PostOpPrincess

PostOpPrincess BSN, RN

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

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  1. your very first patient death.....

    PostOpPrincess replied to ndynrs's topic in General Nursing

    She was a severe coper and I watched her deteriorate. To this day, I cannot forget her air hunger even when we tried our best to lessen her discomfort. Ugh, I wish I knew then all the stuff I knew...

  2. Enjoy complications...which unit would be best?

    PostOpPrincess replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    Level 1

  3. Growing concerns about new RN position

    PostOpPrincess replied to DaisyB123's topic in General Nursing

    I would be more worried about my license if I continued to work there with those

  4. I Acted terribly unprofessional today...

    PostOpPrincess replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hope you will be able to work through your issues well. I am afraid to reiterate that psych patients are ALL patients because many regress or intensify their idiosyncracies under the most stressful...

  5. Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

    PostOpPrincess replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Start fresh. Go to Med/surg. LEARN it well. Don't skip steps and FOCUS on one thing at a time. I have a feeling that too much too soon without learning the basics is your weak link. I think you...

  6. Using "RN" After Your Name

    PostOpPrincess replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Used only when I need i.e. professional setting. It can become cumbersome when people find out you're a nurse--then they start asking questions (laypeople, I mean) and then they want you to diagnose...

  7. Has anyone worked with Operation Smile?

    PostOpPrincess replied to lambimari's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes, it does require excellent and well-practiced nursing

  8. Has anyone worked with Operation Smile?

    PostOpPrincess replied to lambimari's topic in General Nursing

    We just did an OP-Smile in Miami. It's great! If you are interested, I can get you in touch with our peeps--just repost here. My group goes to Haiti about 4 times a year. We have another group that...

  9. Who controls nursing?

    PostOpPrincess replied to phillipsrn's topic in General Nursing

    I control me. I follow the rules when I need to, and go against them to advocate for my patient--not always a popular thing, but I do it

  10. Another nurse got fired because of me.

    PostOpPrincess replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I have done this; I have found that people have done the same for me because I know there are moments I have been distracted and oops... Unless it is something that couldn't have been given at a later...

  11. Day Off

    PostOpPrincess replied to 311ltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good for

  12. juggling motherhood and nursing

    PostOpPrincess replied to kgmiller1's topic in General Nursing

    It is very difficult to the best in both. I have found that in order to do one the best, the other is sacrificed albeit on a temporary level. I concentrated on my children and put off going back to...

  13. so what is the best and worst advice u received as a nurse and/or student

    PostOpPrincess replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Best advice: this too shall pass Worst advice: it's not as hard as it

  14. PACU scheduling question

    PostOpPrincess replied to liz727's topic in PACU

    Do you have an activity report to support your stance? Otherwise, sounds like the manager has the upper hand here. She is the manager after

  15. ACLS Practice?

    PostOpPrincess replied to jsmithy's topic in General Nursing

    Join the Code

  16. Question for RNs please

    PostOpPrincess replied to hollyandsky's topic in General Nursing

    In my end of the country (South Florida) they are only hiring RNs in the major hospitals. It's not a good environment for

  17. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    PostOpPrincess replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously? No assessment? I don't know--I've done them and continue to do them. I don't know how one can be a thorough nurse without doing them. No..I do know. You can't be a thorough nurse...

  18. To aspirate or not to aspirate?!

    PostOpPrincess replied to RNStephNicole's topic in General Nursing

    I have hit a vein. It CAN happen. Hopefully it doesn't happen to you. While I would like to believe that you're probably pretty darn good at giving these injections, you are making assumptions that...

  19. To aspirate or not to aspirate?!

    PostOpPrincess replied to RNStephNicole's topic in General Nursing

    Always always always always ASPIRATE!!!!!!!!! 18 years of IM injections here---it is inevitable you will hit a vascular area and the last thing you want is to kill

  20. So What Constitutes Clinical Experience?

    PostOpPrincess replied to missninaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bedside. And Remember you will be competing with people who may have a LOT

  21. Your opinion wanted

    PostOpPrincess replied to nursecher's topic in General Nursing

    That means they are still looking at all the applicants and can be

  22. What do potential employers really think about online BSN degrees?

    PostOpPrincess replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    Noper! My managers are looking for people who are experienced. I am realizing how long it takes to train a new nurse into someone competent enough to practice in the RR. It is a LONG hard process...

  23. Nurses on strike-is it even possible?

    PostOpPrincess replied to braddah's topic in General Nursing

    Let me add, I'd Strike in a HEARTBEAT if I needed to prove something to the upper echelon. I am not intimidated or them, nor would I just "take" whatever it is they say to heart. I am a rebel at...

  24. Nurses on strike-is it even possible?

    PostOpPrincess replied to braddah's topic in General Nursing

    Neither does mine; I work for the biggest NOT FOR PROFIT hospital in South Florida. A TRUE NOT for profit. The good thing is, I wouldn't need to strike because they give back to the community and...

  25. Lone RN in L&D

    PostOpPrincess replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't understand why people do these things to our younger nurses. No wonder a lot of them