Anna Flaxis

Anna Flaxis BSN, RN

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  1. Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    Anna Flaxis replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just a general comment, to nobody in particular, whenever I have a student/new nurse/new tech, I always make a point of asking them if there are any skills they need to check off on, and I always...

  2. Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    Anna Flaxis replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Altra, we must be reading different posts, LOL. Either that, or we come from really different learning and work cultures. It's also really possible that our own life experiences are filtering what...

  3. Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    Anna Flaxis replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good to see I'm not on your ignore list, icrRNmaggie!

  4. Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    Anna Flaxis replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm only basing my opinion on the content of the original post. I was not there. The student in the original post did not eagerly step up to practice a skill that was within the parameters of his...

  5. Goodbye...

    Anna Flaxis replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wait, before you go, if it isn't too late already, is your user name Music In My Heart, Song In My Heart, Musical Notes In My Heart or ???? Seems like everyone has a different

  6. Charge nurse unnecessary comments

    Anna Flaxis replied to thevez's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can see myself saying "What am I going to do with you", not in order to offend, but as a way of lightening the mood, bringing a little humor into the situation, and trying to establish some...

  7. The culture of AN

    Anna Flaxis replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I don't think we need to increase the level of moderation that already exists here. People are free to take a break from the forums, and to post or not to post. Also, there is this nice...

  8. Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    Anna Flaxis replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't think it's a bad thing to offer the student an opportunity to practice a hands on skill, and I do agree that the student needs to be aware of what they are allowed and not allowed to do in the...

  9. My PT called 911

    Anna Flaxis replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

    Had a patient with Borderline Personality Disorder call 911 when her demands weren't being met quickly enough. They called us and let us know. Another time, a patient came in by ambulance for a...

  10. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    Anna Flaxis replied to DatMurse's topic in Cardiac

    I'm honestly more concerned about the patient becoming hemodynamically unstable. The heart just can't take that kind of workload

  11. Cyclic vomiters (drive me up the wall)

    Anna Flaxis replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Thank you for sharing your story, HoneyMagnolia. I have never cared for a pediatric patient with CVS, and I wonder if there might be some key differences between childhood and adult onset of CVS, as...

  12. Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    Anna Flaxis replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I love to teach, and I love to learn. However, I have to admit that I come down on the side of the folks expressing concern about this learning opportunity potentially being outside the nursing...

  13. Help with words? "Nodding off"

    Anna Flaxis replied to Raviepoo's topic in General Nursing

    "Drowsy but rouses to

  14. Goodbye...

    Anna Flaxis replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Farewell (I hope, LOL). I may not always agree with you, but I've enjoyed your posts. Take

  15. Cyclic vomiters (drive me up the wall)

    Anna Flaxis replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Oh, believe me, I get it. Unmet needs are at the root of so many of the "repeat customers" we see in the ED, and their behavior can just grate on your nerves. I get especially annoyed at the nickel...

  16. Cyclic vomiters (drive me up the wall)

    Anna Flaxis replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I think that, while CVS may have psychogenic causes in many of its sufferers, it is very real and an awful thing to have. Imagine feeling sick as a dog for days and days, unable to participate in...

  17. The Dark Side of Passion

    Anna Flaxis replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    I totally get it. PM me if you want. I'm safe. Take care of yourself,

  18. Icu patients

    Anna Flaxis replied to shorty3's topic in Emergency

    I've had it happen. How did I handle it? I just prayed that my other patients remained stable until I could get my ICU patient up to the

  19. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    Anna Flaxis replied to DatMurse's topic in Cardiac

    Hee

  20. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    Anna Flaxis replied to DatMurse's topic in Cardiac

    I understand that incontinence was her chief complaint- it's what brought her in. If it's not normal for her, and it happened three times, she has good reason to be concerned. If she was having any...

  21. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    Anna Flaxis replied to DatMurse's topic in Cardiac

    Most likely, the ER doc was sharp enough to know this person was not safe to send home and needed to come in. Incontinence is not an admissable diagnosis. I would imagine that during his/her...

  22. Struggling with ED Orientation, advice appreciated

    Anna Flaxis replied to AvaRN22's topic in Emergency

    Seven weeks with a dedicated preceptor is actually pretty nice. Remember that their goal isn't to bring you along at a pace that feels comfortable to you, it is to get you up and running and out on...

  23. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    Anna Flaxis replied to DatMurse's topic in Cardiac

    I mean this in the kindest way possible, but this is a patient that I would definitely be worried about. Not being able to read the hospitalist's handwriting is no excuse for not knowing what the...

  24. Say no to artificial sweeteners

    Anna Flaxis replied to toomuchbaloney's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    This study is not conclusive, it just points to more research being needed. Keep in mind that what happens in mice does not automatically transfer to humans, that the human portion of the study was...

  25. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    Anna Flaxis replied to DatMurse's topic in Cardiac

    Even more concerning to me, is what is the plan for this patient? Even if the patient is asymptomatic, you can't just let them sit there taching away for days and days. What was being done for rate...