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franciscangypsy

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  1. Should nurses with long hair be required to wear it up?

    franciscangypsy replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    One of the few times I had my hair down for work, we had a pt code and CPR had to be done. I lost the hair tie I had around my wrist (darn gloves). NOT a fan of hair flopping all over the place while...

  2. Med Errors: Share Your Stories

    franciscangypsy replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is a God-send. I was just moping about a med error myself. I got QTC'ed about a med error that happened the Thursday night before Easter. Found out about it yesterday morning. I started...

  3. Med Errors: Share Your Stories

    franciscangypsy replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Aurora77, I doubt that your pt was hurt by a couple meds being late. You didn't give anything that she doesn't normally get and she got her meds eventually. There are going to be times in the hospital...

  4. what would you do?

    franciscangypsy replied to kw11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    can you take your son who as Aspberger's with you to work if you did ltc? Would he be able to handle socializing with the pts and drawing or something when he gets bored with that? My older sister has...

  5. What I Love About My Job

    franciscangypsy posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Sunday night, I was trying to orient my Alzheimer's pt. He thought he was all alone and I was like, no, I'm your nurse, I'll be here with you all night. He's like really? when do you leave? 7 am....

  6. CNA in VA how much do they make

    franciscangypsy replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends what specialty you work. When I was an aide in LTC, I think I might have topped 12/hr. Though 10/hr is what really stick in my head for some reason, so that might actually be more...

  7. What the Heck to You Do on Night Shifts?

    franciscangypsy replied to RedRubCatheter's topic in Nursing Humor

    HAAAAATTTEEEE. lol Man, so jealous. Are you actually in Britain? I lived there a few

  8. What do you hate most/love most about your job? List one of each.

    franciscangypsy replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Nursing

    hate -- working holidays/weekends. rushing to get things done before end of shift love -- my patients and (for the most part) their families. Feeling like I have helped someone understand their...

  9. How do you feel at the end of your shift?

    franciscangypsy replied to Cabbagehead's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am also a new nurse on a tele floor and, Cabbagehead, you sound like me! I get enough help, but sometimes I feel needy, like I can't think on my own, and like I am always running behind by the end...

  10. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    franciscangypsy replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    Shudder. I don't like working three in a row. After I had two nights working, then one off, and then three on -- with the worst pt load I'd had in awhile -- I couldn't muster enough energy to have...

  11. What the Heck to You Do on Night Shifts?

    franciscangypsy replied to RedRubCatheter's topic in Nursing Humor

    Add an admit or two and having to trend tele for up to 6 patients (I'm not up to the full 7 pt load yet -- we'll see how I do in May, when I've been off orientation for 6 months) and that would be one...

  12. Basic nursing questions

    franciscangypsy replied to neenrn4life's topic in General Nursing

    1) D 2)

  13. How do you become a Clinical RN II, III....

    franciscangypsy replied to SashaO's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like the way my hospital worse. And here I was thinking that it was just something that it

  14. Best scrubs for pear shaped women?

    franciscangypsy replied to tigerlily345's topic in General Nursing

    I like Cherokee flex-i-bles. I don't know how they'll work with those of y'all that are pear-shaped, but it worked beautifully for me. I have long legs and a small waist -- with a little bit of a...

  15. Best Workplace 2010

    franciscangypsy replied to sam.morgan's topic in General Nursing

    1) good relationship with coworkers 2) no mandatory overtime 3) good orientation 4) supportive environment 5)

  16. Trust my own instincts?

    franciscangypsy replied to franciscangypsy's topic in Cardiac

    Thank you for responding so quickly. The on-coming nurse wanted a clarifying EKG, so I ordered one for her before I

  17. patient dies from combination of drugs that doc prescribed. who is responsible?

    franciscangypsy replied to premedwoahs's topic in General Nursing

    The pharmacist would probably also bear part of the blame for an insane dose being sent up for a pt. Hadn't thought of that, but it makes sense. Our pharmacy is constantly calling our floor when we...

  18. Totally Had One of Those Days :(

    franciscangypsy replied to Fngrpntsnotasin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    -- I walked on the floor and just clocked in when people started gathering around a patient's room with a crash cart and yelling about why a tele monitor had never been put on the pt. I didn't even...

  19. Working Conditions

    franciscangypsy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was talking to a friend I went to school with and was shocked at how her hospital appears to use/abuse their nurses. So, I was wondering if hers is a rare circumstance, or if she has common working...

  20. Working Conditions

    franciscangypsy replied to franciscangypsy's topic in General Nursing

    Even though on nights, we have to transport our own patients ourselves, it's not until 2200 or 2300 that transport goes home, so up to that point, we can concentrate on our patients and not on taking...

  21. When a child dies - what makes nurses incredible.

    franciscangypsy replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    oh, man, that just about made me cry. So amazing. Thanks so much for

  22. Best Stethoscope for Cardiac Nursing

    franciscangypsy replied to tigerlily345's topic in Cardiac

    I have a Littmann Master Cardiology. I love it. Soooo comfortable. And I hear heart and lung sounds better than I ever have with other stethoscopes I've

  23. patient dies from combination of drugs that doc prescribed. who is responsible?

    franciscangypsy replied to premedwoahs's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that it is both. The doctor b/c he prescribed it, the nurse b/c she gave the medication. We are responsible for anything we do to a patient and are supposed to catch any mistakes and report...

  24. Awesome Book Series

    franciscangypsy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't have any stock in books or anything. As a new nurse, though, I'm always looking for books that can help me understand my new career better. So, when I found this series, I just wanted to share...

  25. New RN on a cardiac floor

    franciscangypsy replied to 82Angie's topic in General Nursing

    You definitely need to get your questions answered! What you do is too important to work confused! You're being jipped and so are your patients. They deserve to have an informed nurse to work with...