HollyHobby

HollyHobby

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  1. TV shows and movies that are ruined, because you know better

    HollyHobby posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    So many TV shows and movies take place, at least in part, in a medical setting. When you're a nurse, you automatically notice the severe errors in the scenery, which ruins the show. Or maybe it's just...

  2. Hospice

    HollyHobby replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I cannot think of a time when I saw a patient referred to hospice too soon. I cannot count the times when I've seen patients referred to hospice too late. As an ICU nurse, I define my career as...

  3. Question for Nurses who are MOMS

    HollyHobby replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went back to college when my youngest (of 3) was 2 months old. It was hard, but I really did appreciate school more and try harder than when I was fresh out of high school. All that being said, I...

  4. A Male School Nurse, Omg ! ! !

    HollyHobby replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a totally wonderful thing for a male nurse to be a school nurse. One must be careful to avoid the appearance of misconduct, but this applies to everyone, everywhere. It's a great thing...

  5. Night shift not charting until 0000?

    HollyHobby replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    We do a head-to-toe assesment every four hours. If the patient goes to CT or surgery or some other procedure, there is an additional assessment when he gets back, even if his primary nurse is with him...

  6. Things about your workplace that make it nice to be there

    HollyHobby replied to cerendipity, rn's topic in General Nursing

    Safe staffing levels. Without this, nothing else matters. Then, make staffing good enough that nurses (and aides) can actually pee and take those legally mandated things called "breaks". After that,...

  7. giving report

    HollyHobby replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    I think that on pretty much any unit, there will be at least one nurse who is a report beast. A dear friend of mine is like this: she's a bit OCD and demands a rigorous, lengthy, detailed report....

  8. Just need to vent and have some encouragement (long)

    HollyHobby replied to MOJO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you, OP. My first job was nightmarish and I usually cried before work. Due to limited options, I worked there for a total of 7 years. I thought my experience there was the norm. Eventually,...

  9. which specialty does this describe?

    HollyHobby replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    ICU. I get to do a lot of patient/family teaching. When my patient is too gorked to be taught, there is family who benefit greatly from teaching. I really enjoy my interactions with them. I tend to...

  10. Putting Principles before Personalities

    HollyHobby replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    When a nurse (or anyone else, really) is confronted with an error she's made, the natural reaction for many is to become defensive, or to try to blame someone else, or to minimize the error. It takes...

  11. ok, am I boring?

    HollyHobby replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    Count me as another boring person. There's nothing wrong with that! However, your husband is giving you a huge red flag. It sounds like he has expectations that are not being met, and from there it is...

  12. Should I be blame for this?

    HollyHobby replied to ARRR10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I cannot imagine why the surgeon would be angry at you for not calling about the BP. First, the BP was fine on your shift. Did he really expect you to call normal BPs to him? At night? Second, since...

  13. How long after orientation before you start on the unit?

    HollyHobby replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to check your hospital's holiday pay policy, too. I've worked in 3 hospitals, in 2 different states, and I've never received extra pay for working

  14. Opinions from experienced nurses

    HollyHobby replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a hospital where we have a wound care RN, phlebotomists, but no IV team. We used to not have phlebotomists and we drew all our own labs. I strongly support having a wound nurse. This is...

  15. Hospitalists?

    HollyHobby replied to YankeeHater's topic in General Nursing

    I work at in an ICU (nights) in a small hospital. We started using hospitalists several months ago, and it's been overwhelmingly positive. Our hospitalists are very approachable; they are never...

  16. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    HollyHobby replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    I also need to say that when I have (adult) JW patients who need blood, I do not argue with them. I do not in any way try to convince them to accept a transfusion they don't want, even when the result...

  17. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    HollyHobby replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    I completely agree with you, Cat_LPN. Picture a few different scenarios: Could a Muslim nurse refuse to serve her patient a dinner tray that had a pork chop or Jell-O on it? Could a Jewish nurse...

  18. HD catheters

    HollyHobby replied to iluvmonk's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason a nurse should ever touch an HD catheter is if she is 1) a dialysis nurse, or 2) in the process of giving CVVHD in the ICU. Or, possibly, 3) if the patient is actively coding, there is...

  19. Pre-employment test questions

    HollyHobby replied to Angel37's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had to take a pre-employment medication test. For one thing, by passing the state boards, you've already proven you know all the basic and general stuff, along with the basic math skills...

  20. Healthcare Workers Satisfaction

    HollyHobby replied to Shelby029's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind, Shelby, that this is a place (amongst other things) for nurses to vent their frustrations. Here, you'll learn all the worst things about being a nurse. The good stuff is here, too, but...

  21. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    HollyHobby replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    One suggestion that hasn't been mentioned yet is this: if the OP waits a while, the JW position will change. It may be years from now, but there's a very good chance the prohibition against starting a...

  22. What do you say to depressed/anxious patients?

    HollyHobby replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    First, I'll repeat what others have said: listening is important. Even if you don't say just the "right" words, the effort you've put forth is appreciated. Second, when a patient has serious issues...

  23. I couldn't handle it and now I'm afraid...

    HollyHobby replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    RevolutioN2013, (((((hugs))))). Let me share my own story with you. I had been an ICU RN for ten years. I'd dealt with death and dying on pretty much a daily basis. One morning, I got the call that my...

  24. Night Shift Rounding...Will your pt code in the meantime?!

    HollyHobby replied to RockinNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work ICU, so I have the luxury of having all of my patients on monitors. When I get pulled to the medical/tele floor, I am totally freaked out by the idea that the medical patients are not on the...

  25. What does "charge nurse" mean to you?

    HollyHobby replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    The role of charge nurse varies according to your facility. I "grew up" at a hospital where the charge nurse carried a tremendous amount of responsibility. I functioned in that role for several years...