AliRae

AliRae

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  1. Has anyone felt like this soon after being off orientation?

    AliRae replied to hica19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is there anyone you've felt any warmth from? Our unit doesn't have an official mentoring program, but it's kind of understood that you have a "bond" with the person you precepted you (especially if...

  2. Are all nurses that wear white dorks?

    AliRae replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely think that coloured / cartoon tops have their place. Of course, I'm also the one who debates with herself for quite some time every morning, trying to decide between Dr. Seuss, Curious...

  3. 6 Alabama kids were on life support with flu

    AliRae replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    we've already had one child pass away this season from flu. although he had adenovirus as well, so i'm not sure which was the major

  4. Nurse to patient ratio

    AliRae replied to streetdoc's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it really counts, because I work PICU. We're 1:1 or 1:2, both days and nights. Very rarely when we have a lot of overflow from the floor, I've worked 3:1 (and even that makes me head...

  5. My Christmas Story

    AliRae posted a topic in General Nursing

    We've all been gearing up for Christmas (and the holidays in general) ... so how'd it all go? I for one would like to share my Christmas morning story, in the hopes that all I went through will not...

  6. Only interested in Peds- possible?

    AliRae replied to mslinzyann's topic in Pediatric

    I've only ever worked peds ... PICU, in fact. I started there as a new grad a whopping 15 months ago, and I haven't regretted it for a single day. If it's what you want to do, go for it. We're past...

  7. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    AliRae replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay, now I'm not say she should have actually complained about this (I mean, come on ... pick your battles lady!) but I had a camp nurse when I was younger who used to always let the water run. I...

  8. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    AliRae replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had a family come in about a month after their daughter was discharged. They came with balloons, cards, and 4 platters of food- sandwiches and desserts for days, and sandwiches and desserts for...

  9. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    AliRae replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I think, to add another piece to the puzzle, that there's an important difference between addiction and dependence. Dependence is when a person's body actually requires the drugs to function...

  10. They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    AliRae replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    I should probably hate my union for the fact that I had to stand out on the sidewalk for a month in monsoon season this summer, but I have to say I'm more pro-union than ever. We fought for respect,...

  11. They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    AliRae replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Jodyangel- are you unionized? If so, DEF take that one to your shop steward. I was a wide-eyed new grad this past summer, ready to drop anything to work extra hours for my hospital. Until we went...

  12. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    AliRae replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    PICU nurse here. I once sent an 18-year old young man to the floor without having given him a full bed bath. Background? He was in for a head injury after getting in a drunken brawl. His mother...

  13. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    AliRae replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    oh, and PS, that's the best thing i've read in a while. I remember one time I had a fresh post-op T&A and his parents rang the bell because he was awake and crying. I got there quick with my...

  14. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    AliRae replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    In our PICU, there are certain rules about call bells. One of them is that, in an intubated patient's room, you only push the bell if your kid is trying to extubate him or herself, or for other...

  15. Destruction at work: What have YOU broken?

    AliRae replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    The one about dropping the walkie-talkie in the toilet reminds me... (I don't know how to put in those nifty quotes, Luddite that I am) ... we had one of our float nurses up in the PICU one day....

  16. Gave my heart away again. (long)

    AliRae replied to km5v6r's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We have a little man on our unit right now ... He spent the first 5 and a half months with us (new policy- cardiac newborns come to PICU instead of NICU), and we nursed him through 5 or so codes and...

  17. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    AliRae replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just spent WAY too long reading this entire thread, and have to share a story of my own. In February, on my very first day on my own off orientation as a new grad in the PICU, I took care of 2...

  18. What's your holiday bonus?

    AliRae replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Teehee. We all just laugh about it when we talk about bonuses this year. We're not going to get anything because we were "bad girls" and went on strike over the summer. I'm sure we'll be made to...

  19. How long is your orientation??

    AliRae replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My orientation was 20 weeks. During that, all the new hires went to a class once a week for 8 weeks. The class covered a lot of the main topics and disease processes we'd be seeing in the unit. I...

  20. Let's introduce ourselves...

    AliRae replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! I just got pointed to these forums by a lovely lady I work with, and am so excited to find this world of nurses online! I'm Ali. I graduated in May of '05 and passed boards in July. I work in...

  21. Has anyone felt like this soon after being off orientation?

    AliRae replied to hica19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first day on my own was in February, and I remember it absolutely vividly. I was taking care of a little guy with a trach, and the first time I suctioned him, I thought I was going to faint. The...