Anna Flaxis

Anna Flaxis BSN, RN

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  1. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    Anna Flaxis posted a topic in Emergency

    Seriously? If I had a dollar for every time I heard this and got it on the first stick, I'd be

  2. Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    Anna Flaxis replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    Huh? I have no idea what you are

  3. Legal elderly abuse

    Anna Flaxis replied to Steve123's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Steve123, At face value, this is a very disturbing story. Some questions I have are: Are you certain this patient has no indications for Vanco? Are you certain that the physician was being...

  4. Forcibly removing piercings in psych patients

    Anna Flaxis replied to KathyDay's topic in Emergency

    Again, what harm does swallowing a nipple ring do? Sure, there is potential for harm, but most of the time, they pass without

  5. Forcibly removing piercings in psych patients

    Anna Flaxis replied to KathyDay's topic in Emergency

    What harm have you seen swallowed nipple or navel rings cause? I'm trying to understand this, because it's not a button battery or a magnet. It's a small foreign body that will most likely pass with...

  6. Starting as a New Grad RN in a Level 2 Trauma ED at Cleveland Clinic Monday

    Anna Flaxis replied to ED_RN52's topic in Emergency

    Totally normal! If trial by fire works for you, you'll do well. Give it six months to a year before you don't feel like a complete idiot, cry your whole drive home, and lie awake at night re-living...

  7. Verbal order-Denied by resident

    Anna Flaxis replied to Traumamama02's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like a real cluster, and you were thrown under the bus. I'm glad the attending

  8. ESI question

    Anna Flaxis replied to peaches88's topic in Emergency

    I would have made this patient a 2, but not because of the reason cited by your supervisor. Your supervisor is playing a dangerous game making triage decisions based on how often the patient...

  9. Forcibly removing piercings in psych patients

    Anna Flaxis replied to KathyDay's topic in Emergency

    I think it's appropriate to have patients expressing SI/HI dress down and to remove personal belongings from the room. This can include removing jewelry if the jewelry is of a nature where it could...

  10. Ethical issue?

    Anna Flaxis replied to nursesmatter's topic in General Nursing

    What??? Why not? It is completely within your scope of practice as a professional R.N. to provide this information. Granted, I might advise taking the family members aside and gathering more...

  11. Action plan

    Anna Flaxis replied to old&improved's topic in General Nursing

    I think it really depends on the way this is implemented. I see nothing wrong with an action plan, per se. If the director is participating in a supportive manner to assist the employee in coming up...

  12. New Grad feeling like I can't do anything right!

    Anna Flaxis replied to ashrnbsn12's topic in General Nursing

    Words of wisdom: It's normal to feel like a complete incompetent idiot as a new grad. Take your co-workers' "ambushings" as opportunities for improvement. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and...

  13. New grad RN in Northern CA

    Anna Flaxis replied to nursebeth6's topic in General Nursing

    Well, then there ya go. I would suggest applying to an agency, but I have really strong feelings about new grads taking agency work, so I won't. Good luck to

  14. Refusing to change/toilet pts

    Anna Flaxis replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I've been on both ends of this. More than once when I was a CNA did the RN say within my earshot that "The CNA will do that" when they were in the freakin' room. More than once have I changed...

  15. Like job, hate city

    Anna Flaxis replied to mandymae92's topic in General Nursing

    If you've given it a chance for six months but still hate it, you're never gonna love it. Just my opinion. Start looking for work

  16. Socially needy coworkers

    Anna Flaxis replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "I get the feeling that she is socially starved." Ya think? Maybe find a way to compliment her once in a while. Find something about her that you appreciate and tell her so. Humor her kitty pics,...

  17. New grad RN in Northern CA

    Anna Flaxis replied to nursebeth6's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about anyone else, but I don't consider that Northern California. That's the Bay Area, as far as I'm concerned. The previous poster was correct in this being an employer's market and...

  18. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Anna Flaxis replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    Admittedly, I have skipped all of the replies. You do you. One of the first things I ever learned as a new RN was to do an assessment you can take to the bank. Now that I'm not so new, I feel a bit...

  19. Appendicitis? Really???

    Anna Flaxis posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Young person, early 20s, classic presentation of periumbilical pain, onset 3 days ago, localizing to RLQ today. No fever. No white count. ESR not ordered. Abdominal CT with triple contrast...

  20. Female catheterization with possible retained tampon

    Anna Flaxis replied to heatherrn1234's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What did the OB-GYN have to say about

  21. Desperately need advice!

    Anna Flaxis replied to Ridereee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Gero-psych certainly wouldn't hurt anything. We see a ton of that in the ED, so having some experience with it wouldn't be a bad thing at all. But to be honest, if your passion is ED, then go for...

  22. Pushing metoprolol IV w/o tele..?

    Anna Flaxis replied to Joanie49's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Depends on the clinical picture. Is this a new medication for the patient, or have they been taking it for a while? If it's new, I agree that it would be safest to have them on the monitor for at...

  23. Alert and oriented but drowsy

    Anna Flaxis replied to caalvarez3's topic in General Nursing

    What are your

  24. impaction treatment

    Anna Flaxis replied to middleagednurse's topic in Emergency

    The doctors do it where I

  25. Called a code for a seizing patient

    Anna Flaxis replied to thesimplenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, just as I think that when citing evidence to make a point, one should verify that such evidence is reliable.