anon456 BSN, RN

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    Most surprising/shocking/interesting thing you've seen

    anon456 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!
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    Can Anyone Tell Me What This Is??!

    anon456 replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Nursing

    Waiting for admins to lock this thread . . . . we can't ask medical advice here. Your friend needs to go and seek medical
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    Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    anon456 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! Patient wishes should be reasonably accommodated but not at the cost of safety. We just had a patient a few nights ago who was unsafe to get out of bed due to being weak, and also disoriented...
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    Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    anon456 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the lifts are under-used. We have them available and a team to help, and our manager has even rented special bariatric lifts as needed for certain patients. But the ones who don't require...
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    Most surprising/shocking/interesting thing you've seen

    anon456 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago I was driving in the lane next to a painter's pickup truck with many loose items in the back. I was way behind it, too, at least 50 yards. I had purposely started to ease back and away...
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    Most surprising/shocking/interesting thing you've seen

    anon456 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of things I could share would violate HIPAA, and its too bad because I have some great experiences in the PICU with Level 1 trauma. I can share that I've done leech therapy twice! Not something...
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    Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    anon456 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Body mechanics actually do work. Obviously there is a right and wrong way to lift someone, and there are weight limits that go beyond any body mechanics. When I first started nursing I went home with...
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    Of your patient load..

    anon456 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I work peds and it's a whole different
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    Thanks for the support and opposition

    anon456 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I want to thank you for your feedback, and I'm sorry you have had to deal with someone who is judgmental and hurtful. Especially a relationship like a step-daughter, which had the potential to be a...
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    Thanks for the support and opposition

    anon456 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    When I was younger I thought I knew everything and I was judgmental and very sure of my position on things. Then I was forced to mingle with people who held very different views of things, and had...
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    Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    anon456 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Now I'll have to find out where I can watch London Hospital. Sounds
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    Was my professor out of line?

    anon456 replied to kimmyanne02's topic in General Students

    Your struggles with balancing family and school are not at all uncommon, and your teacher should have had some better advice for you. I'm sure you are not the first student that has had struggles in...
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    If you wear Danskos.... How often do you replace shoes?

    anon456 replied to dannygirl04's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I gave up on trying to break in expensive nursing clogs, not to mention nearly twisting my ankle several times as I turned corners. I now happily wear running shoes, which can be machine-washed as...
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    your night shift sleep must's and never's

    anon456 replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    I keep a similar schedule on nights off- bed by 2-4 AM so I never quite fully flip my schedule. My husband bought me some yellow nerdy-looking sunglasses that block blue light and I wear those about...
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    Central line dressing days

    anon456 replied to ngodin's topic in General Nursing

    Changed every seven days, sooner if needed. This includes the changing of the caps. Inspected every 2 hours by the bedside nurse (hourly if fluids are running). Inspected daily by a member of our IV...
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    Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

    anon456 replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    A lot of the things I learned in nursing school (and I graduated with a 3.8 GPA) are things I still use today. I work with critically ill children. I am so glad I paid attention to my studies, because...
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    What is your average amount of shift cancellations

    anon456 replied to grammy57's topic in General Nursing

    None. In fact we are usually short of nurses. This last respiratory season we were offered bonus pay for every OT shift picked up, and also used float pool
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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    anon456 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    For ongoing pain and suffering, loss of future income, and privacy violations among other things. I wonder if she will win? If nurses contract a disease (in general) because proper protocols were not...
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    Do comfort care patients get oxygen?

    anon456 replied to quirkystar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There was a patient I had in nursing school who was very old and and had COPD. She wanted to go home and die. She also wanted BiPap with oxygen, and that request was granted to her. As an asthmatic I...
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    How do you shake off the horrible?

    anon456 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with very similar cases in the peds world, too. It's very hard to cater to parents who are visiting their child and knowing they are the same parents who caused their child to be in this...
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    How do you shake off the horrible?

    anon456 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I had to enlist the services of a professional counselor to work through a situation. Many employers will pay for mental health services, and it's worth it to take advantage of
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    Is Nursing the hardest job out there?

    anon456 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Being AT work is stressful for sure. What I love about nursing (besides the making a difference and all that stuff) is when I clock out, I'm done. Don't think about work again until I head back in....
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    Being an individual

    anon456 replied to Circulate's topic in Men in Nursing

    I had a co-worker who came to work with her pants inside out. No one noticed, even her, until she want to put something in her pocket. It was really
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    Being an individual

    anon456 replied to Circulate's topic in Men in Nursing

    Your personality will shine through as an individual more than anything you wear. I work for a children's hospital and we have no uniform other than scrubs and adhering the the dress code. We choose...
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    I am an ER doc. I wrote a short story about a girl having a seizure.

    anon456 replied to pg212's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow! That was so intense and