SunnyAndrsn

SunnyAndrsn

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  1. What's The Meanest Thing A Dr. or Co-worker Ever Said To You?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to tishirajan's topic in General Nursing

    This was not said to me, but to a co-worker friend, by another co-worker. She called her at home about a very *MINOR* issue, and ended up saying "well I'm not saying your a sucky nurse, but...." yeah...

  2. Nurses I hate to follow ...

    SunnyAndrsn replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I just thought of another one, this chick drives me crazy, takes forever to give report...Room 222B is (first and last name) yeah, I know, they've been in that room for 4 months now! I really...

  3. Nurses I hate to follow ...

    SunnyAndrsn replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!

  4. Nurses I hate to follow ...

    SunnyAndrsn replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, we have a couple of those at my facility too. It's not always as easy as I think it should be to catch them in an error (although a co-worker caught and wrote up a serious med error on one of...

  5. I made a doctor mad at me.

    SunnyAndrsn replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    Cunjunctivitis can easily be spread in the long term care environment--undisturbed weekend? What a jerk! It took longer for him to have his hissy fit than it did to give you the order. I swear, a...

  6. Why we learn to calculate drip rates

    SunnyAndrsn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've had to calculate by hand and set the pump by hand when the pump malfunctioned. I work in LTC/TCU so the only time we have a pump available is when that specific pt. has an order, then the...

  7. "Twins By Surprise"

    SunnyAndrsn replied to krltdy's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is she is part of the quiverfull movement, and more than likely holds beliefs that are less "crunchy" and more religious. Many Quiverfull types believe that modern medicine has been elevated...

  8. Is this Normal? Need some perspective!

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Cavendish's topic in General Nursing

    Considering that you are working as a nurse intern, without the actual PN license, I think this sounds like a dangerous situation. In my state, we have trained medication aides. When a shift can't...

  9. Patient called me Chubby... LOL

    SunnyAndrsn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I ignore it or laugh. I work with a lot of dementia pts and they will say pretty much whatever is going through their head at the moment. I had one lady looking straight at me say "How much do you...

  10. getting your RN in a state you don't live in

    SunnyAndrsn replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if you do...I live in Wisconsin but work in Minnesota. I took my RN boards in WI, for my MN

  11. "If you sit down and chart for more than 15 minutes, that's considered a break"

    SunnyAndrsn replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would be seriously tempted to chart sitting for 14 minutes, then announce "It's time for my break." LOL! Of course the policy would end up changed to 10 minutes then. YEESH! No freakin' way would...

  12. If i have a bs degree in biology how can i become a RN?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to wcrowell's topic in General Nursing

    You need to find and get accepted to a school that has a nursing program. You may want to think about if you want a BSN or ADN. My first degree is in Biology, my generals all transferred quite...

  13. LTC/rehab facility: ?'s --LPN Scope of Practice

    SunnyAndrsn replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just coming back to this now and wanted to comment. I got really good at lung sounds when I was finishing my RN because we were doing full assessments on all 6 of our pts. at least once if not 2x...

  14. LTC/rehab facility: ?'s --LPN Scope of Practice

    SunnyAndrsn replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just an FYI...many schools teach that two nurses must verify insulin before it is administered. As an LPN in my final clinical before I graduated with RN, the staff RN's always verified insulin with...

  15. What are the top 5 ethical dilemmas faced by nurses?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to sorchgorch's topic in General Nursing

    Advocating for patients can be a minefield. We have an MD who specialized in geriatrics who brought an article in that discussed when to stop treatment and begin palliative care. The question posed...

  16. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    No, I'm not going to stop my NURSING duties to go and get an extra bowl/napkin/cup/spoon for the giant ice cream cone you bought across the street. Perhaps you should have asked the FOOD VENDOR you...

  17. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    No, I'm not going to stop my charting to find a vase for your flowers. Yes, they are nice and I'm sure you're loved one will like them. But I could care less, I'm busy. Go ask housekeeping. No, I...

  18. LTC/rehab facility: ?'s --LPN Scope of Practice

    SunnyAndrsn replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, LPNs do take telephone orders. We do not have a HUC, so we always enter our orders ourselves. It is impractical in most cases to double insulins, however, it IS supposed to be done....

  19. What would you have said to this CNA

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

    Without reading any of the other responses, I would have written her up and contacted our supervisor for disciplinary action. The language she used is hostile and offensive, considered hate speech....

  20. What are the boundaries to help a pt that is not assigned to you?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Nurse523's topic in General Nursing

    Could you be a bit more specific? I didn't read through all of the replies yet, but off of the top of my head, I think safety, ABC's, and assisting with pain management...for example, call light is...

  21. Extremely Upsetting!!!!!

    SunnyAndrsn replied to twinjeep97's topic in General Nursing

    It appears that with the current economy, nursing is proving that it's not a "recession proof" career. However, I'll qualify that with this statement: It depends on your current location. I...

  22. Pts. transferring from the hospital to TCU

    SunnyAndrsn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question for nurses in hospitals, I mean no disrespect, but this is the third time we've taken an admit to our TCU in recent weeks with this issue... Three pts discharged from three different...

  23. Nurses that are late for report

    SunnyAndrsn replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a LTC/TCU, working mainly TCU now, and I have ONE nurse I work with like this, after months of complaining to my DON, the nurse managers, etc...FINALLY she's ONLY typically 10-15 minutes late....

  24. Who needs to be seen first?

    SunnyAndrsn replied to Superlost1984's topic in General Nursing

    I had a peds. pt in status asthmaticus that had mag sulfate infusion ordered...not continuous, but it was a pt. that already had breathing issues (never heard anything like that before her!). In her...

  25. trachs

    SunnyAndrsn replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    If their cuff is typically not inflated, then you would inflate it if they are having trouble breathing or their O2 sats began to drop. Some pts. in LTC DO have issues with dropping O2 sats when they...