Sparrow23

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  1. Turn every two hours

    Sparrow23 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds awesome. Good for your hospital. We don't even have aides on our floor half the time. I can't imagine how nice that would

  2. Turn every two hours

    Sparrow23 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I wholeheartedly agree they need to be turned q2. Took care of a bedridden family member for years without so much as a red spot, then he goes to a nursing home for a month and comes back to us with...

  3. dear patients, please quit saying that to me

    Sparrow23 replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I could have wrote this. Nearly every pt asks me how old I am or "Are you old enough to be a nurse?" (I should just say, "Nah, but they let me work here anyway." ) Maybe when we're older we'll finally...

  4. How to handle inappropriate comments

    Sparrow23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you all tactfully handle patient's inappropriate comments? One for instance decided to tell me how nice my derriere looked. Another tells me I'm the "sexiest nurse" he's had. I've lost track of...

  5. I always take help for inserting IV

    Sparrow23 replied to newsupernurse's topic in General Nursing

    Practice practice practice. Heck, practice on your friends if you have to (and if they are so willing ). That's what I did and I love starting IVs now. I'm a newbie on my floor, but even the...

  6. Oh dear.

    Sparrow23 replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, the hospital in my hometown has this too. Not sure what to think of

  7. Counting respirations

    Sparrow23 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's very commonly skipped (or at best, guessed). I had a lot of my clinicals at this one hospital, and I never saw a single list of vitals that had the respiratory rate listed as anything...

  8. IF you WEREN'Ta nurse, what would you be???

    Sparrow23 replied to sjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Hm... chef/baker (I love all the ideas here of opening a bakery too), librarian (love to read as well, and the quiet), pilot, or teacher. Kinda all over the

  9. do you skip your lunch break routinely?

    Sparrow23 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    Never take a lunch break. I usually take a minute to have a snack or something if I get hungry, but usually I can easily go the entire shift, 8 or 12 hours, without. Even still, I am always getting...

  10. What do you carry...

    Sparrow23 replied to ilove2dce's topic in General Nursing

    ID on retractable holder clipped to the neck of my top. Steth around my neck (careful though, almost got strangled with it once...). Alcohol wipes in this perfect alcohol wipe-sized pocked on my scrub...

  11. Dont want to get anyone in trouble

    Sparrow23 replied to dscott76's topic in General Nursing

    I would go with a combination of other people's recommendations. You don't want to get on her bad side at first if your job could be put at risk by her, so I would start by jokingly waking her up like...

  12. It has been a year-still no job

    Sparrow23 replied to spalata's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know how true this is, but I have heard that Texas is a good place for jobs. There are still people from my graduating class (May '09, same as you) who do not have jobs but the first ones to get...

  13. Shy new grad at work

    Sparrow23 replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Extremely shy myself. Even when I am not feeling shy, people still think I am... Don't let it bother you. If you are like me, then doing a good job, being there for your patients and keeping them safe...

  14. How much is too much?

    Sparrow23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I am a complete newbie nurse which is probably a big part of the problem I am having, but I just feel like the nurse-patient ratio on my floor lately has been ridiculous. I work nights on a...

  15. Cost of Commute

    Sparrow23 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, a little off topic here, but I was wondering how much you all typically spend a month in gas $$ going to and from work. (I was just balancing my accounts and about cried when I saw how much money...

  16. Thank you food from nursing students

    Sparrow23 replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    How many are in your clinical group? We used to each bring in a food or beverage. That way there was a variety of healthy, sweet and salty (and plenty to go around). Veggies w/ hummus, fruit plate,...

  17. Can never be to safe...

    Sparrow23 replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    I despise pepper spray. Merely tested one of those things for a friend and still managed to burn my eyes like heck hours and hours, and several hand-washings later. Nooo thank you. I'd probably end up...

  18. What kind of orientation did you have? Am I expecting too much?

    Sparrow23 replied to Old and New's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar orientation experience. I would still be drowning if I had not moved to nights. I'm still busy, but it's a different sort of busy, and the pace is much more conducive to learning....

  19. How to stretch Dansko shoes

    Sparrow23 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Just an FYI: Danskos are now made in China... really doubt they are hand-made (well, the way I think of something hand-made anyhow). Dansko used to be owned by Sanita. Sanita still makes the original...

  20. Best Workplace 2010

    Sparrow23 replied to sam.morgan's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, gonna go with these... 1) Support given to staff/good management 2) Good orientation/learning opportunities 3) Relationships with coworkers 4) Pay/benefits 5) Growth/improvement of hospital 6)...

  21. Staying Thin at Work-Its a Problem

    Sparrow23 replied to monicanurse's topic in General Nursing

    You guys have time to eat at work? Maybe when I get more organized I will too, but in the meantime I think nursing is the best "diet" ever - I never sit down and I never eat! Honestly though, I...

  22. Surviving nursing school & keeping friendships possible?

    Sparrow23 replied to laceface24's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to be unpopular for my views on this, but I tend to side with the ****** off friends... Yeah nursing school is hard. So is life. But I believe people can almost always make time for the...

  23. Co-Worker not smelling so good

    Sparrow23 replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember hearing something once about a website that offers services for these sorts of problems anonymously (for a cost, of course). E.g. you know someone whose breath is always stinky, so you go...

  24. How many people really keep in touch after nursing school?

    Sparrow23 replied to ERsn's topic in General Nursing

    My heart broke for you when I read this. I too would feel very, very lost. My friends are my world... Hugs to you, and I hope you find your

  25. How many people really keep in touch after nursing school?

    Sparrow23 replied to ERsn's topic in General Nursing

    I have with my closest (though one has been recently mia... have to track that girl down...) and hope to never lose them. Going into nursing school, I felt like you did - just could not see myself...