HyperSaurus, RN

HyperSaurus, RN BSN

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  1. Visitation during handoff

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to maxx12's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ours is closed 0700-0800, 1500-1600, 2300-2200. They do 8 hours shifts and no private

  2. Long term effects of working night shifts

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to yadirosa's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I work 8 hour night shifts and love it. I sleep very well during the day (and at night). I usually get 8 hours of sleep and am awake in time to spend the afternoon/evening with my

  3. Waiting to hear back is so sad to do!

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to RNReadyManc's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations! I just interviewed yesterday for NICU at my current facility. It was an intense, but somewhat promising interview. I'm pretty nervous, but hoping that this will be a good change--I...

  4. Are we tyrants?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think I understand the territorial-ness better now thanks to this thread. WHen I was a student interning in NICU, it really put me off, but this make a lot of sense. (I was going to look at an alarm...

  5. Medical to NICU?

    HyperSaurus, RN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello all! I've got a little quandary here. Apply to NICU or tough it out on Medical? I've been working for a year and five months now, at my first job as an RN on a medical/oncology with tele floor....

  6. Medical to NICU?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in Nursing Career

    There is one chemo certified nurse on nights--me, however, another one is going to the class in

  7. Do your Charge RNs take patients?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to RNMomma22's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we do (med/onc with tele), often a full load. And we're all new (I'm the most senior with 1 year and 4 months experience), so only a few of us can do charge. It often feels like the blind leading...

  8. Alarm Fatigue and Cardiac Monitors

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to kbnocturna's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have monitor techs--we monitor our own teles (maybe 300 bed facility). However, I can commiserate with the alarm fatigue (PVCs oh my! --oh wait, that's just artifact) as well as calling to...

  9. Do you have a nickname at work?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Rhi007's topic in General Nursing

    We pass around the title of 'code queen' (if someone is assigned to the code team for the night and has 2 or more codes that night, or, if they have a run of their own pts

  10. Major in Fashion Design and then go to Med School?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Mell101's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I could be wrong, but I would think it would be hard for you to be taken seriously as a med school applicant with a bachelor's in fashion design. If you're wanting something that will give you a...

  11. How many patients do you get on night duty?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to uniquegifts1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Holy heck! Some of your ratios are nuts! I work a med/onc with tele, we max primary 5 at night. No aides. Our cardiac floor max primaries 6 at

  12. Patients with sitters

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to SarahJ0811's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our sitters are regular staff aides or occasionally LPNs from our floor or floated from other floors. They're usually very helpful--bathe, toilet, (and if LPN, pass meds) for us, as well as doing...

  13. Length of orientation

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to funkyRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Heck no to anything less than six weeks orientation as a new grad, ideally at least 8 weeks. Eeek, just 1 week? I'd have run, run far

  14. Length of orientation

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to funkyRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    6-ish weeks on my floor. Then, *welp*, you're on your own, getting running. In all honesty though, questions and collaboration are encouraged, so you're not left completely in the lurch. Why, did you...

  15. Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to TXRN44's topic in General Nursing

    I do wear my ($80) watch and wedding set to work. Gloves fit beautifully over my rings and my watch is water (and bleach) resistant. I would love a >$300 watch, but I'd probably go for some other...

  16. Cursed at a patient-fired

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not sure about your facility policy, but even if it was policy to not provide a hot breakfast because they were late getting out of the room, I would consider being incontinent in bed to be an...

  17. Hospitalist RN vs Medical Unit RN

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to tk11235's topic in Nursing Career

    at least at our facility, the Hospitalist RN is associated with the Hospitalist (inpatient) physician, not a specific unit. I don't know what their duties are (I'm night shift, I don't see our...

  18. Nursing trends in oncology/nursing pharmacist?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Lapaul's topic in Oncology

    OUr facility has pharmacy mix chemo and prime lines or fill syringes. I think at the chemo office, the nurses currently mix their own chemo (I don't know what training they undergo for that), but they...

  19. Nurses 6:1 Patient Care Techs 25:1 in an Acute Care Setting. Is this fair??

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to KatieCutieRN's topic in General Nursing

    OUr facility has been playing with the staffing to make it more budget friendly. They tried out 6:1 on nights/5:1 days (medical/oncology with tele) and calling off the aides. That was an unmitigated...

  20. Too close to the situation for comfort?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to JTinKY's topic in Oncology

    The nurse that did my chemo-administration test out became an onc nurse because she had colon cancer--she worked in the same office she had chemo in. She could really relate to her patients, having...

  21. Electronic charting vs. Hourly Rounding vs. Bedside Charting

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to AngeliqueR's topic in General Nursing

    I have recently gotten into the habit of bedside charting--or at least the relevant parts of their assessment. I've found that it's easier for me to be accurate and I finish charting much sooner than...

  22. Do you use a DVT/PE Risk Assessment Tool?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    We have one, but it's a tool the docs use as part of the standard admission order

  23. New grad who wanted ICU, got med surg, advice?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to meagenreason's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Go with the med/surg. The other hospital sounds like a hot mess. There's nothing wrong with starting out med/surg (speaking as someone who just finished a year on a med/onc/tele unit. You learn things...

  24. Team Nursing

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to Emma_H's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked for a year on nights on a medical with tele floor alternating between team and primary nursing. As a team, I work with an LPN (and if I'm lucky, an aide) with anywhere between 8 to 12 pts....

  25. Relocating to Portland?

    HyperSaurus, RN replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed. This could all be for naught anyways, my husband has to find a job there