anon456 BSN, RN

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    ICU Assessment

    anon456 replied to sheika21's topic in General Nursing

    You need to touch the patient to get comfortable. I KNOW it's scary, believe me. Ask if you can do things while she watches you and gives you feedback. If you are not comfortable with that yet, follow...
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    in the news

    anon456 replied to sauce's topic in General Nursing

    I was just about to see if there were any posts here about that! It IS very sad and I hope it's not
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    narrative documentation and use of "this nurse"

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Most of the time I try to avoid referring to myself at all. In this particular incident I had to refer to things that different people in the room said or did, and had to distinguish between...
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    The Heat is On: Why the Temporal Artery Thermometer Should Be Your "Go-To"

    anon456 replied to Exergen Corporation's topic in General Nursing

    Our PICU actually discourages their use. I find them very inaccurate from personal experience. Oftentimes they they show normal temps in a very febrile child, or like others have stated you get 10...
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    narrative documentation and use of "this nurse"

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I think I'm going to rebel and next time refer to myself in the first
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    If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    anon456 replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. I absolutely love the intellectual challenges, the patient/family interaction (most of the time), and knowing that I do make a difference to many people. I would do this part again and...
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    RNs with a Bachelor's in another field

    anon456 replied to TwistaKrista's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm in the same boat. If I combined all my years of schooling, by the end of my BSN that I'm currently working on, I could probably have a medical degree or
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    If you decided to be a RN, think again..

    anon456 replied to kate_ibl's topic in General Students

    I didn't find it that hard at all to get into nursing school associate's program. My college credits from previous degree were 15 years old and most transferred. I graduated with honors after getting...
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    Tolerance and acceptace of gay nurses and patients

    anon456 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There has been news recently of a transgender teen who committed suicide because her parents did not accept her and she felt society didn't, either. With that in mind, I started thinking about nursing...
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    Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    anon456 replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    I have used size 6 toddler diapers for teenagers to pee into. You tuck a disposable chux or adult diaper under them as far as you can without causing discomfort. Then you tuck the back end of the...
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    Downside to accepting management position?

    anon456 replied to jrn1315's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a manager so I am not qualified to answer some of your questions. I do work with a nurse who used to do critical care at bedside but now manages an outpatient clinic. She picks up two shifts...
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    Corinthian Colleges Calling It Quits

    anon456 replied to caliotter3's topic in Nursing News

    This is a good time to share this link again. It's very informative. College, Inc. | FRONTLINE | PBS Even if the loans are forgiven, it's time and money out of people's pockets for related expenses. I...
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    Corinthian Colleges Calling It Quits

    anon456 replied to caliotter3's topic in Nursing News

    Oops I just posted this in the News section. It has not been approved yet to show up. I feel sad for the students whose dreams are now broken, who put in some much time/money for nothing. I'm not sure...
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    Corinthian Colleges Calling It Quits

    anon456 replied to caliotter3's topic in Nursing News

    I saw this in the news today and know it will affect many nursing students in several states! I don't believe those credits transfer to other programs, either. So sad for all the students. Corinthian...
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    anon456 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    How about a cookie bouquet? I know real flowers are not allowed in the ICU but these
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    I Love Night Shift

    anon456 replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    I love everything about night shift, too, and your list is great! I have worked night shift for several years. What I don't love is fatigue on my nights/days off. I have used good strategies to combat...
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    Shift Work vs Monday to Friday - Which would you prefer?

    anon456 replied to MaleNurseYH's topic in General Nursing

    I would prefer a M-F normal business hours job. While kids are in school I can work. No more missing them because of long shiftwork. No more physical exhaustion because 12 hours is just too long to be...
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    Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    anon456 replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Sometimes I get report on a patient, their neuro status, lung sounds, diet, meds, etc. A lot of my patients are chronic and these conditions described in report are their baselines, the things...
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    I have a priority nursing question?

    anon456 replied to s1992's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The question already gives your first assessment (infant cyanotic with vomit), so I would "save" the assessment answer for later. 1. Turn infant on side and suction. 2. Call for help. 3. Assess...
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    Verbally, mentally & emotionally abused by patient where do I turn.

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

    I don't work LTC to know what the typical thing to do here is. I can speak from personal experience though. My friend's father is mentally intact but just a jerk, and he has been kicked out of three...
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    family members working in the same hospital and exact same unit

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

    I work on a unit where three people are closely related in one family, and two others from another family. It has never been a problem and everyone is
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    cell phones at work

    anon456 replied to tuxedopenguino's topic in General Nursing

    On the other hand, if I'm not charge and not working ICU that night, and trying to call a doctor, I often have to leave a callback number. And chances are, I can hang around waiting for that call, and...
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    cell phones at work

    anon456 replied to tuxedopenguino's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that. And even as charge I find it annoying, because I am both getting cell calls and vocera calls, sometimes at the same time. When I am in a patient's room and talking to a concerned parent,...
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    Someone I know has recently declared that they are transgender. I love this person, respect their journey, and can't imagine calling that person an "it". That is objectifying a human being, one of the...
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    Being Nurse Ratched

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

    I have never been accused of being nurse Ractched but like you Peds RN I have been told things like "how cute, it must be so rewarding to be able to cure children and snuggle with babies for a...