Flipper911

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  1. Air Force journey update!! Info needed about Wright-Patterson Chief Nurse Interview.

    Flipper911 replied to fitRNpic's topic in Government, Military

    OMG I did my interview at WP. I was so llooking forward to happy go lucky interview, but the guy who nin tervieewd me wanted to grill me on my qualifiv=cations. My graduate and my progress towards...

  2. Nursing and sexual orientation

    Flipper911 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    be good at your job and you can be my hero! Sexuality does not matter when it comes to caring for a

  3. Over riding a resident?

    Flipper911 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    residents are in the learning process and sometimes we need to remind them of

  4. What do you call the Doc?

    Flipper911 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have noticed the rules are different at each place I work. In the units we usually are on a first name basis with all the physicians. We all know each other and it is a very good atmosphere. In...

  5. Would you work a shift as an aide?

    Flipper911 replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is a point about being "too good" to perform any of the tech duties. In my facility we would shift to primary nursing and give 3-4 patients to the nurses and they are responsible for...

  6. personal cell phone and the internet and impact on staff moral

    Flipper911 replied to 24 yrs and counting's topic in General Nursing

    I do not see a problem with cell phone usage among staff that are responsible. Take away cell phone and some staff will be on the land lines or breaking every twn minutes. The blame does not lie...

  7. Over riding a resident?

    Flipper911 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    So what happens if the trops were elevated and she had some ST changes on her EKG? The time you spend calling the resident and then her senior you could have drawn the labs at least and had the EKG...

  8. Unemployed 6 months and counting, Frustrated

    Flipper911 replied to Nicoa's topic in General Nursing

    I use to bug the hell out of the recruiter until I got an interview. Emails, phone calls and even popping to say hello. The squeaky wheel gets the

  9. Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    Flipper911 replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    the true luxury is being healthier than those we care

  10. Patients who stay on the phone when you come...

    Flipper911 replied to anewday's topic in General Nursing

    i never care if they are on the phone. If I have meds for them I set it beside them and if they have questions they ask. I can check back with them later to complete an assessment etc. Usually if...

  11. Ever Refuse a MD order?

    Flipper911 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I had a fresh post-op in the SICU - some belly surgery. Anyway, the Anes. giving report stated the patient would need something for pain, but he was having a hard time deciding exactly what he should...

  12. Question about perfume/cologne

    Flipper911 replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    I was guilty of the wearing the colognes as a younger nurse, but now I cannot stand to smell it on others. Even some deodorants are horribly strong. Soap still smells good to to me!! I like the...

  13. Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    Flipper911 replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    our floor nurses wear white (icu and ed wear blue) and we have quite a few nurses that have gone to wearing blue and black underthings below their whites as some sort of protest - it is too

  14. Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    Flipper911 replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to the zipper. I also have to have the cargo pockets - can't have enough

  15. Been an RN for 6 months..why do I still dread giving report?

    Flipper911 replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked as a traveler and a nurse for ages and you will get the nurse here or there who is difficult to give report to. They interrupt or ask non-relevant questions or want some minute detail...

  16. Ever Refuse a MD order?

    Flipper911 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I alwyas feel orders are more suggestions. We are the gatekeepers to ensure harm does not reach the patient. Some order are held or not done because it is not appropriate at the time. A nurse should...

  17. Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    Flipper911 replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    i had to wear regular clothes as a director and could not stand it! I had to pay to have the clothes cleaned cause I was not about to iron and I spill stuff all the time or i was still crawling under...

  18. What do you call the Doc?

    Flipper911 replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

    In my situation she actually laughed. She knew I was making a little fun of her as she stated her name, held out her hand all while puffing out her chest - a resident!! (margaret was not a real...

  19. Back to Traditional Nursing Uniforms?

    Flipper911 replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Most patients cannot tell a nurse from a janitor even with designated scrubs. Truth is, as a male, when I enter the room they assume I am the Dr no matter what color scrub I wear. I do think cartoon...

  20. What do you call the Doc?

    Flipper911 replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

    Duh! I would not use the real

  21. Schedule as an AF nurse

    Flipper911 replied to AFFam's topic in Government, Military

    sounds like a whole bunch of time spent at the facility compared to civilian nursing. So, it is better to live really close to base even if the area is a bit seedy than far away and having to...

  22. Isolation Gowns

    Flipper911 replied to Redhead28's topic in General Nursing

    i hate those blue plastic gowns - you sweat like a pig! My facility has both (yellow paperish and the blue sweat

  23. New Admissions

    Flipper911 replied to critical thinker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    in the critical care units the nurse does it all - with help from co-workers. on the floors there are admission nurses until 2300 after that all the admission nurses are gone, the unit secretaries...

  24. Can't even get an interview!

    Flipper911 replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    The power has shifted back to the people doing the hiring. There seems to be a glut of applicants and few openings to go around so the people who hire can be very picky and gone are the days of...

  25. is laddering worth it?

    Flipper911 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is laddering more or less valuable than certification or advanced