PostOpPrincess

PostOpPrincess BSN, RN

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

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  1. Any Nurse Auditors out there???

    PostOpPrincess replied to *Steph*'s topic in General Nursing

    It will be an excellent experience and you'll be able to reflect on how many people DON'T chart properly. It's an

  2. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    PostOpPrincess replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    What an awesome post.

  3. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    PostOpPrincess replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps Anne, it might be. I just think it is a very, very important issue to me personally and I know when I care for patients, I struggle with many mindsets that don't want to address discomfort...

  4. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    PostOpPrincess replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    THIS is exactly what I am trying to convey. Thank

  5. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    PostOpPrincess replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    What bashing? I thought we were

  6. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    PostOpPrincess replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    The OP was dismissive of the patient and judgmental. Which leads me to believe that in that logic, he will continue to make prejudgments on patients. I see many nurses do that. Blow people off and...

  7. HELP! Floor Nursing = NOT for me

    PostOpPrincess replied to skim410's topic in General Nursing

    Just so you are aware, most FNPs I know with less than 5 years of bedside experience have difficulty finding a job as an advanced practitioner. If you don't like floor nursing, try a different...

  8. Not properly trained for ER?????

    PostOpPrincess replied to bassadict69's topic in Emergency

    A slow paced ER? Where you can take the time to learn? I think so. A level 1 trauma center? No. And I doubt the old-timers there will even let you in. Those types of units are based on reps alone...

  9. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    PostOpPrincess replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I also find that this is the reason (not believing it as an imperative) that a LOT of patients end up in such unnecessary pain, or rather "continued" pain. I have often found that when I super-dose a...

  10. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    PostOpPrincess replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    If that's the case, there are many assessments that can include the "measurable" cues. Yes, pain is subjective, but CAN--not always--be objective as well...i.e. facial grimacing, increased muscular...

  11. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    PostOpPrincess replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I was referring to surgical neonates, intubated micros and bigger, as well as those who've had procedures from IV sticks to UVAs/UVs, PICCs placed, pylorotomies, PDA fixed, etc., When I worked the...

  12. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    PostOpPrincess replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    The neonate population suffer needlessly because those visual cues are subtle and difficult to detect. That's why it is very important, like you say, to constantly assess, manage and reassess. I...

  13. Pain is not a "vital sign"

    PostOpPrincess replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    From what I read in his post (OP) and having only worked ER (I believe that is what his profile states) his interaction with pain is limited to one perspective. Pain and judging pain based on what...

  14. Night Shift Blues

    PostOpPrincess replied to MissyRN83's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say to suck it up unless the nurse in the OP chooses to do so. I said: CHOOSE to leave or learn to live with it. But the reality is--I did nights for YEARS....I wasn't crazy about it, but...

  15. Help! I'm pretty much a new grad (4 months exp) and hired in a urgent care clinic!

    PostOpPrincess replied to natsirt21's topic in Emergency

    A new nurse doesn't belong in an area that requires a lot of clinical expertise. This is an area where you should've honed your assessment skills to the NTH degree ALREADY--not where you learn on the...

  16. Question about Nursing School

    PostOpPrincess replied to spacecitygroover's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone who asks me this, I say one thing. KNOW your anatomy and physiology WELL. And I mean WELL.... Then learn your pathophysiology well. You will survive nursing school if you can "decipher" the...

  17. Night Shift Blues

    PostOpPrincess replied to MissyRN83's topic in General Nursing

    Let me get this straight. You love your job. You hate night shift. Right? You have two options as I see it. Suck it up and CHANGE YOUR attitude. Or change your job. You already said that getting...

  18. Are you where you thought you'd be?

    PostOpPrincess replied to stillearnin's topic in General Nursing

    I am gearing up for MAJOR schooling. Since I can't focus on ONE specialty, I've surmised that getting all the ones I want and love is going to have to do... So How many went to school to be a CRNA,...

  19. How did you organize your week as a full-time nursing student?

    PostOpPrincess replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    Go see someone about your OCD, and go study at the library if you can't focus. Jo SUPER, DUPER OCD about everything RN and who learned that life is too short to be wasting it on

  20. My Interview--Please what do you think???? Do not ignore me!!

    PostOpPrincess replied to aromarn's topic in General Nursing

    Unless they offer you the position, you are expending a lot of energy waiting. I hope you get what you want, but don't stop

  21. How did you organize your week as a full-time nursing student?

    PostOpPrincess replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    I let my control issues go and prioritized. You have to decide for yourself what is important. A dirty house never killed anyone. Spending $1000 to fail a class. That

  22. Nursing Diagnosis

    PostOpPrincess replied to LexiStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Before you continue....I'll guide you, but you need to do your own homework. Go look this up: ERCP - What is it

  23. Peds

    PostOpPrincess replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Pediatrics are my favorite surgical population, one of the hardest because you have a very scared patient AND family...but they get well so quickly and they don't have any of the psychosocial issues...

  24. Someone pllleeeaaaasseee help me

    PostOpPrincess replied to tdms's topic in General Nursing

    Going back to the PACU? You're a new nurse though..you have to start somewhere, and I'd think going to a new hospital would be the first start. New nurses do not belong in a fast-paced

  25. Will There Be Too Many CRNA's?

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

    No, I don't think so. Those programs want the MOOLAH...however, will there be good CRNAs? THAT'S the question. I think many anesthesia groups will become pickier. I know the group I work around are...