KittyLovinRN

KittyLovinRN

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  1. Does this really make me look weak?

    A nurse practitioner I worked with out of nursing school saw me crying one day, I was mortified. She looked at me and said "Never be ashamed to show your patients your emotions. The day you stop...
  2. To the cynical nurse

    I don't even have to ask for it after the CT...funny how that works, but at least it
  3. To the cynical nurse

    I hope you're my nuse the next time I go to the ER for my kidney stones. I'm an RN and kidney stone patient and going to the ER is LAST on my list of favorite places to go because I am seeking relief...
  4. Does a pressure ulcer = incident report???

    We write incident reports for pressure ulcers on admission, transfer, and ones that are created on our unit. We also take pictures of each and every one for the chart..ESPECIALLY ones from outside...
  5. Ahh, welcome to midnights :redpinkhe I love, love, love my nights and chose to do them. What you wrote is very accurate, you can't let your guard down at night but sometimes the nights are really...
  6. Calling a Patient 'Sugar': Abuse?

    This is HARDLY abuse, it is however very disrespectful. I have, numerous times, witnessed patients telling nurses/aides not to call them 'sweetie' - I certainly wouldn't appreciate it either. I've...
  7. Where do you take temps??

    I work in a critical care area, we have an intensivist who blew his lid one day when he saw some of the nurses were doing axillary temps and insisted that they ALL be temporal or oral. This just...
  8. Where do you take temps??

    Thanks everyone! The other thing I should have mentioned is that we get alot of patients on bipap, so oral is out and so is temporal d/t the device being over the patient's
  9. Where do you take temps??

    I press the button, place on pt's forehead, swipe, life probe while still holding button and tap probe behind ear, then release the button...am I missing a
  10. 1) I graduated from a 4 year, BSN program. Knowledge was crammed into my head but clinicals rarely focused on the down and dirty aspects of patient care. I was fortunate enough to have been an aid...
  11. New grads UPMC

    This is incorrect. Presbyterian DOES hire new grads who haven't taken their boards yet, this coming from a former GN nurse. I have only worked at Presby & St.
  12. UPMC hiring process....

    Try not to worry too much, UPMC takes a while to call back. It definitely helps to call the recruitors and HR people to get your name in and to see where your resume is. If you go to nursing school...
  13. UPMC how did you get in?

    The trouble with UPMC hiring practices is that they do orientation just once a month so depending on when they see your resume, interview, and decide to hire you, it could be the week of the current...
  14. New grads UPMC

    Don't be discouraged, I've worked for UPMC for 5 years (3 as an aide while in nursing school and 2 as an RN - actually at St. Marg). Call the HR offices to find out if they've received your resumes...
  15. I've been an RN for two years now and have had two RN jobs, both in critical care units of different hospitals. I left my first job d/t an incredibly unprofessional and inappropriate manager. While...
  16. Inappropriate Manager

    i recently left a position almost solely due to management issues. my main 'qualm' with my manager was his lack of follow-through and inability to act professionally. i'll be starting my at my new...