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  1. If a MD says "Don't Call Back"- do you write that as an order?

    DroogieRN replied to proudnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've done it and depending on the situation, would do it again. One example -- I was working night shift and received a pt. back from dialysis at about 2330. We were getting slammed with admissions,...

  2. Minor things people get fired/wrote up over,,,give examples.

    DroogieRN replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Eek. A few months ago, I had a patient who was a regular and a favorite, a chronic CHF-er, who stood by me in the hallway anytime I sat down to chart. He was mentally challenged and loved by the...

  3. How do you assess your patients post-cath?

    DroogieRN posted a topic in Cardiac

    When you get a patient fresh from the cath lab, with a pressure dressing in place, how do you assess the site? I ask d/t a disagreement with a cath lab nurse yesterday when they brought my patient...

  4. Pradaxa

    DroogieRN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm on a Tele floor and suddenly I am seeing it constantly in my AFib

  5. Rude Nurses

    DroogieRN replied to (**!!needaname!!**)'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmmm. As a new nurse of one year, I like to think that I can remember well what it was like to be a nursing student and treat any students I may have with care and respect. Hwever, now that I am a...

  6. When to say no...new grad burn out

    DroogieRN replied to AngelicDarkness's topic in General Nursing

    You are obligated to work your schedule, nothing more. My unit has been critically understaffed for months and it so hellatious, no one would pick up shifts. They began offering double time pay if you...

  7. Got into LPN and RN What Should I Do?

    DroogieRN replied to Tfish1065's topic in General Nursing

    RN. Even the LPN program I was considering, way back when I was first deciding to go to nursing school, encouraged me to skip the LPN and head for RN. So glad I

  8. Older and back in nursing school...????

    DroogieRN replied to kcrewfive's topic in General Students

    I graduated last year at 45! Have been in my position as an RN on a telemetry floor for just less than a year. I am so glad I did it -- it's never too late. And I wasn't even the oldest student in...

  9. How do you incorporate faith into your daily nursing tasks?

    DroogieRN replied to orangepink's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Oh, please, just stop. "Us. vs. them" is ugly, and so is this. The OP asked a question. Answer it or move on. Do you ever have to ignore things that rub you the wrong way? I do, all the time. Do...

  10. How did you find your specialty??

    DroogieRN replied to Nurzelady's topic in General Nursing

    I started in Telemetry because that is the closest to cardiac care that I could get in the hospital where I did clinicals -- I was very comfortable there already, and didn't want to add to the huge...

  11. The Worst Its Ever Been

    DroogieRN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Surely, you work on my floor! I hear you and sympathize. The only solution I can see is that nurses start refusing patients once a safe ratio has been exceeded and then the hospital closes beds --...

  12. How do you assess your patients post-cath?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in Cardiac

    On my floor, we assess the site, BP and pedal pulses q15 min for one hour, q30 min for one hour, then hourly for four hours, then q2h for four hours. The problem I am having is this: all my patients...

  13. Scheduling...

    DroogieRN replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    I'm starting to think monkeys do

  14. Dansko Help!

    DroogieRN replied to mreio's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have Danskos that I love, but ultimately, I find that they're better (for me, anyway) more for standing than for lots of walking around... My fave shoes to wear on 12+ hour shifts so far have been...

  15. What makes you irritated by student nurses?

    DroogieRN replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse less than a year. I am so mindful of what it is like to be a student, and I remember how terrified I was, desperate not to make a mistake or look stupid in front of the RN. Now I'm...

  16. Is the market becoming saturated with NPs??

    DroogieRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Considering RN-MSN now, and since I already have a BA in another field, the route to BSN is pretty quick, then on to MSN -- always planned and hoped I'd become a nurse practitioner, but it seems like...

  17. Am I off my rocker?

    DroogieRN replied to imtommy's topic in General Nursing

    If your chosen school offers part-time education, then it's workable. Nursing school + work is tough, but not impossible. With an AAS, you'll be an RN after you pass the NCLEX-RN. I received my RN...

  18. Could I cut it in ER?

    DroogieRN posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm a new nurse, nine months since NCLEX and I've worked since that time on an IMC/Tele floor. Lately morale is in the toilet and we work short nearly every shift. I love the idea of the floor and...

  19. Why do nurses feel the need to put RN on their license plates?

    DroogieRN replied to 3dayRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen the occasional "RN" plate and have mulled it over... While I am incredibly proud of being a nurse and consider it one of my great accomplishments, especially because I was 45 when I...

  20. How would you handle this?

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Never

  21. How would you handle this?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know that you are right. I am going to have to sharpen my acting

  22. How would you handle this?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, FlyingScot. It is really hard for me to "make nice" with this clown, though, even when it's just to make a statement... He's done this,

  23. How would you handle this?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I deleted my post because I am just too tired to explain, frankly. Yes, he was mocking and smiling and making it clear that I had to play his game before he would deign to hear my request. He is a...

  24. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    DroogieRN replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    My very first semester of NS, I passed out cold while "assisting" with a lumbar puncture. I've come a long way since then! My kryptonite is the Hemoccult test. Digging around with the stick, smearing...

  25. Lost a couple of favorite patients this week...

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Being a newer RN (nine months in), I haven't experienced many demises of patients I've felt particularly close to -- especially since I work telemetry, where the population is always changing. But...