yetanotheramanda

yetanotheramanda

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

    yetanotheramanda replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    very good advice! also, be sure to mention to them that you did it! i.e. "pt x has lr running at 75 ml/hr, the bag is almost empty but i left you a new one with new tubing hanging on the pole." be...

  2. What do you call the Doc?

    yetanotheramanda replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why anyone thinks it is lowering myself or groveling to call a doctor "Dr ______" instead of using his/her first name. I think it's just POLITE to say Dr. ____. what's wrong with...

  3. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    yetanotheramanda replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I googled bed bugs just now....they can be HUGE! grosssssss from what I understand, they mostly live on textiles. That makes me think about curtains in pt rooms. Is it common practice to wash...

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

    yetanotheramanda replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    #1. some nurses are just jerks and will make giving report miserable for the off-going RN. nothing you can do about it but grit your teeth and get through it. #2. It gets better! I have been a...

  5. Seriously...more supply than demand?

    yetanotheramanda replied to Ambi Dextrose's topic in General Nursing

    get's old doesn't it? "everything's Obama's fault, dontcha know?" (wink

  6. Small nose piercings at work?

    yetanotheramanda replied to SarahAnn10's topic in General Nursing

    some places will allow you to keep it in if you cover it with a bandaid. or, more to the point... a little tiny piece of a

  7. Sandman hates me

    yetanotheramanda replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    are your kids school age? If so, that's easily 6+ hours of sleep, even if you take them and pick them up. Not to mention before and after school programs. I work nights too, and still get decent...

  8. So happy for the patient! And then..

    yetanotheramanda replied to evilolive's topic in General Nursing

    ah man, that's a bummer. I can really sympathize with the emotios you must be having, really high to really low. BTW, you sound like a really great, caring

  9. Headaches the day after work

    yetanotheramanda replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with floatRN, maybe you should get your eyes checked. too much eye strain from using the computer

  10. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    yetanotheramanda replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    that was a really stupid move by that nurse. I would completly share her feelings, but STUPID to post it on FB. She could have said something generic like "I hate dealing with scummy people at work"...

  11. Are ER nurses burnt out or just uncaring??

    yetanotheramanda replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Emergency

    getting my popcorn ready...this could get

  12. just another vent, unhelpful co-workers

    yetanotheramanda replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a PCA and now Im a nurse. I just figure it takes more time to call the PCA in to do a 20 second task like empty the urinal than to just do it myself. Forget how it looks to the PCA or...

  13. Dog on the floor, what do you think?

    yetanotheramanda replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    I get that you are being sarcastic (at least I hope) by equating dogs with kids. (I know, I know. Some people love their dogs as much as children....whatever). But I totally agree about the...

  14. Patient 'found' my number on the internet...

    yetanotheramanda replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in General Nursing

    ah jeez, can we stay on topic? The OP's parents are adults and can tell him to cram it if they don't like his language. (there, I went and got off topic. grrr) I do agree that you should answer the...

  15. if u had to choose another career in healthcare besides nursing, what would it be?

    yetanotheramanda replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    administration. because they obviously know EVERYTHING (and wouldn't that be nice?) and get paid a ton of

  16. ACLS

    yetanotheramanda replied to Gem0607's topic in General Nursing

    I think that poster meant that it is inappropriate that you only get 1 day of training. That does seem short for an original certification. I would highly recommend memorizing the algorhythms, if...

  17. Springfield Hospitals?

    yetanotheramanda replied to jab3da's topic in General Nursing

    The big hospitals in the area are Cox (a north and south campus, not much at north) and St. John's. New grads start at about 17.50/hr at both hospitals. NOC shift diff is about $3. I know that...

  18. Take the IV out... yourself.

    yetanotheramanda replied to Kaileeia's topic in General Nursing

    not only was it rude (!) but it is also a liability. What if you hadn't taken it out...and then gone out and use the hospital started IV to shoot up illegal street drugs? She was an idiot. I hope...

  19. Share your "problem patient" stories!

    yetanotheramanda replied to nitenite's topic in Nursing Humor

    my "favorite" patient was back when I was an aide on a med surg floor. She was a 20 something beauty pagent contestant. She bullied her dermatologist into admitting her for a medium sized zit on her...

  20. Is nursing a sick , petty , vindictive world?

    yetanotheramanda replied to Bono Rose's topic in General Nursing

    well, I was going to say NO, because I work with a great group of nurses. Jerk nurses are just the ones that get mentioned on here because everyone needs a place to vent. Then I saw this post and it...

  21. Bitter endings, sweet beginnings, and blessings in disguise.

    yetanotheramanda replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    huh? Unless the original post has been edited, I see plenty of paragraphs. Anyway...no advice, but I am sorry you had to go through this. Your NM and educator (seriously, how how do some of these...

  22. Bedside shift report.

    yetanotheramanda replied to mamason's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I did my externship on a very busy med-surg floor where each RN had 7-9 patients and it did not very smoothly. As previously mentioned there was a lot of OT being paid as well as every pt seemed to...

  23. What do ICU nurses do?

    yetanotheramanda replied to mcpnurse's topic in Critical Care

    Makes you kind of wonder why, when ICU nurse possess these advanced skills (that we spend ALOT OF TIME LEARING), we are paid at the same pay scale as med surg nurses, who cannot get their patients to...

  24. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    yetanotheramanda replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    sad. this blog just makes me want to be doubly sure my family knows my wishes if such a thing were to happento me. Poor

  25. Forced Donations part of Employee Review!!!!

    yetanotheramanda replied to icurn11's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't have any advice for you...but that is a TERRIBLE