nursemike ASN, RN

Rodeo Nursing (Neuro)

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  1. When I was in school, I hated careplans. Mostly because I was bad at them. But the one thing my instructors did give me credit for was that I always really tried to individualize them to the actual...
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    Years Experience on the white board

    Took a quick look at the link. Thanks, by the way. It reminds me of a nurse I work with, still fairly new--second year, I think--and a very good girl, pretty good nurse. She has been having trouble...
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    Years Experience on the white board

    Nursemike, RN 16 years, 8 months, 2 days to
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    Please don't expect CNAs to

    In my previous job, I spent a lot of my time getting people from bed to wheelchair, bed to cart, bed to chair, and vice versa. The heaviest transfer I ever did alone was 550 lbs. That's roughly...
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    on being the patient and critical

    My father has stated, and means, that he would rather die than go back to the ICU. I'm embarrassed to say, this is at the hospital where I work. I don't mean to generalize. I know there are some...
  6. I had an interesting night, recently, with a patient on suicide precautions. The patient had obvious psych issues. That doesn't quite go without saying, but in this case, it does. The sitter, an...
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    Death of a Special Co-Worker

    My sincere condolences. I'm sure you'll find, as my coworkers and I have, that the best way to honor someone like her and keep her alive on your unit is to emulate all that you admired about her....
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    pro life to work in ER OR OB

    Rational mike is a bit of a secular humanist who has real problems with the idea that ethics can't exist independently of God. Nursemike is a porridge of many ideas who ultimately ends up doing much...
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    pro life to work in ER OR OB

    For this very reason, I find it difficult to call myself a Christian. I definitely read the Bible like the menu in a Chinese restaurant, picking and chosing my doctrine and even inventing some, at...
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    pro life to work in ER OR OB

    I have to admit, I've skipped about seven pages, but I think it is possible to be a good nurse and stay consistent with your beliefs, but that it would be prudent to avoid those areas where conflict...
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    NEW NURSE ADVICE

    I just did a quick search on the allnurses.com search function, up at the top of the page, near the letterhead. "nurses worksheet" brought up several results. I'm not very computer literate, or I'd...
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    Just whining!

    Yeah, well, at least you get to pee sitting down. Just kidding. Feel better,
  13. In the facility where I've worked for 11 years, there has been one instance of a person on the premises with a gun, other than authorized guards accompanying inmates. An off-duty employee, it turns...
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    NEW NURSE ADVICE

    Here's the thing about being older: you've been alive longer than someone who is younger. Which means you've been dealing with people longer. A big part of nursing is dealing with people. So you...
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    NEW NURSE ADVICE

    Here's a thing about cats: they can't talk, but they do communicate. I think cats teach you empathy. Plus, you know, the worst patient ever isn't half as
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    NEW NURSE ADVICE

    Congratulations, and good luck. I once heard a nurse who was precepting a new hire say, "She's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but she shows up on time and works hard the whole shift. I can teach...
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    Horrible 14 1/2 hr shift.

    Been in similar situations (haven't we all?). My one consolation is that most of my patients usually prefer to be neglected--the less they see of me, the happier they are. Well, I work nights, so...
  18. IM injection. Minimal soreness for a couple of hours. Same as seasonal flu
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    Would you have done this differently?

    At my facility, and I think most others, being "written up" (incident report) for a med error is not a disciplinary action. The emphasis is supposed to be on figuring out why it happened and how to...
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    Would you have done this differently?

    Are you a new nurse? I wasn't aware of it when I was new(er), but I've noticed that some of the more experienced nurses are a bit pickier toward new nurses than to each other. Sounds evil, but I can...
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    Called Off again....and scared!

    My facility is nowhere near laying people off. We were fully staffed as of June, but I'm sure we've lost a few, by now. But this time of year, census usually drops as people avoid elective...
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    Nurses with tattoos, is it acceptable?

    I'm not a fan of tatoos, personally, but a lot of my coworkers have them, usually in places that aren't normally exposed. I know this because they show them to me. I'm not a fan of tatoos, but I am...
  23. All due respect, I would not say anything about only needing a short orientation. One of your criteria for accepting a position should be adequate orientation. Non-nursing healthcare experience...
  24. When I was in school, my Nurse Manager told me that in all her years as a nurse, not one employer asked about her GPA. The main thing they want to know is that you have a valid nursing license--or...
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    Complain more please! It is just an hour!

    EXCELLENT!!!