GatorRN

I was responding to another thread the other day and made mention of the fact that I woke up DURING my last surgery. I got to wondering if this had ever happened to anybody else, so I thought I'd ask. It happened to me last year. I had a vague me...

Yes, I agree, head to toe assessments and charting have always worked the best for me too, as far as not leaving something out. You can always make yourself a little cheat sheet on the back of a card or something to refer to when you are doing your ...

I'd say especially as a student to invest in a nicer steth, if your budget allows it. As someone else mentioned, it's hard enough as a student to know what it is your suppose to be hearing. A better scope that you hear clearly with makes different ...

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congratulations on passing the nclex!!! way to go!! some other questions to think about: what are your strengths and weaknesses? how would your former coworkers describe you? name your 3 favorite and 3 least favorite things about your last job? if...

i've always found it easier since i'm doing a head to toe assessment, to chart from head to toe. by doin so all systems are covered. such as: vitals loc/a&o eyes/perrla skin/dressings lungs abd pulses mae or not any iv's, o2, ng....etc foley/dr...

congratulations nurse clee1!!! welcome to the rat race....lol _________________________________ go gators!! :yelclap: 1/8/7 ~ 41-14 :w00t: national champions!! :w00t:

yes, too many to count. i agree she probably didn't want an incident report done because the stick was her fault. i would definately write up an incident report and go see employee health to be checked out. i can't believe she said policy was to...

you're absolutely correct, we are entitled to our opinions without getting scolded or attacked. ___________________________________ go gators!! :yelclap: sec champions!! :w00t: national championship bowl bound!! :w00t:

as i said before, one can't come here and expect 100% agreement from others that respond. i didn't say anything negative, i simply stated my opinion. you stated, "adequate nursing care is taking care of all your patients." if you are blowing off ...

if by chance this was directed at me, i don't need anyone to speak for me. i can and do speak quite well for myself, thanks. also, just for the record, i, personally, was not "judging" the op for her comment. i was simply stating my opinion regard...

no, i have never been enraged by a pt asking for their pain meds that have been prescribed by a qualified physician. a pts pain is what they say it is, plain and simple. i am a huge advocate for adequate pain management. i would never withhold or ...

I'm very sorry to hear about your situation. What an awful thing to have to go through. I'm glad you got out safely. As others have already said, your things can be replaced, you can't. You're in my prayers.

my post that you quoted, along with the above reply, was the original post that i made when i started this thread. i found your post a little confusing, until i realized that you must not have seen the additional posts that i made to this thread tha...

siri - i wanted to thank you for the article/links that you posted. i finally had the chance to read through all of them. they were all great articles, i found them very informative. mistersister - i wanted to thank you as well. the information ...

hmmmm, there are many things about this story that sounds fishy to me. first off, i've never worked anywhere where is was protocol to have a male nurse present during my assessment of a male pt. i've not worked with that many male nurses at the pla...

Just because you've only seen it once doesn't mean that it doesn't happen more frequently, as the 60+ ppl that have posted here can attest to. No, perhaps not all occurences happened during a general, as in my case, but still happened all the same. ...

no, i sure didn't experience hair loss from my hep b vaccinations. i've not heard of it happening with anybody else either. you really might want to talk w/your physician about your concerns. ____________________________________ go gators!! :y...

thanks rnlou, i stand corrected. :) _______________________________ go gators!! :yelclap: #2 in the nation!! :w00t: national championship bowl bound!! :w00t:

glad to know i'm not the only one who has done this..lol. i felt lost until i got all my lines and pump chambers labeled accordingly. we didn't have the pre-made labels though, i wrote them all up, all different colors, of course. to the original...

when i was a new grad, many moons ago, i had a choice of days or nights, whichever i wanted. i think it probably varies with location and facility. i chose nights, i guess i'm a sucker for the "rotten shifts." i'm also a sucker for the nice 29% d...

i prefer 12h shifts personally. once your there the time flys by, so what's 4 more hours to get 4 days off a week. working 12's i feel like i have more time off then i'm working, as opposed to working 8's five days a wk and only having two days off...

I love it!! Thanks for sharing...too funny

You have got to be kidding me? OMG, that mans doc needs to straighten those ppl out. I can't believe the trouble this nurse has caused, seeing as how she was WRONG from the get go!!! Unreal!! How very inappropriate for her to have placed unwarran...

What would I do? I'd write her lil butt up, but fast! I'd also suggest to all the other nurses to do the same when she throws her fits. When the mgrs collect enough write-ups, they'll have no choice but to correct the situation, or find a replacme...