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pinkiepie_RN

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  1. Bipolar and calling in sick.

    pinkiepie_RN replied to HannahLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. OP, if you have the knowledge and critical thinking to question your behaviors and come here looking for support, you have the wherewithal to go into the hospital voluntarily and get this...

  2. Bipolar and calling in sick.

    pinkiepie_RN replied to HannahLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on a stable medication regimen and even I call in sick sometimes, when I know I'm hitting a rough patch, even if I have a few days off in a row after a shift. I make sure that I do it early so I...

  3. What do you like about being PACU?

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in PACU

    I'm a nursing student and have recently gotten a "nursing student" position in local community hospital's out-patient surgery unit. Because I can't really circulate surgeries as a student and they're...

  4. low volume days & ed pay

    pinkiepie_RN replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think hospitals have these rules where you can't use PTO until you've been there so long to discourage call-offs and spontaneous vacation days. If you can only have so many staff on the floor for...

  5. switching from nights to days - differences

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I've been a nurse for about a year on a 26 bed adult unit. I've been really getting restless on nights and yeah the messed up sleep schedule is getting to me. The busiest time for me on nights is...

  6. Psychiatric nursing

    pinkiepie_RN replied to hunny_cessy's topic in General Nursing

    Springfield is a State Hospital, as you know. I was there for my psych clinical. I found it very boring and I rarely saw the nurses outside of the nursing station. One LPN was a med nurse and the...

  7. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    is III?Wow...I have patients who are often up to 10-15 meds (psych and somatic) but seriously, that's alot! Age/Axis I/Axis

  8. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Protonix Ativan Zyprexa HCTZ

  9. leaving a job r/t it's toxicity and lack of team-work: framing for an interview

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a great way to spin my complaints and needs into positive questions.

  10. leaving a job r/t it's toxicity and lack of team-work: framing for an interview

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm up to my limit with my work environment. There's no teamwork or morale, acuity is through the roof, and my NM is oblivious and is making things more inhospitable. I'm applying for an internal...

  11. leaving a job r/t it's toxicity and lack of team-work: framing for an interview

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i know the new position is on a smaller, more specialized unit, with more services available to the patients on the unit. i'm going to be doing some research among students that have been there and...

  12. Thinking about switching to PT on a unit that's otherwise toxic

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm on a locked, 26-bed, IP psych unit as a FT 7a-7p RN. We treat everything from depression to schizoaffective to addictions. I'm also in graduate school 6 credits/semester for my M.S. in Nursing...

  13. Becoming a nurse with being bipolar

    pinkiepie_RN replied to luke1985's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely get my therapist's and psychiatrist's input on the matter. I'm in MD, so there were no such questions related to hospitalization or bi-polar diagnosis when I applied. I think one...

  14. need ideas for nights off

    pinkiepie_RN replied to abg.icu.rn's topic in General Nursing

    That's a brilliant idea - video games. I may not have gone to "bed" so early on my nights off if I had been playing some sort of video game, but (this is going to sound funny) I just don't have the...

  15. Did your Docs get you a Christmas gift or recognize your work?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Our medical attending let us each order lunch from a local restaurant, on her. One of our psychiatrists brought chocolate covered pretzels, which day shift gobbled up. A psychiatrist we consult with...

  16. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    pinkiepie_RN replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, because I haven't seen this stated anywhere, who is orienting her to the "charge" position? Is this a regular position she will have at all times? Will she be running "charge"...

  17. tell me

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pansyrose's topic in General Nursing

    Going based off of my nursing experience, the medications I tend to give out that are with meals are Geodon, Metformin, Insulin (for IDDM patients) and Iron tablets. I would think that patient...

  18. What were you doing last year?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Last year, I was miserable, missing time from work, ready to go crazy, and exhausted, with an extended orientation on night shift. My manager wasn't sure I was going to be able to hack it. Now I'm...

  19. Change of shift call lights

    pinkiepie_RN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh this makes me think of a situation that happened at work earlier this week. Now, I work on a psych unit, but we've got red alarm/call bells in the bathrooms that we respond to often enough. I...

  20. Breakfast before a 12 hour shift..

    pinkiepie_RN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Usually a breakfast sandwich from 7-11 with iced coffee, plus a banana if I remember. And then I'll try to sneak in a soda and a candy bar after morning meds and most of my assessments are charted,...

  21. How often do you take a vacation?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I'm taking 9 days (3 weeks) of PTO in January to study abroad in Costa Rica as an elective + Spanish language for my Master's degree. I didn't take off any time over the summer and I've really just...

  22. Do you need an order to give the flu vaccine?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on an inpatient psych unit, so this may not apply to you. We have to screen everyone for the flu vaccine. If they're over 50 or meet certain criteria (chronic illness, at risk population, live...

  23. Is there a course to learn about nursing in a 3rd world country?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to nursenatti's topic in General Nursing

    It might help to take a multicultural nursing class. We had one in my undergrad program. In order to learn about nursing and health care systems in other countries, as well as Spanish language, I'm...

  24. how to read a nursing schedule/time shift

    pinkiepie_RN replied to deetrain's topic in General Nursing

    C with a line above it means "with" but I'm not sure if that's what you're looking

  25. Can they fire you for not picking up overtime?

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not in a union position, but I am hired/scheduled FT for 72 hours per pay period. My boss has asked me to stay an extra 4 hours past my shift (with OT pay) twice in the past week and I haven't...