cmo421

cmo421

Trauma ICU,ER,ACLS/BLS instructor

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  1. Bipolar SN is picky about shift, soon-to-be new grad can't work overnight

    cmo421 replied to KaminoAcid's topic in General Nursing

    One has to do what works for them. I would not reveal what meds I was on or any condition that did not effect my work. Many hospitals have "no rotation" shifts these days. Asking for days only in a...

  2. If the backstabber tells you what you did and informs managment, is that backstabbing

    cmo421 replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I am going to play the devils advocate . You have been an RN for a year and already have lost a few jobs? Maybe it is time to think about what happened in each of these circumstances and figure out...

  3. Nurses that write their own orders

    cmo421 replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    This is a gray area for some but legally it is not grey at all. Years ago I worked with a manager who freguently would write orders for doc's. She was called on it once and that was the end of that....

  4. Nurses: what's your Myers-Briggs classification??

    cmo421 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    I am a

  5. If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    cmo421 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    No I agree that you can not. But if you feel so strongly in your opinion of the MD practice and behavior,why not ask for a meeting and discuss it. If you have a supportive supervisor,they will assist...

  6. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

    cmo421 replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain Management

    Pain is subjective!!!!!!!!! Should I say that again, SUBJECTIVE. Unless the DOCTOR has documented proven evidence that a pt is purely drug seeking, then they have pain.Even with that evidence, they...

  7. Conn Nurses Meet N Greet

    cmo421 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    :welcome: If you r working in the medical field now, see if you can float to different units and get a feel. If not, I would wait and see how you find the different areas of clinical. Your thinking...

  8. Need help with ACLS rhythms

    cmo421 replied to spejsa's topic in General Nursing

    I see that you are working in Cardiac Care ,so rhythm recognition is vital. When I am teching a pre ACLS course I try to get everyone to learn the elctrical path of the heart first. It really help...

  9. This just infuriates me!

    cmo421 replied to StressedOutNurse85's topic in General Nursing

    It is a fact that nurses take care of everyone else and usually neglect themselves! When we finally decide to do something for our selves, we get slammed! I am one of these nurses. Always worked no...

  10. This just infuriates me!

    cmo421 replied to StressedOutNurse85's topic in General Nursing

    quote=TweetiePieRN;2418552]Oh, I forgot to add. I'm one of those nurses who had both of my babies in the summertime (2005 and 2007) thus giving me all the holidays off!! I take extended maternity...

  11. Time management

    cmo421 replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    You would think we could, but nope, it is not aloud. They have to be lab slips. Silly, but I guess with lawsuits and the increase in lab errors,they have to show that they are correcting the problem....

  12. Feeling Guilty -- Need Advice

    cmo421 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Granted, we meet many jerks in our profession, but how do we know that she hadn't fallen asleep in the chair,comfortable, and he was so exhausted from the whole thing, he could not help but to lay...

  13. This just infuriates me!

    cmo421 replied to StressedOutNurse85's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: We all have such good ideas, yet we sometimes have difficult conveying them nicely. I think we all have felt the frustration when some seem to get all the days off they want, holidays off,...

  14. Feeling Guilty -- Need Advice

    cmo421 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    We all learn from our mistakes. I try to remember that the grieving process is different for everyone. Some people can never get past the anger of loosing a loved one. They take that and throw it on...

  15. Time management

    cmo421 replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    Great

  16. This just infuriates me!

    cmo421 replied to StressedOutNurse85's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. Also lets you know well in advance so if u want, switches can be made. We switch all the time and it makes everyone happy! If you have vacation time and it is your holiday on, you...

  17. ETT / Oral Airway

    cmo421 replied to AliRae's topic in Emergency

    Or they could have used the wrong size! They just grabbed what was closest and maybe it was too long. Ususally this is picked up by a Resp. RX and fixed once the pt is stable and

  18. This just infuriates me!

    cmo421 replied to StressedOutNurse85's topic in General Nursing

    nurses doing this is not uncommon. many plan pregnancy and such around the holidays or summer. we use to call them "dr summeroff". we had one nurse that had not worked a summer in 4 years. it...

  19. Eye injury

    cmo421 replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Emergency

    Some people will sue no matter what. And some people send their kids to overnight camp because they do not want them around.

  20. Time management

    cmo421 replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    Absolutely,But the rules are for error prevention. Just saying. We use to put the vials in draws in the pt's ER room,or place a name ID sticker on it which come in with the pt from triage. (or put...

  21. Time management

    cmo421 replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    Ok ,I am gonna get killed for this but maybe the idea that new grads should not specialize for at least a year should be brought back. A year on a med/surg floor provides a wealth of knowledge and...

  22. Time management

    cmo421 replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    FYI drawing labs without lab tags is setting yourself up for errors. I know, it makes sence and we all have done in it the ER. But an increase in labs errors is making this a no no. Hospital...

  23. Tired of impaired nurses

    cmo421 replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    Easy to say,report to the BON. Been there,done that,would think twice next time.(would do it again). The person,or persons reporting inappropriate behavior,possible drug/alcohol abuse,or even pt...

  24. Do You Have a Bad Back from Nursing?

    cmo421 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Never had an huge issue until January 2007 when a bariatric pt was left on an old ER stretcher,it collapsed . I got help and we lifted her, but end of my back. Always have done real physical nursing...

  25. Rule Book On Narcotic Pain Medication

    cmo421 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in General Nursing

    In most facilities now when doing an assessment,pain is documented along with interventions and outcomes. JACHO has established a record of the importance of pain assessment,relief,interventions and...