chenoaspirit

chenoaspirit ASN, RN

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  1. thinking of leaving floor and going to HomeHealth

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. I will definitely check out the HH section on here and see what HH nurses have to say. Im just soooooooo

  2. why is this a sign of overhydration?

    chenoaspirit replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    It appears like she did critical think...which is why she came up with her own conclusion of dehydration. I think she was wondering why her conclusion was wrong since the answer was fluid overload,...

  3. I cant take nursing anymore

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in General Nursing

    My job is horrible, dreaded, makes me ill...literally. I work med/surg. With staff cut to skeleton crew, I cant take the workload anymore. I love my patients, I like most of my coworkers. I am...

  4. I cant take nursing anymore

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Utopia vs. Reality is what they call it here. I feel so let down. My Utopia was NOTHING compared to my today's Reality! I would love to switch to another unit, but the entire hospital is the same...

  5. Nurse reality show

    chenoaspirit replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I love my patients, I truely do, but I now wish I hadnt gone into nursiing for the very reasons you mentioned, plus the short-staffing and lack of supplies and loss of our merit raise and...

  6. I cant take nursing anymore

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Ive seen patients tell the docs what they WANT, doc order it...instead of doc just ordering what patient NEEDS. I just cant believe what admin expects out of us though. I feel like I...

  7. How much is too much? - working with hostile nurses and management

    chenoaspirit replied to grant88's topic in General Nursing

    I do not agree. Yeah, its nice to work with friends, but everyone on the floor needs to learn to work with each other/everyone as a team. It isnt the same as highschool and wanting to be on the same...

  8. Resignation Letter- please inspect

    chenoaspirit replied to Bumashes's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Oh, and good luck and congrats on your new job!

  9. Resignation Letter- please inspect

    chenoaspirit replied to Bumashes's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would definitely take out the "Im so very sorry". Only apologize in life when you have done something wrong. And you have done nothing wrong to need an apology. It shows good character that you...

  10. i dont know what to do, please help.

    chenoaspirit replied to missmoe's topic in General Nursing

    Just because she has a history of drug use does NOT mean she is guilty of such accusations. People have tendencies of "once a drug addict, always a drug addict". I would tread lightly with this one....

  11. How are you with needles?

    chenoaspirit replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    nope, I even let people practice IVs and blood draws on me. Its just a needle. A little sting, thats it. But then again, Ive been stuck so many times, Im used to it (multiple

  12. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    chenoaspirit replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient just 2 days ago who would refuse pain meds when offered (he was surgery patient). I couldnt believe how stoic he was. BUT....yesterday he decided to try the pain med. He liked it,...

  13. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    chenoaspirit replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient one time who was a nurse who had lost her license r/t drug use. She was/is a frequent flyer and knew how to manipulate the doc. She was caught red-handed crushing a percocet and...

  14. Comprehensive Medical Surgical Floor

    chenoaspirit replied to hdhnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That describes the floor I work on (minus the telemetry, but they are planning on adding that soon). We get EVERYTHING, especially the ones that no other floor wants to take. The psych floor refuses...

  15. How does YOUR hospital waste its money?

    chenoaspirit replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    They leave the huge outside lights on all day/night. They host meetings for the managers and each is CATERED. They cut our raises because they are "broke" but they are in the middle of remodelling...

  16. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    chenoaspirit replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

    omg, imagine if something were to happen and the patient sued the doc, read their chart and found that order. That would NOT look good on the doc OR the nurse if she carried it out. One time a doc...

  17. How much did you retain in nursing school?

    chenoaspirit replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Nursing

    I find I have a problem remembering diseases. I sometimes will get admissions with diseases that we dont encounter very often and I cant remember what the disease is. And I learned that everyone I...

  18. Would you put your initials on verbal orders?

    chenoaspirit replied to Thundercat's topic in General Nursing

    I would never sign anything I didnt witness or do myself. If anything ever happens, it will be you in court because it will be your name attached to it. I would explain to her that you dont feel...

  19. Has anyone seen the movie Miss Evers' Boys?

    chenoaspirit replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I havent seen it, but I have my DVR set to record

  20. Going on shift to previous shift's mess

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you ever get blamed for what happened/didnt happen on the shift before you? When I hit the floor yesterday, my first assessment worried me. Her pulses were not palpable, bp was only by doppler, HR...

  21. Hating Dosage Class..

    chenoaspirit replied to itsme583's topic in General Nursing

    Calm down. You have to learn it, but will probably rarely use it (depending on where you work, that is). I agree that dimensional analysis works great. I work med/surg and peds (our floor is also the...

  22. i have adventitious lung sounds. what could it mean?

    chenoaspirit replied to GIRLvsNSG's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a cold? If you smoke, that could be the culprit. But I really dont think we are allowed to ask medical questions on here

  23. Unna Boots

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    thanks tigger. I appreciate your response. Ive never applied them and I had a patient who had bilateral unna boots, one got soiled with stool and I had no clue how to put it back on. Every nurse on...

  24. Unna Boots

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know the RIGHT way to apply a Unna boot? Ive been told 2 different ways and they are totally different. I was told to "fan" it as I put it on (creating something like pleats). Then I...

  25. Unna Boots

    chenoaspirit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess no one is going to respond here. Ive searched online with no luck, but I guess I'll go search some