliniHelper's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow you are assuming a lot in your posts and down right insulting. You could have worded your complaint in a much better way that didn't include putting down people that worked hard for a degree. I...

  11. I don't know how you nurses deal with death

    Caffeine_IV replied to Poochiewoochie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok so we have a different view. Death doesn't "bother" me or rather I don't dwell on it. I work in hospice. My hope and work is that we can make their time left here as comfy as possible. Dealing with...

  12. I don't know how you nurses deal with death

    Caffeine_IV replied to Poochiewoochie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a loved one and taking care of patients who are dying or may die are not similar to me at

  13. Always thank your nurse...

    Caffeine_IV replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I like

  14. Which days should I pick?

    Caffeine_IV replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    3 in a row...get it

  15. Moms who work 16 hour weekend shifts

    Caffeine_IV replied to WldChrry's topic in General Nursing

    I've never done it but had a friend that did 11p to 3p for a few years. She said the night part was easiest. If you have adequate help that allows you to rest...I think it will be

  16. Would you give a drug someone else pulled from a pyxis?

    Caffeine_IV replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes if it is

  17. I got fired today, how will that affect my chances?

    Caffeine_IV replied to Nurseadam's topic in General Nursing

    I thought you were going to resign. It may affect you...it may not. Depends on places you apply, the applicant pool,

  18. Is nursing a 24 hour job?

    Caffeine_IV replied to Bringonthenight's topic in General Nursing

    I do when it is things like blood products to be transfused and the order was written early in the day. They either don't transfuse or start it at 1830...right before end of shift. That happened to me...

  19. I'm getting terminated from my first nursing job

    Caffeine_IV replied to Nurseadam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I guess OP wanted a pat on the back and thumbs up. Oh well. You made your bed... I would resign. I would want to make a fresh start AsAP without being known as the one that was boinking in the...

  20. Got into a car accident after working a night shift

    Caffeine_IV replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    If I get sleepy I pull over for a nap, run around my car twice for a boost. I have just started taking a caffeine tablet about 530 or 6 and it gives me enough boost to make the 45min drive home....

  21. Working nights with a new baby

    Caffeine_IV replied to mgalla's topic in Nursing Career

    Day or night. Working and having a newborn isn't easy. I went back to working night shift when my baby was 10 weeks. Working nights allowed me more instances to pump. The sleep was/is hard because of...

  22. Infected Needlestick

    Caffeine_IV replied to blessedRN29's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that happened. Prayers to you especially for calmness because I know it is

  23. What would you change about nursing?

    Caffeine_IV replied to aellisrn's topic in General Nursing

    I was this question in a phone interview and I could not come up with an answer that would be appropriate lol. The nurse would not be the catch all for everything. We follow physician order and...

  24. Stay calm dad - possible future nurse :)

    Caffeine_IV replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Love it! Adults would have been freaking out. I love when she says "He needs oxygen real

  25. Nurse with Disdain

    Caffeine_IV replied to StuckInTheMiddle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You would probably like a busy PACU. Medicate the patient and get them stable for transfer then on to the next. Minimal family interaction besides maybe a quick update. I think a lot of people like...