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  1. Does the MD just say "Get the consent?"

    proudnurseRN replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We also have this on our floor. In fact, I have surgeons that attempt us to get the consent before they've even talked to the patient! I won't to it if they haven't talked to the patient. I'm sure...

  2. Urine drug test too dilute??!!

    proudnurseRN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I can't tell you what to do, but when I went to my drug screen my urine also came up too diluted. I didn't go overboard, but I did drink more than usual to make sure I would have to pee when the time...

  3. Medicaid reimbursement and patient satisfaction scores

    proudnurseRN replied to RN-ing's topic in General Nursing

    We may work at the same hospital... sounds very familiar. Do you happen to live in Indiana by

  4. Do you sometimes feel like an awful nurse?

    proudnurseRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. In fact I've felt like this lately because in the last 3 out of 4 days I've worked, I've had a patient go into some kind of respiratory distress. I keep replaying what I could have done...

  5. still too slow and lost!!!!!

    proudnurseRN replied to rnhope's topic in Emergency

    I just recently precepted someone for my first time, and she was a brand new green-as-green can be new nurse. My only word of advice is this: do not be afraid to ask questions, but really give some...

  6. setting alarm clock to take pain meds?

    proudnurseRN replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    I am also an ortho nurse, but since I work nights I do discharges very, very rarely (3/yr). However, I do tell people I may wake them in the middle of te night to check their pain level and offer...

  7. (Just for grins) Pet Peeve of the Week: chart hoarding

    proudnurseRN replied to ByTheLake's topic in Emergency

    lol... I had to laugh at this because I had this issue just last week. I start shift at 1900 and resident comes in at 1910 for a new admit. I gave him a list of the standard orders for the situation...

  8. Options for RN jobs and motherhood?

    proudnurseRN replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital it varies per unit. Most managers aren't going to throw your training out the window and not let you go part-time, but some are more stringent than others. Some make you make up your...

  9. Watch your manners please..

    proudnurseRN replied to DedHedRN's topic in General Nursing

    We do joke around on our unit about things others would consider morbid, but would never do so in that manner, especially in front of the

  10. Utilization Management: what do they do?

    proudnurseRN replied to futuredream's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital their main responsibility is figuring out where a patient is going post-hospital. Sitting up the nursing home, rehab, if the pt is going home getting the supplies they need, making...

  11. Bedside Report dillema

    proudnurseRN replied to DJ-Adia's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I know I'm going to get a lousy report from the previous shift, I take a few minutes to look over the chart before report begins. I don't know if you have that opportunity, but you may want...

  12. A little help?

    proudnurseRN replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    This could go a few ways at our hospital. True emergency... call rapid response. A team of nurses, RT, and a MD (usually a resident) responds and gives orders. An emergency that needs addressed soon...

  13. Are YOU terrified to be a patient (and your loved ones, too!)

    proudnurseRN replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. When I have been ill I put trust in my hospital and coworkers. I have had 2 minor surgeries done there (during one I got a lecture from the AA telling me to quit smoking... "you are one of us...

  14. Night-shift workers, do you think you could successful work days?

    proudnurseRN replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Health, Stress Management

    As a night shifter... if I worked days I would be late all the time. 7am comes way too early for me. I could transition to a 11a-11p shift (which we have a couple of), and that would actually be my...

  15. Ortho Nursing

    proudnurseRN replied to Nurse Niki's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an ortho floor. We float also, depending on census. I notice 2 major things about ortho compared to other floors (this is my hospital, my experience). We give lots of pain medication...

  16. Parents/Patients demanding investigations

    proudnurseRN replied to 15isto2's topic in General Nursing

    Now, when it comes to me...who can talk to the meanest neuroligist with just a roll of the eye when the phone call is over, cannot seem to stand for myself when it comes to MDs for myself. I'm...

  17. Parents/Patients demanding investigations

    proudnurseRN replied to 15isto2's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and I've been placed in that situation before. I was halfway through nursing school and my 18 month old had a huge lump on his neck. For two weeks I got diagnosis anywhere from possible tumor,...

  18. Parents/Patients demanding investigations

    proudnurseRN replied to 15isto2's topic in General Nursing

    Odd... I just read that

  19. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    proudnurseRN replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    I would also have to give categories (I work a primarily post-op ortho floor): Pain meds (IV or po) Insulin Blood thinners (particularly Lovenox and Heparin) Antibiotics B/P

  20. Procedure Tips and Tricks

    proudnurseRN replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    Practice, practice, practice. Just the other day there were 2 nurses with combined experience of about 25 years that were unsuccessful with an IV. I asked if I could try. Didn't think I'd get that...

  21. what do you want to be when you grow up?

    proudnurseRN replied to Mrs. Sparkle Pants's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even know. I get bored easily so would switch jobs every other year. I thought I could do that with nursing, but it's not been as easy as I thought. Does a lottery winner

  22. Prove my Mom wrong, please

    proudnurseRN replied to NurseBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I wrote an article about this topic and my experience with it: https://allnurses.com/nursing-articles/pregnant-nursing-school-450745.html While I certainly wouldn't suggest anyone get intentially...

  23. giving report

    proudnurseRN replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure we all have our own little quirks and pet peeves when it comes to report. What I hate the most is being interrupted to ask a question that is totally off the wall to what we were talking...

  24. "Good for nothing student"

    proudnurseRN replied to Sarah010101's topic in General Nursing

    I remember those thoughts. I had a very similar position- just called something different- and knew just enough to be dangerous. I did it the year before graduation and honestly thought there was no...

  25. is this within my scope?

    proudnurseRN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Like the above poster, I am on the Depo shot and don't go back to the Mds office because of the copay and wait. So I pick my shot up from the pharmacy and either have a coworker, myself, or anyone...