Orange Tree

Orange Tree

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  1. It's the patient/family's choice NOT the doctor!!!!

    Orange Tree replied to lad120's topic in General Nursing

    Patients/families should probably make an effort to educate themselves. I'm not sure how this MD's referrals to a preferred company are a problem. And if patients feel "pressured" or "not smart...

  2. Night shift not charting until 0000?

    Orange Tree replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hour shifts (nights) and chart one assessment. I fell fine charting any time before 00:00 on patients who are doing reasonably well. For patients who aren't doing as well, I make it a point...

  3. Admission orders

    Orange Tree replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    I pretty much do a full assessment and admission before I call for orders, then I ask for what I need. I've called and been told, "I don't even know why the patient is

  4. Paying for Meds that you dropped or vial broke??

    Orange Tree replied to asicit's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I drop and break ampules all the time. I guess I should be more careful ....and more careful about steering the computer-on-wheels into walls and doorways, too. I would quit a job in a hurry if I...

  5. Getting screwed by an agency - need help!

    Orange Tree replied to Acrastic's topic in General Nursing

    Don't waste any more time with the agency. Contact the state labor board and watch them (the agency) scramble the way you have

  6. Reasonable timeframe to ask for extended vacation after orientation.

    Orange Tree replied to diamand's topic in General Nursing

    I started asking for two weeks off almost right after orientation. It took 2-3 months for me to actually get it, though....because other people with more seniority wanted to take their vacations at...

  7. giving report

    Orange Tree replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    I love to screw with people who act like that. Just leave out information that you know they'll ask for, and when they ask, recite it like one of Shakespeare's sonnets. Impressions one through four of...

  8. RN assigned as a CNA

    Orange Tree replied to myree72's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing the only assigned nurse for the shift was an LPN because the LPN would have refused the assignment that you accepted. I would have refused it, too. Your injury is a completely different...

  9. "Mature" graduates finding employment

    Orange Tree replied to zbb13's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No one has ever said this to me, but I "see" it all around me. Maturity can be positive if you focus on how your past experiences have prepared you to adapt and grow even more. It can be negative when...

  10. RN license in more than one state...

    Orange Tree replied to inProgress's topic in General Nursing

    The school has to send an affidavit to the board of nursing that says you graduated from that nursing program. You can't get an authorization to test (for NCLEX) until the school completes that...

  11. Advice, what would you have done in this situation?

    Orange Tree replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have told the nurse that it would be a while before I could get to that patient's room. Then I would have asked her to let "Jill CNA" know that the patient needed assistance. If that failed, I...

  12. New nurse in training...having a hard time dealing with my trainer!

    Orange Tree replied to LPnicki4990's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm thinking doctor's office=small and not a lot of options for a preceptor. Hopefully, that's not the case....but if it is, just try to survive until you're confident that you can function on your...

  13. Moving to Dallas Texas as a new LPN/LVN

    Orange Tree replied to chelseymarie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Try posting in the Texas forum if you don't get any good answers here. I wish I could help you, but I'm in a different area and don't know much about the job market in Dallas. Texas Nurses - Nursing...

  14. Nurses who are also Veterinary Techs

    Orange Tree replied to Guest717236's topic in General Nursing

    There were at least two or three in my nursing program. I used to be a vet tech too, but that was a long, long time ago. I've cuddled with a few baby

  15. Personality test determines my employment

    Orange Tree replied to noyesno's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm still not sure how I passed my personality test, because a lot of nursing hopefuls who applied at my hospital have failed it. I've heard that they're looking for consistency more than...

  16. Getting avoided by a nurse...in my own family

    Orange Tree replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you are willing to offer her all off the things that you desire in a friendship, but her needs may be different from your own. People who have a lot of problems and frequently feel...

  17. Neuro Floor Nightmare!

    Orange Tree replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

    As soon as a patient gets to the floor, I grab their orders and info before it gets passed to the unit clerk. If there's something in there that can't wait, I ask her to work on it right away and I...

  18. How many of you new grad RNS are working in other roles in the hospital?

    Orange Tree replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    One of our CNAs who graduated from nursing school was led on for several months, and the market for new grads is pretty good where I'm at. It wasn't until she found another job at another hospital and...

  19. Rude docs - not letting it get to you

    Orange Tree replied to muesli's topic in General Nursing

    When someone snaps at me, all I hear is, "La de da de da..." and I keep on track until my mission is complete. Dreaming up passive aggressive strategies or witty comebacks is a waste of my valuable...

  20. Anyone ever moved from Arizona to Texas?

    Orange Tree replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    Austin is really awesome, but the job market is a little tighter there than it is in other Texas locations. The only other bad thing I can think of is the traffic. The traffic is

  21. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    Orange Tree replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    I'm always amazed when so many people take a thread like this one seriously. Giga? This has to be

  22. Not paid overtime

    Orange Tree replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Nursing

    There are lots of exceptions listed on ca.gov Search for "alternate work week" on the site for one that might

  23. can my supervisor write me up (i'm an rn) because a patient fell?

    Orange Tree replied to calypso1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow. Your supervisor sounds like a freaking genius. She needs to assign a 1:1 if she expects someone to be available at the patient's side every minute of every hour. I would have no problem telling...

  24. A nurse that needs agnger management

    Orange Tree replied to BPayne16's topic in General Nursing

    This can't even be a "real" post, can it? Nah.... I wouldn't admit to getting a black eye in an after hours fist-fight at a bar....not to a patient, at least. I'd say I fell down. That's my serious...

  25. New at Nursing, Starting to have an opinion

    Orange Tree replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Even the best nurses can leave a mess behind to clean up, but I do believe that most of us try very hard NOT to do that. But if the same person is consistent about not getting things done AND not even...