PostOpPrincess

PostOpPrincess BSN, RN

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

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  1. getting patients to use their incentive spirometer

    PostOpPrincess replied to angelsr28's topic in General Nursing

    Give them basic information in laymen's terms of why and how and when. I also obligate the family (they are the ones who are the most of top of it) and they follow through. Most are very easy to...

  2. ER patients falsify info...has it really come to this?

    PostOpPrincess replied to RNYC's topic in General Nursing

    That's a generalized statement that can't be proven. It's the ILLEGAL population that wouldn't be able to get the insurance regardless of whether there is guaranteed healthcare. They don't want to be...

  3. Improving Teamwork on your units

    PostOpPrincess replied to monicanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Birthday celebrations once a month. No one is forgotten. We have the best chefs/cooks in our unit. They make good food, "just because." Makes everybody--including the

  4. Family member in room at night

    PostOpPrincess replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    I like family. As long as they know their limits, and I set the boundaries from the

  5. Why are nurses so hard on each other?

    PostOpPrincess replied to Dragonsmack's topic in General Nursing

    First, the healthcare providers I work with would be yelling, "Help!" and because our area is so often critical...egos are willingly sacrificed for the tumultuous moments that arise. In other words,...

  6. Caring for Violent patient

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

    I do not understand why your nursing instructor is putting you in this very unsafe

  7. Using wise nursing judgment with narcotic administration

    PostOpPrincess replied to This Won't Hurt Much's topic in Patient Safety Issues

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  8. Why are nurses so hard on each other?

    PostOpPrincess replied to Dragonsmack's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. Thank goodness I work with a very diverse group of PEOPLE. As for the incompetent nurses, I do not work with any. Too many lives at stake and we are in an open bay. You don't know what you are...

  9. Has this economy enabled you to become the type of nurse your heart is set on?

    PostOpPrincess replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

    It is only of relevance for the mature, hard worker. The ones who actually are willing to go the extra step for their hospitals. Face it folks, they have the reins right now and you have to jump...

  10. nurses hide from high-needs pt

    PostOpPrincess replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Nursing

    I often wonder why it becomes our responsibility to fix someone who did this to him/herself. But, being the nurse I am, I wouldn't put up with her attitude. She doesn't like the lift? Too bad. I...

  11. Things you only learn on the floor...

    PostOpPrincess replied to leonurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned that there are many, many, many, many mentally unstable adults. And I

  12. What do you know/have you been taught about Sepsis?

    PostOpPrincess replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    It's the pre-hospital area that needs the emphasis. Over the past seventeen, almost eighteen years, I've seen them come in various stages, most never making it, some, by whatever miracle, surviving...

  13. Co-worker in "trouble."

    PostOpPrincess replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    Help her find resources to help with her choices. Then honestly? Stay out of

  14. Starting IV's in babies/kids

    PostOpPrincess replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    Very difficult to "talk"..I am a tactile learner and teacher....

  15. To you ICU nurses

    PostOpPrincess replied to NightNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    By the time they would get to be, their lungs were almost fibrotic and the jet vent wasn't working. So..... I've seen most go downhill and not

  16. Peer evals

    PostOpPrincess replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Take what they say as their perceptions and work on what you can. Like you've said, you're not there to be like, but evaluate and take some of it as constructive criticism. And then move on and...

  17. Now, if you saw this on a chart, what would YOU think?

    PostOpPrincess replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a future CRNA.

  18. Time to move on...

    PostOpPrincess replied to oliveralways's topic in Emergency

    You're going to lose your license if you stay there without adequate training. When the doctor asked for a nurse, he probably meant someone who was experienced. You're been thrown to the wolves. Step...

  19. Elective induction

    PostOpPrincess replied to amped12's topic in General Nursing

    Some of these European studies do not include the birth rates of micro-prems and premies. It is not valid to compare to the

  20. Nursing is not recession proof

    PostOpPrincess replied to Bluekitteh's topic in General Nursing

    Freezes are going to be in for awhile I'm afraid. Because of the shortage from previous years, there is an inundation of new grads. I am afraid this is going to be like this for a good long time. My...

  21. Really need help with this issue, LONG

    PostOpPrincess replied to vintagechic13's topic in General Nursing

    Attorney General. For Major Insurance

  22. Ok.. SEEMS LIKE FLORIDA PAY SUCKS. EVERYONE AGREE?

    PostOpPrincess replied to PAIDNSUNSHINE's topic in General Nursing

    Um. No the pay doesn't

  23. Scared Of Bullying

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

    Frankly, from my point of view, there is no relevance to me what your gender is. If you are an RN, trained, and licensed, and you are orienting, feel comfortable doing the job, and know what you are...

  24. Where do ALL these family members spring from?

    PostOpPrincess replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    It's the same reasoning that 30 people/visitors wait/come with the patient for an inguinal hernia repair.

  25. Any advice for a new RN

    PostOpPrincess replied to SkeesB's topic in General Nursing

    Not my intention. But when you're waking up from surgery and the first thing you see is a tattooed, nose-ringed, purple-haired person texting away while you writhe in pain... Out the door you...