sistrmoon

sistrmoon BSN, RN

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  1. what age did you decide to become a nurse

    sistrmoon replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    27. I was HR manager for a startup IT consulting company before

  2. Are nurses able to shower after shift?

    sistrmoon replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    No showers at either of the hospitals I've worked

  3. Working as a CNA while pregnant...

    sistrmoon replied to R-Will's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I had nausea/vomiting my entire pregnancies. It's rough! I honestly sometimes would quickly walk out of a pt room(melena!), throw up and then return. My coworkers were great about helping me out with...

  4. Where are the middle age nurses working?

    sistrmoon replied to RedRobin8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    38 here, working inpatient adult

  5. Are all nurses perpetually exhausted?

    sistrmoon replied to yellow_crayon's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Eh, I get what you're getting at but this is my second career. My desk job was not exhausting. I sometimes long for the days when my biggest stress was getting some paperwork project completed rather...

  6. PICC line blood draw

    sistrmoon replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't there been studies too showing you can actually cause a drop in H/H in certain populations just with lab draw wastes? I know our Onc patients are riding the lines of needing transfusions most...

  7. Are all nurses perpetually exhausted?

    sistrmoon replied to yellow_crayon's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I work overnights and have young kids(one doesn't sleep.) I also work a very draining specialty(Oncology.) I do only work 3 8s a week. 12s with my commute and my current energy level just don't work...

  8. any career changers?

    sistrmoon replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    HR Director for an IT Consulting startup company. My first degree was a BA in English with a minor in Spanish, and I started my Masters in Library Science before deciding it was going to be way too...

  9. advice on being written up when I dont think I should have been...

    sistrmoon replied to anniegirl1988's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wish this was the attitude at my hospital. I always call my rapids and if it is obvious the patient is in trouble( systolic in the 70s, pulled out central line in groin with INR of 5 and bleeding...

  10. I never would have thought of that...

    sistrmoon replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't quite understand either. Bending the needle or the actual catheter? Up or

  11. new Ebola patient

    sistrmoon replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There was an article posted recently about treatment of the HCWs in NYC who work at the hospital with the Ebola patient there. People refused to serve them at restaurants, take their kids at daycare,...

  12. Oncology Nurse Burnout?

    sistrmoon replied to nursingmymind's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an Onc nurse for almost 8 years. I used to work full time nights, now I work part time nights and switch to days to care for my kids. It's brutal and pretty much horrible for you health wise...

  13. Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired for it?

    sistrmoon replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes and overall, I agree that it reduces med errors. Mine was a situation with a heparin drip that had been rebolus that was changed to no rebolus in the ED(by a pharmacist helping out in the ED but...

  14. IV catheter changes..

    sistrmoon replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Nursing

    Coming in with an accessed port isn't really weird. They often access them in the clinics. I work Onc and we will have direct admits from Onc offices or clinics with the ports accessed sometimes. Of...

  15. Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired for it?

    sistrmoon replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Uhhh, not necessarily. I made an error that was essentially a systems failure with our med administration

  16. IV catheter changes..

    sistrmoon replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Nursing

    Ambulance starts still are supposed to be changed in 24 hours but an IV from another facility can be treated as our own. I always thought it was weird we had to change another facility's IV when that...

  17. IV catheter changes..

    sistrmoon replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Nursing

    We don't do this anymore at my facility. They stay in as long as they are useable, free from redness, and aren't bothering the

  18. How to deal with a slacker coworker

    sistrmoon posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm talking the ones who insist on playing on their phone all shift. When asked to help, they have some excuse not to. How do you handle

  19. How to deal with a slacker coworker

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was acting as charge nurse(although it isn't called that on my floor). It is a position that is rotated/assigned to a different staff nurse each shift. It's not managerial and I have no power to...

  20. Relocation to a family friendly livable city with warm climate

    sistrmoon replied to wasup's topic in General Nursing

    Austin, Texas is my hometown:) warm(understatement) and family friendly, awesome food and things to do. Traffic sucks

  21. Studer Group "Bedside Shift Report SM"

    sistrmoon replied to DVorahRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah we currently round together at the bedside after report to check lines/fluids/drips and introduce the oncoming

  22. Studer Group "Bedside Shift Report SM"

    sistrmoon replied to DVorahRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One of our units is doing bedside report and hasn't had a patient fall in over 100 days. Their satisfaction scores have gone up and pressure ulcer rates down too. So I know it's coming for us. But I'm...

  23. The hardest parts of nursing?

    sistrmoon replied to calivianya's topic in General Nursing

    This is mine too. I work the same area. We've even had people come in after a car accident and found advanced cancer afterwards they knew nothing about. Seeing people in their 20s/30s dying, seeing...

  24. RN case manager?

    sistrmoon posted a topic in Case Management

    A friend at work is leaving bedside to be an RN case manager and she says it's a huge pay increase, normal business hours, etc. Anyone do this? What's it like? What are the drawbacks? I admit I'm...

  25. RN case manager?

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in Case Management

    Thanks!