PostOpPrincess

PostOpPrincess BSN, RN

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

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  1. 18 fr salem sump up the nose?!

    PostOpPrincess replied to hopefullICUnurse77's topic in General Nursing

    It can be both, but an 18 Fr can be painful--however, sounds like your patient needed it.

  2. Im beginning to dislike geriatrics

    PostOpPrincess replied to DivaNurse2007's topic in General Nursing

    One word:

  3. Do you love nursing or hate it???

    PostOpPrincess replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

    I took care of a crashing patient and his doctor came up to me, shook my hand and said, with the most sincere demeanor, "you saved his life." I said, "Not alone, I didn't", and he said, "well, if it...

  4. Taking one for the team...ugh

    PostOpPrincess replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    There are limits to being the strong nurse. The number one? Burnout. Although I always appreciated the fact that I could handle any assignment given to me, I always made it a point to find a...

  5. A very trivial question about hair!

    PostOpPrincess replied to amphigouri's topic in General Nursing

    Follow the rules of the school and the hospitals where you plan to do your clinical

  6. Getting called off

    PostOpPrincess replied to pottie's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could get called off

  7. Vacation - We need to find our own replacements

    PostOpPrincess replied to StNeotser's topic in General Nursing

    WOW. Do we wonder why people wouldn't want to work for your

  8. how to retain knowledge and skills when working in a specialty?

    PostOpPrincess replied to penny77's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you, but you WILL inevitably lose skills unless you frequent an ortho floor. That is

  9. National Petition to Change N-CLEX Exam Process

    PostOpPrincess replied to caravacaa1's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you haven't passed. BUT there is a reason for this test and that is to weed out those who ARE NOT SAFE. Blunt, and forthright, but a FACT. Keep going--but changing the test isn't going...

  10. iv dilaudid

    PostOpPrincess replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    Since I work in PACU, it's like WATER....yes, an excellent drug for my post-op

  11. Planetree affiliated hospital = MORE BURNOUT (LONG)

    PostOpPrincess replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a magnet hospital that believes in doing all that we can do. But you are right, there are limits. Hourly rounding is doable IF you have extra help--a care tech, CNA, etc., Turndown...

  12. Who In The World Gave These Nurses License?This is Madness!

    PostOpPrincess replied to clay07's topic in General Nursing

    I feel bad for those nurses and I feel bad for the families involved. You can't do the "right" thing without the "right

  13. Any advice for a nurse new to PACU???

    PostOpPrincess replied to simplysusan's topic in PACU

    Good luck to you and PRACTICE YOUR BLS SKILLS. Airway, airway, airway--that is your priority. Learn the anesthetics and their 1/2 lives. You will have to be patient as you learn--PACU is NOT...

  14. Family Visitation in the PACU

    PostOpPrincess replied to smidgen21's topic in PACU

    PACU Phase I - Visitors allowed ONLY if their family has been waiting for hours (for 5 minutes at the most) and NOTHING ELSE is going on. Otherwise, NO. PACU PHASE II - Expected so that family can...

  15. Anterior cervical spine recovery

    PostOpPrincess replied to nurseJudy56's topic in PACU

    I agree with above poster about pain management. The chronic pain patients need to have a Pain Management Consult BEFORE they come out of OR and have drugs on board already. Otherwise it is an uphill...

  16. Pre Op pts in PACU

    PostOpPrincess replied to wayover20's topic in PACU

    PACU and Pre-Ops do not mix. Excuse me, but what an idiotic

  17. Have You Ever Refused to Come in for Call?

    PostOpPrincess replied to All4Seasons's topic in PACU

    Would it have been possible to call the day shift to come in 30 minutes earlier? I wouldn't have refused to come in, but I would've called the day shift people

  18. Narcotics at the bedside in t he PACU

    PostOpPrincess replied to pinkfloydfreak's topic in PACU

    is unavoidable. I wish there was a realistic system; I've been doing this for a long time--haven't figured it out

  19. You might be a PACU nurse if...

    PostOpPrincess replied to mustanggirl's topic in PACU

    So very, very true!

  20. A Patient Made Me Cry Today

    PostOpPrincess replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hardly cry anymore, but you just made me do just that. Thanks for sharing and reminding me what it's really expected of me beyond being a nurse, and that's to remember that a human being deserves...

  21. Options needed for student nurse

    PostOpPrincess replied to georgeoftheforge's topic in General Nursing

    i think it would behoove him to go to the selection process committee and ask them specifically what would make him "stand out." it sounds like a very, very competitive school and if his gpa is not up...

  22. Racist Patients

    PostOpPrincess replied to Williss2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lovely to be around such ignorance isn't it? Think of it this way--you have a college education and they don't. Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed nor

  23. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    Patient remarks/family remarks meant to push my buttons no longer do. Heard it so many times that I just shrug. Remember the Penguins from the movie "Madagascar"? ...."Just smile and wave,...

  24. Nurses that are late for report

    PostOpPrincess replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    1. Write Report. 2. When she/he shows up tell him/her report is written and to call you for any clarification. 3. Leave on time. Assert yourself. If she/he has an issue with it (make sure your...

  25. Options needed for student nurse

    PostOpPrincess replied to georgeoftheforge's topic in General Nursing

    Can he apply to another school? Can he take more science courses? Chemistry? He needs to get A's if possible. If he has been turned down, ask about the others who are being accepted--they may have...