Blackheartednurse

Blackheartednurse

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  1. Not sure what medical job i should get while waiting for RN

    Blackheartednurse replied to Superus's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend anything medical,CNA,phlebotomist,trust me it will make all the differences in the world,I havent done any of it and now I'm struggling with the

  2. Do you look up your patient history before taking care of them

    Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately I work in a teaching hospital and the nurses are responsible for making sure all the consent are signed,we fill out pre-procedure checklists,pre-test checklists. It is expected of

  3. Do you look up your patient history before taking care of them

    Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    We do a very quick report,outside of each patient room we hava a shelf where that we keep charts and a previous report

  4. Things new grads do that bother you/scare you half to death??

    Blackheartednurse replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    With this one I agree but unfortunetely on my unit the seasoned nurses are the ones who tend to speak bad about

  5. Things new grads do that bother you/scare you half to death??

    Blackheartednurse replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    Havent you been a new grad once who focused on the tasks instead of the whole picture..did you know how to chart right away,read and transcribe doc orders,knew all your meds?just remeber we dont have...

  6. Things new grads do that bother you/scare you half to death??

    Blackheartednurse replied to dura_mater's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunetely many new grads do things the right way like they dont take shortcuts,look up their meds and check the ID bands,adhere to standard precaution,while a LOT of seasoned nurses obviously...

  7. To the new grads.......

    Blackheartednurse replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for sharing your new grad story..I went into a stepdown unit right out of school (well not exactly,six months later and I'm so overwhelmed with my orientation and I have developed daily...

  8. Some doctors are really burned out,my observation

    Blackheartednurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok so how do you deal with a doctor who badmouths his patients,curse them out after seeing them (of course not to their face)...ok so I had a non-compliant diabetic with a gangrene in her foot,she...

  9. Some doctors are really burned out,my observation

    Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I just pretended I didnt hear

  10. Some doctors are really burned out,my observation

    Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nope he didnt had a long history with her and she was taking all the meds while being

  11. Some doctors are really burned out,my observation

    Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Uppssssss I think you misunderstood me..she was non-compliant in her home but at the hospital she was taking her insulin and she even mentioned to me that she will start using insulin at home...she...

  12. sex in the work place...really?

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

    Isnt sex suppose to be a private,intimate and spiritual act,just

  13. younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    Blackheartednurse replied to stephva1008's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly what is a blackberry?? As far as your main theme I think you quiet stereotyping...I actually see more of the mid age nurses (30s somethings) constantly texting while charting,showing pictures...

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

    Blackheartednurse replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    t Excuse me,go back to my previous reply where I CLEARLY stated that this is not my thread therefore no future replies are warranted,but some other posters decided to give me feedback so I'm replying...

  15. The good old days...

    Blackheartednurse replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in General Nursing

    You cried because you got B??? Take it

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

    Blackheartednurse replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Excuses,excuses,how do you explain other mammals that dont eat other mammals??? How do you explain milions of animals including dogs and cats are being trapped,farm raised and brutally killed for...

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

    Blackheartednurse replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry of topic but why do we need to kill deers,there is no rational demand for its meat,plus shame on people for killing mammals that dont even eat meat,but peacefully chew on grass.Kinda ironic isnt...

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

    Blackheartednurse replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I think I lost my apetite for supper by reading

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

    Blackheartednurse replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    That is not even funny to be honest with you. Hopefully in your next life you will be a voiceless fish or gentle and fearful deer,that is if you believe in reincarnation.There is something totally...

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

    Blackheartednurse replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Veterinarian.

  21. Why do I get yelled at for doing the correct thing??

    Blackheartednurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok so I'm a new grad two weeks into training. I administer a lot of BP meds so I also do a lot of manual BP checks,every time I'm trying to take a blood pressure the correct way like they taught us...

  22. Why do I get yelled at for doing the correct thing??

    Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have a feeling you are an unemployed new

  23. Why do I get yelled at for doing the correct thing??

    Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking about that and there is one really cool nurse who is also a new nurse (been there for 1.5 year) and she seems so much more understanding,but I dont know if she does full time,I think...

  24. Why do I get yelled at for doing the correct thing??

    Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    yep,that is what i meant,when you stop feeling the pulse,you inflate it 30mmhg

  25. Why do I get yelled at for doing the correct thing??

    Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    No she wasnt literally "yelling" at me..I just used this expression but yes she was definitely "DISPLEASED" and used a displeased tone of voice and did question my abilities to measure BP,asked me why...