AlisonBSN

AlisonBSN

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  1. Do you chart in the OR?

    If so, what do you chart?
  2. Would this happen at your ER?

    I'm a brand new RN on a MedSurg floor. I had a patient last night that had an awful nose bleed around 5am. The doc consulted an ear, nose and throat doc to come in since the bleeding would not stop. The only thing was that I had to take him down t...
  3. Is 2 Per Diem Jobs unrealistic?

    Some people in my graduating class did that. I think it's a great idea. You'll have more of an idea what you want to do and where you want to go when you graduate. Good luck!!
  4. Would this happen at your ER?

    I'm the OP again (if you didn't notice my name) When I left I cleaned up all the stuff, and the guy that ended up helping me told me which stuff I could throw away and which ones needed to be taken to sterile processing, then I took the chart and too...
  5. Would this happen at your ER?

    Thanks for all of your responses. The doc said to take the patient down to the "treatment room" in the ER. So I went bouncing down there asking for the treatment room, and they just put me in a regular room. I found out later that there is no tre...
  6. Are there any Oncology travel nurses?

    I can't find any for oncology. I think I might be transferring off of my MedSurg floor, and they mentioned this oncology floor on another campus. I guess oncology experience would still be similar to MedSurg experience, right? The reason I would NO...
  7. Pt stole from a worker?/drama

    There's a reason why people say not to leave your things lying around...because it might get stolen. Nobody's happy that it happened, but when you leave your things lying around someone that requires supervision in the first place, you can expect th...
  8. Nurses: Who came from a dysfuntional family?

    I think 75% of PEOPLE come from dysfunctional families. We're all a little dysfunctional though.
  9. Is this normal?

    I'm a new RN and I'm in my 6th week of orientation on a MedSurg floor. I'm orienting on days, then I'll be going to nights next week for a few more weeks, then I'm on my own. It's been kinda hard for me. I've been staying over til like 9pm every day...
  10. Is this normal?

    Someone asked what my preceptor was doing... She knew I was behind, and knew I still hadn't had lunch at 2pm when the cafeteria closes. She said she would like to help me but she can't do that because I need to learn how to catch myself up when I ge...
  11. How would you have dealt with this situation...

    Some CNAs will say that even if you aren't new...You're gonna hear so much passive aggressive crap like that. You learn to laugh at it. That phrase is probably heard in hospitals all over the country. "We work together around here..." That was actu...
  12. Do any of you have two Bachelors degrees, one being non-healthcare related? If so, which was harder for you?
  13. I'm new to nursing and new to the politics in the hospital. Since I've been on orientation I've witnessed a few situations that left me wondering. Like about ethics... For instance, we had a patient that was end-stage Multiple Sclerosis. She was ...
  14. Dad says I have to learn to tune this stuff out

    I just don't think the whole family story is relevant. Neither is my belief that the daughter is a loser. I will say that the hospital knows this family, she's a frequent flyer and related to some of our staff. I have a pretty clear picture of thin...
  15. Dad says I have to learn to tune this stuff out

    And I wasn't shaking my finger at you, Suesquatch. That was my personal rant about her putting Iodosorb on the sacral wound, and Dakins on the feet even after we told her it's the other way around. I should have been more clear, I apologize.
  16. Dad says I have to learn to tune this stuff out

    The patient has MS and receives a check. She was alert and oriented, it was her decision. I felt sorry for the granddaughter because her mother has made a living from caring for her mother and has become dependent on that money, instead of developi...
  17. Dad says I have to learn to tune this stuff out

    barbyann - I wish I would have thought of that earlier. Thanks for telling me what I can do about it, even if I can't win them all.
  18. Dad says I have to learn to tune this stuff out

    No I have pretty close to the whole story. I think you missed the part where they did send her home to her family yesterday just because the daughter would rather have her home than at Hospice House. The daughter accepted responsibility for her mot...
  19. Dad says I have to learn to tune this stuff out

    Please excuse my oddly placed dancing monkey.
  20. Secondary IV tubing question

    That does seem like a neat way to do it. I don't know what our policy is, but my preceptor told me that secondary tubing is only good for 24 hours, when the primary tubing is good for 96. Another nurse told me that as long as it's capped it's good. ...
  21. On the Job only 1 week and want to leave!

    Do you have her home or cell number? If so, I'd leave her a message saying that it's very important that she call you back. If she doesn't call back, then I guess I'd leave a message. It may be tacky, but if you're ready to put that experience behi...
  22. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    Come on now...it makes sense. This person has obviously been just as dedicated as anyone, but most nurses will admit that there are changes that should be made, and would be made if we'd stick together. Nurses as a whole should stick together, and ...
  23. Where do you live when you travel?

    When you're a travel nurse, do you have a primary residence or do you move from location to location without ever "coming home?"
  24. SoulShine is right. It goes by so fast, like everything. I know how you feel though. The waiting is all part of it.
  25. Changing careers but discouraged by a failed student

    I'd tell her to buzz off! Sooooo many different kinds of people are nurses...and soooo many different kinds of people go into nursing school. I had absolutely no experience when I got accepted into a BSN program, and I took one of the semesters durin...