Gold_SJ

Gold_SJ

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  1. Battle Of The RN's: Emergency Room Vs Floor Nurse!

    Gold_SJ replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    lol ok i'll just reply to the points you've placed out. understand my background is a full time paediatric nurse. however...if there are staffing issues or no children i float/cover sick leave to...

  2. Older nurses vs younger nurses

    Gold_SJ replied to Girlygirl69's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with RN/writer, In reality I don't even comprehend the argument that started all of this. Venting is fine, realistically though I don't see how it has anything to do with age however. It just...

  3. You know you are a pediatric nurse when...

    Gold_SJ replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Pediatric

    1) When you can work out who the stick figure pictures are and proudly display the artworks at the nurses station. 2) When you know 15mg/kg for Paracetamol and 10mg/kg for ibruprofen off by heart....

  4. You know you are a pediatric nurse when...

    Gold_SJ replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Pediatric

    When you find yourself feeling rather annoyed if a weight wasn't taken on the child prior to admission/before arrival to ward ^.^;; Meaning you have to harrass all the ED Doctors due to the incorrect...

  5. shooting up in the palms? why?

    Gold_SJ replied to all4ofus's topic in General Nursing

    --.-- Yeah that's what I thought, guess it shows how strong the pull of addiction is. I could only imagine if they got an abcess or something at the site...bleh. I hope for their sake that never...

  6. Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    Gold_SJ replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    So glad you're feeling better Madwife! Medications with it's side affects, overly charged pricing, pharmacutical giants and all the rest really do have to be thanked for the good things they do too I...

  7. Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    Gold_SJ replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Reality is there is a lot of people suffering from a mental illness whether temporary or permanent in the workforce. Mm and from my view point if it's prescribed, is legal, you're monitored by your...

  8. How do you deal with explosive customers?

    Gold_SJ replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am very thankful I work in a public system where patients still remain to a point patients/clients not a customer. For me if someone is really angry I tend to listen, apologize (even if no one's...

  9. shooting up in the palms? why?

    Gold_SJ replied to all4ofus's topic in General Nursing

    I'm undecided on what level of information is helpful and preventative risk and what information encourages risky behaviour (like I don't particularly like the anal bumping suggestion, I'd be...

  10. "You've got 4 days to improve or else..." ... advice?

    Gold_SJ replied to CherryLifeSaver2621's topic in Emergency

    I have to say four days with such pressure seems somewhat unkind to me. However I agree with prior posters, ED is hard. When I did my rotation through that specialty as a student there were so many...

  11. LVN to RN on same floor?

    Gold_SJ replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in General Nursing

    Wow they've ceased hiring LPN/LVN's? I couldn't imagine working without my EEN's (same as the LPN/LVN's), is it working out? Well this RN and aide only sort of workplace? And for OP I don't understand...

  12. Dextrose 10% IV in NICU

    Gold_SJ replied to Carrybee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    XD Yeah maybe our pumps are too, as we have to use burettes and we're paeds not even NICU. Our educators would fall over and die if hearing we were going to use only a pump

  13. Discouraged and Overwhelmed LNA

    Gold_SJ replied to vtmainer's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just reading that makes me want to advise you to find a different place to work, all well and good people help each other out when it's quiet, but it's plain cruel to force you to do cares meant for...

  14. Do you ask questions in the middle of shift report?

    Gold_SJ replied to payang0722's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I work we have to do bedside handover so we do the walk from patient to patient and report to the next nurse, how they are, medications etc etc. Parents (I'm in a children's ward) can enquire on...

  15. Nurse with bipolar disease wants to return to work

    Gold_SJ replied to robynbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Robyn :) As people have said before your medical history is no-one's business but yours and your management team. If you decide to divulge this info at a later date, be prepared for mixed...

  16. Documentation "No-No's"?

    Gold_SJ replied to elb252's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sheesh they have 'ads' advising people to sue places?? What is this breed distrust into the community? The attornys should be ashamed of themselves, well in my opinion. I'm not opting for anyone to...

  17. Documentation "No-No's"?

    Gold_SJ replied to elb252's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow that sounds awful --.-- I can totally see why you wouldn't want to write that you've done an incident report then. Amazing how systems and cultures can differ huh. To me that's completely going...

  18. Documentation "No-No's"?

    Gold_SJ replied to elb252's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm just interested, wouldn't it be better for the court to get a hold of the incident report? Well to help back you up as a nurse? My facilities system is obviously very different as we're encouraged...

  19. Documentation "No-No's"?

    Gold_SJ replied to elb252's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The dumbest thing I was taught not to chart was ie: Client slept for approx 6 hours. Or had a restful night ect. As we were lectured, how do we know a patient is 'really' asleep. Have always disagreed...

  20. To chart, or not to chart

    Gold_SJ replied to soon2have2's topic in General Nursing

    'If in doubt chart' is what I was always taught, that and 'If it's not written it didn't happen.' You have every right to record who you notified in the chart, by the sounds they're just trying to...

  21. Family members that follow you

    Gold_SJ replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a super small ward. So I'm more the 'You'll often find me at the desk feel free to come asks questions. Or you can press the green buzzer and I'll come to you' (When there's only one nurse, it...

  22. Coached on carrying Narcotics in my pocket...

    Gold_SJ replied to royaso's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad we don't have this pyrix system (?sp). Here we only lock up the S8's like the morphine, fentyl and the S4's (like panadine forte and diazapam) All other drugs are just in the cupboard and...

  23. He// to the NO!

    Gold_SJ replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    XD

  24. First patient complaint...

    Gold_SJ replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't worry about it too much, not only are they not life-threatening issues but as you've read a million times here already. You can't please everyone. When I was doing my postgraduate year, I...

  25. He// to the NO!

    Gold_SJ replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    Awful --.-- Do you have a union in this facility? Threatening that you'll be charged with theft is the most disgraceful thing I've heard. It's vertical bullying and not only are they crushing staff...