Burnt Out

Burnt Out ASN, RN

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

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  1. Mandatory On Call???

    Burnt Out replied to truern's topic in General Nursing

    We don't really have mandatory on call unless you work in L&D, surgery or PACU. Sometimes my facility will mandate overtime when census is very high of course. We do get asked to sign up for a...

  2. relief?

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

    I'm so sorry about your son. You aren't alone in your feelings. I've had similar feelings in the past years since my son died too: he had congenital heart disease (Ventricular Septal Defect w/...

  3. Removing Vest restraints from our policy

    Burnt Out replied to Twiget's topic in General Nursing

    We still use vest restraints at my facility as far as I know (on medical leave at the

  4. bandage scissors

    Burnt Out replied to confused101's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I do. I either wipe them down with alcohol swabs or use the germicidal wipes at

  5. What nursing journals to you subscribe to?

    Burnt Out replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I get Nursing 2008, RN, and AJN. I actually don't know how I got AJN again because I haven't ever really liked it. I think my hubby got it for me

  6. Things that are learned on the job

    Burnt Out replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    Time management and how to communicate with doctors are the 2 that I can remember not being well prepared for from school. And always remember, there are no dumb questions in

  7. Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

    Burnt Out replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    If it is occluded or infiltrated, I take that one out before starting another

  8. DKAs on the floor?

    Burnt Out replied to JazzyRN's topic in General Nursing

    We haven't had a DKA pt on an insulin drip with Q 1 hr FSBS in forever on the unit I work. Most of the time they are transferred out after they are stable from

  9. Day Shift vs. Night Shift

    Burnt Out replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    There are usually more meds on day shift and more procedures. But nursing is 24/7/365-we just have to have shifts because nurses would drop like flies across the world if we had to work 24 hrs a day,...

  10. Poll: What size angiocath do you usually use to start an IV?

    Burnt Out replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    I always try to put a 20 gu in but will use a 22 or 24 if I have too. I will use 18 gu if their admitting dx leads me to think they may get a

  11. Catheter beyond comfort measure?

    Burnt Out replied to cowboy_carl's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm....not so sure that it could prolong life but in certain patients it could be considered a comfort

  12. Ever been stalked by a patient?

    Burnt Out replied to marygirl's topic in General Nursing

    I second this suggestion. I read this book soon after I graduated from nursing school and started working. You've gotten great advice. The only other suggestion I have is to call your family before...

  13. Using insulin syringes for another purpose

    Burnt Out replied to kiszi's topic in General Nursing

    If I have a 1 ml insulin syringe and I do not have access to a smaller subq needle (like a guage smaller than 25 5/8) and the exact volume of med to be given is 1 ml, I will use an insulin

  14. AEL Crash, No Survivors

    Burnt Out replied to sjt9721's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I live in Northwest AL and the whole tri-city community is just shocked and saddened about the crash. All the victims families are in our thoughts. It has been reported that Nurse Tiffany Miles had...

  15. Change of shift admissions

    Burnt Out replied to kittymom's topic in General Nursing

    On our unit, if we get an admission after 6 am or 6 pm, we get the patient settled in bed; get a set of VS; check the orders for anything stat (meds or labs). Sometimes we will start the admission...

  16. Nurses' Christmas

    Burnt Out replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Nursing Humor

    That is very

  17. new orders at end of shift

    Burnt Out replied to august07's topic in General Nursing

    If it is an order for a now or stat med or labs, I will go ahead and do it before I leave. But if it is routine labs or a new med order, I leave it for the next

  18. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Burnt Out replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    :barf01:

  19. nurse lost baby to SIDS

    Burnt Out replied to ANG_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry about your son. (((Hugs))) My son died at 12 days of age 5 years ago, but not from SIDS: he died from CHD. It is agonizing to experience a child's death no matter how they die. It...

  20. How do you build up stamina for 12 hr shifts?

    Burnt Out replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I try to generally rest the day before-no heavy housework (if I can help it), relax and rest. I also try to go to bed early. I try to eat breakfast that morning I do work and like a pp said to sit...

  21. Possible to get rubella after MMR vaccination?

    Burnt Out posted a topic in Pediatric

    My daughter has the "3 day measles" which is rubella, am I correct? I am confused as to how she can possibly contract rubella if she has had 1 MMR injection. Or do you have to have the 2nd MMR to be...

  22. Possible to get rubella after MMR vaccination?

    Burnt Out replied to Burnt Out's topic in Pediatric

    My daughter is 2 (as of next week). Your explanation does help. It is just a little hard to think about it as a nurse when it is your child, know what I mean? Thank you for your

  23. Gompers

    Burnt Out replied to cshell1964's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :balloons: Congratulations Gompers! She is

  24. Post mortem photos and ethical issues.

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

    I'm on both sides of this fence as both a RTS team member and a bereaved parent. When my son died, we were asked if we wanted pictures but we did not sign any forms. We were given his memory box...

  25. How often to check Beta hcg?

    Burnt Out replied to shape0fmyheart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With both of my pregnancies, I was an infertility patient. I had a beta drawn on the day of a + home test and then 2-3 days later and my final one would be a week after I took my home pregnancy test....