PostOpPrincess

PostOpPrincess BSN, RN

M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU

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  1. scared i'm going to lose my license..

    PostOpPrincess replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    This is not a good way to start your career. Leave.

  2. Dopamine drips in SNF?

    PostOpPrincess replied to mercury7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Even at renal perfusion, that is INAPPROPRIATE. Send him to the

  3. what do you think?

    PostOpPrincess replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

    Hope you have enough experience to do the new job properly. I guess two years is

  4. I'm back after a long time!

    PostOpPrincess replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    In these United States of America..how does this ****

  5. a thought that came to me while I was in the er tonight

    PostOpPrincess replied to bridezillatobe's topic in General Nursing

    The issue is not whether nurses deserve respect. That's a given. ALL humans deserve respect, and nurses are not any different. The issue is whether the nurse will put up with inappropriate behavior....

  6. Returning to bedside nursing after 9 years!

    PostOpPrincess replied to Tina, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, it is not like riding a bike. Give yourself a couple of months or three or four.... then things will be better...but don't expect expert and don't, whatever you do, get defensive if...

  7. Nubain Issues

    PostOpPrincess replied to DebblesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would find some educational material (CEUS) on opiods and their uses in the L & D setting. Get your information and CEUS at the same time...and maybe alert your resource to the correct...

  8. Not a New Grad anymore?

    PostOpPrincess replied to Gonzo13's topic in General Nursing

    You are an overwhelmed new grad and what you are going through is normal. NEW GRAD = for a LONG TIME until you can say to yourself...okay, I think I got all of this and can handle just about ANYTHING...

  9. has anyone ever expirenced burn out on a job?

    PostOpPrincess replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps a non-bedside position is in your

  10. how to be perfect in a world expecting you to be perfect..

    PostOpPrincess replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need help with creation of boundaries. You do not have a healthful outlook and although I can see your point about have to be the "doer of everything" there is no possible way in this...

  11. How is 2010 treating new RN graduates?

    PostOpPrincess replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

    We are not hiring, to compensate the staff can have as much OT as they feasibly can

  12. Just have to share- pt's spouse's thoughts on nursing.

    PostOpPrincess replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone else get the irony here? Here her husband is on multiple pressors and an IABP and yet she is worried about her 12 year old's prospects for college...

  13. Nurse Vs Daughter! Help Me!!!

    PostOpPrincess replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    Never mind the wife--go see your dad!!!!!! Good luck, and I hope everything works out well for

  14. signing bonus

    PostOpPrincess replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    We still have them for super-trained, specialized OR nurses. And we're talking super trained......

  15. Boston Med-new TV show, will you be watching?

    PostOpPrincess replied to kat von b's topic in General Nursing

    I very much doubt it. I see enough drama everyday at work, don't need to see it at

  16. For all of you Nurses out there...

    PostOpPrincess replied to aaaa's topic in General Nursing

    Take a deep breath... School is hard, and yes you have to make sacrifices. That's the way of school. I have found that with big sacrifices, come big returns. It's all in the

  17. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

    PostOpPrincess replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That behavior is not tolerated at my hospital, nor is it tolerated by me. I think that HR needs to review their policies and enact a workplace violence/harassment one. Go up the chain of command, see...

  18. NEVER say we are short staffed.

    PostOpPrincess replied to TipitiwichitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Does one really need to say it when the patient inherently figures it

  19. Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    PostOpPrincess replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm going to bring up a different take on all of this "nurses make money." My concern, as an experienced nurse, is that if I get my NP (working on it) what will happen when I graduate and I am offered...

  20. Can I just say that from personal experience...

    PostOpPrincess replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you and please speak with someone about PTSD....take care of yourself and am glad to know that you had great caregivers.

  21. Studying nursing theory, came across Jean Watson

    PostOpPrincess replied to algebra_demystified's topic in General Nursing

    She's interesting alright. "Enuf"

  22. Management Personality Thoughts

    PostOpPrincess replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    go for

  23. How to handle inappropriate comments

    PostOpPrincess replied to Sparrow23's topic in General Nursing

    Quick "thank you" no smile, and change the subject. Stay neutral and don't show that it affects you. Move on quick like you mean business and it will

  24. Such a thing as too much experience...

    PostOpPrincess replied to Redhead28's topic in General Nursing

    Go to a non-union magnet hospital. Ours likes experience--they beg for it. Good

  25. I am physically sick with worry :(

    PostOpPrincess replied to SmithTNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let's snap you back to reaity so you can stop obsessing. 1. You touched it for a minimal amount of time. 2. You touched it It's done. You can't "untouch it". 3. Worrying will make YOU sick, hence...