weesyanne

weesyanne

rehab, antepartum, med-surg, cardiac

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  1. Ohhhhh your a Nurse!?!?

    weesyanne replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    That's so sad that she would be so rude and condescending to you because she thought you were a CNA or tech. Makes me angry that people treat techs and CNA's badly. They deserve so much more respect...

  2. Is Ativan 10 mg po per dose too much?

    weesyanne replied to lorster's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I certainly would have questioned the order. And as someone else pointed out, gladly have written it up. She's the one who's going to have to answer to the QI committee when that incident report gets...

  3. My School is Gone!

    weesyanne replied to glascow's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Glasgow I'm sorry for what is going on around you. I know your original post was concerning school and whether you could ever finish your FNP program. I know that there are colleges and universities...

  4. waking patients up to do vitals

    weesyanne replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    megkirpas, Nurses who work nights don't wake people up for the pleasure it gives them. Honestly, if I can let someone sleep, I let them sleep as long as possible. But if their condition is unstable,...

  5. too little to be a nurse?

    weesyanne replied to prinzessdy's topic in General Nursing

    I have a former boss who is 4 ft 8 in and weighs about 90 lbs. She has her MSN and is the director of a department. Size doesn't really

  6. Anyone else hate their clinicals?

    weesyanne replied to moonbunnie's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated almost 20 years ago, and there were many days that I hated clinicals. The nurses on some floors were so darn hateful that I went home and cried about it sometimes. One unit secretary...

  7. imposter nurse????

    weesyanne replied to lllliv's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen nurses over the years from a very prestigious nursing program nearby who did not know how to open a syringe because they had not done it in clinicals. I think that they got cheated by...

  8. Do you carry a clipboard

    weesyanne replied to luvdancink's topic in General Nursing

    I carry a clipboard which I also refer to as "my brain". Sometimes I have to say, "Oops! I left my brain in here!" because I leave it lying in a windowsill or somewhere at the desk. I have to...

  9. Your least favorite patient.

    weesyanne replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    The pancreatitis was caused by a gallstone lodged temporarily in the common bile duct. I had been having nausea and some minor pain post meals for two weeks or so, but it always went away. One day it...

  10. Your least favorite patient.

    weesyanne replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    To be fair, I don't like having patients that are completely noncompliant either. Psych patients who refuse medication are among my most disliked type of patient. Also, people who want to insult the...

  11. Your least favorite patient.

    weesyanne replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    I don't mean to complain or change the subject, but I just had pancreatitis with enzymes out the roof. I didn't eat or drink for 48 hours. I begged my husband to sneak me in a cracker, but he refused....

  12. Nurscee's Freaking Out!

    weesyanne replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh, I am so sorry, nurscee! Get out of there now. Turn in your notice and don't look back. Heck, if it hasn't been 90 days, you don't even have to give a notice or have a reason. Just state,...

  13. What to do about tech refusing to get VS?

    weesyanne replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have a friend who had repeated problems with a particular CNA, who didn't do vital signs, I&O, and things she had been assigned. My friend ended up doing both her job and the CNA's job...

  14. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    weesyanne replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    The latest thing that has been bugging me is when a coworker says something to imply that they work so much harder than you do. I say talk to the CNA's on the unit and you will find out which nurses...

  15. Do You Get Shift Differential?????

    weesyanne replied to Shell5's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We get $3.50/hr for 7P-7A plus and extra $5/hr for

  16. Challenge: 25 Words or Less

    weesyanne replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm---tube feed, turn, suction, suction, lift, poop, poop again, cath, pain med, post op, empty drain, cath, cath again, cannot find meatus to cath! Sorry, I'm over! A small portion of my first 4...

  17. Dating Patients

    weesyanne replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know several situations where the nurse and his or her former patient dated and married. It is very common. I also know of one situation where the nurse dated the family member of a former patient...

  18. Anyone here work night shift-past or present? Need advice pls.

    weesyanne replied to jetta1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all the tips given here. The most important thing for me is to make sure everyone that knows me is aware of my schedule so that I am not awakened during the day when I need to sleep....

  19. what is the youngest mi that you have seen

    weesyanne replied to kcrnsue's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear about your daughter, too. My thoughts are with

  20. old skills that we do not use anymore

    weesyanne replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    We still use saline in people's trachs where I work to thin secretions and make them easier to suction out. I have seen Harris flushes used within the last 3-4 years at another hospital I worked for....

  21. should i give up my nursing career?

    weesyanne replied to Ms.RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry you are having a hard time adjusting at your new job. The preceptors sound creepy and mean-spirited to me. I think everyone here in the forum is right in that this may be a toxic workplace...

  22. What does your screenname mean?

    weesyanne replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Weesyanne is just a mispronunciation of my name that I was sometimes called growing up. It's that

  23. what is the youngest mi that you have seen

    weesyanne replied to kcrnsue's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient years ago that was 20 years old and she had an MI on the surgery table as a result of a coronary artery spasm. It was theorized that this was a reaction to the

  24. THE QUESTION US STUDENTS REALLY WANT TO KNOW?? Starting Salary and What State.

    weesyanne replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    The base pay where I work in Atlanta, GA is $20.20 per hour for new grads. Diffs are $3.50 per hour for 7P-7A, $5.00 per hour for weekends. It is probably very close to that at other hospitals in the...

  25. What an Aid Hates

    weesyanne replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    What you are referring to deals with the culture of the organization. If the attitudes of 90% of the staff of anyplace you work is that negative, your first step should be out the door and to another...