wonderbee

wonderbee BSN, RN

critical care; community health; psych

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  1. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    wonderbee replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    It's that hill part that makes the ice issue darned scary. I make a lot of fuss over it but, in truth, I have driven down the steep hill to my house in icy conditions more times than I care to count...

  2. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    wonderbee replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I still don't understand how anyone drives on ice. Double disciplinary action? What the he** is that? Didn't anyone study physics? Ice isn't safe for anything except penguins. You're not suggesting to...

  3. shaken about psychotic patient incident last night.. very long..

    wonderbee replied to inthesky's topic in Psychiatric

    These patients are sick and in need of our compassion but in a severe psychotic break, they (and staff) are most in need of protection. It is extremely frightening to confront a violent psychotic...

  4. Questions to ask potential Employer at Interview for In-patient Psych Job

    wonderbee replied to KR's topic in Psychiatric

    That's a great question. I came from a critical care background too. I find that I have just enough time in my day to prepare meds, administer scheduled meds, give prn med, sign off on meds for 13...

  5. no longer kizzykatlove

    wonderbee replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ohmeowzer, nice name. Hugs for your hurting

  6. More than 5 sick days taken in a year and disciplinary action ensues

    wonderbee replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We used to have a unit director who would require the charge nurse to give anyone "a hard time" who called off on a weekend. Additionally, that poor sick person not only had to call the charge RN, but...

  7. Will the nursing field become saturated with new graduate nurses in a few years?

    wonderbee replied to mariposabella's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the location. Where there are a lot of nursing schools, stands to reason there will be a lot of grads grabbing up those bedside jobs. If they leave, there will be another grad to take their...

  8. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    wonderbee replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    This Southern gal chose to move from a subtropical climate to a temperate one and so I have to learn to either adapt or hibernate. Note: snow was only something I saw in pictures or magazines for 50...

  9. Nursing in a Blizzard---what does your hospital do?

    wonderbee replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Skis? Ice skates? Heck, I might trade my car in for a team of sled dogs the way things are

  10. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    wonderbee replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I'm getting better at it. It takes me the whole month of December to warm up. I say my prayers and a good act of contrition and by mid-January I'm ALMOST a true Northerner. Speaking of blizzard,...

  11. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    wonderbee replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    When I moved from Florida to the Northeast a few years ago, it was after a hurricane destroyed my home. I had worked all those hurricanes except for the last one that took everything, slept overnight,...

  12. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    wonderbee replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    If we had this kind of set up, then it would be reasonable to expect clinical personnel to work their designated shifts regardless of weather. There is NO PLACE to sleep. Our lounge is used as a...

  13. Can Employer demand production of medical records?

    wonderbee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of this. I am told that one of my fellow employees is being required to produce medical records in order to keep her job. The records are pediatric records from when she was a...

  14. My eyeballs are burning!!!

    wonderbee replied to StephSmiles210's topic in General Nursing

    Certain kinds of lighting really effect the quality of my eyesight when wearing contacts. Overhead hospital lighting can be harsh. Also don't discount the heavy use of the furnace at this time of...

  15. Two thumbs up to everyone that worked on this..

    wonderbee replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Agreed, it is a victory to be congratulated for. We can't let our guard

  16. Two thumbs up to everyone that worked on this..

    wonderbee replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I wish I could believe the local health care gods are going to comply. I see limit testing and fanagaling in my crystal ball. We mandate nearly every

  17. Close Call

    wonderbee replied to SUNSFAN_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow Vito. One of those moments of truth. Glad you're

  18. Aggressive Nurses

    wonderbee replied to Moneypitt's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a brand new RN giving my very first report, the nurse taking over was extremely impatient rolling her eyes at my preceptor then back at me, sighing, swiveling in her chair, tapping her pen...

  19. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    wonderbee replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Cool! I'm not trying to imply that nursing is a vocation like being a priest (though others have a differing opinion which I respect), but in this work one gets real up close and personal with the...

  20. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    wonderbee replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We aren't paid enough for what we do. Exposure to body fluids, lifting, assaults by patients, whiny co-workers and disconnected management to mention just a few items make it not worth it. Nope. So...

  21. Graduating soon thinking of coming to pittsburgh

    wonderbee replied to champ01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    UPMC and West Penn are big organizations. There are some private hospitals in the south hills like St. Clair and Jefferson Regional. Salaries there are slightly higher. These are nonteaching...

  22. What about my pain!?

    wonderbee replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    I understand. Patients are angry they are kept waiting. It's always the nurses' faults. Pain does that to people, makes them impatient and after an hour or more, it's all about them. Human nature....

  23. Can a patient refuse code services?

    wonderbee posted a topic in Psychiatric

    The paranoid schizophrenic patient's blood pressure dropped dangerously low, within code paramaters and not her baseline. A code was called and the team responded but the patient refused transport to...

  24. Can a patient refuse code services?

    wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    This was night shift. We have residents on call for nights. I wasn't there so don't know for

  25. Can a patient refuse code services?

    wonderbee replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    Advance directives aren't given any importance during the admission process. Our patients are pretty sick. Most of them delusional and many paranoid. All of them come in through the ER. I disagree...