LilyBlue

LilyBlue

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  1. Arguments Disfavoring Hourly Rounding

    LilyBlue replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking that this having to go in the room every one hour and ask if the patient is having pain is a drug seeker's dream. It's like a kid in the candy

  2. Strangest thing ever said to you by another professional.

    LilyBlue replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once worked with a nurse who was deathly afraid of her patients having fevers. She was fixated. Once she said to me, "Didn't your tech say your patient's temp was 100 degrees?" to which I calmly...

  3. Strangest thing ever said to you by another professional.

    LilyBlue replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That doc must be into

  4. Are you often 2 hours late for meds?

    LilyBlue replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I am not often two hours late. It does happen - say, if someone has three IVPBs scheduled for 2200 and one IV site - but I make a note as to the exception and

  5. Do you round on your patients every one hour?

    LilyBlue replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Like anything else in life, it will probably depend on the patient's diagnosis and personality as to whether they enjoy the every one hour visits or not. I have only been a hospital patient when I had...

  6. Wage Freeze

    LilyBlue replied to dabowhunter's topic in General Nursing

    Not yet, but I fear it's coming. They already have put a freeze on all non-patient care overtime, like supply and

  7. Do you round on your patients every one hour?

    LilyBlue replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Our problem is, when a patient is going down the tubes, it usually takes several nurses to assist - so in essence, all the nurses on that floor. Of course we would send one out for serious issues, but...

  8. Do you round on your patients every one hour?

    LilyBlue replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I feel a little insulted, too. And especially that they are wanting us to say "Is there anything you want or need?" I can understand a quick round to assess breathing quality, skin color, pain scale....

  9. what will be the most concern about

    LilyBlue replied to hnwxmo's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, it would depend on the particular patient. If she is diabetic, I would be extremely concerned about possible hypoglycemia. If she had a normal procedure, and no comorbids, I would be more...

  10. Things you would like the ICU to understand

    LilyBlue replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    From my experiences as a float nurse, I think both departments held equal resonsibility - something that drives me nuts is that the ER constantly expects me to drop my entire hall of 8 PCU patients to...

  11. Dangerous nurses

    LilyBlue replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with a nurse who administered Magnesium IVP over about two seconds. I also worked with a nurse who used to not wash her own hands after she went to the bathroom, including BM. I wish I was...

  12. Need Honest Opinion -- Would You Recommend Nursing?

    LilyBlue replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    At this point in time, based on my experiences, I could not in good faith recommend nursing to anyone. As a matter of fact, I was talking to a young single mother, a PCT on my floor, who has started...

  13. Seriously? I don't think I want to do this anymore.

    LilyBlue replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your question as to whether it gets easier is not easily answered. I think you will probably develop wonderful coping mechanisms and self-checks if you continue in this profession, but the job itself...

  14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    LilyBlue replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Things I would love to say? "You have a pain rating of ten? Really? Wow, you must handle pain really well. The only time I had a pain of ten was during unmedicated childbirth, and during the height of...

  15. How can I prevent myself from having a nervous breakdown?

    LilyBlue replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

    My entire hospital is like this - there are constantly at least ten RN postings open on each unit. It's a very vicious cycle - the patients get more demanding, the nurses get more harried - wash,...

  16. I really want out of bedside nursing.

    LilyBlue posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for ten years now. I'm 32 years old with a BSN, and lots of varied experiences. I was a float nurse for five years, which included areas such as ICU, ER, and Mother/Baby. I'm now a...

  17. unsafe staffing

    LilyBlue replied to sockov's topic in General Nursing

    I once asked a nurse attorney about this, and she said it was a good idea as far as showing you had intent to get help, but that when it came down to it, you would still be liable for any damages a...