NightshiftRN69

NightshiftRN69

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  1. Nurses, what do u do on ur day off?

    NightshiftRN69 replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    Like many have already said, I sleep. First I work nights and as much over time as possible so most weeks I may have one day off. When I have more than that, it's time to catch up on house work and...

  2. Need Help With Careplan For Labor And Delivery!

    NightshiftRN69 replied to VickyG23's topic in General Nursing

    Your text book is a great place to look but I'm sure you must have already looked there. Well having had 3 children and being a nurse the first thing that comes to mind is pain, then there is risk...

  3. Any Cleveland Clinic Nurses out there

    NightshiftRN69 replied to Nursie2k6`'s topic in Ohio Nursing

    One of the reason you may not hear peaple talking about not working at the clinic is because you have to sign a mandatory code of conduct statment where you cannot say anything bad about the clinic ,...

  4. VENT... beware- not a happy post

    NightshiftRN69 replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    I too have many nights like this, and can feel your pain. I've been on my unit for two years and still have more nights likes this than not. But I must say for those who have said in this thread...

  5. nurse vs doctors

    NightshiftRN69 replied to monkeymedic's topic in General Nursing

    I must say that I agree with the Doc. There are very good and very bad on both sides of the fence. But, the less stress part I do take issue with. Nursing school is not all bed baths and linen...

  6. How did you or will you go about picking what specialty of nursing is right for you?

    NightshiftRN69 replied to pril's topic in General Nursing

    What gets you going???? What subject in nursing school did you have the hardest time pulling yourself away from the book so you could get your "real" studing done. If that doesn't help go to a...

  7. Your Call Light is On Can I help YOU?

    NightshiftRN69 replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    ok now that I'm on the right thread. Thought this one might help you all to smile. Call light from the room with the sitter Can I help you? Yea ummmm this guy keeps trying to pull at his IV 10 minutes...

  8. Poor Management (Nurse Leaders)

    NightshiftRN69 replied to fairness's topic in General Nursing

    oops forgot that I had changed

  9. Need Advice- non supportive SO

    NightshiftRN69 replied to STA29's topic in General Nursing

    Has he ever been in the hospital or has any of his family?? Do your homework, go to your local hospital find a floor with more nurses who are there because they care than because they want to make...

  10. What overwhelms you the most? What did NS NOT prepare you for?

    NightshiftRN69 replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The thing that I feel I was less prepared for was How to choose between the patient who needs me to hold their hand or tell them someone cares and then show that you do or how to find the time to sit...

  11. Define Nursing in 3 words

    NightshiftRN69 replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in General Nursing

    patient before paper Stop.... Even though you have to assess, pass meds and answer call lights Listen.... When your patient talks, when their family talks and when your co-workers cry Learn ........

  12. ATI Testing...tell me about it

    NightshiftRN69 replied to Price 2002's topic in General Nursing

    In my RN (ADN) program we used ATI test. They were also a part of our grade in fact at the end of the program the real "final" exam it didn't matter if we had passing grades in our classes if we...

  13. What did you do before you were a nurse and how has it contributed to your career?

    NightshiftRN69 replied to Dancin'Mom's topic in General Nursing

    WOW... I almost feel bad for posting this after reading the other post. But I was a high school drop out, a single mother, a clerk at the local quick stop, a photographer at the local K Mart, a...

  14. Is My Hospital The Norm??

    NightshiftRN69 replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I've had alot of nights like this.... I work 8's and 12's. I think the lastest that I've stay is til about 10 and my shift ended at 7:30. Almost every day during my 50 minute drive home I go over...

  15. Bone Graft (+screw), AVN tx - anyone with experience??

    NightshiftRN69 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a neuro floor with pt's who have had spinal surg sometimes requiring a bone graft, which is almost always from the hip. I don't recall any pt having any diff due to the graft. Most of the...

  16. diluted IM Phenergan?

    NightshiftRN69 replied to awesomemom's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital we have stopped giving it except maybe po here is a link I found on another thread.

  17. hepatic encephalopathy

    NightshiftRN69 replied to emlsp's topic in General Nursing

    My mother died from end stage liver disease. How long they live and what their lives are like depends on the cause and their comorbit conditions. At first my mother wasn't sick enough for a liver...

  18. Cleveland Clinic

    NightshiftRN69 replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I've worked at the CC for the past year and I feel it has it's good points and bad like all places. I work at the main campus and I work straight nights. I currently work two 12's and 2 8's, I work...