PostOpPrincess

PostOpPrincess BSN, RN

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

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  1. Rude nurse may have helped me to be a better nurse

    PostOpPrincess replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse didn't need to be rude, but I know for a fact that in the drug-induced haze, you are NOT a nurse....you are a patient. Not only will you not remember certain things, you must've asked the...

  2. Most satisfying Nursing Specialties?

    PostOpPrincess replied to ZDriver96's topic in General Nursing

    Okay... Everyone is thinking this, but I have to ask. What is your problem with

  3. IV Placement on Deaf Child

    PostOpPrincess replied to nessa_5555's topic in General Nursing

    There is no personalization here. It is just that you are ASSUMING that's what he is asking for. Are you there? And moreover, 50 surgeries means FIFTY DIFFERENT ANESTHESIA EXPERIENCES. YOU don't...

  4. IV Placement on Deaf Child

    PostOpPrincess replied to nessa_5555's topic in General Nursing

    I have dealt with many peoples--special needs children, deaf, blind, mute. As far as restraints, you have to ascertain the reason as to why this was done. I cannot tell you other than when people...

  5. RN On-call car plates/sign on cars

    PostOpPrincess replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    People live 1 hour away. So, if their choice is to live one hour away...does that excuse them from being there within 30 minutes? The ONUS is on the person on-call....not the other way around.......

  6. was i wrong?

    PostOpPrincess replied to goldc8's topic in General Nursing

    PC and I do not get along well. Sometimes the truth hurts, and hurts a lot--but the "roundabout" way of "speaking", albeit more "eloquent" and "nice", doesn't always work.

  7. IV Placement on Deaf Child

    PostOpPrincess replied to nessa_5555's topic in General Nursing

    for those who don't have to deal with surgeries and iv accesses, you're coming from a very appropriate point of view, you have to deal with the end result. i would do my best to ascertain that we can...

  8. RN On-call car plates/sign on cars

    PostOpPrincess replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to understand what you're implying. Those signs are suppose to "allow" speeding? That sounds like a major safety issue. At my hospital, we have 30 minutes to make it to work from the time...

  9. Second nightshift completed

    PostOpPrincess replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

    You're whining and you will get annoying. Suck it up and get your experience or find another

  10. Am I a stalker????!!!

    PostOpPrincess replied to Serrano2886's topic in General Nursing

    Accept the fact that although you're the first, you are probably one of many. Keep your fingers crossed, but don't assume. Hope, hope, hope, hope...you get your

  11. BP Medication

    PostOpPrincess replied to butterfly77's topic in General Nursing

    Tell your boss, "I'm still learning, but I know if you ask your doctor he'll have a faster answer than

  12. RN on your facebook name?

    PostOpPrincess replied to laynaER's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. What

  13. was i wrong?

    PostOpPrincess replied to goldc8's topic in General Nursing

    Let me put it bluntly. You work with stupid

  14. A really bad day in the ER for a new nurse resident

    PostOpPrincess replied to godbless-yute's topic in Emergency

    You are a new grad. You will have these days until you are a preceptor. It's survivable...but don't be too hard on yourself.... good

  15. Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

    PostOpPrincess replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    Not at all. You've earned it. And if you have MSN, PhD. I say GO FOR IT. Those are creds that are earned and anyone and everyone can earn them should they want to, Let the others be jealous. Those...

  16. Would manager or HR be impressed?

    PostOpPrincess replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    No. That's not

  17. IV Placement on Deaf Child

    PostOpPrincess replied to nessa_5555's topic in General Nursing

    Since he's had 50 surgeries and no implanted port, I bet his veins are NOT the easiest to find.....I could be wrong, however, again...unless you're there, it's difficult to see/say what is occurring....

  18. CRNA School Costs

    PostOpPrincess replied to zack1a's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    A

  19. IV Placement on Deaf Child

    PostOpPrincess replied to nessa_5555's topic in General Nursing

    It should be avoided at all costs, however, it is up to the anesthesia team wherever they can find the IV. Unfortunately, it is IMPERATIVE he get his sedation/anesthesia and if his IV is at all...

  20. How do *you* tell your patient "No"?

    PostOpPrincess replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    I would just say, "No, please do it yourself."

  21. Am I making the right decision

    PostOpPrincess replied to mswim's topic in General Nursing

    No job is worth your health. Do what you need to

  22. Ever take care of a patient for a while to later find out...

    PostOpPrincess replied to wanderingRound's topic in General Nursing

    What do you do about the MRSA in the general community? Or the TB patient who doesn't know he has TB when you meet him in the grocery store? Everyone I know has small kids, big kids, family. Please...

  23. Most Lucrative Specialities/Higher Degree's

    PostOpPrincess replied to premedwoahs's topic in General Nursing

    CNO. MINIMUM $250 K. And you get to look good and everyone is scared of you. I find the last one the funniest (my aunt is a CNO and she likes to make people jump....)...but she is cool...she only does...

  24. How do *you* tell your patient "No"?

    PostOpPrincess replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand. Why not just say,

  25. Music in the NICU- need your opinions

    PostOpPrincess replied to soleilrose's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I worked NICU and my niece was a premie. I do not like the idea of music because I see how much stimulation my niece received (inadvertently ambient noise and just the environment), and she is...