anon456 BSN, RN

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    How long before being charge nurse?

    anon456 replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    Being charge AND having patients-- no way! That is something that even very experienced charge nurses become nervous about (at least on my unit). Take it as a compliment that your boss asked you, and...
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    How long before being charge nurse?

    anon456 replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you are a very good and mindful nurse, and someday you will probably make a good charge nurse. On my unit a year off orientation is sufficient, but it depends on the nurse, their...
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

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

    Replying to the 3 or 4 replies above this, I have learned ( and am still learning) that there is a fine line between explaining what's going on to the family, and giving them too much information...
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

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

    In my workplace, we often do. If there is a reasonable request to not have a patient anymore, we consider the request seriously. For example (these are all real) -- patient is a 400 pound total care...
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

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

    If they didn't back me up, I'd rather get fired than endanger a patient. I would walk away knowing I did the right thing. Let someone else deal with that lawsuit and/or loss of license and/or loss of...
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

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

    I am sometimes charge nurse and I deal with families like this quite often. I have seen very good nurses get "fired" by families, when ironically that nurse probably was assigned to that patient...
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    Nurses as Costs for Hospitals

    anon456 replied to advor's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The first step is to get involved in councils or committees in the workplace. Then you can make connections with higher-ups and perhaps speak with more authority and clout to them about needs you see...
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    3am bloopers

    anon456 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I can never seem to tell my right from my left at night, either. As in "what hands is that pulse ox on?" I will look right at it and say the wrong
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    Embracing Night Shift

    anon456 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I just put in for days, because my body is not recuperating after nights like it used to, and my kids are now are teenagers. I am thankful for all the reasons you listed that nights served me well,...
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    3am bloopers

    anon456 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I can't recall any specific examples, just mostly when I do handoff I can't think of the names of devices or diseases so I end up describing them and sounding very uninformed. I'll say "the brain...
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    Have you ever disliked a nursing job so much that you quit without notice?

    anon456 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I have not, but I would if I felt it was very unsafe and would be
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    What Makes A Better Pediatric Nurse? Life Experience vs. Credentials

    anon456 replied to JNURSCO's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I am a peds nurse, also. I work with some amazing and compassionate nurses who do not have children. Sometimes though, I do reveal to parents that I am a mom, too. Whenever a nurse-patient...
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    Changes in language

    anon456 replied to kidzcare's topic in General Nursing

    I often think kids/young adults consider wifi/data access to be as essential to life as we "older" people used to consider things like automatic indoor heating/air-conditioning and microwaves. I was...
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    Asthma treatment

    anon456 replied to Leegc's topic in School

    I am not a school nurse, but I am both a peds respiratory nurse and an asthmatic. I think you did all the right things. Better to be safe than sorry. Asthma is scary and kids compensate very well and...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    anon456 replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    Family of Jahi McMath sues doctor, Oakland hospital over brain damage - LA Times I am very interested by this part of the story, and I hope if the trial moves forward we can hear more testimony from...
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    The Story of Jahi Continues

    anon456 replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    I also noticed that's a hospital-grade vent and most likely she would be on a home vent now (Trilogy or
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    anon456 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    When dealing with such a person, tell them the appt time is about an hour before it actually is. My spouse is chronically late. He has a job that doesn't require a strict start time. Whenever we need...
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    needle stick infection/transmission pathway

    anon456 replied to Benj2610's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget that exposure can also come from droplets. Either from needles, procedures, or in my case, a patient who was bleeding out of his trach coughed and some of it got in my eye. I walked into...
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    Wear gloves during assessment?

    anon456 replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    I almost always wear gloves. First of all 75% of my patients are on isolation. Secondly, even though I wash my hands before entering the room, gloves add another layer of protection for my fragile...
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    Giving Lovenox to emaciated patients

    anon456 replied to cardiacqueen's topic in Patient Medications

    I work peds and we sometimes use this device on older/mature patients who would not mess with it, or those who neurologically are incapable of messing with it. It seems to be less traumatic to the...
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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I actually think she could be a very good voice for nurses. I can see her stepping into a big nurse leadership position in the
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    Bedside Report

    anon456 replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    We do most of the report privately, then introduce ourselves to the patients together and check drips. PICU and stepdown complex kids are too complicated to do an entire bedside report with family...
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    if you graduated in the last 5 years

    anon456 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated four years ago. No one was hiring new nurses so it was very hard to get a job. Finally found a job through a new grad program at a children's hospital. Been there ever since. Also did some...
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    Your very first or worst interview experience

    anon456 replied to _kelly_rn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What were the illegal questions? Just curious. And did you answer
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    degree changers, was nursing harder than your previous degree?

    anon456 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    My BA took longer, of course, and I had to learn to grow as a student and refine my study techniques. I learned critical thinking, creativity, and how to see things from different perspectives. It was...