KalipsoRed

KalipsoRed

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  1. Yelled at a patient

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I need some advice on damage control here. I've been a nurse for 2 years all of which have been on a telemetry/cardiac step down unit in a non-profit hospital in a poor metropolitan area. It's not...

  2. Yelled at a patient

    KalipsoRed replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    So no one get's their panties in a wad, the following statement I made, "If she had been a crazy person or someone with a mental issue I might have been less willing to work this hard..." Please put...

  3. Yelled at a patient

    KalipsoRed replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the replys. Just to clarify a few things...no I don't think it is appropriate to yell at patients. I've worked in the medical field 6 years. 4 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in the ER, but I...

  4. Patient to Nurse Ratio

    KalipsoRed replied to Lorien_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    My floor has 5 to 1 days and it is a post ICU cardiac step down unit. However, recently they shut down the cardiac observation unit in the ER so now we have a combo of pt's post CABG and pt's for...

  5. Do I chart or do I take care of my patients?

    KalipsoRed replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the replies and advice. This program has been implemented since October 2009 in my hospital. I have gone to manager and asked for a more specific example of CBE, but she wasn't really...

  6. Do I chart or do I take care of my patients?

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in General Nursing

    So my hospital recently went to computer charting. I was sooooooooo excited to get computer charting because I had experienced a great program at another hospital and had hoped that most charting...

  7. New Nurse & New to Night Shift. Need Advice!

    KalipsoRed replied to OBGYN*RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a realitivly new nurse. I be in the nursing profession for two years come June. I started out on days because, like you, I really am a day time person. The advice above is mostly correct except...

  8. Worried about a couple fellow co-workers and what this may mean for the rest of us

    KalipsoRed replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You description of events sounds excatly like what I would have done. I mean really what else can you do?! You assess, if a problem shows up you assess again and call the doctor, from there it seems...

  9. Having another nurse check insulin doses & other med Qs

    KalipsoRed replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Well frankly I don't think that it is reasonable for a nurse at a LTC facility to require to check off insulin as I've heard stories of one RN having 20 to 40 pts. You would say it would lead to...

  10. Having another nurse check insulin doses & other med Qs

    KalipsoRed replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    What I'm about to say is sad. At my hospital we are required to sign off on each other's insulins; yet that is really all we do. Unless someone is getting something crazy like '30 units of Novolog R'...

  11. I am burning out..

    KalipsoRed replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    And look for another job. I see so many nurses...especially older nurses...who stay at the same spot eventhough it drives them crazy. If you take money out of the equation and can find a job at a...

  12. Reforming nursing education...

    KalipsoRed replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    Heck, I have a BSN and I'm still not really sure what that does for me. So I paid more to go to school than an ADN, yet we all get paid the same. And here's something schooling didn't really prepare...

  13. Is nursing ruining your love life?

    KalipsoRed replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm single and trying to date while working nights. It sucks bad because the guy I'm dating works 7-4 M-F. I really like this guy and want to date him more, but we have not been able to see each other...

  14. RN going back to be a medical assistant

    KalipsoRed replied to nurse441's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree, it is not a great idea to be a medical assistant with an RN. You will be tempted to practice outside your scope just because of your education. I know you want to stay in California, but I...

  15. The little things that an aide does that make a difference...

    KalipsoRed replied to SmartMorgan's topic in General Nursing

    God bless techs like you. Really, for floor nursing, just getting the vitals and helping pt's to the bathroom so I don't have to is HUGE!!!. I do enjoy when my tech alerts me to abnormal vitals and I...

  16. Tired of being FAT and having low self esteem

    KalipsoRed replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Man do I know where you are comming from. I've been overweight all my life, with the exception of 4 years from 19 -23 when I did kung fu 4 times a week and jogged two miles EVERY DAY. Thus I feel safe...

  17. Bitter endings, sweet beginnings, and blessings in disguise.

    KalipsoRed replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    What you described is something I hate so much about nursing. I know that all jobs are political games that must be played. I really hate that. My nursing Director has accused me several times of...

  18. Short rant about techs and delegation (I am venting)

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in General Nursing

    So we are running short on staff. No suprize as it is the holidays, but here is something I find frustrating. Our floor houses the monitor area for all telemetry throughout the hospital and sometimes...

  19. New To allnurses.com... looking for some real guidance!

    KalipsoRed replied to MrsBabs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Add to the above that the torture of the 2ish years you spend in school do very little to give you an acurate view of what you'll be doing in your profession. The first year you are a nurse will...

  20. Advice needed please!

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I guess I didn't convey my thoughts very accurately the last time I tried this. Here is the take two! :) So I work nights on a telemetry floor. I like my floor for the most part and have learned a...

  21. Is nursing depressing? Would you leave because of that?

    KalipsoRed replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    We were having this disscussion at work actually. Yes, the majority of my coworkers and I would leave nursing at this time. We feel overwhelmed, overworked, and unappriciated for the most part. I, and...

  22. Loyalty and Education

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I'm having two personal dilemmas about my job right now. For the most part I like my job. I work nights on a semi-critical care telemetry unit. My hospital tries to call us a step-down unit for...

  23. To be a well rounded nurse...

    KalipsoRed posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I've been a nurse for a year and a half. I'm still at my first job and I did days for 6 months then had to go to nights because days were just WAY to crazy! I've learned a great deal on nights...

  24. Perception of Problems Faced by New Graduates and the Ideal New Graduate Employee

    KalipsoRed replied to Daffodils2's topic in General Nursing

    I think BSN students are poorly prepaired. My school had a fair amount of clinical hours but they were half days from 0700 to 1300. We never had more than 2 patients and our final semester we got to...

  25. BSN not worth it?

    KalipsoRed replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a BSN with 18 months experience. I can tell you that I was not prepared for what I needed to do after graduating and that was working part time as a nursing tech in a very large metropolitan...