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  1. Does any other night shifters feel like days has no idea how nights works?

    BlearnRN replied to thomask's topic in General Nursing

    I do work days. But I have worked nights. I know it can be busy. However I don't think it is the problem of busy but who you give report to. There just seems to be people that think all the pt care...

  2. New RN already ready to quit!

    BlearnRN replied to RNroseshea's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds horrible. I really feel for you. I started out as a new grad in a Cardio/Thoracic ICU. The wrong place for a new grad. To tell you how bad it was--fresh hearts and lungs, transplants and...

  3. Walking off in the middle of report?

    BlearnRN replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    You nailed it! She is always 10-15 minutes late....I have started saying things to her about this like " I have been waiting to give you report" She will reply "Oh sorry" but it is still the same....

  4. Thumbs down to the next shift nurse

    BlearnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Of course she is 15 minutes late and of course the pt she is suppose to get from me is back from OR post peg tube! I give her report after checking the pt out. She asks that I do the post op note...

  5. Thumbs down to the next shift nurse!

    BlearnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Of course she is 15 minutes late and of course the pt she is suppose to get from me is back from OR post peg tube! I give her report after checking the pt out. She asks that I do the post op note...

  6. Thumbs down to the next shift nurse!

    BlearnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Of course she is 15 minutes late and of course the pt she is suppose to get from me is back from OR post peg tube! I give her report after checking the pt out. She asks that I do the post op note...

  7. Thumbs down to the next shift nurse!

    BlearnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I am giving report to the next shift ....and of course a pt from OR procedure (peg tube) comes in the middle of it. I jump up and make sure the pt is ok and there is no bleeding. He is fine, no...

  8. RN sitters at your facility?

    BlearnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    At my facility we sometimes use an RN as a sitter if we cannot find a PCT to sit. It sounds like it would take a load off but sometimes it doesn't. I have had 2 cirumstances where info was not passed...

  9. Passing meds you did not pull.

    BlearnRN replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    That is completely insane!! No mystery med pass!! If you administer it you should know what meds they are and mark it off of the mar. I don't understand why you can't look at the mar during the med...

  10. RN trainwreck

    BlearnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is a RN that I know who I am very concerned with getting report from. She does not include necessary information all the time...like the person did not urinate her shift !! Or she blows off...

  11. 2nd Career - Are you happy with your decision to become a nurse?

    BlearnRN replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    Overall yes..but on the bad days, I question it...Nursing is a lot different than banking...

  12. About I an O's

    BlearnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel stupid asking this. A pt is suppose to have a BM every 3 days, right? But if they aren't eating well does this still hold ( like 10-15% of meals) and have bowel sounds, and no bloating.........

  13. Some of our residents scare me. . . . .

    BlearnRN replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

    On my floor we have had a resident say that a subarachnoid hemmorrage was not a stroke and she didn't understand why the pt was under the stroke

  14. "Maybe you shouldn't be a nurse"

    BlearnRN replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that that is an abusive statement. I have heard of this happening to people when I went to nursing school. I get annoyed when I hear that told to people. I had a similar event in HS. A bunch...

  15. pt assignment

    BlearnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So the other day I started out with 2 pts. My floor is not a ICU, but is a small floor and census does go down from 18 pt to sometimes 9. Anyway I was given 2 pts and they both happen to be heavy...

  16. Is it all political?

    BlearnRN replied to ERGirl83's topic in General Nursing

    Sure there are some nurses that try to get ahead by scratching their way up however, it seems that those nurses never really get ahead. If their plan is to gossip, step on people, be underhanded,...

  17. Concerned about Daughter's Assignment

    BlearnRN replied to imenid37's topic in General Nursing

    I do have some questions . Is she alone with the pt? Is she allowed to go into the pt room? If she is, that is a big NO NO . The clinical instructor is correct to say that pt are not chosen in the...

  18. Night shift giving breakfast insulins w/o tray

    BlearnRN replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would check with your clinical specialist or the policy and procedure manual. I give the insulin after the breakfast tray has been given and the pt is eating. What if the person decides they don't...

  19. is she crazy ???

    BlearnRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ha ha ha! What a weirdo! Giving out personal information could be seen as an invitation to people.. I can see it now " Ya this nurse was totally hitting on me...look she even gave me her card with...

  20. How to deal with coworker during report?

    BlearnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why is it that when I give report to this one nurse it seems like I have to spoon feed it to her? She actually wants me to tell her when her meds are due on her shift!!! If I say I don't look ahead...

  21. CEU requirement in ILLINOIS?

    BlearnRN posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Does anyone know if there is going to be a requirement for CEUs in ILLInois? My CNC said it is 20 but I can't find that info

  22. Is talking to my supervisor Rocking the boat?

    BlearnRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I go to my supervisor about a lot of questions I have. The problem is, is that I don't want to be that nurse who is looked at sideways for doing that. For example the other day I had 2 pts (not the...

  23. Is talking to my supervisor Rocking the boat?

    BlearnRN replied to BlearnRN's topic in Nursing Career

    ---So the times that I have gone to my supervisor, I have been encouraged by other nurses to do so--- Should I not take their advice?---When should I go to a supervisor and when shouldn't I? My thing...

  24. Is talking to my supervisor Rocking the boat?

    BlearnRN replied to BlearnRN's topic in Nursing Career

    The problem with going to her is that I am still new---4 months in--- and no one else has done it.....they just sit there and roll their eyes at the nearest person and let it

  25. AS vs BS

    BlearnRN replied to Boilermom's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have an AS and I know that there is a small pay difference. At one place I worked the difference was seriously about 15 cents more. There isn't any huge pay gap that I have seen between an AS...