Aurora77

Aurora77

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  1. Nurses don't know the lab

    Aurora77 replied to ezpzpizzi's topic in General Nursing

    Feel

  2. New Grad, work calling on days off

    Aurora77 replied to hopemedsurg2picu's topic in General Nursing

    That is

  3. Time Paradox of 12 hour shifts

    Aurora77 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate to the OP. I worked 12 hour nights for several years and it seemed like I never had time to do things outside the house. When I worked several days in a row, I didn't do anything...

  4. Thinking

    Aurora77 replied to Jessicalynn7's topic in General Nursing

    Not really, especially those no nights no weekends no holidays no call nursing gigs. Arkansas is beautiful and a great state but many areas aren't well known for their high paying jobs. Of course...

  5. Endorsing to the next shift.

    Aurora77 replied to dudette10's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    For me it depends on the nurse and if there is a pattern of behavior. We all have crazy shifts and have to pass things to the oncoming nurse occasionally but if it's a frequent occurrence by the same...

  6. What if nursing doesn't work?

    Aurora77 replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    If nursing doesn't work out, find a new career. Maybe my perspective is different since nursing is my second career, but it's possible to change to something completely different. It's a terrifying...

  7. Late arriving Nurses

    Aurora77 replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's exactly my point. If chronic tardiness or absenteeism or other policy violations aren't addressed it can drag down the entire unit. Other people start pushing boundaries because if management...

  8. Late arriving Nurses

    Aurora77 replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Lateness is one of my huge pet peeves. If a person can't arrive to work on time on a consistent basis, they should be fired so that they can find a job that suits their lackadaisical approach to time...

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

    Aurora77 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I love starting IVs too. This will sound weird and very few people will get it, but I like post mortem care. I love supporting the families and then respectfully preparing my patient for his or her...

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

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

    It makes me feel good when they tell me they like me. My shifts always seemed to be easier when I could spend a few minutes chatting with the patient and family. Is it essential? No, but it does...

  11. New Nurse on Paxil

    Aurora77 replied to elomi18's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I will happily line the pockets of "Big Pharma." Lexapro has saved me and allows me to live like a normal person. I'll take the weight gain and whatever long term effects over the years of depression...

  12. Are care plans valuable?

    Aurora77 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Could you give some examples? I'm curious about how this works. Like other posters, I see most care plans as busy work and double charting. For example, practically every patient is at risk for...

  13. Special Snowflake!

    Aurora77 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    No!! It's one of my favorite

  14. 7:30 meds? Who is responsible for giving?

    Aurora77 replied to Manda92's topic in Patient Medications

    That's really odd. 7 am/pm I can see, but the next shift could easily cluster the 7:30 meds with their 9:00 with that hour

  15. How do you get to Blue from the mobile app?

    Aurora77 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so

  16. Taking a pay cut to go to day shift?

    Aurora77 replied to tobydog01's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on your finances. I took a similar pay cut to go to days and I'm so much happier. We're having to be more careful about spending, but it's worth

  17. Nurses, how do you view your job?

    Aurora77 replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    I do enjoy my job, but in the end, it's just a job. Yes my career as a nurse is part of who I am now, it's not the most important part. If a person always sees their career as a calling, that's...

  18. Scripting sounds patronizing

    Aurora77 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not time for that. It's time for the doctor to man or woman up and talk to the lab supervisor. It's not my job to make other departments do

  19. Today, I am thankful for......

    Aurora77 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thankful to have a day shift job that gives me weekends off. Even though it's been a few months, every Saturday afternoon I think how lucky I am to be awake and not at work. I know the new job...

  20. Loco-Parentis

    Aurora77 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Edit: I've read the whole thread. If these trips routinely end with kids getting raped and/or ICU stays, I'd be looking for a new job. It sounds like neither the parents or the school cares about...

  21. I'm a sexless nurse

    Aurora77 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    If the shoe fits.... If you're not reciprocating in kind with the staff members cathing your patients, you are getting out of work. I got a very bad vibe from the OP. No where did I say that male...

  22. I'm a sexless nurse

    Aurora77 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's ok to be uncomfortable. What's not ok is to pawn off your work on others. Unless you're taking the same number of tasks from your female counterparts, you're using your discomfort to get...

  23. You will all probably hate me for this

    Aurora77 replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to agree with you. The posters that bug me are the ones who pride themselves (and they state this) on blunt honesty to the point of rudeness but then get all bent out of shape when someone is...

  24. Code Blue Systems

    Aurora77 replied to WillowNMe's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work now there are buttons in each room that, when pushed, give an automatic overhead page with the unit and room number. At my old job, we did the paging overhead from any

  25. Is anything at your work that puzzles you

    Aurora77 replied to pras's topic in General Nursing

    I would guess it's because the day ANM can't handle a patient