Aurora77

Aurora77

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  1. Terminated at end of orientation.

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

    We recently had an orientee fired from my unit. While I feel terribly for her, she had many of the problems described by the OP. She just wasn't going to be up to taking a patient load any time soon...

  2. Im curious and want to see absolute honesty

    Aurora77 replied to miabia's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Not a student anymore, but I'll answer. For me it's definitely both. I came to nursing as a second career, it was never my dream, but life events pushed me in this direction. I love being a nurse....

  3. I am officially broken. Vent.

    Aurora77 replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone else has given great advice. I can only add, if you haven't taken a sick day in 4 years--now's the time. It's not just for physical illness, IMHO. Maybe I'm just a bad employee, but I have...

  4. When will people learn NOT to say the "Q" word...

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

    How about having "that room" on the floor? The one where patients just seem to go bad. It's not all the time, but just enough to keep you on your toes. I always hate it when that room is in my...

  5. Is there always that one nurse.....?

    Aurora77 replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes there is. Just like there's always that one nurse whose report consists of "no changes" or "he's doing fine" and then you look at the orders and there are plenty of things she didn't do or just...

  6. ER Nurse (Me) calls Report to Ortho/Neuro floor

    Aurora77 replied to libran1984's topic in Emergency

    From the ortho/med surg nurse side, I wonder if all the questions come from not getting pertinent info in previous reports. One of my coworkers got report the other night about a pt in with chest...

  7. Mandating to work on days off

    Aurora77 replied to amk7223's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree. We've been short staffed and very busy lately, so I've been getting OT, but that's on a voluntary basis. I enjoy my job but I only work so I can pay my bills and do what I want with...

  8. In what order are nurses placed "on call"

    Aurora77 replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    First on call are those who would be getting OT that shift, then the PRNs, then FT/PT based on who's gone the longest between being on call. We were getting low censused during the winter, but we've...

  9. Is It Just Me?

    Aurora77 replied to Mijourney's topic in General Nursing

    Just because you aren't doing your job well by only doing 60 second assessments doesn't mean bedside nurses are incompetent. How exactly did you decide that bedside nursing is terrible, and...

  10. Nurses are too controlling, and over powering during emergencies.

    Aurora77 replied to ldiva0808's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I couldn't get any farther than this. They DO know more than you do. Maybe instead of getting bent out of shape you could observe, and ask, why they're doing things the way they

  11. How to feel part of the team?

    Aurora77 replied to Flower child's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It takes time to become integrated into the team. I've been at my job for a year and it took a few months to feel like I really fit in. That's just natural. You don't know your coworkers and they...

  12. Nurses are the real heroes ?

    Aurora77 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    To me a heroic act is one that is above and beyond the call of duty. Just doing your day to day job, be it as a nurse, fire fighter or police officer, isn't heroic. If we do something extraordinary...

  13. Is there really a big advantage to being full time vs. PRN?

    Aurora77 replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, the first people to be put on call d/t low census are the PRNs. If your place is always busy, it's not a big deal but for those slow times, it really can put a dent in the paycheck....

  14. NPO for surgery

    Aurora77 replied to AggieNurse99's topic in Patient Medications

    We only give cardiac meds if a patient is NPO. Other meds either wait until later in the day or the next day. There's no reason a patient can't skip a day of his or her synthroid--that's one I'd...

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

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

    You don't know how happy I was to get to work last night and find out you'd been discharged. Thanks for

  16. Recieving a patient from ER

    Aurora77 replied to jkr2020788's topic in Emergency

    For the most part, it seems like the relationship between the ER and our floor is good. My only complaints: if I'm in a room with a patient and can't take report--don't keep calling or, even worse,...

  17. What is your nurse-patient ratio?

    Aurora77 replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    On our floor, only those on post op day 1 are considered fresh. I work nights and have anywhere from 4 to 6 patients, depending on the acuity and the charge nurse (some of our charges take more...

  18. why does liquid med through NG make the pt gag?

    Aurora77 replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto what MInurse says. We get lots of NG tubes (adult floor) and those are our orders as well. I've not heard of using gravity to flush the

  19. What are your thoughts on patients who request no male nurses taking care of them?

    Aurora77 replied to Mike A. Fungin RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Personally, I don't understand it. To me, it's like saying you don't want a nurse of a particular racial/ethnic group. But, if it's possible to accommodate the person, it'll make the shift easier if...

  20. Please, please, please remember the 5 rights!

    Aurora77 replied to Double-Helix's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That is terrifying. I'm glad the kiddo is OK. I'll definitely be thinking of him next time I'm at work. It's far too easy to get

  21. Are nurses blue or white collar workers?

    Aurora77 replied to digitiminimi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I mostly agree with you. However, a bad mechanic can kill you. Brakes fail--not a pretty sight; then those people become our problem. When you take your car in, you're trusting him or her with your...

  22. Are nurses blue or white collar workers?

    Aurora77 replied to digitiminimi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My non-official thought is that blue collar workers are paid by the hour, while white collar are salaried. Hence, most nurses are blue collar in my eyes. There's also the education factor--I don't...

  23. Difference between a graduate nurse & a experienced nurse

    Aurora77 replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think it's funny! I'm coming up on my one year anniversary and can see where I've gone from fitting the graduate nurse to experienced nurse in some of these. Thanks for

  24. Are you your own worst critic?

    Aurora77 replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    Without a doubt, I'm my own worst critic. I've been a nurse for a year now. I feel like I'm the way you describe--competent, knowledgeable (at least as much as new nurse can be), do well with my...

  25. Has Nursing hardened you?

    Aurora77 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    When I think about hardness as it relates to nurses, I think about an episode of Scrubs. JD was upset because he felt the doctors and nurses were inappropriately joking about illness and death. The...