Burnt Out

Burnt Out ASN, RN

Med-surg; OB/Well baby; pulmonology; RTS

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  1. depositions

    Burnt Out replied to mommajoe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :stone Oh my....I have never had to give a deposition, but stick with the facts that YOU KNOW FOR SURE. Do not guess at what happened-if you don't remember, say that you can't recall. Answer yes or...

  2. Gyn, tampon ?

    Burnt Out replied to nolenurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :chuckle :roll :rotfl: :rotfl: I have not laughed that much in a long time....that is SO funny.....LOL Seriously now;), I had trouble with tampons too until after I was married. I don't wear them...

  3. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    Burnt Out replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at is VERY into "customer service." We have even had a 4 HOUR class on customer service:rolleyes: I do what it takes to make my patients happy and comfortable, within reason, to...

  4. pregnancy and isolation patients

    Burnt Out replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes altomga, that is true and I couldn't agree with you more. BUT given that in my med/surgical hx, I have had a post op wound that required 2 debridements and had to be packed BID x 8 weeks DUE TO...

  5. pregnancy and isolation patients

    Burnt Out replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I, too, was faced with this same situation when I returned to work after being off for 12 weeks in my pregnancy. Before I returned to work, I asked my OB what rooms I needed to stay out of-people with...

  6. Pregnant and working as RN

    Burnt Out replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

    I worked full time 12 hour days until 6 weeks when it was discovered I had some complications-I was put on bedrest for 8 weeks. I returned to work at 18 weeks part time and 8 hour shifts..then at 30...

  7. Pregnant and working as RN

    Burnt Out replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! They are HANDSOME!! :kiss

  8. Patients who refuse to cooperate with medical/nursing treatment....

    Burnt Out replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    oh yeah.....hear ya loud and clear....... oh and don't you just love when your copd patients go outside and smoke and then come back, calling for a breathing tx., because...............they can't...

  9. Have you ever administered IV iron?

    Burnt Out replied to NurseDennie's topic in General Nursing

    I've given IV iron many times (although it has been awhile lately)... We give a test dose-25 mg-usually over 10 minutes and monitor the patient for an hour....after an hour and there is no reaction,...

  10. Placenta previa - on bedrest & depressed

    Burnt Out replied to louloubell1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lou, I know how boring bedrest can be...I was on bedrest for 8 WEEKS early in my pregnancy with my son for a 12 cm ovarian cyst....Then at 30 weeks was back on bedrest for PIH:rolleyes: ... Is there a...

  11. What are your IV site change policies?

    Burnt Out replied to baseline's topic in General Nursing

    Peripheral sites are changed q 96 hrs, unless the person is a VERY hard stick....then we usually will perform site care q 96 hrs...All tubing is changed q 96 hrs unless it is TPN or lipids-in that...

  12. Can I read my own chart?

    Burnt Out replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

    You have the right to view your chart, but like others have said, usually you are to review it in your doctors presence in a hospital or MD's office.. At the hospital I work at-you may review your...

  13. BID vs q 12h

    Burnt Out replied to nell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    GEEZE!!!!!! SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!:uhoh21: :chair: I know I'm not a NICU nurse-I know it is an entirely different type of patient-I have witnessed it first hand........mean no offense-but I'm having a bad...

  14. BID vs q 12h

    Burnt Out replied to nell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work pulmonary/med/surg and this is our time schedule: BID-9am/9pm TID-9am/1pm/5pm QID-9am/1pm/5pm/9pm But if it is PRN like Tylenol 650 mg po qid prn-we give it q6hrs

  15. Do you wear gloves

    Burnt Out replied to mellow's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto for me! I will admit-sometimes I do not don the gloves when I do a FSBS:chair: -I know, I know; or doing a saline (or heplock) lock flush that is

  16. The Penis requests a promotion and a raise for the following reasons.

    Burnt Out replied to betts's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle Happy Birthday

  17. that song that bashes nurses

    Burnt Out replied to galenight's topic in General Nursing

    Is the song called, "Bitter Pill"????? I've heard it twice: it is catchy, but I don't appreciate being called a b**ch!!!! I know-just lyrics!!! I like some of Pink's music, so I'll let it

  18. How do you deal with rude patients?

    Burnt Out replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Take a deep breath, count to 10 and pray your shift flies by :chuckle ! Or ask them if there is something that happened that upset them. Sometimes if an employee did something, the patient is in pain,...