KeechieSan

KeechieSan

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

    KeechieSan replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Your attitude is the problem, not the

  2. Night shift -- can you just take it easy, please?

    KeechieSan replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Yessss, come to the dark side.. we have

  3. Night shift -- can you just take it easy, please?

    KeechieSan replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    KeechieSan replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    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

    KeechieSan replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    KeechieSan replied to CharlieTaco's topic in General Nursing

    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....

    KeechieSan replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

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

  8. Orienting woes!

    KeechieSan posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    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...

  9. Orienting woes!

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

    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...

  10. Fired from my med/surg job after almost 3 years

    KeechieSan replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

    oops, wrong

  11. Is this professional?

    KeechieSan replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    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. I am a new grad and got a job as ALF director position!

    KeechieSan replied to eve5483's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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?

    KeechieSan replied to jmqphd's topic in General Nursing

    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!!

    KeechieSan replied to Rachael243's topic in General Nursing

    1. 3.3 2. 5 years 3. 88,500 last year

  15. Average # of admissions and discharges per shift

    KeechieSan replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  16. looking up a patients arrest records?

    KeechieSan replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    I look up my patients all the time, especially the ones that give me creepy feelings. I don't do it at work, and they are free to look me up too. It's public

  17. How much medical experience did you have before entering nursing school?

    KeechieSan replied to Aly529's topic in General Students

    I had no prior experience. Zero. Zilch. I don't even think I'd been in a hospital before. You'll be

  18. concierge ? Really?

    KeechieSan replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, this post sure gives me a giggle. I know exactly which hospital you are talking about, as there is only one in Dover, and let me tell you I know why they have this "customer service" push....

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

    KeechieSan replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be a patient at my own hospital any day...I'd rather be on my floor, but any floor is fine. And for gosh sakes, do they have to write your allergies on EVERY order sheet?? That seems

  20. Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    KeechieSan replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    We change our patients beds q shift. Mostly the CNA's do it, but if I see a patient up the bathroom I'll run in and change the bed. We have fitted sheets though, and I don't tuck in the bottom of...

  21. Holy Abscess! Not for the faint of heart

    KeechieSan replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Man, how come I never see this stuff in person? That is so

  22. Housekeeping wish list

    KeechieSan replied to Missclean's topic in General Nursing

    Just a little pet peeve...we have very long phone cords in our patient rooms and I keep finding them wrapped around the end of the bed. Everytime there is an emergency and we're trying to move the...

  23. What is the silliest thing you've heard a nurse say?

    KeechieSan replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    I swear this is true..I had a senior level charge nurse ask me what MI stood for.. lol she obviously knew what an MI was, but for some reason wasn't familiar with that terminology. She was from...

  24. Panicked!!! HIV/AIDS, HepB, HepC risk?

    KeechieSan replied to rntobeme's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, are you serious? This is a joke post,

  25. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    KeechieSan replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    My list: 1) Accuchecks 2) Neuro checks at 4 am 3) Bathing patients 4) Spoon feeding patients anything 5) Walking patients to the bathroom Lol, by the look of my list you'd think I hated patient care....