2shihtzus

2shihtzus

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  1. Dont you hate it when.....

    2shihtzus posted a topic in General Nursing

    your boss says she needs to meet with you "face to face" next week about some "issues" that "need rectifying", but wont give you specifics? Now Im going to obsess about this all weekend.

  2. Dont you hate it when.....

    2shihtzus replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    orca....i like that style. I meet with her tomorrow. She said it was about issues she "didnt expect to come up." Who knows what that means. Worst case scenario? Ill get fired. I guess Ill just hope...

  3. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    2shihtzus replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Went into a pts room and found his arms tied to the bed rails with Kerlix. Had a nurse tell me that she could tie her pts hands up to keep him from pulling out his IV. Had a nurse pull out 4 vials of...

  4. Please Don't Eat Me! Short Interview for Experienced Nurses

    2shihtzus replied to kitti419's topic in General Nursing

    1) What are the major things you do during a routine day? Assess every patient, check charts, administer meds, monitor for potential complications related to the disease process, transfer to a higher...

  5. Upsate on trouble-making co-worker

    2shihtzus posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sooo....the coworker that somehow we just "knew" was going to cause problems because she had been written up for trying to get a CNA to get a patient to sign consent decided to go for the jugular. She...

  6. Got called to HR...what fun!

    2shihtzus posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so this happend like 6 months ago, and I am still not over it. So I am going to vent, and would love to hear others opinions on it. I used to work day shift (moved to nights after the infamous HR...

  7. Nurse Bashing

    2shihtzus replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think it starts in nursing school. I remember one of my instructors saying, "There are STUPID nurses out there! Don't repeat their mistakes!" She did not instill any confidence or sense of team...

  8. Preachy Coworker

    2shihtzus posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have a CNA at work who, as of late, has taken it upon himself to preach religion to everyone he comes across. Dont get me wrong, I embrace religous diversity. But there is a time and a place. He...

  9. Colchicine, NOT clonidine!

    2shihtzus posted a topic in General Nursing

    Pulled some meds for my patient....a bunch of BP meds, one of which was for 0.3 of clonidine. Im thinking, "hmmmm...that seems like a lot." Double checked the chart, and the order was for colchicine....

  10. Preachy Coworker

    2shihtzus replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, our supervisor doesnt seem to be very pro-active when it comes to addressing

  11. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    2shihtzus replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh gawd....that reminds me of when I used to work with disabled adults. Many of them had pica. One lady at a garbage bag. Another had a taste for used cigarette butts. We had one resident who had...

  12. Its pointless to call the doc. Do you have faith in the docs where you work?

    2shihtzus replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I know the feeling. I have faith in VERY few of the MD's I work with. Document everything and CYA. Hang in

  13. Work bullying? :(

    2shihtzus replied to Hybridatomsk's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby...that was cold. To the OP....you can either stand up for yourself or move on. Believe me, I understand how you feel! *hugs* Whatever you do, dont act like an opressed victim because it will just...

  14. untrusty co-workers

    2shihtzus replied to gingergirl123's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldnt even bother giving her any thought, much less complain to management about her, or waste time writing things down. Management doesnt care about such things. They just want nurses to shut up...

  15. Bad night with a heparin drip...

    2shihtzus replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. Someone certainly dropped the ball. I dont understand not getting and initial PTT on the pt....before we start heparin, we always get a baseline PTT. Write it up....not to get anyone in...

  16. First night shift!!

    2shihtzus replied to heather318's topic in General Nursing

    It varies for each individual. On the night of my first shift, I try to sleep late and catch a nap before I go to work. I usually stay up about an hour when I get home to wind down, then sleep for a...

  17. help w/ nursing Dx for Pt :(

    2shihtzus replied to lisaBawesome's topic in General Nursing

    Off the top of my head.... Impaired gas exhchange (hypoxia, pulmonary fibrosis) Risk for fluid imbalance (kidneys) Decreased cardiac output

  18. Some MD's can be a bit thick

    2shihtzus posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok....so I get a patient tonight who is having probs with his PEG tube that was just replaced yesterday. I got in report that he kept throwing up his feeding (which was going at 20cc/hour). Kept...

  19. Some MD's can be a bit thick

    2shihtzus replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    Update on the pt for those who are interested. Abd xray stated that tube was overlying the top of the stomach. GI doc came in the next day and said that the "stupid nurses" dont know what they are...

  20. Depression...

    2shihtzus replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    I take 40mg Celexa every day to keep my brain chemicals evened out. Dont feel bad or ashamed. Do you tell a diabetic its their fault for not making insulin? Its not a depressed persons fault for not...

  21. have you used chemical restraint?

    2shihtzus replied to diamondmeadows's topic in General Nursing

    What exactly is the definition of a "chemical restraint" anyways? Alot of my patients are prescribed Ativan, Xanax, or Haldol for anxiety or agression. So just because I use those PRN orders, does...

  22. Sickest you have ever been, and still expected to work.

    2shihtzus replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Last weekend I was really sick. I was on call until 11PM. Got called in at 10:57PM to work TCT. I asked the house supervisor if she had any idea how sick I was? She said "I know, but the other person...

  23. have you used chemical restraint?

    2shihtzus replied to diamondmeadows's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have used them often...for patients who are agitated, aggressive, can't sleep, or anxious. Am I the only one who cringes at the phrase "chemical

  24. Some MD's can be a bit thick

    2shihtzus replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    True. Point taken. Interestingly, I would never call someone with a mental disability "retarded." Where I came from it was extremely impolitically correct. It actually took me a long time to get used...

  25. The things you never forget...

    2shihtzus replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Indy.....you really told that pt "no hon, you're