november17

november17 ASN, RN

Ortho, Case Management, blabla

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  1. Charge Nurse Already????

    november17 replied to tamparn2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I applied for a day position several weeks ago and just found out today that I can have it if I'm willing to be charge more often than not when I work. I've only been an RN for a few months. There are...

  2. Smoking And Nurses

    november17 replied to ABC054's topic in General Nursing

    "Smoking is bad for you!!" -said the 5'4" 250lb nurse drinking her 3rd coca-cola of the evening. Sometimes it is hard to bite my

  3. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    november17 replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    I would laugh in a doctor's face if he tried to chew me out for not having a glucose charted yet. Not having it done is one thing, not having it charted quite yet is another. PS: I chose nursing...

  4. Its True about Nurses and Tickets

    november17 replied to ScooterNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Okay I swear I am finished posting in this thread after this, but I recently had a pt that was a routine knee-replacement. Anyways, his girlfriend happened to have graduated with me in nursing school,...

  5. Medical shows vs the real thing?

    november17 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    actually, she's kinda cute and would probably look good even if she WAS half dead. To be honest; I watched one episode of Grey's Anatomy, total. I turned it off when I saw one of the main characters...

  6. 7 Patients Feels like Too Many

    november17 replied to luv2yoga's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel you. We got 3 new graduate RNs hired onto our night shift and we're pretty happy to get the extra hands!! Can't wait till they get off

  7. 7 Patients Feels like Too Many

    november17 replied to luv2yoga's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Amazing that you have time to post. Keep up the good work. No joke. I'm getting better at it though. I've been practicing stopping and charting no matter what/how many call lights are going off....

  8. Puzzled.

    november17 replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    A few little extras - 1.Fixing the label printer when the labels peel off and get stuck 2.Troubleshooting the omnicell med dispenser...i actually had this happen the other day. I called the pharmacy...

  9. Should assaults on medical personnel be a Felony Offense?

    november17 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    If an alzheimer's pt is combative enough to injure another person, then they are a threat to themselves and other people. If someone has a psychiatric disorder and is a threat they are thrown in a...

  10. Guilt/Frustration Missing Work

    november17 replied to peds_cna's topic in General Nursing

    If you work in peds, and you had pneumonia badly enough to require IV antibiotics, you really had no business being at work. Don't feel bad, you're just protecting the patients. I'm sure the unit will...

  11. New nurse jitters. HELP!

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

    I was talking to one of my fresh-off-orientation coworkers the other day during lunch and she feels the same way that you do. I worked with her on my team the other night and she was doing great,...

  12. "I'll let you talk to Dr Bigego's 'nurse'" (is she really a nurse?)

    november17 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    This happened a few months ago when I took my son into his pediatrician's office for a checkup. As the Doc left the room he said the nurse would be in the room in a minute to give my son some...

  13. Printer that handles loose 3x5 cards?

    november17 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    I believe they sell those at

  14. LO's that KNOW IT ALL

    november17 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    We have a surgeon like that where I work. We had a difficult loved one that insisted her husband wasn't ready to come home. Although by our standards he was fine. She just couldn't stand to see him...

  15. Its True about Nurses and Tickets

    november17 replied to ScooterNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I got stopped the other day going 70 in a 55. It's a more or less deserted road that I take on my way into town for work. officer -"Where are you going?" me- "To work." officer - "Where do you...

  16. Did I just waste a TON of time?!

    november17 replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of positions are you applying for

  17. Frustrating

    november17 replied to JaredCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i actually worked in a hospital like that very briefly...it sucked!! no aides/techs. just lpns and rns. what's unfortunate is that it only takes a couple of lazy aides to change opinion. keep doing...

  18. CNA Additional Certification

    november17 replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of them. Not to say they don't exist. I don't know why it would really be necessary though, even if such certifications did exist, unless you just wanted the honor of having some sort...

  19. Least infectious floors

    november17 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    i work in ortho and we get er admits all the time when we don't have enough beds filled. believe me, we get some nasty cases!! fungal meningitis/c.diff most recently. we also have to deal with the...

  20. Took care of pt who tested positve for c-diff

    november17 replied to anfe's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't put your fingers in your mouth before you degloved and washed them...or did you?

  21. Dreading work. Advice?

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

    Do you work in a hospital? Maybe you could transfer to a different

  22. Rounding with Physicians?

    november17 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The other night I went into work. I got my report and I was merrily on my way into patient's rooms, assessing, blablabla (You know the routine). Anyways, I was in this patient's room setting up his...

  23. How to get people to LISTEN TO ME!--Vent

    november17 replied to PiPhi2004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're right, but for some reason it ALWAYS worked for

  24. Counting the Pyxis bid

    november17 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We use an omnicell but we don't have to count it at the end of the shift. We just count it when we pass the med. The machine says, "There are 13 lorcet, is this correct?" And we say yes or no. If the...

  25. How to get people to LISTEN TO ME!--Vent

    november17 replied to PiPhi2004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the words of the greatest CNA I have ever worked with, "You gotta be firm yet sweet" She would have the biggest smile on her face and say, "SIR YOU NEED TO GET BACK IN BED" (or whatever) and...