PostOpPrincess

PostOpPrincess BSN, RN

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

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  1. Encouragement

    PostOpPrincess replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Always.

  2. First complaint against me...

    PostOpPrincess replied to EMSnut45's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How many times do I have to tell the nurses here NOT TO CRY???????? STOP. Hold it together. So you're not liked.....SO WHAT????? Did you do what you needed to do? Good. Did you explain PROFESSIONALLY...

  3. Geez, another bad medical drama

    PostOpPrincess replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    The show has been cancelled. Just goes to show

  4. Hanging myself out to dry

    PostOpPrincess replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    And never, ever, ever, ever, ever LET THEM SEE YOU CRY. NEVER. Be professional at all times, and hold it together until you are alone, and always be prepared with a retort (a PROFESSIONAL ONE) should...

  5. Hanging myself out to dry

    PostOpPrincess replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    EVERY endeavor you have made should always be in writing. Then you can show EVERYONE you've been working the chain of command for YEARS. You set yourself up. Next time, you know better. And document...

  6. Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

    PostOpPrincess replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately you have a very bad environment in which you work. My colleagues, ESPECIALLY PHYSICIANS, give me the utmost respect. They value my input and often give a sigh of relief when they have...

  7. Interested in nursing field But i am not a native-speaker

    PostOpPrincess replied to nonnativespeaker's topic in General Nursing

    Take ESOL. (English as a second language) You sound very intelligent and I find that most who attempt do well--especially you already have a grasp of another language. Please give it a try. Just DON'T...

  8. Scared to go back to work

    PostOpPrincess replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like you need more time. You're grieving and you will be costantly

  9. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    PostOpPrincess replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    We have lunch breaks--30 minutes each and we are officially covered and leave the area. If we work 12 hours, we have 2- 30 minute breaks and 1 - 15 minute break. All with coverage, and leaving the...

  10. This is not the ICU

    PostOpPrincess replied to RN <><'s topic in Emergency

    Practice, practice, practice. I still do full assessments and I have my patients usually for less than 1 hour. It is primarily focused and prioritized but there is always a way to do a full...

  11. I got fired.

    PostOpPrincess replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    So unfair. You were thrown to the wolves. I have found that most who graduate nowadays do not have the experience we used to get when we were schooling and became grads in the 80's-90's and even...

  12. Health Care Reform: Should we all go per-diem?

    PostOpPrincess replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's an actual department. They give $100 bonuses if you keep your health "numbers" in the "good" bracket--if you're off, they will help you. We have our "own" employee health--ARNPs staff if, if...

  13. Health Care Reform: Should we all go per-diem?

    PostOpPrincess replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.baptisthealth.net It's so ahead of the game when it comes to reform--a lot of the stuff they're suggesting we're already doing. We're #32 on the list--I meant to type 3 in front of the 2......

  14. My co-workers rock!

    PostOpPrincess replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    You're very lucky! So happy for you... You must work with happy

  15. Would it be worth it to take an EKG cert class while in nursing school?

    PostOpPrincess replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you can interpret and are a fast learner, you're way ahead of the game. Requires abstract and exceptional BUILT-IN critical thinking. Good

  16. Health Care Reform: Should we all go per-diem?

    PostOpPrincess replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My hospital system self-insures. We have a good health insurance relationship with provider because we have such a huge pool (13000, mostly young and healthy) and our costs are kept low because of...

  17. pre-nursing student needs help with tattooed nurse survey!!

    PostOpPrincess replied to perseverance72006's topic in General Nursing

    We have a large hispanic population made up of little old ladies. They do not...and I mean...do not...like tattoos. It scares them. A

  18. Safety

    PostOpPrincess replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is NOT-For-PROFIT. and we treat a LOT of patients without insurance... so NO....you're not exactly correct there..and perhaps you should look for employment where safety DOES come

  19. Nurses as secretaries

    PostOpPrincess replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Considering I am secretary, nurse, tech, and gofer when I am on call on the weekends, I wouldn't mind being "just a secretary." What a nice

  20. When HIPAA can KILL

    PostOpPrincess replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

    It's a department of health issue. They HAVE to notify the

  21. pre-nursing student needs help with tattooed nurse survey!!

    PostOpPrincess replied to perseverance72006's topic in General Nursing

    Tattoos scare the bajeebers out of older patients. They are a NO-NO in my area---i.e. total

  22. Infiltrated IV lead to infection?

    PostOpPrincess replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    Take it out asap and follow the protocol for infiltrated IVs. Believe me when I tell you, we've had several million dollar lawsuits for "just" an infiltrated IVs. And we lost a few of

  23. Things you would like the ICU to understand

    PostOpPrincess replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    ICU RN. ER RN. It's neverending..the argument about who is better. That's the bottom line...one group trying to outdo the other. I've done both. It's both hard, and both exciting in different ways....

  24. Safety

    PostOpPrincess replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Then you do what you need to do, and put them (whoever that is) on ignore. Focus on your assignment and be effective and efficient--facilitate the care as rapidly as feasible. That's all you can do....

  25. math phobia

    PostOpPrincess replied to wengreen's topic in General Nursing

    Go back to