himilayaneyes

himilayaneyes

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  1. What would be acceptable to say?

    himilayaneyes replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're background will serve you well in psych. I've spoken to a behavioral health nurse who was used to be an icu nurse for 20 yrs before he switched and he said sometimes you may think the...

  2. Question about staff ratios?

    himilayaneyes replied to lag413's topic in General Nursing

    That is definitely a step-down unit. Step-down units shouldn't have more than 4 patients. Although I've seen some with 5 or 6 which is already way too much on that type of floor. 7 or more with that...

  3. Help! New nurse jitters?

    himilayaneyes replied to nwrn2010's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately my dear, you're going to feel incompetent for about a year. They say it takes a year for a nurse to become competent. I know I felt uncomfortable for about a year. I used to dread going...

  4. When should I call? Should I call at all?

    himilayaneyes replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You should follow up on Wednesday just to convey your continued interest in the position and reinforce reasons they should hire you. I hope you already sent a thank you note to the recruiter and...

  5. How often do you take a vacation?

    himilayaneyes replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I try to not use up too much vacation time. A lot of times I'll schedule myself to work Sun,Mon,Tue of one week and Thu, Fri, Sat of the next week. 8 days off w/o taking personal leave. However, when...

  6. Milk and Molasses Enemas

    himilayaneyes replied to trixie's topic in General Nursing

    That must be some really old school stuff b/c I've never heard of it. I've done a coca cola enema before, but not a milk and molasses one...sounds better as a

  7. A Nurse I work with is faking their CCRN credentials

    himilayaneyes replied to Gr8Murse's topic in General Nursing

    First...how can you be absolutely sure that she's faking her credentials. You have to have evidence to present to your manager. At my hospital, our managers have to sign off that they visually saw our...

  8. Ready to graduate... HELP!

    himilayaneyes replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is the experience of most nursing students today. I graduated having never inserted a foley or iv...although we did very little wound care. You'll learn all of your skills on the floor...

  9. Those who left school nursing for another job-are you happy with your decision?

    himilayaneyes replied to luvmykidz's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you get a per-diem job at a hospital. Then you can decide if it's something you want to do or

  10. money to live on while in school

    himilayaneyes replied to rokbe's topic in General Students

    I was one of those people who took out a loan since that was the only way I'd ever be able to go to college. I was the first in my family to attend and actually finish college. However, I knew a lot...

  11. Job hopping...

    himilayaneyes replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    I don't blame you for quitting the job where you had to work every single holiday. Holidays should be rotated between staff members. However, there are awful nurse managers wherever you go. It's a...

  12. "Hospital Nursing is soooo Easy!!"

    himilayaneyes replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    For someone to think that working in an office is easier than working in a hospital is just ridiculous. I guess it's hard for the general public to understand what it is we really do in the hospital....

  13. Help Me Write My Ethics Paper =) By Giving Me Stories About Your Ethical Conflicts!!

    himilayaneyes replied to crshield's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here's a question for you. Are you supposed to interview a nurse or come up with your own ethical dilemma. You can do what I'm sure the a lot of us did in school...make it up. Tell the professors what...

  14. Skin Integrity

    himilayaneyes replied to hkoreenrs's topic in General Nursing

    I personally have never seen anyone chart that skin isn't intact b/c of something invasive placed by the hospital such as an IV line or chest tube, etc. If that were the case, no patients would have...

  15. why dont you monitor prophylactic SC heparin?

    himilayaneyes replied to bennett12's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital that I worked out, most of our patients had a cbc drawn every morning. So all of our prophylactic sq heparin pts always had their platelets checked. There's always a possibility of...

  16. Post Op Patients / Isolation

    himilayaneyes replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing that the main problem with is that staff doesn't always wear the ppe associated with the isolation patient. We're supposed to gown up every single time we step into the room whether or...

  17. Low Census

    himilayaneyes replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you take the job unless you have a better offer. A job is a job. You can pick up extra money doing home health or working per-diem somewhere else if you have to. Who knows when an...

  18. I feel like I missed out... can anyone give me advice?

    himilayaneyes replied to Thanksforadvice's topic in General Nursing

    You probably have already been applying for LPN positions, but at this point I suggest you apply for LPN positions not pca positions. Even if a facility hires you as a pca, you'll still be held to the...

  19. L& D----3 codes in 1 month!

    himilayaneyes replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That sounds real rough. I feel your pain. One time on tele, I had a rapid response team called on one of my patients every day that I worked...not a good week. I would think that ACLS would be...

  20. Called in to work as a new grad?

    himilayaneyes replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    By no means should you go into work. You're not off orientation yet. My job didn't call me in, but while I was a new grad on orientation ..they decided to give my preceptor an assignment and me a...

  21. I want to keep nursing but feel so stressed.

    himilayaneyes replied to Lilnurse71's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you're really stressed and that you may have some anxiety issues or depression (see a doc..don't just care for patients and not yourself). Perhaps you should try some relaxation...

  22. How to deal with a rude classmate?

    himilayaneyes replied to esunada's topic in General Students

    Does it really matter that this one person doesn't like you? Does she pay your bills? Does she light up your life? I have a feeling that the answer to all of those questions are no. So don't worry...

  23. Nursing is a 24 hour job, right?

    himilayaneyes replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    The previous posters gave some good advice on how to get some resources in the future. As far as the behavior of your co-workers, it was inappropriate. You were not wrong to leave once you were...

  24. Missed diagnosis - just a vent

    himilayaneyes replied to Nascar nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That is crap, but I'm very glad that you knew enough to figure this out yourself. As far as the hospital bill, call your insurance company and appeal it. Believe your insurance company doesn't want to...

  25. Did i do something wrong? CPR question

    himilayaneyes replied to Chixie's topic in Emergency

    Must agree that if you're doing compressions correctly...you're going to crack a couple of ribs...it happens. Don't torment yourself...you did the best you could...that's all anybody can