hecallsmeDuchess

hecallsmeDuchess

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  1. Do nurses get fired often?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to queenjulie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think I may be getting fired and I'm just holding my

  2. What HAVE you said to patients???

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah::yeah:

  3. Do you stop infusion "for a walk?"

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    I can unhook fluids if it's normal saline but no for any other kind of IV medication. Most patients I've had don't even want to get up even when they can, they seem to think they have come on a...

  4. What HAVE you said to patients???

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    Pt: rant, rant, rave, rave...and I don't even like you. Me: I don't like you either. (oops, it slipped out before I could stop it but that shut the patient up and fetched me apologies from said...

  5. Night shift and Sleeping

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a CNA in LTC, I would nap on my break if it was a rare night where residents were sleeping and no call lights were going off. I really don't see anything wrong with sleeping/napping...

  6. I wonder how many nurses out there experienced a needle stick injury

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've stuck myself at least 3 different times with clean needles and I didn't report it, just tossed the needle in the sharps container and started again. The one time I almost got stuck with a dirty...

  7. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    RN, BSN at 29. Had previous bachelors degree at 23. I'm just now starting to have babies.

  8. What was your first nursing job?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    My first job was/is med-surg/tele. At almost the one year mark, I'm getting a hang of it and it's ok. I get along with my co-workers and have learned how to do a lot of things on my

  9. Weirdest nursing thing you've done in "real life"?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to mama_d's topic in Nursing Humor

    I find that I cannot stop staring at people's veins, the juicier the better. Help

  10. He Missed Narcotic Count by 10 Pills!

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to ArizonaMark's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, if I'm misunderstanding you but what does being an LPN have to do with it? He either made a mistake or he didn't, his nursing title isn't really relevant at this point.

  11. range order rationale

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know that at my facility, we have an hour to give the second tab if a pt has a 1-2 tab every whatever hours for pain medication. If it's beyond one hour since the first tab was scanned, then they...

  12. Not scared of the doctors

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing school did not exactly teach us to be scared of doctors but they overstressed the SBAR thing, IMHO. Glad I paid attention though because now at work I SBAR my conversations with doctors...

  13. Real Stories of the ER

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Another show I really, really like. I've often wondered if they are true or if there are many exaggerations and alterations by the time it airs. Did you see the one that had the homeless man with...

  14. Real Stories of the ER

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! That's like my must-watch show. Never mind that I was disappointed the first time I saw it that there were not 60 babies born at the end of an hour:D but it's entertaining and I kinda like how...

  15. Has anyone been in trouble at work over what they posted in allnurses.com

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    On the rare occasion I visit AN at work, I don't log on I just read threads and make mental notes on the interesting ones I may like to comment on when I get

  16. Do we have an oath for nurses I don't know about?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to hecallsmeDuchess's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to all that replied. I guess that we have an oath then, I just don't remember reciting one and I graduated not that long ago. I do remember that my school did two neat things; they gave us...

  17. Maybe I'm just old and cynical, but....

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm one of those that believe nursing is a calling but that does not mean I want to do it for free. I just feel like if it were not a calling, I wouldn't be in the field at all especially with all the...

  18. Prayers Needed

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to crb613's topic in Emergency

    Hope it went well. Sending up prayers for her and you

  19. How much MONEY do you make? (questionaire)

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to jaredsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    1. BSN 2. VA 3. Almost a year 4.$20, no shift diff, no BSN diff 5. $40,000? 6. Making a difference in patients' lives, some of my co-workers are really genuine. 7. Gossip, cliques, politics, too many...

  20. Am I at fault here?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to SarahRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    Usually when I hold a medication or an order to give something, I make sure to call the ordering doc to let them know why and also to document. Since the pt stated she had 2 bowel movements, I would...

  21. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!! I miss all of these stories, ashamed to say I stopped reading for a while I stayed home alone at night. I'm back now, please keep them coming. --Ghost stories

  22. What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to BrandNewbieNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work on a medicine floor so we get sickle cell patients all the time. During report, I'd always be warned about the annoying patient in room X&Y and how demanding they are and how they don't...

  23. Johnson & Johnson commercials

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Fribblet's topic in General Nursing

    Erm...I actually like the jingle and I've been know to hum it many a time at

  24. To get the flu shot, or not to get the flu shot...

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to jordansnapp's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't get the flu shot and have never got the flu shot but I signed the waiver at work saying I didn't want it. I really don't have any real reason for not taking it all these years other than I...

  25. Are you going to work tommorow in the big storm?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wish a safe trip to all who are driving in to work in horrible weather. We didn't get any snow this week in my area so there's no reason for me to