*4!#6

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1. Y-site versus Piggyback

   *4!#6 replied to cgreer1's topic in Patient Medications

   Could you have gotten a new IV site, I would not feel comfortable giving those two meds together? But I am always paranoid about those weird

2. IV infiltrate :(

   *4!#6 replied to Peeker19's topic in General Nursing

   I have had so many IV's infiltrate on me it is unbelievable. All of them I caught early, (so far). I always feel the site, ask about pain, and watch for any frequent alarming of the pump. If it's a...

3. How do you handle an admission?

   *4!#6 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new nurse and still trying to get my routine and time management down. On orientation, I did not get much of a chance to have admissions. Now that I am off orientation I have had a few. I feel...

4. Can they fire me?

   *4!#6 replied to OuchieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I agree, go in person. They can't ignore you if you're standing right

5. Rough Day

   *4!#6 replied to siRNita's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am a new nurse just off of orientation too. Trust me, many of my days I feel like that. Especially with an admission or transfer -- that really throws a wrench into things for me. Just a few days...

6. Things dying patients say

   *4!#6 replied to Anoetos's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   None of the people that I have cared for that are actively dying have spoken to me, but I have only cared for people on hospice care. I have cared for dementia patients who are declining and have...

7. Severe anxiety at work

   *4!#6 replied to *4!#6's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank you for your awesome article CheesePotato. I actually read it when you originally posted it. It reminds me of what one of my residents said at my previous place of employment. She was in her...

8. Severe anxiety at work

   *4!#6 replied to *4!#6's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thanks for relating to me. I know this is common for new grads. I tend to be a very cautious and nervous person to begin with. I appreciate what your manager says. And sometimes it isn't our fault it...

9. Severe anxiety at work

   *4!#6 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am a new grad nurse and have been on my own for less then a month after about a month and a half of orientation on a busy medical-surgical unit. My first few weeks went okay, with a few bumps in the...

10. Dear God, Help me

    *4!#6 replied to artsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    These dementia stories are cracking me up and bringing back fond memories! I miss LTC and geriatrics so

11. Patient requests

    *4!#6 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had someone who asked me for an phone charger too!! I'm not even sure what kind of phone! I had to ask them to clarify what they meant, because I can't believe someone would think that we carried...

12. How much personal info do you share with pts?

    *4!#6 replied to Bouncyball's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I share nothing. I lie and say I am married to any patient that asks, and if they ask me where my rings are, I tell them I don't wear them at work for infection risk. I also tell them I live in "the...

13. Develop a Thick Skin - How?

    *4!#6 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a new grad nurse, having worked for a couple of months, and only a short while on my own in a busy medical/surgical unit. I am a gentle soul, soft-spoken, and have manners ingrained in me from...

14. False documentation... more common than you think.

    *4!#6 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I do my best to be 100% honest with my charting. Even with the meds. With 4 patients on a busy unit, day shift, all who have fifty bajillion meds due at 8am, at least one of those patients may get...

15. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    *4!#6 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the problem is that when you make healthcare a priviledge rather then a right, the health of people who cannot afford care suffers. Wealth and social class are the biggest factors that...