RedhairedNurse BSN, RN

I've posted on FB to communicate with family when I've been sick, I could pick up the telephone instead or shoot over an email but sometimes its easier to make a quick post on facebook. Oh, I wasn't barfing at that particular moment which I'm sure ...

What? Seriously? I'm posting on all nurses and facebook and I'm unable to work, the details of my illness are private, but i will say that I CAN put a laptop on my lap and still type and read. If not for the enjoyment of FB, AN, and an occasi...

Your post doesn't really say what exactly you're having trouble with. Is it staying late to chart? Or do you just feel overwhelmed with everything? I get my vitals when I'm passing meds, this is also when I do my assessments. I'll peek in on my ...

You gave the morphine at 0800, as that can be given q4h as ordered. Two hours later, the patient can have the lortab, the pt can have the lortab an hour later (at 0900) if warranted, it's nursing judgement and depends on the severity of the pain. ...

Well most of these addicts that I speak of usually have some sort of chronic problem or something that has probably led to addiction and/or opioid tolerance. I don't work in our ER but I'm sure they have such a "list." I'm mainly talking about some...

Yeah, you have a point. But I always heard that cops were on OUR side, guess that's not true! And I'd think a cop would understand a nurse being tired....

What? I know you're serious but this sounds totally unreasonable on the laws part! Just curious, where did they collect your urine, surely not on the roadside! lol This just doesn't seem fair. I take a benzo at times, one with a very short ...

Wrong!!

I'm sure this is the case. But sometimes it gets so frustrating knowing that someone suffering down the hall needs the pain meds so bad but can't have anything yet, but someone, say, post op day 4 still gets the hard core stuff. This is county ho...

Not where I work, the drug addicts (seekers) seem to get what they want, it's amazing the way doctors will give the addicts 2mg of dilaudid q2h but the ortho pt only gets 4 of morphine q4. Doesn't make sense but I see it all too often. I've hear...

this post is so accurate that I just wanted to bump it

Watching a very seasoned nurse try to ram a Yonkers down some one's throat! Yikes!!!

I'm so sorry.

There are many times I don't like medicating a patient with 2mg of dilaudid every two hours that calls every two hours. That gets very frustrating because I know most likely they are an addict, but really, it's not up to me to decide. I give the...

I understand where you're coming from OP, esp with myself having a recent surgery. Pain pills DO NOT last 4 hours (not for my surgery they did not) and who ever said they do is very wrong.The pain pills basically took the edge off for maybe 2 1/2 - 3...

Wow. What an interesting thread here.

Have you ever smoked pot....not just once but been a regular user? You think you could run a code while being stoned? I know there are worse things than smoking pot, but being a nurse while under the influence is pretty bad!

LOL!!!

I think this is a great example of what needs to be done. I once smoked pot in my earlier days and I couldn't imagine having the responsibility of nursing duties while stoned, oh my. I feel for you and your friend. This is tough. If she is a ...

I'll get an order for bladder training if I have a patient that had a foley for a long time. When I say a long time, I'm generally speaking >2 weeks. I would certainly want this done for me if I were in this situation, and I provide this as a...

I called the nurse recruiter every week until I got an interview.

Hopefully she'll stay in good with you guys because you all are going to have to teach Her quite a bit. I learned and still learn from LVNs that I have the upmost respect For. Not everybody can make the choice to do the additional schooling.

You need to communicate with your boss, no one will no what's going on with you unless you communicate it! If you're honest with them and let them know how you feel, I'm sure they will understand. After all, it takes money to train people and tim...