medsurgrnco

medsurgrnco BSN, RN

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  1. I feel so depressed...

    I've found ER admits with NO nameband upon arrival or on the second shift after admit, even when they were clearly confused and unable to state their name. And I've found the wrong nameband on a...
  2. Co Worker and snide comments

    You need to deal with this ASAP - before she manipulates others into joining her against you or gets really nasty in trying to take you down. Avoid her as much as possible and try to have a witness to...
  3. Low K level - possibly getting written up...

    Unless it is clearly documented that the admitting doc was informed, I would call the admitting doc. That is too low a K level to not be sure the doc
  4. New DON--YIKES !!

    Aloevera, I'd wait it out since you have another job and you've given me the impression that there's a lot of turnover at that facility. With the bright ideas that new DON is coming up with, I imagine...
  5. Still a new nurse?

    I make a column on my brains for things I need to remember to do for each specific patient that day labeled "Tasks" and another column for med times. Additionally, I have a printed up sheet listing...
  6. New DON--YIKES !!

    With 4 LOS pts, you need at least 2 techs to monitor them if they stay in the same area (assuming your techs are good at having each eye looking in a different direction!). If pts are free to roam,...
  7. Many nurses on depression or anxiety meds?

    Chicabella813, you need to see a psychiatrist ASAP! Sounds like it may be time for a med change. Wish you the
  8. So, would you or wouldn't you (brand new nurse on unit...)

    I think it's a great idea, but I wouldn't do it either. Suggest you not do anything that would make you stand out, and possibly make you a target. Been burned too many
  9. Not being paid what I was told I would

    I had a job where I wasn't paid what I was told I would get during the interview. Never did figure out who was lying to me, as everyone I talked to pointed the finger at someone
  10. Forced to be charge without the pay???

    When I've been charge, I haven't been paid extra. I did hear that the regular charge nurses were paid an extra buck at a previous hospital where I was never
  11. Many nurses on depression or anxiety meds?

    Seems like many nurses take insomnia meds also. Wonder if that is due to 12-hour shifts, or if many of them had sleeping difficulties prior to
  12. I'm disappointed tonight.

    Although the admitting nurse is expected to do a complete skin assessment, I never assume that was done on a recent admit as many nurses do not do that thorough a job. So I do a pretty thorough skin...
  13. 15 minute checks

    Agree. When I was a MHW, I would vary the time I checked on pts but do it within the expected tiime frame for just that reason. But what I've seen since becoming a psych nurse, is that MHW do not even...
  14. Nursing? May not have any other choice.

    Not agreeing with your opinion on this poster, but do agree that no one wants to interact with others who they believe have a mean spirited tone. But nursing is full of such coworkers, who you cannot...
  15. Nursing? May not have any other choice.

    Never mind. Decided I don't think my input would be seriously considered. On to other
  16. Psych Ward Violence: Safety Measures Where You Work

    At our inpatient facility, all pts are stripsearched during the admission process and whenever they return to the facility. All personal belongings are checked at admit and when visitors bring in new...
  17. Drug Test

    Wondering why you were asked to take a drug test. Suggest you check for what OTC meds you might be taking that could cause a false pos. (Maybe a web search could help with this.) Ask for a second drug...
  18. Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    So true!!!! Why do nurses have to tolerate hostile work environments?! Why don't other nurses (who are not involved) speak up when they see someone being targeted - do they think it wouldn't help, or...
  19. Can I refuse being in charge?????

    If they want you to be charge, TPTB need to make that clear to other staff and support you in whatever way needed to be able to be a good charge nurse. Most of the time I've been in nursing, the very...
  20. Please help with tips for surviving the night shift

    This subject has been covered repeatedly in the last several months in the General Nursing Discussion forum. Suggest you either do a search or glance through previous posts, reading ones with headings...
  21. Seeking Elopement Policy

    Sorry,
  22. Discouraed and about to give up on Nursing

    Watch out for those tracking devices. Sometimes they don't work, and then management thinks they are proving you are not checking on
  23. web of manipulation?

    Since you're a student, I suggest being careful when talking with psych patients that are not your assigned patient. Psych patients can be very
  24. Such problems as the OP listed are rampant and IMO are much of the cause of the nursing shortage. Keep looking for a decent job till you find it - they seem hard to find and managers will lie to your...
  25. Discouraed and about to give up on Nursing

    Sounds like the last 2 jobs you've had were really bad situations. Could you return to your first nursing job, if you wanted? Keep looking for a better position - they are out there. And if you have...