anon456 BSN, RN

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    Had an exposure yesterday

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Well the patient's test came back negative so that's a relief, and mine did too. Of course my test was done the day of the exposure so my negative doesn't mean anything. Will do two more follow up...
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    Had an exposure yesterday

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you were okay . . . I keep wishing I had worn the full face shield but this was such an unusual and urgent situation. Had no idea what I was walking into. Makes me think I should get a pair...
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    I got found out!

    anon456 replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    When my dad was sick in the ICU (ended up passing) I actually outed myself and my step-mom outed herself. I feel that they would have taken great care of my dad anyway, but the doctors were able to...
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    Cosigning Conundrum

    anon456 replied to KelKelRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Maybe because I work with peds, we have a lot of meds that require co-signs that probably are not required in the adult world. Frankly I am glad we have those guidelines in place, even though it is a...
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    Should pediatric patients shower with central lines while in the hospital setting

    anon456 replied to bonsairn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have given bed-baths to patients who could not be disconnected to their IV's to take a shower. I agree it's an electrical device and should not be in the
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    Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired for it?

    anon456 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I have made an error and I know several nurses who have. All of us were counseled on it, recognized what led to the error, and were not fired over it. It is a good environment to work in-- and it...
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    PCT work once I have RN License?

    anon456 replied to Sara_E's topic in General Nursing

    I know that in my state the BON will not allow an RN to work as a PCT beyond a certain period of time. I think it is something like 3 mos because we have had a few PCT graduates work for about that...
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    [So] My hospital has banned disposable wipes...

    anon456 replied to Thunda's topic in General Nursing

    One of the biggest ongoing battles my husband and I have is about this! LOL! I like my own towel, he does not care and just grabs whatever one is there. I told him, I don't like to wipe my face on the...
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    [So] My hospital has banned disposable wipes...

    anon456 replied to Thunda's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should do whatever it takes to get a patient clean, if that means using the face cloths, then do it. Your job is to protect skin, not dance around ridiculous policies. These policies are...
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    12 hour overnight nurses, please tell me about your sleep schedule.

    anon456 replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I work 12 hour night shifts 3 days a week. The days I work vary because of need to fill shift slots. I work every third weekend (Fri-Sun) and try to work W-Th-Fr the other weeks. Don't always get what...
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    The most gruesome situation you've encountered?

    anon456 replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

    I started in PICU, moved to step-down but still share the unit. I cannot describe all the gruesome stuff I have seen without most of it breaking HIPAA. Although it won't win any contests I did have a...
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    How do you process and cope with all the sadness that you face in work?

    anon456 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I just got off of a very, very difficult shift. I work peds and my floor deals with a lot of very chronic, neuro damaged kids who got that way through accidents, child abuse, cardiac conditions and...
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    anon456 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I learned to speak up if I don't feel the assignment is safe. I got into a situation where I was new and I was scared of the assignment at report time. But I thought, I can handle this, it's a good...
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    How does chemistry apply to your RN position?

    anon456 replied to livelovelive's topic in General Nursing

    I agree about acid/base balance! Huge part in nursing. I work on a respiratory unit and we look at blood gasses very closely on the patients as a measure of how well they are moving air and processing...
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    The Patient Who Receives No Visits

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

    I work in peds on a floor with chronic kids who most often qualify for home nursing care. We also have several who are CPS custody or live in long-term care homes. I don't always know or understand...
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    Eliminating charge Nurse position

    anon456 replied to lilredmc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Like jmll1765 our charge nurse is more often than not in full count. They try to take generic patients so they still have time to do the admin stuff and room audits. I can't imagine what I would do...
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    Do you talk about work at home?

    anon456 replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    I talk in very general terms about what I did at work when I am with my husband. No HIPAA violations. Usually stuff like, "Had a hard night, no CNA and one of the parents was really hard to deal...
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    Munchausen by Internet: The Lying Disease that Preys on the Heart

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

    I unfortunately had the experience of encountering one of these people, who actually was suffering from Munchhausen By Proxy in real life. Her child was the victim, and so were we, the members of her...
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    Phoenix Children's Hospital

    anon456 replied to Kabin's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It is partly because their NICU contract with Banner Good Sam was not renewed. Phoenix Children's Hospital and Banner Good Samaritan sever NICU ties - Phoenix Women's Health |
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    Room 827 - Nursing Ghost Story Article

    anon456 replied to danegerous's topic in General Nursing

    We have a rather newer building, only a couple of years old, but it still has strange things happening. We share our unit with ICU and probably patients have passed away in all the rooms at one time...
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    Small talk with patients, what to say?

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

    I also used those questions a lot with adult patients, and now that I do peds I use the same questions to get to know the
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    Cant decide which is better shift

    anon456 replied to love2barn's topic in Nursing Career

    I prefer 3 12's and I also prefer night shift for now. I have school aged kids who are old enough to take care of themselves during the day when I sleep but not old enough to be alone for more than a...
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    They call me the "spaz" on the floor. :/

    anon456 replied to CCNP-FL's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wonder if you might have a learning disorder or attention problem. I have an LD. I also have a very high IQ but the LD makes me rely on certain coping skills and checklists and other tools I have...
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    Side rail stories

    anon456 replied to Bringonthenight's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in peds and we find siderails useful to protect patients from accidentally rolling out of bed during sleep or in the case of the total care kids who might shift a bit in bed. For the ones who...
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    When chronic kids die

    anon456 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I am a newer nurse and work on a unit where there are many chronic kids who come in and some of them are with us more than they are at home, for months or years at a time. They are like little mascots...