november17

november17 ASN, RN

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  1. What is your take on multiple family members in room when they have roommate?

    november17 replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I respectfully ask them to leave. That's too many visitors at that hour. When I worked midnights I would even ask spouses to leave after visiting hours were over. If it is a private room though, it is...

  2. First shift crazyness!!!!

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

    I don't work LTC but I've worked both shifts at a hospital...recently switched to day shift 2 weeks ago. I try to tie up all my loose ends before I leave but sometimes you can't always do that. That's...

  3. Becomming a new nurse make you literally sick?

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

    I work with a nurse that drinks half a bottle of pepto-bismo everyday before work - and the other half at lunch time. One time she got pulled to a different floor and she was telling me she had to...

  4. Precepting an extern?

    november17 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I somehow managed to get myself an extern this summer. This is my first time "precepting" Basically what happened was; back in January my manager said, "Are you cool with getting an extern?" I said,...

  5. Precepting an extern?

    november17 replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    I actually did get a 1 page memo about a month ago relating some of the things you mentioned. It just wasn't very detailed - which is why I'm asking for ideas here. Most of the nurses that are...

  6. leaving

    november17 replied to amwh's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it is just because I am male. But I literally have my coworkers telling me they love me every day. Seriously, they say, "I love you" or "thank you" Maybe I'm just a newbie, or maybe I'm just...

  7. V-tach

    november17 replied to bsquared's topic in General Nursing

    yea yea yea I just took ACLS this weekend for the first time! that's why I put that little disclaimer at the bottom of my post Yea but it wouldn't hurt to try...miracles do happen. I've seen them

  8. A day in the life of this nurse...LONG

    november17 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll type my day: 5:30: Wake up, get coffee started, check the weather, jump in the shower 6:15: Realize I need to hurry up and get out the door. Pour a travel mug of coffee. Desperately hunt for my...

  9. V-tach

    november17 replied to bsquared's topic in General Nursing

    You're right about other means, but at the same time if the patient is conscious/breathing/has a pulse than the first thing to try would be vagal maneuvers. A)They're cheap B)They're faster than...

  10. help! i think i hate nursing!

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

    Be an MDS nurse..then you just flip through charts all

  11. Asking you to work an extra shift.....

    november17 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    I generally make my best effort to make myself available for work. I probably am able to about 50/50. I work three days a week, and am usually called to see if I want to work once or twice a week. I...

  12. 4 : 1 nurse patient ratio for med surg???

    november17 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    We do 6:1 on nights with a CNA assisting. If we're alone, we handle

  13. About To Take The Nclex

    november17 replied to Sunkyst08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Example NCLEX question for you: You are taking care of a person of the muslim religion. You need to order them a diet. Do you; A) Tie a string around their ankle B) Eat a hamburger for lunch C) Give...

  14. MD Phobia

    november17 replied to tamari07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Amen to that. I love the physicians where I work because they value my recommendations and more often than not will implement them. To the original poster, Think of talking to a physician in the SBAR...

  15. About To Take The Nclex

    november17 replied to Sunkyst08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm pretty sure I scored lower than that, to be honest. I passed the nclex in 85 questions. You can't really compare saunders to the actual NCLEX exam. The NCLEX is in a league of its own. If I can...

  16. About To Take The Nclex

    november17 replied to Sunkyst08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Eat a double whopper an hour before you take it. That's what I did. I passed. :wink2: Oh, and don't stress too much. Go over your NCLEX review book over the next 4 days. You're not going to be able to...

  17. How many times have you cried???

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

    I have yet to cry. One time I was almost moved to tears after moving a newly critical patient to the ICU; but it was more for joy that I didn't have to deal with the situation any longer with the...

  18. how did you get over the nasty stuff?

    november17 replied to m12988's topic in General Nursing

    Gangrene actually isn't as perfusely offensive as c-diff, but c-diff doesn't make me gag. C-diff is still pretty yucky

  19. how did you get over the nasty stuff?

    november17 replied to m12988's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in the field for five years. At first it was grossout city. The only thing that still gets to me anymore is the sweet/potpourri odor of gas gangrene. I hate it hate it hate it hate it. I...

  20. What you get for nurses week

    november17 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses got a hot pink keychain thingy that says, "We're compassionate and we care!" With the hospital logo (I'm a male nurse, so I'll proudly be sporting that pink thing). Meanwhile, the physical...

  21. Describe the ACLS megacode/certification

    november17 replied to LisaJanae's topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing the ACLS class this Friday and Saturday. I've been studying my book a lot. One of my coworkers and I are doing the class. He's an ex-paramedic and has been through it before. He basically...

  22. Peeves at work

    november17 replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man I hate that!!! Not necessarily vent alarms, but when a patient has a high blood pressure or low SPO2, and people just let the darn alarm on the vitals machine beep forever instead of hitting...

  23. What overwhelms you the most? What did NS NOT prepare you for?

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

    don't worry, you'll have TONS of time to practice everything else from the point that you graduate until you retire.

  24. Talking Dirty

    november17 replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    Personally that kind of stuff doesn't bother me. People are the same everywhere, regardless of their gender. I used to work construction. The guys working construction were about equally as vulgar...

  25. How much clinical time did you get in school?

    november17 replied to jcaste's topic in General Nursing

    In our 4th quarter (right before graduating), we did eighteen 12 hour shifts with a preceptor...based on the preceptor's schedule. We were expected to carry a full patient load on the 5th day, so that...