whichone'spink

whichone'spink BSN, RN

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  1. Have any of your patients ever told you that you're a good nurse?

    whichone'spink replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm usually skeptical of it because it's fake or ill-informed. Patients wouldn't know a good nurse from a bad one. And I'll admit I'm not comfortable being complemented on good customer service....

  2. Words You Hate

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

    -Orientate. It's just wrong English. -O2 stat. Why people use it is beyond me.

  3. ixchel's 3/7/16 What Have I Learned This Week, with A Lil' Help From My Friends!

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

    I was reminded this week why I left my previous position, when I stayed to help out on my previous floor because they were short two people, with some sick patients. Glad to help, but I am just angry...

  4. Complaints only, please!

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

    The call nurse for endoscopy could have recovered the last patient he had on Sunday. He didn't need to bring the patient to me. Better still, he could have at least brought up a gurney instead of a...

  5. Do you disclose AN to coworkers

    whichone'spink replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I realize I've sometimes given more away about where I work and the issues I've had. So if I were to disclose my AN username to coworkers, they can see my posts and I'll get

  6. Nursing as second career: health admin to RN?

    whichone'spink replied to rachel.cory's topic in Nursing Career

    This is the kind of job I want. The grass is not greener on the other side. Rather, it is heavily littered with dog poop. You don't know what you

  7. 2/27 What I learned this week: crying on the job feels so much better when they're happy t

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

    -This week I learned all sorts of regional anesthesia blocks can be done, such as paravertebral, for thoracic surgeries, and transversus abdominus for abdominal surgeries. Why do our...

  8. 2/20: what I learned this week: people do not understand TB

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

    -This week I learnt I've lost 5 pounds in the past month, in addition to 3 pounds lost from October to January. -This week I learnt patients can take IV dilaudid at home, if they have a port or PICC...

  9. How do you let go after a bad shift?

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

    Any shift I worked, day or night, I would be so tired all I'd do is sleep it off. If I had a day off, that also helped. Now, I don't have too many bad shifts that piss me off because I work in a...

  10. Have any of your patients ever told you that you're a good nurse?

    whichone'spink replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes I get this sometimes. I highly doubt how genuine these compliments are, and I disregard them all. I know I'm not Miss Congeniality, and I don't go out of my way to kiss ass. I am helpful, but I...

  11. Customer Service Surveys Have Run Amok

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

    ******* likert scale. Although regarding Amazon, they do have excellent customer service, and have always been very responsive when I've had issues, some of them

  12. Too soon to leave?

    whichone'spink replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Looking at your other post, I'd say now is a good time more than ever to apply aggressively to other

  13. University of Phoenix CEO quits

    whichone'spink replied to Mavrick's topic in Nursing News

    Not to mention the Dept of Defense has shut University of Phoenix out of military bases around the country. No more current and former servicemen and women to prey

  14. 2/6 What I Learned This Week: If you annoy them, they will order

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

    -This week I've noticed I'm standing straighter since I bought a balance ball chair, and started working out with a rowing machine. Definitely engaging my core and back muscles. -I've lost 6 pounds...

  15. 1/30 This week I learned: you suck, EMTALA.

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

    1) This week I learnt a lot about the OR nurses at my facility, not good. Ignorance truly is bliss when it comes to people's personal lives or their professional conduct. It seems like a significant...

  16. Do you see ethnic tensions at work?

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

    I don't know. I feel some tension at work. I stand out like a sore thumb as I'm the only Indian nurse on my unit, and always have been. I see some African nurses on other units, but by and large,...

  17. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

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

    Ugh, if only outpatient jobs didn't pay obscenely low rates, I would work in outpatient. Acute care is overrated in so many

  18. How to get away from bedside nursing

    whichone'spink replied to beeenieweeenie, RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Ugh, this same thing happened when I was contacted by a recruiter for a well-known hospital chain on LinkedIn. I inquired about HIM/Informatics positions but the recruiter said there were hardly any...

  19. Applied for a non-nursing job today 😊

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

    I would consider a non-nursing job if the pay was close to what I make as a nurse. I hate nursing to the core but I do need to pay

  20. 1/23: What I learned this week: Long, long week. But the bagel was tasty.

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

    This week I learnt I really do miss my Mom. I have been living on my own for more than a year for months at a time, while my Mom is in India. And even though I enjoy living alone, I still miss her....

  21. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    whichone'spink replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh dear God. I know giving and getting report can be an ordeal, but there are some things that are not in the EPIC kardex. Some things are best covered in either bedside or phone report. I don't...

  22. The every year Snow thread

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

    God speed to everyone living on the East Coast. I am jealous that your hospital sets up cots for those that have to stay. I don't think my hospital would do that. I would just take a gurney in...

  23. do you gain or lose weight while working

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

    I've gained 20 lbs since I became a nurse 3 years ago. I've worked days and nights rotating, and now I'm straight days. Funnily enough, I gain more weight on day shift. I bought a rowing machine...

  24. File this one under "things I think but won't say"...

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

    You're having this much pain after a stent removal because you're a (beep) heroin addict and no amount of pain medication can help you. I did say something like this to the patient, basically saying...

  25. Has anybody here worked with Dr. Carson?

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

    Or not. Something about him doesn't seem right. It's just a gut feeling, and I don't wish for my gut feeling to be