Sonjailana

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   Nurse safety

   Sonjailana replied to studentnursemon86's topic in Nurses

   The laws don't matter if your employer won't enforce them or there is a culture of not reporting patients or calling the police.

   • Aug 20, 2014
   • 7 replies
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   RN to MSN?

   Sonjailana replied to sarrra23's topic in NP Students

   You enroll in a master's or doctorate level nurse practitioner program. First you practice nursing for a bit so you actually have some first-hand experience, figure out what area of specialty (for NP) appeals to you, and go for it.

   • Aug 20, 2014
   • 6 replies
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   Quality Improvement in End of Life Care

   Sonjailana replied to StefO's topic in Hospice

   Question for you, StefO. Why is EOL care happening so frequently in the ICU? Why aren't we having these discussions far earlier and providing for much better deaths for our patients? When should these conversations start?

   • Jul 24, 2014
   • 7 replies
4. 

   If you could just pick up and leave, where would you go?

   Sonjailana replied to JNursee's topic in Nurses

   Somewhere SUNNNNNNY!

   • Jul 15, 2014
   • 39 replies
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   Did your school's reputation affect getting hired?

   Sonjailana replied to laRN1's topic in NP Students

   Yes! I went to a school that is nationally ranked in the top five for my specialty, and it has opened several doors for me.

   • Jul 14, 2014
   • 22 replies
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   My mom doesn't believe in me.

   Sonjailana replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Nurses

   I had some majors issues with my mom too OP. I think the earlier you can address this and set appropriate boundaries, the better off you will be in the long run. It sounds like your mom does not respect you as an adult. See a therapist ASAP. I can't recommend it enough!!

   • Jul 5, 2014
   • 23 replies
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   am i reasonably resigning?

   Sonjailana replied to wakeuptothesun86's topic in Safety

   Wow.. so much drama from saying "Back in the day.." NO ageism here, respect your experience, but acuity is NOT the same as it was in the past, and so don't just suck it up and take it OP! It's not worth your mental health!

   • May 28, 2014
   • 40 replies
8. 

   am i reasonably resigning?

   Sonjailana replied to wakeuptothesun86's topic in Safety

   What kills me here is so many nurses are saying, well, back in the day I had.... Today's med-surg floor is so different! In my 7 years of nursing acuity has soared! Med-surg almost always has tele now and very very sick people. 11 is not safe! Run!!

   • May 15, 2014
   • 40 replies
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   Cyclical vomiting syndrome

   Sonjailana replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

   Yes! I had a pt with this and we de-toxed him. Put him on suboxone and kept him..it did work..but took like 5 days..and it was miserable in the mean time.

   • Oct 11, 2011
   • 74 replies
10. 

    What kind of car do you drive for those 1+ hour commutes?

    Sonjailana replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in Nurses

    Honda Civic..gets 40mpg highway!

    • Jun 21, 2011
    • 51 replies
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    What is your de-stress?

    Sonjailana replied to AngelicDarkness's topic in Stress 101

    Petting the cat Calling my mom to whine (we have an open post work whine policy..it works well) Taking a bath Reading a goood book Drinking a beer Spraying things in the yard with the hose Zumba Reading blogs

    • Jun 9, 2011
    • 38 replies
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    One Of The Saddest Things I've Seen... Can't Stop Laughing

    Sonjailana replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Nurses

    We had a two week old nursing assistant training a new nursing assistant the other week...they actually had her assigned two of them! So, I took one away..but talk about blind leading blind..

    • Jun 7, 2011
    • 62 replies
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    Small talk with patients, what to say?

    Sonjailana replied to northmississippi's topic in Relations

    How did you sleep last night.. What did you think of that game (whomever is local) You picked a good to day to be here (if there is horrible weather..often in Michigan) Did you get breakfast/lunch/dinner.. Oh your flowers/hat/grandchild are soo beautiful... Sometimes, silence is golden. Pt's will just appreciate you being there.

    • May 31, 2011
    • 12 replies
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    G tube to gravity drainage

    Sonjailana replied to Vtachy1's topic in Nurses

    A couple months at best..likely less than that. We usually hydrate these pts pretty aggressively IV wise too.

    • May 31, 2011
    • 10 replies
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    Morphine/Phnergan IVP...to give or not to give?

    Sonjailana replied to HTXRN11's topic in Nurses

    Just say No. Seriously, if a pt had a peripheral IV, I would NOT push phenergan undiluted. Can you say extravasation? I have no problem telling a pt, "that's fine that the other nurses did it such and such way, I'm doing it this way." Do what's best for the pt, not necessarily what they want. So what if they 'fire' you. It'll be a calmer day afterward :)

    • May 25, 2011
    • 21 replies
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    What do you think of Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNL)?

    Sonjailana replied to onedayitllbeme's topic in Specialties

    We have CNL's and they follow the patients 'story.' Honestly, they don't do any bedside care, and tell staff nurses what to do without having any authority. It seems really like a miserable position. They do 'bedside rounds' and keep some stats. Honestly I can say they are extra cost with extremely little benefit to our unit.

    • May 24, 2011
    • 31 replies