Virgo_RN BSN, RN

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    help my first week and all hell broke loose nurse, mother, wife!

    Virgo_RN replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Your MIL had a stroke, for Pete's sake. Missing a day of orientation due to this is not a huge deal. What do you mean you will "have" your husband's niece? Do you mean she will babysit for you, or...
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    CLARIFICATION

    Virgo_RN replied to oseibonsu's topic in General Nursing

    Because nursing has historically been a predominantly female profession. Males did not begin entering nursing in the U.S. until comparatively recently. Only 10% of my graduating class was male....
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    help, I have burnout bad!!

    Virgo_RN replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    You are only one person, and you can only do what you can do. I, too, used to be one of those nurses that did everything for my patients, for many of the reasons you've stated; that it's quicker and...
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    Patients who use alias names - an ethical dilemma

    Virgo_RN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    My obligation as a bedside RN is to provide the best nursing care I am able to all of the patients who are assigned to me, regardless of my feelings about illegal immigration. However, writing such a...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    Virgo_RN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    To the cardiologist rolling his eyes at me because I wasn't able to get our patient's sheath out the very second his ACT came down due to being slammed with my other patients' needs: Are you okay...
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    One of my patients fell!! Need Advice!!

    Virgo_RN replied to bluebird123's topic in General Nursing

    I remember my first fall. I was a CNA working noc shift in a SNF. The resident's careplan said she was a one person transfer, and despite it being late at night, the resident insisted on getting OOB...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    Virgo_RN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    You may be a skilled vascular surgeon, but I can't believe you don't want to know this patient's creatinine before you inject him with dye tomorrow. You won't be operating on me or my loved ones any...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    Virgo_RN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Doc, you really dropped the ball on this one. How can you say this patient's anemia is stabilized when you haven't ordered a hemogram for three days and the guy's still as white as a sheet? How can...
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    Orientations woes, Vent (long)

    Virgo_RN replied to monkeyadale's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like a bad situation to me,
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    What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    Virgo_RN replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    Where did anyone say it's okay? I didn't see that
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    What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    Virgo_RN replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    Um....so? Maybe there was a discharge. Maybe it was a contact isolation room. Maybe an admit was coming. Maybe the room was set up for a dying patient who needed the furniture for their loved ones...
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    Lantus

    Virgo_RN replied to LEM1234's topic in General Nursing

    I would have given it too. The patient had a source of glucose in the form of the IVF and the clear liquids. A CBG of 70 shouldn't be too hard to fix with a little jello and juice or some clear...
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    What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    Virgo_RN replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, very much so. I'd like to add that wants and needs are two different things, and that patients not only have rights, but responsibilities as
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    What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    Virgo_RN replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. The good news is if I'm not hovering over you, you're not my sickest patient. The bad news is that you might have to wait a bit for that cuppa coffee. Am I rude about it? Of course not. I...
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    What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    Virgo_RN replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    No. I am most certainly NOT in "customer service". I am a healthcare professional. I do not care what bill of goods the hospitals are trying to sell. My job is to keep my patients safe, to protect...
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    Second Guessing Future as an RN

    Virgo_RN replied to misserella8036's topic in General Nursing

    Floor nursing is stressful, but in my opinion, Med/Surg would be especially demanding. All that pain and nausea, and all those hovering family members expecting "service with a smile".....not my cup...
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    What would you have said to this CNA

    Virgo_RN replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, if it helps any, our Med/Surg floor has the best CNAs. I am thrilled whenever one of them floats to our floor. They have their act together and do their job well. Maybe you'll have a good...
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    What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    Virgo_RN replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    1) Experienced nurses are giving you their point of view, which you say you asked for. It's really bad form to argue back about why they are wrong. 2) That question at the end wasn't a real...
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    What would you have said to this CNA

    Virgo_RN replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmmm, so many things to comment on here. First, in my hospital, while it is true that the CNAs have a list of tasks to accomplish, performing patient care activities as delegated by the RN/LPN is one...
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    Am I doing something wrong here?

    Virgo_RN replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    I think the best approach it to learn from these experiences and become a better nurse for them. With the groin site, keep in mind that if the patient is coughing and moving around, Q1hr groin checks...
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    Post CABG patient has to go back to the OR!! Question about blood test levels

    Virgo_RN replied to helpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hm, in the two years I've been a cardiac nurse, I have never heard a pacemaker click. As far as platelets and INR, as mentioned by a previous poster, they are two different things. Platelets stick...
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    What would you have said to this CNA

    Virgo_RN replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Post #124 on page 13,
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    What would you have said to this CNA

    Virgo_RN replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're preaching to the choir here. Many of us "nurses" were once CNAs, and have walked in those shoes. But I have to say that as overworked as I often felt as an aide, it pales in comparison to...
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    How to help fearful/anxious patients

    Virgo_RN replied to LeahC18's topic in General Nursing

    This. Some people don't need the gory details, and in fact, that can serve to heighten their anxiety. They've already given their informed consent for the procedure, so what they really need is...
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    What the heck?

    Virgo_RN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you already had your mind made up about what the nurses at the hospital are like, and that you may have perpetuated that in the aide's mind as well. If she went in there with a negative...