Dakeirus

Dakeirus

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  1. Sitting a patient on the floor

    Dakeirus replied to Nursemommyme's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Once a upon a time, I put the mattress of a stretcher on the floor for one of our cray cray patients who kept trying to get out of bed. He rolled around that mattress all night and the 1:1 kept him...

  2. Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    Dakeirus replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, I am all for that. But there's a difference between someone calling me from the OR saying "Just an FYI, the patient who's about to come out is HIV+" and "You absolutely need to wear gloves. This...

  3. Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    Dakeirus replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked at multiple hospitals, I can tell you that this notion of putting on gloves just because someone is HIV+ is still pretty rampant. I've heard it from nurses, nursing assistants, CRNAs,...

  4. Did you contract anything from a patient?

    Dakeirus replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    I've been lucky in the ICU since we are generally exposed to everything. I can tell you though that I've lost my mind (or more like burnout) a few times working in the

  5. Full Time or Per diem (But Full time)

    Dakeirus replied to Irah0526's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who has multiple per diem jobs (but still work a full-time), I can tell you there are some benefits to it. -Pay rate is generally higher than a regular staff. If you're relatively healthy,...

  6. Asked to go to PCU unit

    Dakeirus replied to Flrn_2017's topic in Critical Care

    Don't feel bad. We've had new grad in our ICU do orientation for 9 months. As alarming as that sounds, it really isn't a bad thing. But my manager had the budget to spend and the nurse has been...

  7. Best route to PACU/Outpatient Work

    Dakeirus replied to jj16's topic in PACU

    There are some hospital PACUs that are also closed on holidays/weekends. Finding it is the problem. There are PACUs that will hire new grads or floor nurses but it will be hard unless you know how to...

  8. AF RVR + levophed

    Dakeirus replied to zzyzx's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hard to say without a full background. Some chunk of the HR is probably caused by the levophed. Can they be switched to a phenylephrine

  9. What's the best specialty for someone who hates small talk?

    Dakeirus replied to climbeRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My two loves: ICU - If they're sedated and vented, you just come to the room and do your thing. PACU- Most of the time they're too drowsy to talk to you. And if they're chatty--ask them if they have...

  10. Demoted from ICU to IMCU

    Dakeirus replied to TiffanyB1313's topic in General Nursing

    Why do people keep thinking that the ICU is be-all and end-all of nursing? It's so dumb. Different specialties require different set of skills and learning curves. If I were to suddenly transfer from...

  11. Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Dakeirus replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    What the hell? Why do you think I went to an expensive college to get my BSN? I deserve better than to clean up somebody else's poop. It's too

  12. Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    Dakeirus replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    Wanting to not work at the bedside is fine and all. But, before you went to nursing school, did you even look into how you're going to get a research position right after graduating? Or did you just...

  13. Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

    Dakeirus replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    It was always my DREAAAMMMMM to work in the ICU and be the coolest and most knowledgeable nurse in the world unlike those floor nurses, who only know how to give meds. How awesome is it to have only 2...

  14. On call and 16 hr labor law

    Dakeirus posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question to nurses who take call in states where it's illegal to work more than 16 hours in a 24 hr period. If you work a 12 hour shift and you're on call right after that shift ends--then it...

  15. Do I really need ICU experience?

    Dakeirus posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a little background--I've worked Med/Surg for over a year and I am currently in an ortho unit and work per diem at an outpatient EENT department at another hospital. I was talking to one of my...

  16. Carrer switch to nursing

    Dakeirus replied to sfelvey's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've never had this fulfillment bullcrap of "making a difference in people's lives" back when I was working with patients with chronic health conditions. Everyday, whether or not I was feeling like...

  17. Carrer switch to nursing

    Dakeirus replied to sfelvey's topic in Men in Nursing

    Don't do it. Spend one hour searching/reading through past AN posts about why

  18. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    Dakeirus replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ^This x 1000 Although I'm currently in a job where I have more a lot more good days than bad days, I wouldn't recommend nursing just because you're looking to get out of your mundane job and "help"...

  19. why so many negatives about nursing?

    Dakeirus replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I come from a family of nurses. I read all about it here in the forums. So you'd think I had a good idea of what I was getting into, right? Wrong. That idea was NOTHING compared to when I actually...

  20. Worried about paying off student loan debt

    Dakeirus replied to metallicaman1031's topic in General Students

    It's ok. I WISH $30k was my balance.

  21. Worried about paying off student loan debt

    Dakeirus replied to metallicaman1031's topic in General Students

    I don't know what kind of calculations you made, but martina is right. Depending on my spending habits, I pay off 1500-2500/month. My parents won't let me give them more than $500/month because they...

  22. Worried about paying off student loan debt

    Dakeirus replied to metallicaman1031's topic in General Students

    I had 90k+ student loans by the time I graduated. I've been working for almost a year and a half now and have paid off about 30k. It could have been more if I didn't have an addiction (shopping) lol....

  23. ADN vs. BSN - patient mortality rates

    Dakeirus replied to Katniss88's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not this

  24. Some insight on passing the NCLEX

    Dakeirus posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i give credit to this wonderful online community for providing me with a lot of useful information since i've joined even before i started nursing school. so, i'd like to share my own experience and...

  25. New Grad - Issues with Time Management

    Dakeirus replied to Honey702's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Honestly, I didn't start feeling comfortable with my time-management until my 4th-6th month. It'll come with experience. Sometimes it helps to have a "brain sheet". Write the tasks that should be your...