KeechieSan

KeechieSan

ICU, MICU, SICU

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About KeechieSan

KeechieSan has 8 years experience and specializes in ICU, MICU, SICU.


Married. One kid, two cats.

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  1. From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    Your attitude is the problem, not the
  2. Night shift -- can you just take it easy, please?

    Yessss, come to the dark side.. we have
  3. Night shift -- can you just take it easy, please?

    hmm.. let me break this down.. 1. provide a daily report to case managers and/or attend rounds. i have to give daily report to the charge nurse and then to the nurse supervisor, two things that aren't...
  4. Do you worry about your patients after leaving work?

    I'm sure that is normal for a lot of people, but I don't think about patients once I leave. The separation of work and personal life is very important to
  5. Nurses eating and drinking at the nurses station

    I eat and drink at the nurses station, even though it isn't allowed. We all do at night on my unit. I'm sorry, but I'm hungry and I don't have time to take a 30 minute break while making someone...
  6. Do you shower right after your shift?

    Nope, I don't shower until I wake up the next day (or later in the day, depending on the shift). I also wear my scrubs/shoes inside my house. I'm sorry, but what does everyone think they are coming...
  7. Ok, this one hasn't been done in a while....

    Mine is my last name in Japanese...at least thats what my friend told me 10 years
  8. Orienting woes!

    Update: I read most of the replies here, and most were helpful. I probably should have mentioned that I have already had numerous personal conversations with this girl about her performance to no...
  9. Orienting woes!

    Five weeks ago I started orienting a new girl to my unit (IMC step-down). I have oriented 5-6 times before without many problems, but this girl takes the cake. I was already upset because I wasn't...
  10. Fired from my med/surg job after almost 3 years

    oops, wrong
  11. Is this professional?

    Perhaps she is trying to keep her hair out of her face in a stylish way? Haha. It isn't a big deal, let it go. I'm sure you do things that people find irritating and think "is that professional"?...
  12. And would you want to do clinical time in a facility that has a new grad as a director? No, you wouldn't. Policies won't be enforced because the person who is tasked with enforcing them doesn't...
  13. Who is a professional nurse?

    I have a huge tag on my badge that says "NURSE" and I introduce myself to every patient at the start of the shift, plus my name and title are on a white board in front of their face. I'm sorry if...
  14. Help nurses!!

    1. 3.3 2. 5 years 3. 88,500 last year
  15. Average # of admissions and discharges per shift

    I work 7p-7a with a max ratio of 6:1. I usually don't have many discharges, maybe one or two a month. Normally when I come into work I'll have 1-3 empty beds in my section, and they are always...