Anna Flaxis

Anna Flaxis BSN, RN

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  1. Someone in my charts....

    Anna Flaxis replied to Maevish's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. In a small department where you are each others' backup, I think it's important to be familiar with all of the patients on the unit. In the ED, while I have my assigned patients, I need...

  2. Harassment, Stalking, Impersonation by Psycho Ex... Name Change?

    Anna Flaxis replied to HopefulVANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, aside from getting what legal assistance you are able, were I in your situation, I would change my name, move to a different location, and eschew social media. Sorry you're going through

  3. Taping pillows together

    Anna Flaxis replied to Hopeful4it's topic in General Nursing

    This is actually very puzzling to me. First, where in the world the nurse found 15 pillows, and second, what the rationale for this action could possibly be? The only thing I can think is that...

  4. Being blamed for fall after shift

    Anna Flaxis replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You're being thrown under the

  5. I think I want to quit nursing...

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

    It will get better.

  6. I think I want to quit nursing...

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

    It's a telemetry unit. And Cardizem is not that difficult. It's totally doable on a tele

  7. Hostile families

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

    Thank you for elaborating. This is very helpful. Pancreatitis can be one of the more painful conditions, requiring astronomical doses of opioids just to make the discomfort tolerable. This patient...

  8. Hostile families

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

    My gut instinct is to tell you that it comes with the territory. But thinking about it more, I have to say I don't have enough information. Are you treating acute pain or chronic pain, or acute on...

  9. About to get fired. HELP!

    Anna Flaxis replied to BellaBlackwell's topic in General Nursing

    Don't focus on your preceptor. ​Focus on what you were taught vs. correct procedure. Focus on the processes, not the person. Good

  10. Always Rumors

    Anna Flaxis replied to babynurse101's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'll bet you never forget to clamp the saline when running blood ever again! Had that not happened, the safest thing for the patient would have been to just run in the unit without interruption. Many...

  11. I think I want to quit nursing...

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

    Sounds like a rough night. My first piece of advice is to familiarize yourself with your facility's Policies and Procedures- where they are located (most places these days, it's on the company's...

  12. Safe practice in blood transfusion.

    Anna Flaxis replied to infor's topic in General Nursing

    Insert a large bore IV and hang the platelets wide

  13. Coworker abuse

    Anna Flaxis replied to apillsbury28475's topic in General Nursing

    Examples?

  14. Is it okay for RN to ask recovery patients not to swear?

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

    Meh, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. "Well, the g-d Fentanyl didn't do s***, let's try some *******

  15. A Loved One Is A Patient (It's Horrible Being On This Side of the Call Bell)

    Anna Flaxis replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    My LO has a habit of "outing" me. :-/ I haven't seen anything downright unsafe, and because there is more than one way to do most things, I just let people do their job. I do ask a lot of questions,...

  16. Disrespectful patient

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

    Where did I say they

  17. Disrespectful patient

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

    Because some of the responses I was reading had the appearance of making the assumption that this happened in the ED. While the OP's behavior would be inappropriate in any setting, ED RNs usually...

  18. Disrespectful patient

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

    Folks, this didn't happen in the ED. The OP's specialty is Med/Surg. The OP said (bold is

  19. Disrespectful patient

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

    I want to add that it's essential to establish a rapport with your patients. Scolding and shaming is the antithesis to this. This confrontational approach will only serve, at best, to prevent the...

  20. Calling all Introverts....

    Anna Flaxis replied to JaxJax5423's topic in Nurse Management

    I'm an introvert in a leadership role. I constantly hear about how much people appreciate my calm demeanor in the midst of a poop storm. I first learned how to establish rapport with patients when I...

  21. About to get fired. HELP!

    Anna Flaxis replied to BellaBlackwell's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you like the job, so to me, that makes it worth saving. Take the feedback to heart and don't get defensive, and never make excuses. Own up to anything that could even be half-true and...

  22. Do any of you think about going to med school?

    Anna Flaxis replied to RN to be soon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not anymore. I don't want to spend the next 10 years of my life in school and end up neck deep in debt as a new doctor in my mid-50s. Too much life to be lived! :-) If I had a do-over, yes, I would...

  23. What is the drug of choice in your area?

    Anna Flaxis replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    Meth &

  24. Disrespectful patient

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

    This is where you calmly, politely, professionally tell the patient that you will come back later to take their vital signs and do the admission history. Then you walk out of the room and document...

  25. Open confrontation with unit attending-advice?

    Anna Flaxis replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All4NursingRN, what do you hope to accomplish? His behavior was definitely rude, but did it impact patient care in any way? What do you think a union rep or HR might do about a co-worker butting in on...