Chixie

Chixie

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  1. Did i do something wrong? CPR question

    Chixie posted a topic in Emergency

    Ive just finished my 6 week placement in the a+e department and something happened in my final week that is sticking in my mind. We had a patient bought in by ambulance,cardiac arrest. We started CPR...

  2. Fall prevention best practices

    Chixie replied to pammy007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We dont have one that the patient completes,but we complete one as part of the basic admission pack and is supposed to be updated weekly/if anything changes with the patient. We also use MORSE falls...

  3. Just Take Your @#*! Break!!!

    Chixie replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whats worse is that on our ward our breaks are divided into set time slots ie 11am,1130am, 3pm, 330pm but if the nurse in the earlier slot is faffing about not taking her break until say 1115 it then...

  4. nurse to patient ratio orthopaedic floor?

    Chixie replied to nurseortho's topic in Orthopedic

    We have a 30 bed ward, staffing can vary. We work on long days 0700-1930 A good day looks like the following 1xCharge nurse=takes no patients 3xstaff nurse=10 patients each 3xsupport workers=10...

  5. Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

    Chixie replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is believed to be good luck in some

  6. Mental Health Awareness Month

    Chixie replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    *holds hands up* I have mental health issues, and i have had two major breakdowns in the past two years. At the moment its been classified as 'depression' and 'anxiety' but im wondering if there is...

  7. How long does the "new nurse anxiety" usually last?

    Chixie replied to ASM90's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ive been in my job for 21 months and i still get the butterflies at times. I feel slightly more comfortable ie the sweats and the shakes have stopped but i still go over and over and over things in my...

  8. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Chixie replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For crying out loud will you do some bleeping work and stop walking up and down with a drug chart in your hand 'looking busy' Im tired of busting my rear doing multiple peoples jobs because you are...

  9. what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    Chixie replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing, not even a christmas meal, there was only the vending machines as they closed the

  10. How does your facility flag blind patients?

    Chixie replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    We have big yellow 'sight impared' signs that go on the wall behind the patients bed (we have open wards so its instantly

  11. Ortho & pregnancy

    Chixie replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, im an ortho nurse and im currently 18 weeks pregnant Other than the infectious diseases that ive been advised to avoid by my manager im doing my normal job. A lot of my patients are dementia...

  12. What jobs did you do before nursing?

    Chixie replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a warehouse for 2 years and then after my maternity leave i changed jobs and started working at Ann Summers

  13. How do you remember to check on patients q 15min or 2hrs, etc?

    Chixie replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I have to set the alarms on my phone (vibrate of

  14. The Mockery of Nursing

    Chixie replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thats a really good

  15. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Chixie replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Who on earth puts empty boxes back in the med cart/cupboard? and for crying out loud when you see that there is only a few more meds left how about ordering some more? Nothing like coming on shift on...

  16. What's your weird quirk?

    Chixie replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Oh thank heavens im not the only one red for 'to-dos' ie hourly cath or Blood sugars,green for doctors rounds, blue for important info and black for things that i must remember to handover to another...

  17. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    Chixie replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    Nope it seems that this has crossed the gender

  18. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    Chixie replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    Admitted for bedrest... My charge nurse challenged this but was beaten down and one from a G.P, patient admitted to us (an ortho/trauma ward)as paracetamol was not controlling her back pain (scans...

  19. do you make sure your pts

    Chixie replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

    We had this issue at our hospital. The patients relatives complained that the staff were 'chatting' at the desk. Once this was investigated it was found that the nurses were actually liasing with the...

  20. Bedside Reporting starting Monday :(((

    Chixie replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We do bedside hand over on my ward. To answer the question about patients interupting the handover we have a checklist which the aides go through before meals and handovers to ensure that patients are...

  21. How Do I Toughen Up At Work? Part 1

    Chixie replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  22. New Grad: Time & Management, Med Errors, & being swallowed up by old bitter bettys!

    Chixie replied to sarahg88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ive been in my job for 6 months and im in the same situation. If i help the techs do the washes,toileting and the observations etc (we have two techs and one nurse for 12 patients) then i get told...

  23. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Chixie replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is more to the families than the patient. of course you are 'looking' for a placement for your mother but lets be realistic, she will still be here come new year wont she. I mean we worked so...

  24. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Chixie replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So long,fare well,

  25. Unsupportive 'team' members

    Chixie posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Im a new staff nurse, been in post for 5 weeks on a very busy hectic orthopedic surgical ward with mainly post op patients and i have 14 patients under my care. I have been working the morning shift...