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  1. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    squatmunkie_RN replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I LOVED LOVED LOVED ER. It's a huge part in why I'm a RN today. It was realistic enough for me. It's TV Drama! Not an educational documentary on how to preform medical procedures. Yeah, it's annoying...

  2. Would you give a drug someone else pulled from a pyxis?

    squatmunkie_RN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    For example: if they handed you a pill still in the wrapper? You know it's the right pt/right med etc....there is an EMAR record. I'm NOT talking about giving a syringe full of a medicine you have no...

  3. Concerned boyfriend - Question about Cannabis + Florida RN

    squatmunkie_RN replied to nursebf's topic in Florida Nursing

    She does know it's in the home. You just admitted that here. So your follow up comments to me don't make any sense. If something were to happen you think the court is going to believe that she didn't...

  4. Why is Night Shift always picked on?

    squatmunkie_RN replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Um...everyone is responsible for a chart check. We are suppose to do 12 hour ones at the end of the shift. If an order written at 8am is missed until 9pm (or whenever you do a chart check) they'll...

  5. Why is Night Shift always picked on?

    squatmunkie_RN replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work days. 12 hr shifts. I get annoyed when I get handed something like "Oh the pt has a Mg+ level of 1.0 but I couldn't call the doc. cause I was too busy" Day shift sucks because you have mgmt...

  6. Concerned boyfriend - Question about Cannabis + Florida RN

    squatmunkie_RN replied to nursebf's topic in Florida Nursing

    Are you serious? WHY in God's name would you put her in that position? There is no "plausible deniability" if the dope is in a house she resides in ITS

  7. How can I stop caring about catty nurses?

    squatmunkie_RN replied to snowyeyes2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Because they have nothing better to do with their time. Nursing floors can become like a high school. Don't worry about it. I have a bunch of back stabbing co-workers. At the end of the day I say to...

  8. Do you tattle on your co-workers when you find something missed?

    squatmunkie_RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in an environment where everyone smiles to your face while they are stabbing you in the back. With nurses who will lie and exaggerate the truth telling the NM on you in emails and phone calls,...

  9. Do you tattle on your co-workers when you find something missed?

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

    Thanks for the comments. I got an completely unfair, one-sided write up based on lies and exaggerations of a co-worker. But, I guess I'm playing the game of let's all tattle on each other. The entire...

  10. Why do some people think they are God's gift to nursing?

    squatmunkie_RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do you work with people that think they are just hot ****? People that you give/get report to/from and they ask a million condescending questions, acting like you don't know anything? I consider...

  11. I got fired today, how will that affect my chances?

    squatmunkie_RN replied to Nurseadam's topic in General Nursing

    Well that was uncalled

  12. Why do some people think they are God's gift to nursing?

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

    You don't know how good your post made me feel. :) I read every word and plan on taking the advice. For some reason that is exactly what I needed to hear. It's like you hit the nail on the head with...

  13. Why do some people think they are God's gift to nursing?

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

    EXACTLY! I have nurse I give report to who ask all those IV questions then get offended when I say it's on the paper. It's the norm on my floor for a pt to have several MDs: PCP, Cardio, Renal,...

  14. State visits

    squatmunkie_RN replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in General Nursing

    When they come to the floor go to a friendly or confused patient's room and stay there for a bit. We have computers in each room, so I went to one and charted until they

  15. I pick the days that I'm dumped on....

    squatmunkie_RN replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

    Aren't you paid more an hour than the staff nurse who doesn't float? Not an excuse to get an unsafe patient load...but you chose to float. And I think sometimes the nurses on the floor are worked so...

  16. How long does the "new nurse anxiety" usually last?

    squatmunkie_RN replied to ASM90's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You'll know when the nurse you're giving/getting report to/from ****** you off and you're not afraid to say

  17. How did you know nursing was for you?

    squatmunkie_RN replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly I didn't know what else to do in school. So here I am. I don't particularly love nursing. I'll do my job from 7a-7p and then I'm

  18. bolus w/o order....yes or no?

    squatmunkie_RN replied to sarahbeth2006's topic in General Nursing

    Out of her scope. I'm sorry but I won't risk my job or license doing something I "anticipate" a doctor doing no matter how sick the pt is. If the MD won't answer call a rapid response or keep paging...

  19. Infected Needlestick

    squatmunkie_RN replied to blessedRN29's topic in General Nursing

    I've been splashed in the face with a flush that contained a pt's blood and NS. (Long story on how that happened) but anyways, I got the same base line tests done, and so did the pt. The pt had...

  20. I just can't do this anymore...

    squatmunkie_RN replied to ruthiemk's topic in General Nursing

    1st your husband sounds like a real ahole. Find a better LVN job. Look in nursing homes, another dr's office, home

  21. RN Moving to Houston Texas

    squatmunkie_RN replied to Mbart's topic in Texas Nursing

    Don't move around here. It sucks. Houston has beautiful suburbs all over....but think about the traffic, the taking on Houston highways is nothing I would ever, in my life do everyday. I'm in tx. Live...

  22. Help! I didn't make it out of orientation

    squatmunkie_RN replied to Superstar1182's topic in General Nursing

    1st rule working with a bunch of women: trust no one. Apply for a new job and say nothing about the old one. If they ask what you were doing those past 5 weeks make up a good

  23. Would you call social services for a child OD'ing?

    squatmunkie_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    If a 14 y/o came to the ER because of overdosing on pills and they turn out to be medically stable, does that still need to be reported to child welfare? The kid was referred to a mental health...

  24. Angry Nurse here!

    squatmunkie_RN replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. I can sort get that people take sodas left out in the fridge, but to take homemade food in tupperware?! Honestly who opens something like that and eats it? I'd would've probably gotten fired in...

  25. Cant believe the nurse did.....

    squatmunkie_RN replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Can't think of anything else to