Aurora77

Aurora77

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  1. What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    Aurora77 replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Wow, that's disrespectful. If the person has to be that much in contact during the class, they should reschedule for another time. The facility isn't going to implode if you stay off your cell phone...

  2. If you think you need to call the MD, CALL THE MD!!!!

    Aurora77 replied to wooh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Learning to call the doc takes time, just like the rest of nursing. For me at least, it took a few times of the doc asking me a question I couldn't answer before I learned how to do it reasonably...

  3. Which nursing specialty or position is the most physically demanding?

    Aurora77 replied to J19J94R's topic in General Nursing

    Do we work together, lol? That sounds like my floor. Take away the CVAs ( ours go to the unit or step down) and add in the urology patients, with their CBIs, and that's my floor. Craziness, but I...

  4. Experienced Nurses: How is your day organized?

    Aurora77 replied to *4!#6's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights, so my rundown will be different. We start at 630 on both shifts. Assignments given and report through 1900 or 1915 if days has had a rough shift. Our BID med passes area at 0900 and...

  5. What patients/behaviors/illnesses/injuries do you HATE the most?

    Aurora77 replied to JZ_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So true. I had one of those a couple of months back. I told my coworkers if most of my patients were that way, I'd quit nursing. It was the hardest two days of my short

  6. What Kind of Patients Do You LIKE Most?

    Aurora77 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love the gruff little old men, pleasantly confused little old ladies, and knee replacement patients. I love it, too, when I'm able to teach a patient something and I see that lightbulb go off that...

  7. What patients/behaviors/illnesses/injuries do you HATE the most?

    Aurora77 replied to JZ_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I dread taking care of post op patients who are used to taking MS Contin (or other SR morphine). I know that pain control is going to be incredibly difficult for these patients. I'm now a firm...

  8. Pancreatitis and soda pop?

    Aurora77 replied to SewJennie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Start with the typical treatments for pancreatitis and you will find your

  9. Nurses Calling Patients "Jerks"

    Aurora77 replied to PacoUSA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with a nurse like that. Every time I'd get report from her, she would have something negative to say about the majority of her patients. It drove me nuts. Yes, we're all going to encounter...

  10. Easier?

    Aurora77 replied to Nolli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Like others have said, you'll probably see a lot of repetition in meds given on the unit on which you work. Ex. We give metoprolol and synthroid like candy. Our drug guide is computerized so it's...

  11. does anyone regret this career?

    Aurora77 replied to cantdoit's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. By the time I was finishing up my ASN program I thought I'd made a huge mistake. Then I got into my final preceptorship and it was like the lightbulb went off--I was doing real nursing,...

  12. Considering leaving hospital after new grad internship

    Aurora77 replied to GypseyGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At three weeks in, you can't know whether you'll like your new job or not. It's just too soon to tell. Actually, I would be shocked if you did feel comfortable. Only you can make the decision to...

  13. What do you pick for breakfast?

    Aurora77 replied to smily11's topic in General Nursing

    My morning starts at 1600. My breakfast (or dinner) of choice is a smoothie: frozen strawberries, a banana, half a cup of beans, a hand full if shredded carrots, some spinach, and flax seed....

  14. Why is it always the patient with the worst situation? geez

    Aurora77 replied to gloryfied's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've had the opposite experience. The people with stage 4 cancer or other incredibly difficult diagnoses have been some of my best patients. It's the people with the easiest cases that have been my...

  15. Why are Nurses so mean to each other?

    Aurora77 replied to Dixon, future NP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Any time Geordi can be worked into a thread, you know it's great! :) To the topic at hand--I've worked in some pretty crappy environments and can tell you that I've found nurses to be normal human...

  16. Floating?

    Aurora77 replied to Morganalefey's topic in General Nursing

    I floated for the first time a few weeks after I got off of orientation. It was terrifying, but I think beneficial to my career. I just went to the floor, told the charge nurse I've been a nurse for...

  17. Floating?

    Aurora77 replied to Morganalefey's topic in General Nursing

    Oops..double post. Sorry

  18. Night Shift For Newbies

    Aurora77 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I love this! I can relate. Some of those patients can be really deep sleepers. I'd stand there with my little pen light, thinking "breathe, darn it." and getting so relieved. That feeling does go...

  19. IVPB antibiotics and saline locks....

    Aurora77 replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Patient Medications

    Another thing that I do (check your facility's P&P, this is OK with mine) is to hang a 100 mL bag of NS on the primary and set it at 10cc/hr, then run all antibiotics as secondaries. I work...

  20. Afraid to float!

    Aurora77 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    That first float to a new floor is scary! I work for a small hospital, so we float all over; I've been to every dept but two (ER and psych). Don't be afraid to ask questions, especially if you're a...

  21. A new nurse feeling confident :)

    Aurora77 replied to EarthwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that a great feeling! I had something similar a couple of weeks ago (including the hypoglycemia). I just did everything I needed to do automatically. It felt like I had arrived as a nurse....

  22. Foot rub?

    Aurora77 replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No. It would come across as

  23. Lacking Conflict Resolution and Delegation Skills...Really?

    Aurora77 replied to determined2doit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With a reply like this, I can see why your boss has

  24. Jobs with contracts

    Aurora77 replied to pockunit's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do you plan on moving out of the area any time soon? If not, you've got nothing to lose by applying. I'd be surprised if the contract was for an intolerable length of time, even if you turned out...

  25. Discussing lab/test results....

    Aurora77 replied to Animal3's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't agree more with GrnTea. Several years ago (before I was a nurse), I had a large, complex cyst on my liver. Before we knew what was going on, I had an ultrasound. The tech basically asked...