NurseDirtyBird

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  1. Poop in nursing

    NurseDirtyBird replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

    Let's see, my shift yesterday: One disimpaction, helped the CNA's with several bathroom trips, 2 dulcolax suppositories, and one pt. with C.diff. All I can do is

  2. Calculator at work?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to 1Luv_xo's topic in General Nursing

    You could always get one of those nifty old school watches with calculators...I have one. I use it

  3. The way we ask for someone's pain level?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

    Pain is what the pt. says it is. You have no other way of determining that than by asking. Yes, there are physical signs of pain, as well as physical signs of NOT being in pain, but that's...

  4. Public's lack of knowledge about what nursing actually is

    NurseDirtyBird replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    There are other threads about this, but my pet peeve is that my family and friends don't think I'm a "real nurse" because I don't work in a

  5. Personality At Work vs. At Home

    NurseDirtyBird replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think we might be

  6. Are you married sweetie?"

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I believe the "Are you married? Do you have kids?" conversation is small talk to a point, but also an effort to build trust and a bit of a bond with the person cleaning/looking at their junk on a...

  7. BE CAREFUL on social networks

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    Most places now, especially those run by corporations or health systems, have a social media policy. I recommend everyone with a FB account check their employer's policy. I have a FB account, and...

  8. Cost effective patients

    NurseDirtyBird replied to SNB1014's topic in Nursing Humor

    Several years ago, before I got into nursing, my mom was in a serious accident. We got her itemized bill after she was released, and saw they'd charged TEN FREAKING DOLLARS for EACH 4x4 used in her...

  9. Will it ever feel better???

    NurseDirtyBird replied to coopman712's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You work PRN. I've had similar issues working PRN. I ask questions from the previous shift to get the report details I need. They'll start telling me the pt's life story and I stop them. I don't...

  10. Cry for help: I don't think I can do this.

    NurseDirtyBird replied to -MissTake-'s topic in General Students

    Nursing school is nothing like nursing. Yes, you're performing some of the same tasks and learning the skills, but there's so much difference between what happens in school and what happens in real...

  11. What type of gross things do registered nurses have to do?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to Neisha_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Every nurse has one thing that totally grosses them out. For some it's certain wounds, for others it's vomit. For me, it's mucus. I throw up when my I have to wipe my own son's nose, it's that bad....

  12. HIPAA - where you least expect it

    NurseDirtyBird replied to amoLucia's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If it's a chain store/pharmacy (likely it is as they offer delivery), they may have a central pharmacy elsewhere that prepares and delivers scheduled refills. That's how my pharmacy does it. If I...

  13. Why are people uncomfortable talking about mental health?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Mental illness is unpredictable. Unpredictability is scary. People as a whole like familiarity and conformity. For people who are used to things a certain way, and have every expectation of it...

  14. I Ask For "Nothing".

    NurseDirtyBird replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse after my own heart

  15. I Ask For "Nothing".

    NurseDirtyBird replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

    We had cake in our break room. Want

  16. Blue about Code Blue

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

    Death is such a taboo in our society. Nobody wants to talk about it, nobody wants to hear about the possibility of it, everybody believes they are invincible and it will never happen to them. I...

  17. Reactive Attachment Disorder

    NurseDirtyBird replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I don't think I can watch part

  18. I ignored my instincts...

    NurseDirtyBird replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry this happened. You decide to go out on a limb, and this is what you get. I'd tell you what I would have said to your coworkers, but they'd ban me from the

  19. Is it okay to tell a patient to not disrespect you

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

    You're right about setting limits. And I did make an assumption that I have no evidence to back up. My

  20. Medication error while on probation

    NurseDirtyBird replied to mammasews's topic in Patient Medications

    Those are pretty minor med errors to report to the state. It sounds like the facility is just trying to make themselves look better for when state shows up. You got thrown under the bus, and your...

  21. Is it okay to tell a patient to not disrespect you

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

    Your unprofessional ending to the situation leads me to believe the rest of your interaction with the patient may have been less than professional. But with some people it doesn't matter how...

  22. Do you tell people where you work?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    I also love the "What's the worst thing you've ever seen?" question. Everybody regrets asking that when I

  23. Do you tell people where you work?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    I don't on airplanes, because who wants to be stuck in a flying tin can for hours listening to every medical malady your seatmates have had? Otherwise I don't normally volunteer the information, but...

  24. "I'm an addict...not psychotic." Aren't they both mental health issues?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to NurseSheGirl's topic in Addictions

    While I get what you're saying, that people with no experience with addiction have all kinds of ideas about addiction that may or may not be accurate, but nobody is saying addiction is the same thing...

  25. "I'm an addict...not psychotic." Aren't they both mental health issues?

    NurseDirtyBird replied to NurseSheGirl's topic in Addictions

    So are bipolar disorders and psychotic disorders. Still mental