hecallsmeDuchess

hecallsmeDuchess

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  1. The case of the missing pens: A rant and an idea

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I too hate looking for pens but two good things are that my employer supplies pens, the other is that all our charting is on the computer. Still, when I bring my own pen and lose it, it pains

  2. One Of The Saddest Things I've Seen... Can't Stop Laughing

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Even if OP meant her post as a 'ha-ha-funny' post, it's still legitimate and sometimes it's all we can do to keep from crying. It's getting more and more ridiculous out on the floors, a preceptor...

  3. How do you manage hospitalized dementia patients at night?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Back when I worked in the LTC, we used to let the agitated patients who would not sleep stay by the nurses' station in geri-chairs or wheelchairs. Sometimes, we would let them color, do puzzles or...

  4. Are there any floors like mine, acute care, with no lifting equipment?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Mine too has no lifting equipment. I have been known to ask transporters to get the 'arjo pad' thingy to move patients with when we have to move a patient from stretcher to bed , I will not risk my...

  5. Any nurses out there with siblings who are doctors?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to digitiminimi's topic in General Nursing

    My youngest brother is in med school and will be graduating in a year, we kid about opening a clinic together someday. 3 uncles are medical doctors, yet to have anyone speak ill of what I

  6. Would you give Lantus without BG check?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Prettybrowngirl's topic in General Nursing

    I've always thought that blood sugar needs to be checked before any type of insulin administration and that is how I practice. If my pt's blood sugar levels are low and they are supposed to get...

  7. Do you ever plan on leaving the bedside?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    As soon as I find something that has good benefits and no pay cut. I'm not yet burned out but I don't like it anymore and don't really want to wait for the inevitable

  8. What is the one piece of advice you wish you could tell yourself as a nursing student

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Ask questions! I'm most comfortable as a loner but I learned the hard way that asking questions is uber-important and does not mean I'm

  9. Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I admit that ER nurses are cool. But so are flight nurses, ICU nurses, BTU nurses, PACU nurses, L&D nurses, pretty much any nurse that possesses skill sets I don't have is cool to me...until I...

  10. Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still surprised that the ER calls report to the individual nurse taking a pt. In my facility, the charge nurse takes that call and informs you(more likely not) and next thing you know is you see a...

  11. what I learned my first year as an RN

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to nursgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I slightly disagree with #9. Recent breakroom rumors have it that some coupling (between staff) has been going on in some dark rooms at night. Happy Nurses' week to you

  12. happy nurses day/ week or is it health care workers week?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea what the facility has planned for nurses. I know the chaplain blessed our hands which was so touching. Another thing would have touched me more would have been a raise. I'm tired of...

  13. Epidural vs. nature births

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks Klone, Patient1977 and Devie06 for your answers.

  14. Epidural vs. nature births

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your answer. Congrats on #2!! So excited for

  15. How do you incorporate faith into your daily nursing tasks?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to orangepink's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    How do I incorporate faith in my practice? Well, I pray every morning before I get to work, sometimes if I don't quite make the prayer in my rush to get to work, I pray when I get to my desk. I...

  16. Do you do venipunctures as a nurse?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to CassB's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm surprised! I had assumed these skills were taught in all nursing schools, I guess this is because my school(BSN program) took it very seriously. We even had clinical days that were...

  17. What is something from nursing school that has been the most beneficial to you

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to almost30's topic in General Nursing

    Document, document,

  18. Epidural vs. nature births

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you all for the different opinions. I've always thought to myself that when I'd be pregnant I'd ask for the epidural as soon as I get admitted. Wimpy me! My rationale was that I didn't want to...

  19. ALWAYS called to work on days off?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Funny thing about guilt is that the only time I feel it is when I answer the phone and say I'm sorry but can't come in, on the other hand I feel no iota of guilt when I see the call and don't answer...

  20. RN's, how much did you borrow for school?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to steveogurule's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. You have no idea how much I shudder in horror to think how much more it would have been! I knew of people in my class who talked about being over $60,000 dollars in and this was like a...

  21. RN's, how much did you borrow for school?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to steveogurule's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, loans are unavoidable not because a person does not work while going to school but because the money earned is insufficient to take care of tuition and all other school expenses. When I...

  22. Deathbed visions

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Where I come from, we believe that people on their way out of this dimension can see and interact with those who have gone before them. We also believe that those who have gone can send messages from...

  23. As a nurse, how do you perceive that physicians feel toward you?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to jaimeandjules's topic in General Nursing

    The docs I work with are pretty much ok, the students and residents are pretty much humble and pleasant(96% of them). I don't go about giving great thought about what others think of me. My deal is I...

  24. Nurse suicide follows infant tragedy

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to babyNP.'s topic in Nursing News

    This is a very, very sad situation. And a scary one too. I wonder what happened on that day that led to this medication error and I wonder how many times this nurse played it over and over in her mind...

  25. looking up a patients arrest records?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I've cared for some prisoners in the hospital but I didn't even know it was an option to look them up. Now I know it's public record, I'd rather not look them up because they are some...