perfectbluebuildings BSN, RN

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    Quirky Habits?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to dorisc1981's topic in General Nursing

    I do the thing with license plates too- look for words or abbreviations in every one of them. I like the volume on my TV to only be set at even numbers. I don't like to write in any color ink but...
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    Chattanooga hospitals/Erlanger Q and interview help

    perfectbluebuildings replied to sweetER's topic in General Nursing

    It's always a good idea to look at the cost of living in each city along with looking at the pay rate- that makes a big difference- see if you can find more info about each city and you'll have a...
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    Best and Worst of Pediatric Nursing

    perfectbluebuildings replied to legoac's topic in Pediatric

    Best: Being able to educate parents about their kids' health/illness and seeing them really "get it". Seeing kids who come in looking miserable get better fast and go home looking great. Some of the...
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    Doctor's touching account of Haiti experience

    perfectbluebuildings replied to nursestudent1975's topic in General Nursing

    That is an absolutely beautiful, amazing story. Thank you so much for sharing it with
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    Wedding invites for my friends on the unit, do or don't?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to socalrn333's topic in General Nursing

    Something a lot of people on my unit do is send (to their homes) personal invitations to the people they would really like to be there; and then put up an invitation on the fridge or something in the...
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    What's something you wish you knew about your field/specialty before you got into it?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Nursing

    -How attached you get to some of the chronic patients and how hard it is to see them go; and think of what you could have done differently for them and how you should have been there for them...
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    Getting upset at work

    perfectbluebuildings posted a topic in General Nursing

    So... last night was one of the most horrendous nights I've had ever. (I've only been a nurse for 5 years so I know that doesn't sound like much but... to me it was.) Coupled with some personal life...
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    Getting upset at work

    perfectbluebuildings replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all SO MUCH for your replies and insight. I was supposed to be on call the next night but they didn't really need me and took me off, luckily; and so I have five nights off from that night...
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    Scanning meds

    perfectbluebuildings replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I like the EMAR now; we've had it for about a year. NO ONE liked it when we first got it though!!! Good things: much harder to make a med error (not impossible, but harder); no way really to forget...
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    My Preceptor Hates Me (need advice)

    perfectbluebuildings replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you had such a rough experience with this preceptor... I hope it works out better once you switch to nights! I was lucky and had wonderful preceptors; now I precept a lot and don't feel as...
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    Teaching time management

    perfectbluebuildings posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am a preceptor for a new nurse and she has excellent assessment skills, is very intelligent, but just can't get time management skills down. We have only left on time once, and have worked...
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    What is administration thinking?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to UnionRN2's topic in General Nursing

    No, I don't understand their thought process at all... like you, I'm seeing just a lot of extra costs for a lot of extra personnel; and I doubt that the units will stay closed for long enough of a...
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    Poor spelling in charting

    perfectbluebuildings replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    I think "lying" is the correct use of the word. Think about how you would say it if you were speaking aloud... would you say "The patient is LAYING in bed" or "The patient is LYING in bed". People...
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    Teaching time management

    perfectbluebuildings replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    sorry never mind... vent post, inappropriate...
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    How long is too long to give "No PIV meds" in a PIV?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in General Nursing

    Goodness... never heard this. We give vanc all the time via PIVs, for several days at a time. Not really practical to start PICC lines on all patients with an MRSA abscess who will only be there 3...
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    Teaching time management

    perfectbluebuildings replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, jjjoy. I was also someone who took a while to get used to the expectations of being a nurse. I wish that she could have more time, but I think this is the limit that they are going...
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    Teaching time management

    perfectbluebuildings replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    Okay... I'm back. Since I last posted, this nurse seemed to improve somewhat in time management, and do better with managing her team. She went off orientation for a couple days; did fairly well the...
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    Verbal Abuse and Nursing

    perfectbluebuildings replied to JackTorsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, gotten yelled at a few times by doctors, which sucked but I got over it and wouldn't call abusive by any stretch, and never from another nurse. The only experience I would call "verbal abuse"...
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    What's in your pocket(s)?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    My paper "brain"; 2 black pens, 1 blue pen, 1 red pen; calculator; gum; scissors; alcohol wipes; chapstick; a couple saline flushes; sometimes those red caps and a roll of tape. Oh and my "lovely"...
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    Teaching time management

    perfectbluebuildings replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your advice!! I appreciate all the different perspectives. We work in acute care, have 4-5 patients per shift. She has been a nurse for a year but worked in a very different...
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    How often do you get sick?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    hey... sorry I just saw this reply... and YES i LOVE counting crows.. you're the first person to catch that reference :-) Anna Begins is a great one. I think one of my favorites is Long December, or...
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    Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    perfectbluebuildings replied to NurseKatie08's topic in General Nursing

    Pt's mom dropped her pants for me to look @ a rash on her upper legs... NO THANKS!!! Pt's mom who placed the pulse ox. probe on HER finger because "it was beeping on [the baby's] toe and woke me up!"...
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    How often do you get sick?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm I get sick a little more often than a lot of people on these threads... usually 3-4 times a year with a nasty resp infection that lasts about a week, though caught one this year that lasted at...
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    The "Weigh" Out---A Food Management Support Thread

    perfectbluebuildings replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    aw yay! congratulations, that's AWESOME!!! :-)
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    Funny things that pts say

    perfectbluebuildings replied to jRN4now's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Does the fact that my [2-month-old] baby has 'failure to thrive' mean that he has given up the will to