sistrmoon

sistrmoon BSN, RN

Inpatient Oncology/Public Health

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  1. Thread spinoff: denied time off and vacation approval notice

    sistrmoon replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent question. I really don't get it. It would have been win-win for everyone. It almost seems spiteful to

  2. Don't Want To Touch Patients!

    sistrmoon replied to ThinBabe's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, I don't know. Swallow evals probably wouldn't be too pleasant for a

  3. My ER Rant

    sistrmoon replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    *gets

  4. How aggressive do you get with PCA in a comfort care setting.

    sistrmoon replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    I work Onc and we do a lot of comfort care. We use straight drips for comfort care, not PCA pumps. Our orders usually start at 1-5mg/hr and say titrate up to 10mg/hr for comfort. We titrate by

  5. LPN and IV therapy in LTM in NYS

    sistrmoon replied to sportsmom84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't work LTC but do work with an LPN in NYS. She can initiate fluids or IV antibiotics with a peripheral line but no IV pushes. She can't touch centrals. An RN is always covering her, we have to...

  6. Would you have called out?

    sistrmoon replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    This makes me appreciate my family. They've come to visit from Texas to New York, and I work every weekend. They've just occupied themselves while I'm working then we get together when I'm off. No...

  7. Of your patient load..

    sistrmoon replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Just thinking about last weekend's shifts. I had one very pleasant/thankful but demanding patient(as in, I'm hanging chemo in the roommate's room and she's yelling through the curtain for a back rub...

  8. Central line dressing days

    sistrmoon replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

    We include in report the day the central line dressing is to be changed and also put it in our computerized

  9. Keeping feet moisturized

    sistrmoon replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I like O'Keefes healthy feet foot

  10. Second career nurses: what if you ended up not liking nursing?

    sistrmoon replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    You may hate bedside nursing. But you could work home care, tele nursing, insurance company, infusion center, dr's office. Or you could go in, do your shifts well, and enjoy the rest of your life....

  11. Central line dressing days

    sistrmoon replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and when the line is new, if there is a gauze dressing, that is changed 24-48 hours after insertion. And yes, we are not to reinforce. If it isn't occlusive, whole thing has to be

  12. Not a Nursing Question, but Has to Do with Work, So...

    sistrmoon replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I just heard an ad on the radio for Wheels for Work in my area. Sounds like Kim would qualify. Based on income, having kids under 18,

  13. Central line dressing days

    sistrmoon replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

    We do it weekly 7 days from when it was last done, so any day of the week. I believe standardizing it has been shown to reduce CLABIs, such as having a team of individuals do all central line...

  14. Night Shift Group Hug =)

    sistrmoon replied to CamillusRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hugs from a night shifter of 8 years. But man, that is not safe! Time to get to that new job and take your other night shift coworker with

  15. Palliative care in nursing

    sistrmoon replied to Simonesays's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an Onc nurse and have had many palliative patients. It's definitely more challenging having a loved one with early dementia who cannot really grasp your teaching or forgets it a little later. Even...

  16. How do you shake off the horrible?

    sistrmoon replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I work Onc, so I see a lot of sad things. Pregnancy terminations to start chemo and leukemics my age dying are probably the ones that really get me in the gut. I do a lot of mindless distraction but...

  17. What is your average amount of shift cancellations

    sistrmoon replied to grammy57's topic in General Nursing

    I've been called off once in 7

  18. THE question -- NP or PA

    sistrmoon replied to reflective11's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have an unrelated Bachelors degree? The ADN to MSN programs I've seen require one. I was wondering the difference myself

  19. Not a Nursing Question, but Has to Do with Work, So...

    sistrmoon replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Those comments would be the end of rides from me. No. Way. I have occasionally given coworkers rides home and they've been nothing but polite and appreciative and never assumed it would happen...

  20. How far would you commute for awesome salary?

    sistrmoon replied to Noahj's topic in General Nursing

    I would only commute an hour or less each way. I listen to audiobooks on my current 35 minute commute(although can be much longer in snow), and it's still

  21. Associates after Bachelors

    sistrmoon replied to Infofreak411's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My ADN program was extremely competitive. I waited 2 years to get in. One of the main reasons I chose it was because it was considered the best program in the

  22. How long before being charge nurse?

    sistrmoon replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    We always have a full patient load when charge on

  23. Bedside reporting as a management tool of humiliation

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

    Aaaaand my manager got reported to

  24. How long before being charge nurse?

    sistrmoon replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    They seem to wait about 6 months on my floor. I think a year would be preferable. No training for us and no differential. You just kind of learn what your responsibilities are on the

  25. Associates after Bachelors

    sistrmoon replied to Infofreak411's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    With an unrelated BA and an ADN, you can do an accelerated Masters program if your eventual goal is