NurseDirtyBird

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  1. Why is it okay for Doctors to yell at Nurses?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to GlowBear500's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Can be. There are certain things you know to take with a grain of salt. You don't see people when their life is going absolutely swimmingly, you see them when they're sick and frustrated and tired...

  2. Vent thread... when to send a pt out

    NurseDirtyBird replied to pppp87's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I get sass from our ED all the time. They see an old person at the jumping off point who's having old-person problems and think it's a waste of their time and skills. Not saying it's all EDs, just...

  3. Do You Have To Be Religious/Spiritual to be a good Nurse?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Soliloquy's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    To echo others' thoughts, your spirituality/faith does not make any difference in your therapeutic relationship with your patients, because it's not about you. It's about your patients. There are...

  4. Please help. Case for board discipline?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Dalia99's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't worry too much about this at all. First of all, since nothing happened while your now-husband was your patient, there's not a shred of evidence for unethical behavior. Neither of you...

  5. Question about Bedside Manner

    NurseDirtyBird replied to lilemma's topic in General Students

    I know a lot of nurses who are introverts, shy, reserved, and don't like to touch people. I'm one of them. I'm also a pretty good nurse (if I may say so...haha). I am different at work than I am in...

  6. The Battle of Day vs. Night Shift

    NurseDirtyBird replied to nkochrn's topic in General Nursing

    Every shift everywhere gripes about the previous shift. Every. Single. One. It makes everybody feel like they're better than everyone else, and wouldn't the entire building would just fall apart if...

  7. Taking things personally

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Tobygo2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do want to add that my hypersensitivity stemmed from growing up in a volatile home environment. I spent my childhood walking on eggshells and trying to gauge another person's mood. As I was...

  8. Taking things personally

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Tobygo2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I remember one time the charge nurse I was working with (in LTC) took my MAR when I was done with the end of my shift, and started looking through it. I got all butt-hurt and upset because the CN...

  9. Did I just get thrown under the bus? Or I'm a bad nurse?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to proudauntie415's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I once worked in a facility with a policy of holding HS Lantus or Levemir if FBG

  10. Confessions Of A Nurse With Poor Interpersonal Skills

    NurseDirtyBird replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love reading your articles, because you remind me of myself. While I do have a sense of humor, it's a bit dark and sarcastic and not exactly appreciated by everyone, so at work I must keep it...

  11. LTC nurses-Are you worried about being fired?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked in a place like that. Everybody was afraid of trying to change things or "rocking the boat," because of the implicit and sometimes explicit threats at every staff meeting. Staffing...

  12. First Year Almost Over, No Magical "Ah ha" Moment Yet

    NurseDirtyBird replied to babysteps25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A year is average, meaning half the nurses have that moment before then, and half get it after. Stop worrying. The day will come where you will realize at the end of your shift that you knew exactly...

  13. Different Types Of Coworkers

    NurseDirtyBird replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You forgot the nurse dipping into the narc box. Antsy at the beginning of the shift, doing the cold turkey dance and yelling at everybody, then remarkably calm, forgetful and sleepy by the end of the...

  14. Does this job offer sound good?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to ThinkAgain's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have 7 years experience in LTC. You should be able to manage your patient load with that kind of assistance. But will you really have that kind of assistance? I hate to rain on the parade, but I...

  15. If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    For realsies, librarian, mortician or high school English or History teacher. All I considered at one point (and fantasize about now after a really bad day), and still would if I had enough money to...

  16. Does Obamacare 2014 allow only BSRN to sit for NCLEX-RN?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Streamline2010's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's a couple weeks before election day; Prime time for political

  17. Where does one find a job in addictions nursing?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to MomRN0913's topic in Addictions

    I suggest methadone clinics and psych facilities specializing in dual diagnoses. Detox facilities too. Most inpatient rehabs I know of aren't really medical facilities. They may employ a nurse for...

  18. Do you have to count lyrica at your LTC facility?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We date and inital all doses of antibiotics given. If there was a dose taken from the e-kit (doesn't happen often, we have a pharmacy on-site), it's noted on the card. That way you know exactly who...

  19. Yet Another Pre-Employment Drug Screen Thread

    NurseDirtyBird replied to YouSmellLikeCDiff's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Drug tests test for both legal and illegal drugs. In the case of legal prescribed drugs (opioid narcotics, benzodiazapines, amphetamines), they test for higher than therapeutic levels. If you take...

  20. How do you cope with looking "too young" to be a nurse?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This may seem like common sense, but don't wear pigtails in your hair. The one time I did, I ran behind all day because just about every patient questioned my qualifications. It also made the male...

  21. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm a little on the fence about this. On one hand, it's your body and nobody but you has the right to mandate what goes in it. On the other hand, you are not a patient of the facility, therefore...

  22. The nurses every co-worker hates

    NurseDirtyBird replied to RNGriffin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You seem to look at things in a very black and white way. Either blunt and straightforward, or a doormat. That's not the way dealing with people works. There are people who can be very...

  23. 5 things you wish you knew as a new nurse

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Bugs20091's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wish someone would have told me that most of your job is learned on the floor during your first year of nursing. Nursing school gives you a base of knowledge, but you have to build on that for...

  24. Question about marijuana use as a nurse

    NurseDirtyBird replied to sasha_t's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I live in a state with medical marijuana laws, and total legality is on the ballot this Nov. (unlikely to pass, but hey, we're trying). The deal with our state is that legally authorized medical use...

  25. Rejected after 8 years of working for the company

    NurseDirtyBird replied to oliviabel's topic in General Nursing

    What I did after being fired was wrote "will discuss in person" in applications where they asked the reason for leaving. Then when I interviewed for them, I was up front and said I was terminated,...