emmy27

emmy27

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  1. Tattoos!

    emmy27 replied to mmbucklerky's topic in General Students

    I've known several RNs who were unwilling to alter their hair color/style to meet dress code who just wear scrub caps over it. Nobody seems to mind. So if you ever have an issue, you might have that...

  2. color coding staff

    emmy27 replied to reecie54's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Tell me about it... I dried a tube of cherry chapstick with my whites right before my final week of nursing school clinicals. I was SO MAD about buying a new set for the final week, so I wore them...

  3. ER wait times

    emmy27 replied to kp1987's topic in Emergency

    "We see patients in order of severity and as quickly as possible, but currently all our rooms are full and I don't know how long it will be before one opens up. We'll get you back as soon as we can."...

  4. How do you lose your license??

    emmy27 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If their workload is at a point where they regularly can't finish all their assigned work, or where patient needs go unmet for extended periods despite their best efforts, they're almost certainly...

  5. Good nursing shoes for high arches

    emmy27 replied to Jenn003's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'd recommend getting a high-end pair of zero-drop shoes with a vibram sole (I like the Merrell Barefoot line, especially the Merrell Pace Glove, for daily wear and running) to transition in to-...

  6. color coding staff

    emmy27 replied to reecie54's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    From a staff perspective, I like that I can tell who is who even when I go to another unit/when someone is new/when I glance down the hallway to see if there's a tech/phlebotomist/RT/other nurse...

  7. Good nursing shoes for high arches

    emmy27 replied to Jenn003's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have very high arches and used to always wear shoes with "arch support" and still had terrible pain. After reading the book "Every Woman's Guide to Foot Pain Relief" by Katy Bowman , I transitioned...

  8. Pt asks: Is my surgeon any good? Your response is...

    emmy27 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is genius. Stealing

  9. What if nursing doesn't work?

    emmy27 replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    Not disagreeing with this entirely, but do know that 24/7 operations like hospital units have cultures and personalities and seasons of their own, all of which are subject to change, and especially...

  10. So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    emmy27 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Suture removal, especially when the patient decided to wait a month or two to come back and everything is super crusty. Maybe it's my childhood dream of being an archaeologist coming to the

  11. How Physically Demanding is Your Job

    emmy27 replied to Satori77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In the ER I walk an average of 5 miles a shift, lift/turn/do chest compressions on sometimes severely obese patients, and have the occasional tussle with psych patients twice my size, but it's nothing...

  12. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    emmy27 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Many places offer EAP and sometimes in a particularly rough situation there will be a unit debriefing (particularly if anything went wrong or staff was visibly affected). But often the things that...

  13. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    emmy27 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Peds codes are always the hardest. I think the one that gutted me the most was a SIDS baby, code was started on night shift and went on for ages even though the baby far gone even before EMS got...

  14. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    emmy27 replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    Huh? I'm sure there are exceptional circumstances, and nobody said anything about giving any medication to any patient anywhere, but within a narrow scope such as assisting a debilitated person to...

  15. How should I say "thank you" to the nurse that has been beyond incredible?

    emmy27 replied to throwaway94's topic in General Nursing

    A letter to the supervisor like you mentioned (or even higher is better- I've seen nurses called out for exemplary patient care in memos from upper management and even CEOs when a patient bothered to...

  16. How Important is it that your patients and their families like you?

    emmy27 replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's not "important" to me in the sense that I prioritize it over making sure the job is done correctly and safely (and yes, I have seen nurses who do place pleasing the patient/family above safe...

  17. Poll: Nurse and law enforcement couples

    emmy27 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    No, he's military, though. My dad was LEO and my mom was a doc,

  18. Worst/silliest/are you serious pt complaint you've received?

    emmy27 replied to odaat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A patient cut open her bag of lipids with a scissors, and when I walked in to the room to find her standing there, with a sticky pair of scissors in her hands and her lipids running everywhere, and...

  19. Stethoscope/clinical supplies

    emmy27 replied to msbossb's topic in General Students

    I had a Littman Lightweight in school, and I liked it, but it walked off shortly after my new grad year (and I know who helped it walk, but sometimes maintaining harmony on the unit is worth the price...

  20. Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

    emmy27 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

    The latest thing at our facility is that we can't carry saline flushes with us in our pockets, they have to be pulled one at a time and carried in your hands to the scene of the required flush....

  21. Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

    emmy27 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

    I can't remember the last time I called a doctor for "advice". I'm calling for orders or to provide a mandated update on a critical value or condition change. Do I loathe calling the on-call doc to...

  22. Are Nursing Programs harder to get into?

    emmy27 replied to Akamnonu8's topic in General Students

    Unless applications are being processed by robots, they will likely take the demanding nature of the courseload in to account. In my own program (albeit lo these many years ago!) we got extra "points"...

  23. What color are your scrubs?

    emmy27 replied to Iliauna's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It was Navy for RNs at my last job (but also Navy for CNAs/techs) and each of the allied departments theoretically had a different color as well. But some departments got fussy about their one color...

  24. My experience as a NS and CNA

    emmy27 replied to prettyboyswag's topic in General Students

    I worked as a tech during nursing school and I empathize with your feelings of frustration and exhaustion. It *is* back-breaking work, and it's poorly paid. That said- I think you should either stick...

  25. Should high absenteeism be cause to be fired?

    emmy27 replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's rough to fire someone who is in personal difficulties. At the same time, it's bad for morale and patient care to have someone who regularly calls in. While most of us are willing to pull together...