bellehill

bellehill RN

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  1. Please Help Me

    bellehill replied to deniseS's topic in General Nursing

    Are you a

  2. Where is the Unity in Nursing

    bellehill replied to duckboy20's topic in General Nursing

    The group of women on my floor are great team players for the most part, the ones who aren't wouldn't be anywhere. Keep in mind that before being female we are human and stressed out. Everybody...

  3. Critical thinking question for all you experts

    bellehill replied to AmyB's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!

  4. burnout anyone else experience it?

    bellehill replied to greyhair's topic in General Nursing

    Burnout has happened to me and I hate it. It is physically and emotionally demanding to take care of people in a stressful environment, then you come home and do it all over again without a break...

  5. All burnt out and ready to roll!!!

    bellehill replied to grumpynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Grumpy, I have been traveling for 1 1/2 years now and it is rewarding to have a change of scenery, it will renew your love for nursing even if only for a little while. It will also help you...

  6. Increasing our workload once again!

    bellehill replied to Sadie04's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am currently working a 42 bed neuro/neurosurgery unit which has already implemented telemetry. It seems like it goes in waves...everyone is on tele then no one is. Personally it doesn't bother me,...

  7. Hi! I'm Tweety Your Critical Care Med Surg Nurse (Or long waits for ICU beds)

    bellehill replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    The floor I am currently on recently closed the intermediate care area which was about 8 beds and made them general neuro beds. When we transferred a patient out from the unit we used to have the...

  8. Magnet status what does it mean

    bellehill replied to kids's topic in General Nursing

    Magnet status is supposed to mean your hospital has better nurse ratios and more satisfied staff with more autonomy. What it actually means is a different story. I am convinced after working in 3...

  9. Hi! I'm Tweety Your Critical Care Med Surg Nurse (Or long waits for ICU beds)

    bellehill replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Wow does that sound familiar...just last night we got an admission on the floor from and outlying hospital that immediately began seizing and became unresponsive. Guess what, no ICU beds in the...

  10. question about Jackson Pratt drainage

    bellehill replied to marshalbc77's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of that

  11. Time to obtain a Florida license

    bellehill replied to suzanne4's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about foriegn nurses or the NCLEX but as an experienced nurse just wanting a license it took about 6 weeks and the application was 10 pages long. Also I did this in November-December...

  12. Final Warning

    bellehill replied to nrsjo's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors and nurses are both professionals who should be able to disucss problems in a professional manner. I find it very weird that you were given a final warning for a "flippant" remark to a MD....

  13. Help Writing Book/Guide

    bellehill replied to patientcare's topic in General Nursing

    Question what medications are being given to you and why Definitely have one specified person to call for info Two visitors at a time, if the nurses can't get in the room they can't take care of the...

  14. Jahco Faq

    bellehill replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    JACHO is coming next month, our hospital is emphasizing documentation and medication administration. They are also looking at whether meds are kept locked, checking MAR against name bands and no food...

  15. manipulative clients

    bellehill replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    I always get sucked in, usually I get it after about 6 hours of non-stop running. Manipulative patients are so hard to care for and should be rotated in the shift assignments. I never thought of...

  16. Chillin'

    bellehill replied to mary761's topic in General Nursing

    What ever department you are not working in. Everyone thinks their department is the most stressful and they are right. Nursing is stressful no matter where you work. Just develop good coping...

  17. If I Hear One More Time........

    bellehill replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Had a similar situation last night, spent 2 hours trying to stabilize a patient sent to us from the ICU and get him off the floor. Hadn't seen my post-op patient for 2 hours (supposed to be q1h...

  18. Confused Patient

    bellehill replied to kfield8319's topic in General Nursing

    Stop arguing with the patient, try again in 30 minutes after he calms down. Confused patients can be so frustrating...I agree with traumaRUs, was confusion the norm? How had other shifts been giving...

  19. Is there something comparable to Toradol that can be given IV for pain?

    bellehill replied to bellehill's topic in Pain Management

    Thanks for the info on the fusion surgery, that is what I needed to know! Didn't realize Toradol was so powerful, no wonder it

  20. Personality Test

    bellehill replied to Greer Hoffmann's topic in General Nursing

    If you find one let me know, I am still trying to find my

  21. Get a clue!

    bellehill replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! Many times I have called a resident down to discuss the diagnosis with the patient. When they say "I don't know anything about this patient" that doesn't fly with me. I hate it when patients...

  22. Bowel Obsession in Elderly

    bellehill replied to alphafe's topic in Gastroenterology

    Sorry...double

  23. Bowel Obsession in Elderly

    bellehill replied to alphafe's topic in Gastroenterology

    I used to have a pt that would have a bowel movement for every shift because he continually denied having one earlier. Sometimes I think it is the only thing left they can control and maybe that is...

  24. Shopping Malls in Columbus?

    bellehill replied to rileygrl11's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Easton is my favorite place but it is all outside so dress warm or wait for warm weather. Tuttle is my favorite indoor mall, has all the normal stores. Polaris Fashion Place has more upscale stores...

  25. Is there something comparable to Toradol that can be given IV for pain?

    bellehill replied to bellehill's topic in Pain Management

    Most of our surgery patients have between 25 and 100cc blood loss in surgery, they are at a low risk for continued bleeding. Besides that they come back to the floor with drains so we can assess them...