PostOpPrincess

PostOpPrincess BSN, RN

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

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  1. Vent - Still frustrated about this situation, what would you have done?

    PostOpPrincess replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hindsight. Love when people give you advice when they are not in the middle of everything. You did what you could in your comfort level. Next time, let the drip stay on UNTIL you can convert to...

  2. Student nurses do the darndest things

    PostOpPrincess replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    You made my day. I'm laughing so hard, I'm in

  3. if u had to choose another career in healthcare besides nursing, what would it be?

    PostOpPrincess replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    That would be punishment to me as I would be "ball and chained" to the monitors. I would pick....risk

  4. RACISM BY PATIENTS???

    PostOpPrincess replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's very passive-aggressive. I understand WHY, you did it. But I wouldn't do that. Just tell the man he is an @$$ and get it over

  5. RACISM BY PATIENTS???

    PostOpPrincess replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have had patients who are against females/males. Knowing that this is a cultural issue, I just defer to his/her needs--there is no personalization here--if you personalize the issue, you're just...

  6. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    PostOpPrincess replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. Get rid of the chip and pay

  7. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    PostOpPrincess replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    I just pm-ed you. P.S. I've been doing this for seventeen years--how does one communicate with patients in a coma? How does one communicate with a person who is Somalian and you don't have an...

  8. Would You Call Out of Work for Mild or "Walking" Pneumonia

    PostOpPrincess replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you want to be intubated with ARDS at work, I suggest you

  9. Don't understand technology----ipad? tablet? netbook? laptop? huh???

    PostOpPrincess replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Get on the bandwagon, dear. You'll be in big trouble if you don't. Learn techie because it's the

  10. Telling relatives the patient has died

    PostOpPrincess replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    You have a good heart. You definitely have your calling; keep it

  11. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    PostOpPrincess replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    This post is correct. As far as I am concerned, a student is a student is student. There is no--no more, no less. Were you an alien from outerspace, it would be irrelevant to me. Can you do it? If...

  12. ...Then you let it go. That's how you take care of yourself...

    PostOpPrincess replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in General Nursing

    It gets easier. You will suffer from compassion fatigue if you don't

  13. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    PostOpPrincess replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    This is the way I see it. If I were a nursing instructor and you/he/she is going to be under my guidance and my responsibility, and MY LICENSE, I will ensure that YOU/HE/SHE will be able to do ALL of...

  14. Is there anything at all about nursing that you don't like?

    PostOpPrincess replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Passive aggressive co-workers, especially females. I can deal with everything

  15. Measuring I & O with CBI

    PostOpPrincess replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    We don't measure CBI. It's not practical nor

  16. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    PostOpPrincess replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with

  17. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    PostOpPrincess replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    From a very pragmatic view, I'd like to know how you will be able to overcome these

  18. Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    PostOpPrincess replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I try not to. It makes a new nurse very nervous once they ask my background, and an experienced one annoyed. So. I avoid it as much as possible. UNLESS--I have to intervene. That's a different...

  19. I have never gotten great grades, CRNA out of the Q?

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

    That would be a yes. You will be competing with some extremely smart people. So go get the good grades. The GRE itself could be a problem for you. Get on the ball.

  20. Using your assessment skills on your kids...

    PostOpPrincess replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    Would you feel better if you turned out right and he had burst an appendix because you "doubted" yourself? What's better being wrong or having a septic kid who has to be in the hospital for a few...

  21. I need a lot of help, failed out of nursing school

    PostOpPrincess replied to MakeMeABird's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I hope you get back in. *fingers

  22. which field of nursing is the most flexible?

    PostOpPrincess replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    ICU. If you have ICU, you can go anywhere--not the "stepdown" sort of ICU, I mean the sick patients...MICU, CVICU, SICU...transplants, LVADs, etc., and Level 1 traumas. You can pretty much write a...

  23. pain meds

    PostOpPrincess replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    Confusion is a common side effect, and albeit annoying, seems manageable in this situation. I think that the pain management is being mishandled. And MORPHINE IM--that's just...what can I say...I am...

  24. When you take over a patient assignment....

    PostOpPrincess replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    I have a direct face to face with the nurse. Hopefully, he/she is receptive. If not, then I have to tell them that I need to go further if they are extremely defensive. Patient care is my priority...

  25. Good Personalities for ER Nursing?

    PostOpPrincess replied to JMomBaby's topic in Emergency

    i have worked both areas and multi-tasking is a necessary skill, whether with a multitude of patients or one that is in a code blue situation for 6-7 hours at a time. neither is harder than the...