NicoleRN07

NicoleRN07 RN

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  1. Closing the unit

    NicoleRN07 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not an OB nurse, but I do know that the OB and Pedi floor in our hospital kind of work as one. We don't have many pedi admissions, so when there are no patients on pedi, the nurses help staff OB...

  2. Ordering from Jasco Uniforms

    NicoleRN07 replied to aerorunner80's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    HI. I've ordered from Jasco many times and have never had a problem with receiving my order until this last time. I ordered a top and pair of pants 2 weeks ago, and still have yet to receive them,...

  3. Nurses Clearing spine

    NicoleRN07 replied to dmay4's topic in Emergency

    Mds clear c-spine in our ED, and I think that's the way it should be. Too much room for error that could result in major complications. Even if we were allowed to do so in our ED, I wouldn't put my...

  4. Looking after Brother in Law

    NicoleRN07 replied to Sabby_NC's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts and prayers are with

  5. ACLS Question

    NicoleRN07 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I'm an ER nurse with 7 yrs experience. Our ER is 21 beds, and our hospital is a 220 bed facility. ER and ICU require ACLS, but the other areas do not, because ER responds to all codes within the...

  6. Doctors that think they are god...

    NicoleRN07 replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    If you feel this strongly, you should talk with the ethics committee in the facility in which you work. I think it would help you feel better about the

  7. Mandatory Overtime

    NicoleRN07 replied to cmjdlj's topic in General Nursing

    Mandantory overtime is not a practice used in the hospital where I work, thank

  8. Drove home in tears...

    NicoleRN07 replied to Mudhoney's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's OK...you have to develop you own sense of time management, and in time you will. Don't let it get you down....just keep up the good work, and eventually, it will come

  9. Would You/Do You Offer Assistance?

    NicoleRN07 replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    There were Medics there....they are perfectly capable of handling the situation. Like Grammie1 said, if you wanted to help, you could have helped out by comforting the family and keeping them out of...

  10. new nurse on orientation

    NicoleRN07 replied to fredyjen's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse who transcribed the error on the medex is at fault, but you, as the primary nurse are at fault as well. As the primary nurse, it is your responsibility to make sure that the MD orders are...

  11. Can Anyone Help Me Think This Through?

    NicoleRN07 replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, we are accustomed to taking care of others, now that you're doing something for yourself, you've developed a guilty conscience,.probably because you feel that you are abandoning your...

  12. Can Anyone Help Me Think This Through?

    NicoleRN07 replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like you really don't want to give up nursing at

  13. questions about doing CPR

    NicoleRN07 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It shouldn't matter whether is was a witnessed arrest, a full code is a full code. I work in the ER, and have responded to codes on the floor where the patient has been dead for a while, and we work...

  14. If you suspect your nurse coworker of being a drinker, what do you do?

    NicoleRN07 replied to nitesky83's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If she is intoxicated while at work then by all means, you should report her, but if it's outside work, then it's none of your

  15. phone calls no outsider would believe

    NicoleRN07 replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I had a call one night from a distraught mother of a 14 year old girl who stated she had caught her daughter in the bed with an older man, and she was wondering if she brought her to the ER could we...

  16. Not all doctors can read ekg strips?

    NicoleRN07 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, a-fib is pretty basic, but family practice docs usually don't have a lot of experience interpreting cardiac rhythms. Usually, they rely on the cardiologist or the ER docs to interpret...

  17. Target of clinical instructor's venom HELP!!!

    NicoleRN07 replied to nrstob08's topic in General Nursing

    I never had an instructor like that, but I did have a co-worker just like that when I started working the ER. My advice to you, ignore it if you can. If you can't stand up to her, show her that you...

  18. NONCOMPLIANCE, why be at the big H? in the first place?

    NicoleRN07 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ED, and I feel that if you are well enough to smoke, then you are well enough to go home!! That goes for on the floors as

  19. Would you do anything about it?

    NicoleRN07 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I think you should check with the facility at which she works, just to be sure that she is not a nurse. If it is true, then I would take it to a higher level. It doesn't bother me as much...

  20. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

    NicoleRN07 replied to Fairlythere's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I don't always trust the automatic machines. If there's something abnormal, then I ALWAYS check it for myself. If the patient is moving, the BP reads higher, than a manual BP. The sat will not be...

  21. Cross-training to the ER

    NicoleRN07 replied to cardiacRN2006's topic in Emergency

    ER is very different, but it's different in a good way. You'll probably have more patients that you are responsible for, and it is a much faster pace. You have to be prepared for just about anything...

  22. I really, really feel like calling it quits

    NicoleRN07 replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it!! Hold your head up high, and show them what you can do. Prove to them that you are not the worst student, but the most ambitious! Think positive and don't set yourself up for...

  23. Emergency Nurses, what is it about ER that you love?

    NicoleRN07 replied to Razorbacks's topic in Emergency

    There is no routine to any 12 hour shift! You never know what's gonna happen! I couldn't imagine doing anything

  24. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    NicoleRN07 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am sorry that happened to you, that is terrible!! Consult a lawyer,and get your job back and get that nurse manager

  25. Anger problems during the NOC shift

    NicoleRN07 replied to Transient's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you need a VACATION.......or MEDICATION! Take a break, relax, forget about work for a few days....you'll feel better. When you're at work, find the positive in everything and everyone....