november17

november17 ASN, RN

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  1. Dilaudid and Psych patient

    november17 replied to tampaflrn6's topic in General Nursing

    dilaudid generally comes in a 2mg bottle...it's kind of hard to screw

  2. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    november17 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think I pretty much pointed out that I was referring to first and third semester nursing students in my posts (not last semester). But hey, if a bunch of people want to cry about/argue the fact...

  3. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    november17 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Speak for yourself/school, all the nursing schools that utilize our facility have 6 hour clinicals until they hit their last

  4. HIPAA violations

    november17 replied to Dakota28's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wouldn't really consider that stuff a HIPAA violation. If I was to say, "The most popular barber in town came in and he had herpes, LOL!" That would be pretty borderline!!! If you said, "I had this...

  5. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    november17 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    They should be doing those things standing up. No offense to most nursing students, but they're there for 6 hours unless they're in their leadership clinical. They also get a 30 minute lunch right in...

  6. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    november17 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had a student in her first week of clinicals a few months ago snottily say, "Yea yea I've seen all that before," Then proceed to stand at the desk looking up drugs in her drug handbook. The...

  7. CNAs or no CNAs? Primary or Team? What do you think?

    november17 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work there are times when there aren't enough CNAs to go around. So once in a while we work alone. I've found it doesn't really make a difference to me either way. On one hand, with a CNA, I...

  8. Work Schedule Favoritism

    november17 replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    why not? what are you, an indentured servant?? you owe money for a tuition/sign on bonus? if so, stick it out and quit on the day that stuff expires. man up. if it sucks so much find somewhere else...

  9. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    november17 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    You're 17 years old. Dump the bastard. Who cares? If you want to be a nurse, be a nurse. DOn't let some d-bag dictate your life and what you do with

  10. Work Schedule Favoritism

    november17 replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't take it to the state, But I'd definitely start looking for a new job. Explain to your manager that you're getting sent home too much lately and you want to transfer to a different unit....

  11. I just got written up for the first time...agh..

    november17 replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Actually he pulled me aside and said, "hey I heard you wrote an order in the wrong chart. :D" I said, "Yea, it will never happen again. I'm a dork :saint:" He said, ":chuckle Okay. btw you interested...

  12. I just got written up for the first time...agh..

    november17 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got wrote up for the first time today. I had a patient on a heparin drip in prep for surgery tomorrow morning. I work the 7am-7pm shift. At 6:15pm, the ortho (bone) surgeon visited as I was working...

  13. Nurse was so RUDE to me in report, what should I say next time)

    november17 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Even though it may have been insignificant, I would have been happy that it was shared. Every bit of info shared in report is vital. I'm not sure of the situation you are describing, so I won't say...

  14. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

    november17 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought a pair of imitation crocs for $10 on clearance somewhere. Best $10 I've ever spent. 9 months later I still have them and they're still comfortable. The bottoms are practically worn down to...

  15. I'm not afraid of the MDs but...

    november17 replied to natrgrrl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    blushing isn't that big of a deal if you're doing the majority of your stuff over the phone. I'm just saying... Also, over time you will feel way more confident... At first you will be like, "This is...

  16. I just got written up for the first time...agh..

    november17 replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nah, the order was entered correctly into the electronic medical record

  17. I just got written up for the first time...agh..

    november17 replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The potential error being that a heparin drip would be stopped on a person that didn't have a heparin drip in the first place. oh well...I'll be more careful in the

  18. I just got written up for the first time...agh..

    november17 replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, don't think like that. You're setting yourself up for failure. Just put your best foot forward and pay attention to what you're doing!! (lol I'm one to talk,

  19. I just got written up for the first time...agh..

    november17 replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't really feel it was unjust. I wrote in the wrong chart. I admit it and accept full responsibility (although I haven't seen the actual charting I did to confirm this, I'm assuming the nurse that...

  20. Pt information at HOME

    november17 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    No joke. Our manager has called at 10pm at night and told the charge that they need to get their butts moving to get some admits from the ER before midnight or an RN would be going home early/hell to...

  21. Help! placing foley in obese females

    november17 replied to avatar78's topic in General Students

    I have inserted countless foleys...many of them on obese patients. Visualization is not always the key. I have yet to miss a foley on the first try. If I can make a suggestion, aim the end of the...

  22. working 3rd shift for the first time

    november17 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights on and off. I just got off a yearlong stint on nights. My advice is to avoid caffeine and just keep moving. Caffeine has a rebound effect and will make you more tired!!!! Eat a nice...

  23. help! i think i hate nursing!

    november17 replied to bloomscoot's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "Minimum Data Set" Medicaid (or medicare?) requires a certain amount of charting per patient for the facility to get paid. In a long term care setting, that means that there needs to be a coordinator...

  24. no critical thinking here

    november17 replied to chriscolin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I used to feel the same way. I took up the mantra, "All my patients are alive and doing ok at the end of my shift.." Sometimes just keeping them stable while they heal is the best you can do. You're...

  25. Becomming a new nurse make you literally sick?

    november17 replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't ask me, I'm just going by what she told me. I haven't actually witnessed it. Maybe she's exaggerating. The fact of the matter is that she gets a super upset stomach every day before work. I'll...