november17

november17 ASN, RN

Ortho, Case Management, blabla

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  1. how to leave work frustrations at work and not at home??

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

    Its going to happen to you a lot. Its part of the learning

  2. was i wrong?

    november17 replied to Lissacheer87's topic in General Nursing

    380 isn't that much, in my opinion. The JP is just doing its job. Obviously the lady wasn't hemorrhaging. There are other nurses I work with who would probably think 380 was excessive. Its really...

  3. False + on drug screen

    november17 replied to cb_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure I was worrying unnecessarily. I could never find any reliable info about it, but that bartender still freaked me out. On the subject, I know poppy seeds can make you test positive for...

  4. False + on drug screen

    november17 replied to cb_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Tonic water can cause a false positive for cocaine. I had a job interview last summer and I got the job; they wanted me to come do a physical drug/test the next day. I was so I happy that I celebrated...

  5. Does Handwashing Prevent Transmission of Influenza?

    november17 replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You've got a good point. I work at two hospitals. #1 - Each patient is given a BP cuff on admission. It is disposable. It stays in their room and is only used on them. #2 - The BP cuffs go from room...

  6. Sigmoid Diverticulitis vs hypertension

    november17 replied to arenars's topic in General Nursing

    I'd probably focus on the diverticulitis. Are you only allowed to make one nursing diagnosis or something? Why can't both be issues? If you're just doing this for a care plan then pretend the word...

  7. My Two Cents

    november17 replied to Joyfull77's topic in General Nursing

    When there are a glut of applicants, it is easier to tighten up the admission standards. When I started college there was the dreaded waiting list (and that number was 46 - I'll never forget that...

  8. What's it like working as a male nurse?

    november17 replied to Gottago's topic in Men in Nursing

    One time I mentioned to one of my coworkers that I watched my kids when my wife was at work. She said, "She lets you to watch the kids??" Like it was just amazing that a guy would actually watch his...

  9. Is it possible to work full time and become a nurse???

    november17 replied to steelersfan39's topic in Men in Nursing

    It wouldn't be worth it for your family. "Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends, and spirit - and you're keeping all of...

  10. Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

    november17 replied to u2me's topic in Men in Nursing

    I

  11. Nurse with very strange behavior.

    november17 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    Be careful, someone may report this to your

  12. How would you rate your RN position?

    november17 replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that. Hard work for low

  13. Oh, you rode your high horse to work today

    november17 replied to fallrisk2008's topic in General Nursing

    There's a difference between labs not getting drawn and labs not being addressed. I'm just sayin. If gods gift cant read lab values, or he can't figure out what's going on based on the labs and his or...

  14. Which is the first priority physiologic needs or safety?

    november17 replied to meemee lpn's topic in General Nursing

    safety. Lets pretend you have blind patient with an spO2 of 70% walking towards the edge of a cliff. They don't realize they are about to fall 100 feet to their death - hey, they're blind. Also,...

  15. what to do when patient is trying to harm self?

    november17 replied to mt_nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think if they are cutting their wrists or trying to hang themselves its probably okay to skip the least restrictive form of restraint and go straight to something...uhh..a little more restrictive....

  16. Those who want to get out of nursing..

    november17 replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly don't have any plans of getting out of nursing. I am however lifeguard certified. My plan is to get a job at a caribbean resort and sit in a little cabana all day on a sunny beach and save...

  17. What's your favorite thing about being a nurse? (advice)

    november17 replied to kk83's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite part is that I often feel like I'm on top of things. Just a simple answer. I mean, if I'm walking down the hallway I take pride in the fact that I'm more or less the top dawg. Got a...

  18. How would you rate your RN position?

    november17 replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in General Nursing

    I work two jobs. #1 is Med surg (general medical and routine surgeries) at a smaller 80 bed local hospital. It can be fast paced at times, depending on what type of patients I am taking care of. I'd...

  19. increased confusion with pain med

    november17 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    You may also want to keep in mind the patient may be suffering from delerium due to the pain. Delerium occurs in 40-60% of elderly orthopedic patients. The vicodin isn't working, obviously. I'm just...

  20. Oh, you rode your high horse to work today

    november17 replied to fallrisk2008's topic in General Nursing

    If you're getting yelled at over goofy labs not getting addressed at 5:30am and it is now 8am then it sounds like the physician is a lazy jerk. Just my humble opinion. And you also maybe only have a...

  21. Contact precautions and nowhere to wash my hands?

    november17 replied to november17's topic in Infectious Disease

    Just for the sake of argument, lets say I have a patient on droplet precautions. The patient's bed is next to the sink (which is the configuration where I work). I degown, deglove, and take off my...

  22. Things you'd really like to say to patients but can't.

    november17 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know this thread has been done before, but I couldn't find it in a search, so I'm posting a new one. Last night our small unit was completely 110% full. I say 110% because we managed to squeeze 20...

  23. PRN Narcotics?

    november17 replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yea that's basically the policy where I work and also my own personal

  24. When did you swap chaos for calm?

    november17 replied to tango.in.paris's topic in General Nursing

    Probably about 8 weeks into orientation on my first RN job. I think being an aide for several years really helped helped me - I already had organization down and I just needed to get settled into a...

  25. Where is the caring and advocacy for ME when I really need it????

    november17 replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your