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  1. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    pie123 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Wax

  2. I am giving up

    pie123 replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for just over 2 years. First in Step-Down, and now in ICU. I agree and empathize with you. Bedside nursing can be and most of the time is an overwhelming job, even when they get...

  3. Not sure if I really want to be an RN...

    pie123 replied to MUNurse85's topic in General Nursing

    I sent you a private

  4. Getting all worked up in ICU

    pie123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse since November 2005 on a Telemetry unit. 3.5 weeks ago I went to ICU. My first week on my own, I had a code. When I came to work 3 days later, I had a respiratory code right at shift...

  5. Getting all worked up in ICU

    pie123 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    When I got in, my assignment was such that I had one patient, and was first up for an admission. This patient was on Med Surg. At that time, he wasn't DNR. Once he got to ICU, that's when he was made...

  6. Getting all worked up in ICU

    pie123 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for clarifying. Sorry. I think I was in "a mood" when I posted this. Thank you for your

  7. Burnout or what

    pie123 replied to sunshines66's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice can also be emotionally

  8. Burnout?

    pie123 replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto everything you have mentioned above. I've been a nurse for 2 years and I haven't found my niche, if there is one. One nurse said I seem burned out, and told me it was too soon in my career for...

  9. Burnout?

    pie123 replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    More often, I can't stand my patients. And with family members, it seems that the least important thing to me is always the most important to them. The patient is at death's door, but you're upset...

  10. Families from Hell

    pie123 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    I've had patients circling the drain. So I tell my other patients that I have an emergency situation that I'm dealing with, and I will see them as soon as I can. In the meantime, if they need...

  11. Night Shift might be killing me

    pie123 replied to NICU_3_RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Geez. Get in a fast 18? How fast is fast? That's putting in some hours, right? Maybe my problem is I'm just a lazy sloth. I'm

  12. Night Shift might be killing me

    pie123 replied to NICU_3_RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    No advice. I can relate. I have only been on nights for a month. I'm 34. Once I go to sleep, no matter how many hours I get, I never wake feeling even semi-rested. 5 hours of sleep while working...

  13. Burnout?

    pie123 replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 2 years, and I feel this way. I moved to another unit to see if that would help. I don't expect family members to help, but if they offer, it's nice. At the same time, if they're...

  14. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    pie123 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Reaching my ungloved hand under a gentleman's gown to reapply his telemetry patches, got the goo that builds up around catheters (I call it smegma) on my finger. Not terribly disgusting to some, but...

  15. Is there anything else I can do for you? I have the time. (new hourly rounding sheet)

    pie123 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital actually instituted this 'hourly rounding' about 9 months ago. I guess the goal is to improve patient satisfaction. There is a dry erase board in each pt's room. The board has areas for...

  16. Getting all worked up in ICU

    pie123 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I knew about the acuity of ICU patients when I went in. I never said anything about wanting to return to tele. I just need to calm my nerves a bit. It was a bit overwhelming during the first week on...

  17. Telemetry to ICU

    pie123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just starting Medical ICU. I worked on a telemetry unit for almost 2 years. I have been a nurse for almost 2 years. Just wondering if anyone has any advice to prepare for ICU. I plan to purchase...

  18. BSN's vs. Community college

    pie123 replied to cottoncandyclouds's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    On the floor, we're all the same, we all do the same job. I'm more concerned with personal work ethic/quality of care provided. How about banding together to make nursing a stronger profession in...

  19. Dont know if I will ever volunteer to do overtime agarin!!!

    pie123 replied to dmn1012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I NEVER do overtime! But I just need to learn the 'don't answer the phone' thing. Once staffing called me and when I told them that I couldn't come in, the guilt-trip story started. I don't feel bad....

  20. "Customer service" and nursing

    pie123 replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Scoring the previous nurses' care? That is

  21. "Customer service" and nursing

    pie123 replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I freakin' love you! You are right on! One day administration chose to follow me and watch me do rounds on one of my patients. They commended me for my boards, but at the end, they said that I did...

  22. Got a needlestick

    pie123 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    The employee health nurse just called. So far, Hepatitis and HIV are negative. I retest in 3 months and again at 6

  23. Got a needlestick

    pie123 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your support. I just called the employee health nurse. No results are in yet. She said that the lab accidentally ordered the HIV test for the patient to be sent to an outside lab, so...

  24. Got a needlestick

    pie123 replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much for the responses! It's nice to know that I have the support of my fellow nurses! Even after I get the results, I was chatting with another infection nurse who told me that...

  25. "Customer service" and nursing

    pie123 replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    B=No, I didn't have to provide the puzzles, but in her whole stay, she never did one crossword puzzle. One of my co-workers was reprimanded by administration regarding her "boards". She got taken into...