anon456 BSN, RN

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    Realities of stress and dissatisfaction in nursing.

    anon456 replied to Danfrombham's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Some people are cut out for office work. Some are cut out for putting things together with their hands. Some like to farm, garden, etc. And then there are nurses. :-) It's a combination of using your...
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    How to become a labor and delivery nurse??

    anon456 replied to eb9411's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would encourage you to explore the idea of doula certification. It's a much shorter path and it will allow you to support the emotional needs of the laboring woman without needing to worry about the...
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    morphine drip for "comfort"

    anon456 replied to melisgood's topic in Patient Medications

    Aside from the end of life issue here . . . I am still trying to wrap my head around morphine not causing someone's death. I had a young patient recently who was post-op and had had a rough day with...
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    What is the most nightmarish medical bill you ever saw and how did it get payed?

    anon456 replied to Alnitak7's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, there is a limit. My friend's child was stung by a scorpion and had a bad allergic reaction. She was rushed to one of two hospitals that carries the antivenom and had to receive two doses, at...
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    You know you are going to have an interesting day when you get report that . . .

    anon456 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Feel free to add your own, thought this might be kinda fun. I feel so sorry when I see the looks on the oncoming nurses' faces when I give report and hand-off on patients and they realize what kind of...
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    Abandonment?

    anon456 replied to RNurse1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you are halfway through report before you realize that the patient is above your abilities to care for safely, is it still abandonment? I have refused two patients before when floated to a higher...
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    Call in sick, or risk getting patients sick?

    anon456 replied to stelarRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We are so short handed I will go in sick if I am able to function. I ask for contact/droplet patients and wear a mask at all times during the shift and wash my hands a ton, excuse myself to go...
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    Code brown

    anon456 replied to Caleb_RN225's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school-- a hepatic encephalopathy male having hallucinations. They gave him lots of lactulose. He was having severe blowouts and then finger painting it all over the place including his...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    anon456 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    This one is from a friend-- she swears it's true. Her dad is a hospice nurse. He got a call from the agency that a patient was in the process of dying and was expected to pass very soon. They asked...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    anon456 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    This is not a nursing ghost story, just a cool story that's hard to explain. My dad passed away suddenly last February from an asthma attack and several codes. They were able to save his body long...
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    You know you are going to have an interesting day when you get report that . . .

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

    Yes but I was very tired when I posted this-- and I made a MED ERROR here-- (not in real life). A good reason to have everything double checked if you are tired. ;-) I meant to type 6.7 mL of water,...
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    Patients that fire everyone/demand everything

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

    You are so right on this. As I said, I need to get a backbone when it comes to unreasonable requests that impact my other patients as well as my own peace of
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    Patients that fire everyone/demand everything

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

    I can so relate to this! On one hand we will change/clean up the patient if they are hard to handle, or if the parents are exhausted. Night nurses tend to be a lot more willing to do this since the...
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    is it worth it to keep your license active?

    anon456 replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    They offer refresher courses in case you want to get back into nursing again, but the wait is often long to get into those courses. My friend did this after being a stay at home mom for years. I don't...
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    Staying in critical care after new grad

    anon456 replied to newbie12's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I think it really depends on each person, but overall NO a new grad should not be hired into PICU. Step-down yes, with good training. With potential to go to PICU later. I speak with experience as a...
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    Graduate in 4 months and need advice

    anon456 replied to tash14's topic in Pediatric

    Are you willing to move if offered a peds position somewhere else in the country? Also, starting IV's is not a skill they even care about when they interview you. They want to know about time...
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    The benefits of child life therapy in the hospital setting

    anon456 replied to cindycruz's topic in Pediatric

    As a peds RN and as the mom of a child with medical issues, I have seen wonderful things happen with child life. My child was prepared very well for an outpatient procedure with sedation. Was not at...
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    Patients that fire everyone/demand everything

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

    Well I need to get a backbone, it sounds like. I do have a backbone and am a strong advocate when it matters most. I have firmly told residents that a patient needs to go to PICU for example. My...
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    POLL: nurse-to-patient ratio

    anon456 replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    1:4 generic patients (stable bronchiolitis, pertussis, TB, mouth/throat surgery, or teaching before discharge) 1:3 max if any of them is an airway patient (more severe bronchiolitis, or anyone with a...
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    How do you get your patients to do what they have to do?

    anon456 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Sometimes I have pedi patients who won't go to bed, and their parents are not there to enforce it. I understand they might be lonely but they also need to rest and can't stay up watching Good Luck...
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    Embarrassing/Clumsy Moments!

    anon456 replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am laughing so hard reading some of these! I had to give 1/2 a packet of miralax to a patient. I tore open the packet and it spilled little round granules all over the med room floor. It was like...
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    Embarrassing/Clumsy Moments!

    anon456 replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is a friend's story: in nursing school she was helping a patient to the bathroom. The patient had a BM and friend was helping her wipe. Friend's stethoscope fell into the toilet with a loud clunk...
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    Embarrassing/Clumsy Moments!

    anon456 replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in Nursing Humor

    We use Kangaroo Joey pumps for tube-feeding. I was teaching a family how to give meds to their child through their new g-tube. I was giving liquid Tylenol which has a bad reputation for being thick so...
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    Does nursing really suck that badly?

    anon456 replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I know several nurses in different areas of nursing-- from community health, telephone nursing, floor nursing, doctor office nursing. Many nurses who post here do so because they need advice or feel...
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    New grad nurse, feeling like I am barely hanging on!

    anon456 replied to Indigorn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Bottom line is, if you don't feel safe, you probably are not safe and you need to get out of there. If you feel safe but are just overwhelmed with time management skills or too much floating around in...