Pistachio

Pistachio

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  1. Can experienced Med/surg RN move into peds?

    Pistachio replied to Genista's topic in Pediatric

    I think you should maybe see abou shadowing a peds nurse. If your current hospital doesn't have a shadowing program ask around. Also maybe do some soul searching about exactly what is burning you out...

  2. Has this happened to you

    Pistachio replied to brendacg's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The lovenox to me isn't the bigger problem it's a different pathway with a different purpose. (typically anyway I get that that wasn't the case here) The bigger problem is the idea of starting with...

  3. Discrimination & Whistle blowing - Would you hire this nurse again?

    Pistachio replied to SunshineSmile's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it's really digesting that you won a lawsuit over refusing to work. So much for helping the sick I guess. I have to wonder if the earlier poster is right and this is a troll thread. You can't...

  4. How do you handle an admission?

    Pistachio replied to *4!#6's topic in General Nursing

    That's quite reasonable. If a patient comes after six I settle them attend to immediate needs and then if I can get more done I do if I can't I don't worry about

  5. Pre-employment Questions

    Pistachio replied to Cleverbee23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What were the other four

  6. How much personal info do you share with pts?

    Pistachio replied to Bouncyball's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You just say "I'm planning to write myself in, you should to, I'll give you a great cabinet position."

  7. Would you work for a hospital as an Independent Contractor?

    Pistachio replied to btoddrn's topic in Agency Nurses

    5-10$/ hour is 10-20 thousand more per year so yeah it'd be worth

  8. When a patient states "something isnt right..."

    Pistachio replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have most frequently found this to be anxiety in my patients, I have yet to have one go bad or code after saying that. However doing vitals signs and a quick reassessment helps to rule out any...

  9. Wearing Black Scrubs in Pediatric Hospital

    Pistachio replied to Soliloquy's topic in Pediatric

    I think the kids will see the cartoon not the color. I have to add my own story though. I've always heard red can agitate dementia patients but I never had a bad response to my all red scrub set, they...

  10. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    Pistachio replied to TheCommuter's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    The power of prayer to convince people that they don't need treatment, hence their cancer gets

  11. The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    Pistachio replied to TheCommuter's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Then I guess I should quit if it's God alone I guess the patients don't need my care. No worries about checking the six rights and all that either God will just intervene if he wants them to live and...

  12. What to do about disruptive behavior?

    Pistachio replied to Mudwoman's topic in MICU, SICU

    There's is no excuse for that behavior. It really doesn't matter what you did, it's never appropriate to handle anything by screaming at

  13. "No nurses of color....."

    Pistachio replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the point was that is wasn't someone who say had paranoid delusions that a non white person was coming to kill them. There was no clinical reason behind this that they were aware

  14. Visitor Etiquette

    Pistachio replied to MegEDRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As long as it wasn't a medication I can't see why you'd worry about it at all. I think the idea of being called up in a trial because you grabbed something for someone it way out there. It's not like...

  15. Had two bad nights in a row, new RN feeling defeated and discouraged...

    Pistachio replied to nurseclairebear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would tell her that she needs to be getting the patient up to the bathroom every hour that that's what he nee. If she only has one patient there is no excuse for not doing the things this patient...

  16. It shouldn't have happened this way....

    Pistachio replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Can't you still talk to the charge nurse of whomever was supposed to be caring for that patient? Didn't anyone check on her at all at four

  17. "The Nurses and HCA's will be responsible for...

    Pistachio replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    Um, yeah that sure won't cause any problems. /sarcasm if they're not going to hire liscenced personell to do liscenced tasks why not just hire housekeepers and teach them to chart, that'll save even...

  18. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    Pistachio replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    Wonder why she went to the hospital at all, better at home then in the back of a

  19. Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    Pistachio replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree about the NCLEX. It is not difficult. More importantly though it really has no relevance to nursing school. It does not test nursing knowledge at all it test your ability to take...

  20. Attacking a Doctor Makes News; Attacking a Nurse is Business As Usual

    Pistachio replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If your job allows that you need to find a new job. All hospitals are not that way and if they have to find new staff because of it yours won't be either. Have you talked to management about it? Who...

  21. First Med Error as aNurse

    Pistachio replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in General Nursing

    Any nurse who tells you they don't make med errors on occasion is a liar. That said having a plan to correct it is good. Any time you make a mistake you should brainstorm things to can do to prevent...

  22. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    Pistachio replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The patient has the right to leave the hospital and get water, just like te have the right to leave if they don't agree with anoter aspect of their care. It is not part of their rights to have water...

  23. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    Pistachio replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Personally I don't think comparing dad to mom is one and the same. Research has shown that MOTHERS are aware of their babies when they sleep and make shifts in movement to accommodate them and react...

  24. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    Pistachio replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This kind of situation is exactly why the article in the OP is sooo harmful. It contributes to this idea that breastfeeding isn't really a big deal just something overzealous people care about which...

  25. Having another nurse check insulin doses & other med Qs

    Pistachio replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Do most people here still Draw up insulin in an actual