november17

november17 ASN, RN

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  1. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    november17 replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think that people that join nursing "just for a paycheck" can be just of good of nurses as anyone else. There are people that are passionate about doing a good job, compassionate, and caring. That...

  2. Many RN's administer IV meds wrong.

    november17 replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient Medications

    Actually I don't, and most of the RNs I work with are aware of the point you are trying to

  3. Eating at the nurses' station

    november17 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I take my lunch break in segments. I'll take 10 minutes here and 10 minutes there and 10 minutes somewhere else, but it always adds up to a lunch break. You're right though, the nurse...

  4. Eating at the nurses' station

    november17 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    No, I always take my breaks. I make it a point to always take my breaks. Always take your breaks!!!! You teach, eh? Well teach your students to always take their breaks. When I orient people I tell...

  5. How much pain medication is "too much pain medication"?

    november17 replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer to refer to those types of patients as

  6. How much pain medication is "too much pain medication"?

    november17 replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing

    That's why you use nursing judgement to delay a dose or wait until the twenty four hours is up. I can do math - I'm assuming everyone here can but thanks for pointing that out. I'm sure the doctor...

  7. How much pain medication is "too much pain medication"?

    november17 replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing

    That's a pretty low dose of tylenol. I seriously doubt it would be dangerous at all for that patient if you are following the proper dosage (1,000 mg per dose, repeated no more often than every 6...

  8. How can I show my NM that I really appreciate her?

    november17 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm planning on leaving my job in about 4-6 months. I'm moving. Completely out of state. I just my new nursing license (Georgia) in the mail last week. Woot! Anyways. I want to find a good way to let...

  9. How can I show my NM that I really appreciate her?

    november17 replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Good idea. I just checked and it is $60-$100 for the certificate and frame and everything. I mean, I like her and everything, but that's a little more than I had in

  10. ER Nurses- Do You Access Mediports?

    november17 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

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  11. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    november17 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Never come between a nurse and hot meal!

  12. Times Are Tough When...

    november17 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a nurse that was looking all flushed and said she felt tired. So we checked her pulse and it was >200 (I lost count when I realized I had counted to 50 in under 15 seconds). Another...

  13. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    november17 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Better than at my hospital. The food service manager completely closed the cafeteria at night (they used to open it from 12a-3a). There is also a policy that we technically aren't supposed to leave...

  14. called me a maid

    november17 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I have older patients insist on calling me "doctor." I correct them. I did have one very nice overly dramatic elderly southern lady (think Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind) say, "Sir, I...

  15. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    november17 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    I think I am in the wrong field!! Imagine how that would apply at a hospital? Hahaha...all the free morphine you can

  16. Themed Hospitals and Hospital Themed Restaurants

    november17 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to eat a heart attack grill burger at some point before I

  17. Starting a Nursing Agency

    november17 replied to Future-Male-RN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    You're going to need a lot of contacts at local hospitals and nursing

  18. well they closed down a floor of the hospital

    november17 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    We have two sections of the floor that makes up our unit. "North" and "Main." We generally have a 35 patient capacity between the two. The census is so low right now that we cleared "Main" out and are...

  19. Not really sure where to post this...

    november17 replied to eku_mommy's topic in General Nursing

    It can't hurt to try and write a letter explaining your situation. You have everything to gain, and nothing to lose. My personal motto during nursing school was, "I'm not going to quit." I went...

  20. Geri chair....... How safe are they?

    november17 replied to iluvivt's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I worked as an aide in LTC I used to HATE geri-chairs. There were maybe one or two residents who they were extremely appropriate for (advanced alzheimer's unable to walk / barely move types -...

  21. The PT said WHAT????

    november17 replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work on an ortho floor and work very closely with PT every day. Yes, they can make this call and believe it or not that's part of their job. However, what they say is a recommendation and your best...

  22. have you ever had family members who interfered with treatment?

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

    One time I had a family member haranguing me about giving her dad IV ABX (clinda) post-operatively. Apparently he had a really nasty reaction (rash) to penicillin in the past and she needed to be (in...

  23. have you ever had family members who interfered with treatment?

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

    edit-dual

  24. Question: What's so bad about the night shift?

    november17 replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The things that I didn't like about night shift was we got no help. Oftentimes if a patient starts to go south you will be dealing with an on call physician (or a sleepy resident) that will not know...

  25. Can nurse ask family to wait outside while doing treatment

    november17 replied to muleboy's topic in General Nursing

    I never heard anything else about it. Even if I hadn't written it I probably wouldn't have heard anything about it anyways. What are they gonna do? Write me up for doing my job? The only comment my...