anon456 BSN, RN

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    Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    anon456 replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All I have to say is I'm glad I work
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    White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    anon456 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses should have something unique to them, not copy someone else's tradition. I liked the lamp ceremony they had at my
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    Should Nurses Bill Separately from Hospitals and Physicians?

    anon456 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I should have read the whole thread first! LOL! I just said the same thing! Also I imagine at my facility at least, every time I chart a diaper change or oral care, the medical billing company...
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    Should Nurses Bill Separately from Hospitals and Physicians?

    anon456 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    You could base the number of hours on the acuity of the patients in your care. If you have a patient with an acuity of 700 on a scale of 1 to 1000, and your other patients are all 150's then they 700...
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    A calling to help others but give me a good paycheck

    anon456 replied to runningcrazy's topic in General Nursing

    You are right! Teachers have a calling, too, and it's common knowledge that they deserve more
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    Nursing Perception of Medication Errors

    anon456 replied to pbuggli's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I want to know how it made you feel. Did you report it? If so, why? If not, why not? Absolutely. We have an environment of trust so that if an error is made, the management is more interested in...
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    Online Nursing Study Tips: What Has Worked For Me

    anon456 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    Thanks! This is very timely as I have just started this
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    Do you think you'd be able to do medical school?

    anon456 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    I could have written most of this, except I didn't do accounting. I can't believe I am going back to school to get my BSN at my age . .
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    Do you chart lies?

    anon456 replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I work PICU and stepdown. In PICU we are required to assess the patient head to two every 2H and most nurses that I know really do the full head to toe as required. Sometimes we have to assess neuro...
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    Do you chart lies?

    anon456 replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely not. We are required to do the things we chart on. I can only imagine if I had a patient in restraints and did not check their skin every 2 hours, and they developed some horrific pressure...
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    A calling to help others but give me a good paycheck

    anon456 replied to runningcrazy's topic in General Nursing

    If you really want to feel like you are helping others for not much pay, try working for a non-profit hospital. ? It's sad to see RNs that I trained as new grads or new to my specialty area taking...
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    General workplace/personal life separation

    anon456 replied to MassED's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel so blessed to work with co-workers who truly are caring people. They take the time ask how things are going in my life and I in theirs. It feels like a little family. There are some coworkers...
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    What can RT's do that RN's can't?

    anon456 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    At my facility RT's are highly respected for their advanced knowledge of vents and airway issues. They give respiratory meds, advanced respiratory treatments, tweak vents according to ABG's and VBG's...
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    Just ONE CNA on night shift?

    anon456 replied to zacarias's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's not bad at all! That's about what we have too, somewhere between 2-3 patients with a max of four depending on
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    Just ONE CNA on night shift?

    anon456 replied to zacarias's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Try no CNA about 3/4 of the time and 24 pediatric patients, some trach/vent and most total care or infants, about half without parents. We have a smaller nurse/patient ratio but are still responsible...
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    New FB messenger,...HIPAA Violations?

    anon456 replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    One of the reasons I go to work is to see other adult human beings. I do have friendships with people at work. We just don't sit there and talk about patient info once we clock
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    New FB messenger,...HIPAA Violations?

    anon456 replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't understand how a person can have access to patient info vial their own personal phone. ??? At our work the patient info is only on the work computers. We also have unit phones that the manager...
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    What "near drowning" looks like and a story

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I, too, have taken care of many near-drowning kids. Some last for years and some the families decide to let go. It's heartbreaking because it's 100% preventable. Thanks again for
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    Babies in hospital rooms. ..ugh!! *twitch*

    anon456 replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a situation with a teenaged patient who decided to have a sleepover at the hospital. She had three or four teenaged friends with her and no parents. They were making all kinds of noises laughing...
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    Babies in hospital rooms. ..ugh!! *twitch*

    anon456 replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I still remember in nursing school when I was doing a rotation in a med/surg unit. The patient's infant grandchild was allowed to sit on the patient's lap and even lay in the bed on the chux. The...
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    Length of the typical orientation...

    anon456 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    That nurse that you are orienting needs to keep their mouth shut! Not a great way to build trust and relationships on the unit! I was oriented for three months but it was a higher acuity area and I...
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    Diary of An ECMO Nurse

    anon456 replied to nowplayingjc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work alongside ECMO nurses but I have never been brave enough to do more than peer in from outside the room and try my best to stay out of the way. It's all advanced science to me, with a very sick...
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    Nurse files lawsuit over firing

    anon456 replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes they need to get upstairs so they can be started on ECMO or be put on the fancy ventilator or other things like
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    Nurse files lawsuit over firing

    anon456 replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Even when I am ready to save a patient's life I always have in the back of my mind liability issues and I would not try something I might get sued for, no matter how lifesaving it might be. That's a...
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    I love night shift! (Advice for continued success, please?)

    anon456 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    3 years night nurse here. I love it too, for many of the same reasons you talk about. On my first day off I sleep until 3PM and wake up for the kids, then go to bed at 2AM. I wake up at 10-11 AM. I...