cloister

cloister

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  1. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    cloister replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The whole tube, my friend. The whole tube. Gotta love those general

  2. My clinical instructor threw me out of clinical!

    cloister replied to Nightbloom's topic in General Students

    Sorry to hear you had such a rotten experience in clinical. I don't know enough from your story to understand exactly why you were sent home. I don't think anyone in my BSN program was ever sent...

  3. Book Recommendation?

    cloister replied to Ash1223's topic in MICU, SICU

    The best one I've found is the "Handbook of Hemodynamic Monitoring" by Gloria Oblouk Darovic. It's small, spiral bound, and contains the info you need in an easy to read format. Every nurse I've...

  4. Finding myself negative these days. Can my expectations be too high?

    cloister replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    This very topic is being discussed among our senior staff and educators a lot these days. Why does it take some of us the full 12 hours to take care of 2 ICU patients when others with less experience...

  5. First Medication Error.....feeling horrible!!

    cloister replied to rach2103's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It happens. Hey, you figured it out quickly, reported it, and notified the physician. The patient will be fine. Go easy on yourself. I did a very similar thing when I was floated to a tele floor...

  6. Nurses & Emergency Scenes

    cloister replied to rnffemtguy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's nurse bashing at all. I've been a nurse in ICU for awhile now, and I've had the same experience at accident scenes. I'll stop if I see it happen or think I might be of use, but...

  7. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    cloister replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Please refrain from buying sex toys at Home Depot. That tube of caulk will not come out the same way it went in." "May I write "Stupid" across your forehead as I mark the swelling from your...

  8. Night Shift Neglect.

    cloister replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't surprise me. I worked in a nursing home as a teenager before I went to nursing school. On 3-11 there were three aides, unless someone called in, which was often, and then there were two of...

  9. What's the biggest problem, or issue, that you face in your profession?

    cloister replied to PediNurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Co-workers who don't give the care they should, either because of ignorance or sheer laziness. Co-workers who have never learned how to speak politely to other

  10. What do these family member expect

    cloister replied to JB2007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds familiar. I'm always amazed at the shirttail relatives who think the medical staff need to keep them personally informed. ("And how are you related to the patient, sir? You're married to his...

  11. How Do Moms Do It?

    cloister replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had three sons under the age of 4 at one point in my career. I worked a Wednesday/Friday/Saturday 12 hour nightshift for 4 years and then switched over to Friday/Saturday 12 hour nights when the...

  12. Lowest Blood pH

    cloister replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    6.87 on a gentleman who went to bed with a bottle of whiskey and a straw. He lasted 8 minutes after we extubated

  13. Rough night as a new RN in ICU please HELP!

    cloister replied to Jessielee22's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hell, you didn't fail. That guy was a metabolic nightmare. My guess is that with the CVVHD and correction of his DKA that he will probably live to be admitted another time. Good nursing care doesn't...

  14. Charge nurses

    cloister replied to nrsang97's topic in MICU, SICU

    In our 15 bed SICU, the charge doesn't take patients, and we usually have a resource RN as well, to help out with transfers, turns, new staff, covering for breaks, etc. There is some talk that the...

  15. certifications

    cloister replied to hack_ley's topic in General Nursing

    ANCC provides credentialing for a wide range of nursing specialties, including med-surg, which I earned at one point. ABNN provides credentialing in neuroscience nursing (CNRN). I think you're smart...

  16. I want to start a nursing carreer but i dont know how..

    cloister replied to sentiboi's topic in General Nursing

    Grossmont has a good program, as does City College. We hire a lot of Grossmont grads at the hospital where I work, and they're solid nurses. SDSU has a BSN program, as does Point Loma Nazarene...

  17. Nurses, where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?

    cloister replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    Still working part-time 12 hour nights in the SICU. Quite possibly pursuing my MSN, as my children will be mostly grown at that point. The clam shack sounds nice, though. Some nights, my colleagues...

  18. You cant be fashionable for nursing.

    cloister replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand some of your frustration with nursing school. I remember dangling at the bottom of a lot of my clinical groups and having no clue why some of my instructors were less than ecstatic...

  19. Condition Help/ Rapid Response providers

    cloister replied to OhioCVRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our hospital started Condition H last year. It was decided that the house supervisor would respond on nights and patient relations on days, mainly to make sure that ICU nurses weren't trucking...

  20. Called in tonight; I know I'm in trouble...

    cloister replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    2 times in 8 months? That's not bad........ As for "What's wrong with you?", it doesn't really matter does it? If you feel, for whatever reason, that you can't do your job that night, then you need...

  21. Anyone willing to answer a few question?

    cloister replied to Mcdermot's topic in General Nursing

    Hope this helps. ICU is a really interesting place to work. I recommend

  22. how would you react to this

    cloister replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't sound like she was being asked to do all of the CNA's job - just one task. I still maintain that it falls to the RN to make sure that patients are taken care of, regardless of what the CNA...

  23. Charge nurse??

    cloister replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    I showed up for work the night after I finished new grad orientation and the off going nurse said, "You're in charge. Make out the assignments." What the hell! I didn't even have my license! My...

  24. Are They As Brutal As People Say

    cloister replied to kbswife's topic in General Nursing

    For the most part, I hated my clinicals. I think this was due in part to being 20 years old with very little life experience, and partly due to clinical instructors who seemed to delight in jerking...

  25. how would you react to this

    cloister replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. I don't think changing the pt. or giving the bath or any of the personal care is the sole province of the CNA. When I graduated from nursing school in the 80s, we didn't have CNAs on the floor...