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whichone'spink BSN, RN

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  1. Omnicell error

    whichone'spink posted a topic in General Nursing

    Seeing the Pyxis error post has made me extremely wary about events that have happened to me in the last 2 days. So, I had a patient who was an ICU level patient. I completed their PACU recovery in...

  2. Tired of being angry

    whichone'spink replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    I still find this hard to do. Yes I know my life is awesome compared to their pathetic lives. I have a roof over my head, I eat good food, I go to the gym, I can buy expensive electronics (my...

  3. Nurses with eating disorders?

    whichone'spink replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    There is a nurse who is quite thin. She promotes Shakeology products, has a fitness blog and is a "coach". I notice she is always in a jacket, and/or with a blanket wrapped around. Then again, PACU...

  4. Gave patient the wrong forms

    whichone'spink replied to enfermeratobe's topic in General Nursing

    I've done much worse, and have never cried. Just remember to be careful next time. Ah, the joys of paper

  5. Has pain scale contributed to opiate problem?

    whichone'spink replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I have a patient that looks relaxed and they report a pain of 7-10/10, I also cover myself by charting a behavioral scale. Don't use FLACC, it's only for babies and children. There should...

  6. Feeling like you're complicit in the addiction problem...

    whichone'spink replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    I used to feel somewhat dirty when I worked ER and the floor, giving narcotics to known and suspected addicts. But it was the path of least resistance. Last thing I need to deal with are patient...

  7. That Nurse

    whichone'spink replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I always take those comments patients make about "that horrible nurse" with a grain of salt unless I know of the nurse who he/she is referring to, and how that nurse can be. Otherwise, I give the...

  8. I don't know what to do

    whichone'spink posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am done with one year of a 3 year DNP in a non-clinical specialty (informatics), and I don't know if it's worth it to go on anymore. I have been looking for an informatics related position for a...

  9. I don't know what to do

    whichone'spink replied to whichone'spink's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I know I messed up. I am interested in informatics, to be honest, because becoming a CRNA or NP is undesirable. NP programs are a joke mostly, and to become a CRNA would take longer, involving...

  10. 95 Theses of Healthcare Injustice

    whichone'spink replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    Why isn't this post more

  11. Anyone doing it for the money and stability?

    whichone'spink replied to WCSU1987's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing has provided a steady income and stability, but there have to be better options out there that provide the

  12. Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

    whichone'spink replied to RockMay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Many brick and mortar schools have a hybrid program which is online and in-person. Clinical hours are completed in-person of course. University of Minnesota has close to 1,000 hours required for...

  13. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    whichone'spink replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depends. If you've established a half-decent rapport with me, then I'd be okay with asking. Most of the time, I am not okay with that question. Especially with older white people, I don't like...

  14. Glasses(?)

    whichone'spink replied to heather717's topic in General Nursing

    I have to wear glasses all the time because I'm near sighted. It gets annoying because they sometimes slide down my nose, but otherwise they stay on. I've never tried contacts because they are...

  15. How do you last?

    whichone'spink replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    I was fired from my first job before I hit the 1 year mark, but I was looking on transferring to somewhere else after a year anyway. What kept me going was the fact that I didn't want to become a...

  16. 7/3 WILTW: Brain Development, Standardized Patients and Female Condom

    whichone'spink replied to A&Ox6's topic in General Nursing

    I've had people start talking more nonsense when they got versed, more so the IV form than oral form. I was helping once with a TEE and the CRNA had just given him versed. He started confessing...

  17. 7/3 WILTW: Brain Development, Standardized Patients and Female Condom

    whichone'spink replied to A&Ox6's topic in General Nursing

    I know where I work we give some kids oral versed, which comes in liquid form. Personally, I don't think the versed works. It just exacerbates any anxiety they may already have. Some kids go in...

  18. "You're too smart to be a nurse. Be a doctor"

    whichone'spink replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    Consider something else. If your grades are good, you have a whole lot of other options before you. Please, don't go into nursing. It's not worth the heartache. I wouldn't recommend becoming a...

  19. 7/3 WILTW: Brain Development, Standardized Patients and Female Condom

    whichone'spink replied to A&Ox6's topic in General Nursing

    -This week I learnt, or rather it was reinforced, complications from common surgeries are real and can happen at any time. I was recovering a patient post left carotid endarectectomy. He woke up...

  20. Dating Coworkers

    whichone'spink replied to Wake88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work with a whole family that work in OR and PACU. My coworker works in PACU, her father and uncle are CRNAs. My coworker's mother worked in the OR until a few years ago apparently, and didn't...

  21. Working Out and Working?

    whichone'spink replied to suzibk215's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Personally, I find it easier to go early in the morning. I go to a 24 hour gym and get up at 4:00 to work out. Gives me an energy boost, which I can sustain after eating breakfast. I've never gone...

  22. Odd interactions

    whichone'spink replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had a little brat of a patient who I was recovering after having jaw surgery. She refused to respond to me, even when I sternal rubbed her. I thought given she was less than 120 lbs, all that she...

  23. Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    whichone'spink replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have picked out a better decorator. The cake decorators at my local grocery chain are better than the ones at Walmart

  24. Amber Does the Unthinkable

    whichone'spink replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, this. And this millenial is working on getting out, or at least away from the bedside. When I make money and make a college fund for my children, I will list conditions for them to be able to...

  25. Early Morning Nurses (and Nursing Students)

    whichone'spink replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, damn clinicals. I would be up until past midnight finishing care plans and then would have to wake up by 4:00 to get ready. I'd come half an hour early to get patient med lists ready and all...