wonderbee

wonderbee BSN, RN

critical care; community health; psych

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  1. Anyone ever have to do CPR outside of their job?

    wonderbee replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa, that was this guy's very lucky

  2. Anyone ever have to do CPR outside of their job?

    wonderbee replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Twice. Once running across a car accident. BTW, I had just passed a billboard saying something to the effect "Nurses make a difference" not 3 minutes before. Sorry to say, I didn't make a difference....

  3. Who's leaving nursing?

    wonderbee replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    Could have written this myself. I can't get out completely. I'm in my 50's and don't want to go back to school. Fortunately I've been able to go casual. I'm working only a few shifts a month now. Good...

  4. PTSD in ED Nursing/ Critical Care Nursing

    wonderbee replied to likemike's topic in Emergency

    This has been the subject de jour as of late these past few days on my psych unit. Staff assaults are all too common. I've been punched, kicked, bitten, thrown down, slapped and spit on. I also had to...

  5. Fired, concerned, worried, job issues, need information, and salary info!! help!

    wonderbee replied to cutehumor's topic in General Nursing

    Was the NS only supposed to be used for priming? You refer to D5 as being the maintenance fluid for this pt. Was there a sodium issue? Even still, your patient was not harmed. Stuff happens. Not a...

  6. Which state would be ideal for me??

    wonderbee replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    South Carolina might be

  7. career change: ICU to home health

    wonderbee replied to heygurlhey's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I went straight from neuro trauma ICU to home health with a short detour into hospice in between. I was thrilled with the autonomy of home health. I felt very well prepared by my critical care...

  8. 1 year in and I cannot do bedside anymore!

    wonderbee replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you do need to step back. Nothing wrong with PRN if you can afford it. I agree the bedside can be a real problem if you like things to go smooth. Problem solving becomes complex when...

  9. New psych RN: Advocating for antisocials? Or being manipulated?

    wonderbee replied to justpoorfect's topic in Psychiatric

    As a newbie you have a fresh perspective with no preconceived notions. You haven't been dragged down yet with a thousand and one regulations. Your eyes see what they see, period. This is not a bad...

  10. Are Home Health Aide Certified Thru the State?

    wonderbee replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Before working psych, I was in HH. Our aides were wonderful but not certified. Medicare rules require an RN to make a supervisory visit on each patient assigned to them when the HHA is there on a...

  11. over-medicated patients

    wonderbee replied to inthesky's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm planning on eventually getting a DNP. I have the means, the drive, and the ability. I'm already frustrated about the lack of opportunity and autonomy of the RN in behavioral health. Thank you so...

  12. Medical Geripsych???

    wonderbee replied to kamakasigirl's topic in Psychiatric

    Please let us know how it goes? Best of

  13. Pros vs. Cons: Starting Career in Psych?

    wonderbee replied to JerseyGuy2's topic in Psychiatric

    There are both schools of thought on this. I think a lot depends on what kind of unit you're on. For instance, a geri psych unit will necessarily have more med-surg issues than a general adolescent...

  14. novolog 70/30 as coverage?

    wonderbee replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I've seen it given as coverage when nothing else seemed to work to control the

  15. Any health benefits of hot and humid climate?

    wonderbee replied to Nuieve's topic in General Students

    The humidity is too pervasive in Florida. In combination with the heat, it makes the body work harder. My glasses used to fog up the minute I opened my front door to walk outside. Breathing hot humid...

  16. I can't stand my new job at ALL. Thinking about quitting

    wonderbee replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to quit, then quit. Only you walk in your shoes. Trust

  17. Self Defense Against Patients

    wonderbee replied to Jerry99's topic in Psychiatric

    I also work in a high acuity facility but because the state hospital has closed, we have long termers

  18. Self Defense Against Patients

    wonderbee replied to Jerry99's topic in Psychiatric

    As much as I would like to say where I work, it would be unprofessional and probably a breach of my confidentiality agreement with the facility. We have been inundated with violent patients on what I...

  19. Self Defense Against Patients

    wonderbee replied to Jerry99's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been in psych nursing 5 months and have been physically assaulted 4x. One of those times I saw it coming and was able to block the swing. Another was a slap in the face that came out of nowhere...

  20. best position for a Patient Care Associate

    wonderbee replied to AngelaChanel24's topic in General Nursing

    As a post-script, I have to throw my hat in the ring with others who have said to take it easy on the job. My experiences working made me more comfortable in a hospital setting but didn't really add...

  21. best position for a Patient Care Associate

    wonderbee replied to AngelaChanel24's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoyed being a PCA on peds. It was one of those plum positions students had to stand in line for. If you want your widest variety, adult med-surg is the place to be provided you work with RNs who...

  22. Prayer at work??

    wonderbee replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would be uncomfortable just having my hand grabbed by the doc without the issue of prayer even coming up. That implies a kind of physical restraint. I can understand why that would bother...

  23. Prayer at work??

    wonderbee replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    We had a psych patient who was religiously preoccupied. We see a lot of that on our unit. Anyway, she became "paralyzed" after having a pseudo stroke. We really wanted this woman to move so knowing...

  24. sick all the time

    wonderbee replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like "would like to retire but too early. Hope my body makes it". Bedside nursing is hard on an aging body. The average age for bedside nurses is late 40's, early 50's?? I know a lot of...

  25. I was told that Psych Nursing is "too depressing"...

    wonderbee replied to cherubhipster's topic in Psychiatric

    For me it was quite the opposite. I found psych nursing to be interesting and diverse in its many facets of skill applications. I would describe it as frustrating at times and potentially dangerous....