eccentricRN

eccentricRN

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  1. Graduate nurse asks: What is a "weekend" off?

    eccentricRN replied to Sterlink's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where I work the weekend is sat & sun for the PM shift & fri & sat for the night

  2. What was your job before you became a nurse?

    eccentricRN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    let's see if i can remember them all, i tended to get bored really quickly: 1. babysitter 2. mcdonald's 3. christmas bow maker 4. deli clerk 5. general laborer in a foundry trim room 6. packager in...

  3. Nurses malpractice insurance

    eccentricRN replied to elk007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks to the OP for starting this thread... insurance was one thing I wanted to be sure to get & then forgot about it. I just applied to NSO, thank you to whomever posted that info (I think it...

  4. Rules for the ER (long)

    eccentricRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    if nurses didn't truly care for people they would simply not be nurses. however, everyone has the right to blow off steam as is the intent of this thread. i don't understand the misconception that...

  5. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    eccentricRN replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    i had a resident when i was an aide in ltc call me to his room. when i got there he told me his whohaw itched & he would like me to apply cream, because he couldn't reach it. i asked him to to...

  6. How do you juggle being a mom and being a nurse?

    eccentricRN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to be funny, but how is nursing any different than any other profession... how would anyone juggle another job? That said I am a mom & in order to accomodate such & my husband's...

  7. Fear of physicians and taking telephone orders

    eccentricRN replied to Joni's Mom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse & I was terrified of having to have to make the call... I usually check with a more seasoned nurse & bounce off what I think is going on & am I right to want to call the...

  8. your favorite way to stay in shape

    eccentricRN replied to mark3274's topic in Health, Stress Management

    A little twist to this question, how do you stay motivated & how did you get started & continue to work out... just wondering, because I try & just come up with a bunch of lame excuses why...

  9. Sick kids and nursing school

    eccentricRN replied to NN2BVE's topic in General Students

    I actually had this happen & another time I had the babysitter fail to pick up my son. Both times I received a call to my clinical site. The first time I was able to leave clinical early, I only...

  10. What the....??

    eccentricRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok so I work med/surg nights... this particular night I had 7 pts... all on IV fluids, one fresh post op, 2 on precautions, 2 on ngs with TPN & 3 on PCAs, then I had a bunch of IVPB &...

  11. What the....??

    eccentricRN replied to eccentricRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes... I did... and I explained why an admit was not feasible at that time. But this particular charge believes in the sink or swim theory... so I sink or

  12. Student self eval misrepresentation

    eccentricRN replied to lsbeth's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a student we had to complete self evals weekly regarding our performance during our clinical week. We had to write a statement any time we graded ourselves above average, explaining what we...

  13. A letter to my clinical instructor..

    eccentricRN replied to mlisk589's topic in General Students

    Dear OP, Do you feel a little better getting that off your chest?? I hope so... sorry you had a bad experience... I think nearly everyone has had that clash with one instructor or another... do your...

  14. Somethings very wrong here..

    eccentricRN replied to MaleNursesRock's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Who says NCLEX wants maslow?? Your "joking questions" don't make sense & don't prove a point. NCLEX wants the choice that will keep your pt alive long enough to worry about eating, etc... you've...

  15. What do you wish for in a break room?

    eccentricRN replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    well... I'd settle for one of those fandangled new massage chairs... that is if Helga is sick that day...or her sister

  16. First Med error

    eccentricRN replied to emmie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Learn from it & move on... I did the same thing & felt OH SO DUMB & BAD... only difference is the doc I called was very calm & nice... A more seasoned nurse told me, mistakes happen...

  17. Complaints

    eccentricRN replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hang in there... I'm a new nurse too... and I have really good nights & some REALLY awful nights... Have you come up with a method to plot out your night? I took a little from several different...

  18. Somethings very wrong here..

    eccentricRN replied to MaleNursesRock's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was told a simple way to figure it out was to consider if ABCs, airway, breathing, circulation were involved, then next comes safety... so in your example you'd move him out of traffic... food is...

  19. How do I tactfully say I'm feeling a little overwhelmed??

    eccentricRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I've been a nurse on a medsurg, NOCs for just over 2 months. I've been taking a full load for the last month, actually since I started on NOCs. My problem is it's starting to make me feel...

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

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

    Not exactly the same, but get this...we had an elderly man as an inpatient who normally cared for his wife at home... well obviously that's not possible seeing as he's at the hospital... so the MD...

  21. Is this true of nursing?

    eccentricRN replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    I agree !!!! When did wiping butt become our sole duty as a nurse.... BTW everyone has to wipe butt during their lifetime... we just help those who cannot wipe their own... on

  22. How many patients?

    eccentricRN replied to sistasoul's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work nights on a med/surg unit with 40 beds. We can get anywhere from 6-10 pts/per nurse... days/PMs usually tries to assign no more than 5, but it varies with staffing...they often have students,...

  23. Welcome to our new Nurses & Recovery support forum

    eccentricRN replied to sirI's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi, I'm an overeater & smoker... I really would like some tips to help me quit both habits... any advice on how to beat the sweet tooth/smoking cravings... anything that's helped anyone else may...

  24. Does anyone else have a family member like this? (LONG)

    eccentricRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!!! I thought I was the only horrible person in the world who dispises her MIL... she's a "recovering alcoholic" who also has some serious psych issues undiagnosed of course... problem is DH is...

  25. Why shift diff nights when days are so busy?

    eccentricRN replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you... we get anywhere from 5-10+ pts( if admits), rare to find a pt that sleeps the NOC, only 2 aides if that... no HUC... we may sit from time to time, but none of us really takes a true...