canesdukegirl BSN, RN

Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management

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    Nursing caps

    canesdukegirl replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Aw honey, I am so sad to hear of your mother's passing. I know that the cap will be important to you. I hope that you can find it, but if you can't, try contacting her nursing school. Perhaps they can...
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    Best OR Specialty For Travel Nursing

    canesdukegirl replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    Ortho is also a good one. Most traumas that come through the door are either general trauma, neuro trauma or ortho trauma. We could always use a good traveler adept in all of these
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    heard it with my own ears

    canesdukegirl replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    It is always good to hear this...sort of puts them in a different light. Remind him of these words the next time he is being a jackwagon and then tell him that you recorded his shot-marathon while you...
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    Thoughts on closing doors

    canesdukegirl replied to Soflo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not so sure I agree with this policy. For patients that are confused, this seems like a bad idea. I would pull the privacy curtain, but would not close the door the entire
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    Telling your head nurse that they...uhh.., sabotaging new staff?

    canesdukegirl replied to hazyblue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, I cannot pretend to understand your struggles. I do, however understand that you must walk a fine line when you are working as a foreign nurse. Their understanding is not your understanding. Their...
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    Telling your head nurse that they...uhh.., sabotaging new staff?

    canesdukegirl replied to hazyblue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with Clear...it sounds like your manager didn't put a whole lot of effort in orienting you, especially if you were just doing vitals and priming pumps for the first MONTH. Egads! Let me make...
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    how can I repair the damage

    canesdukegirl replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Korky, your paragraph above reminds me of an incident that blindsided me last week. We had an incredibly busy day last week, and I had to handle many things at once. I was literally addressing 5...
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    How did you study/prepare for lectures?

    canesdukegirl replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Students

    A hundred years ago when I was a freshman in college, my English professor used a very different method of teaching. She made us all put down our pens and just LISTEN. At first, it was so hard NOT to...
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    how can I repair the damage

    canesdukegirl replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, the world has not ended because you were brief in your response to a PCA. Breathe IN, breathe OUT...ahhh. OK, now to address the problem: You CAN repair this damage. First of all, you didn't look...
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    How To Deal With Bad Smells

    canesdukegirl replied to crees1234's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh y'all-I just have to share this experience with you: We were doing a hip disarticulation on a pt that had a large tumor in his femur. The tumor was large (basketball sized) and was wrapped in an...
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    Profanity in the OR

    canesdukegirl replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Operating Room

    It is very hard to imagine all of those pure minded surgeons (and even more angelic nurses) stooping to such degrading behavior as to use profanity. I am shocked as well. What REALLY gets my goat is...
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    Profanity in the OR

    canesdukegirl replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Operating Room

    I am not only a member of the Potty Mouth Club, I am also the President! Not something that I entirely love about myself, but I was slowly learning how to use my mouth filter. One day I accompanied a...
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    Not Seeking Medical Advice, Just want to know I am not alone

    canesdukegirl replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have ovarian cysts, and have had them for freaking years. I can always tell which ovary is producing that month, because I have pain in either the left or right side. Every. Freaking. Month....
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    Balanced advice please!

    canesdukegirl replied to WhistlingNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...this one is tough. While you don't want to bend over, you certainly don't want to be labeled as 'the whiny difficult student know it all'. You are truly in a dilemma here. She probably...
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    Specialities in the Operating Room...

    canesdukegirl replied to OR/GI Nurse Lisa's topic in Operating Room

    I used to do lots of sports med surgery, but that gets really boring. Then I did mostly trauma. My favorite is a big ex-lap surgery! LOVE IT! I also like doing
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    Funniest post op patient: Wish all were like her!

    canesdukegirl replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I went with my husband when he had his nasal surgery, and after he had 2 mg of Versed, he started to get up out of the stretcher. I told him that he had to stay in the stretcher and eased him back...
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    Become a successful Nurse if you hate A&P?

    canesdukegirl replied to Enmc412's topic in General Nursing

    Let me see if I can change your mindset. I have used this analogy time and again when speaking of the building blocks of nursing: Scenario: You are having a dinner party for your friends. You have all...
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    Anyone made to actually work two more weeks when resigning during orientation?

    canesdukegirl replied to luvapug's topic in General Nursing

    If the OP works in the OR, then yes, this is standard procedure. OR staff are expected to clock in and then change into scrubs. OP, I would turn in your notice on Thursday afternoon. It wouldn't make...
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    Advice for New Charge Nurse

    canesdukegirl replied to CandyApple26's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Candy, I understand your frustrations. It is difficult to acclimate from being a staff nurse to being a charge nurse. When I first became a charge nurse, I found that my biggest challenge was my...
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    AM nurses, tell me what I can do to make your shift start easier.

    canesdukegirl replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    You, Tiroka are hereby named as my hero of the day! What a great post! Thanks for being proactive in your quest to streamline shift-to-shift efforts. 1. Make sure that all VS are done, and that you...
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    nurses VS doctors

    canesdukegirl replied to iamann's topic in General Nursing

    From the verbiage of your post, I gather that you are quite angry. Here is the way I would have handled the situation: "Hey Dr. S. I see that you have written for Ms. P to have XYZ drug. When I was...
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    Is this in our scope of practice?

    canesdukegirl replied to klmb318's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen some patients that need a freaking hacksaw to cut through thick yellowed
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    rn taking orders from an lpn?

    canesdukegirl replied to tofunurse<3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    always the voice of wisdom, my dear les!
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    Is this in our scope of practice?

    canesdukegirl replied to klmb318's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that nails should be cleaned. I am already admiring you for taking the time to soak your bedbound pt's hands in warm soapy water. You must be a very caring and conscientious nurse. You can...
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    Is this in our scope of practice?

    canesdukegirl replied to klmb318's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...while on the one hand I am guessing that your NM wants to include this on the care plan because nail care can be overlooked. For example, when I was doing clinicals (a hundred years ago when we...