weesyanne

weesyanne

rehab, antepartum, med-surg, cardiac

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  1. Fake nursing/CNA licenses or what?

    weesyanne replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Someone who is argumentative with their coworkers is sometimes masquerading as a nurse, CNA, etc. They sometimes know just enough to be dangerous. I know about a nurse who argued with her coworkers...

  2. Working Easter anyone?

    weesyanne replied to SnowboardRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked it. It is not considered a holiday in our facility. Straight time, but if you called out, you had to have a doctor's

  3. Retirement in the nursing field.

    weesyanne replied to A.B.123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've seen it. We had a nurse well into her mid 60's that never sat down and was ALWAYS, ALWAYS way ahead of any younger nurses. Please don't

  4. Keeping records to protect my reputation

    weesyanne replied to weesyanne's topic in Nursing Career

    I was not on the cell phone. It was in my locker. I was online at the desk for about 5 minutes, sending my brother a quick, short email. Our mom is not doing well, so I try to stay in touch. His cell...

  5. Keeping records to protect my reputation

    weesyanne posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm in kind of a bind. I recently got written up and some of the things that were said were not true. I asked for dates and times, but I was seen as being defensive. Some of the things said were from...

  6. Keeping records to protect my reputation

    weesyanne replied to weesyanne's topic in Nursing Career

    I forgot to say that my manager is the one who wrote me up, so I have already spoken to her about the issue. I'm concerned with what to do for future issues that I may have with this tech or my...

  7. Keeping records to protect my reputation

    weesyanne replied to weesyanne's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks everyone. I just thought a notebook so that I knew dates and times and could prove what I did would maybe help, if only jogging my memory of events. I'm not keeping it for anyone but myself, in...

  8. Job dilemma

    weesyanne replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would interview with the hospital that has the open positions. You don't necessarily have to accept the first job offered to you, but it is worth your time and effort to prepare for the interview...

  9. Having a Hard Time

    weesyanne replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry that you are having such a rough time with your preceptor. In my opinion, if he is constantly talking about you behind your back and putting you down in front of coworkers, he should not be a...

  10. Lack of communication....This is NOT RIGHT!!!!

    weesyanne replied to cute_cabbage2005's topic in General Nursing

    Someone mentioned the fact that one of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve the effectiveness of communication between caregivers by implementing a standardized approach to "hand off"...

  11. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    weesyanne replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    Diary Girl, I have been called names and told that I was incompetent by a patient and I have been a nurse for almost 23 years. It happens to a lot of us, regardless of the length of time we have been...

  12. coworker complained: I dared to say "butt."

    weesyanne replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    You've got to be kidding! She was offended by the word butt? God help her if she ever is working around me when I'm frustrated. She might hear the f-bomb. Darn, I'd be fired, wouldn't

  13. Pregnant nurse working with isolation patients

    weesyanne replied to Tiffado's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to comment on whether pregnant nurses/techs should be given isolation patients. I think it all depends on what the isolation is for. I can see not giving a pregnant nurse a patient who you...

  14. Why shift diff nights when days are so busy?

    weesyanne replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, the shift diffs for nights are substantial. I think for evenings, they're something like $4 and for nights $5, plus the weekend shift diff is about $5-$6 per hour on top of it if you're...

  15. new to site, saying hi!

    weesyanne replied to tnrose's topic in General Nursing

    Hello and welcome to the site! I'm originally from TN myself. Glad you're

  16. Anyone willing to answer a few question?

    weesyanne replied to Mcdermot's topic in General Nursing

    I hope this helps you decide if a field is right for

  17. Getting Percocet thru a Port-a-cath!!!!

    weesyanne replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness! She must have a death wish.:selfbonk: We had a patient years ago that had numerous central lines that had become contaminated with stuff like e-coli and enterococcus. The doctors...

  18. Charge nurse??

    weesyanne replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I first got out of school, I was waiting to see if I had passed my state boards. One day when I went to work, I was the only nurse on the unit. :uhoh21:Everyone else was a tech, and I didn't even...

  19. can you be an rn if you take antidepressants in CA

    weesyanne replied to sunshinegirl68's topic in General Nursing

    You can be a nurse and be on antidepressants. I know a lot of nurses that are on antidepressants. It's very common. :smiletea2:Lord knows that some of the units I have worked on would be in a lot of...

  20. So I'm fired. Again.

    weesyanne replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Suesquatch, A lot of us have had bad work situations. I once worked a job for about 8 months that I really hated. My supervisors were mean and the charge nurse wrote things in my evaluation (which...

  21. Calling the OB for decels..

    weesyanne replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    NIH defines lates as being gradual in onset and that the nadir occurs more than 30 seconds from the beginning of the deceleration. Variables are quick and the nadir occurs less than 30 seconds from...

  22. Calling the OB for decels..

    weesyanne replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I call any late because I am an antepartum nurse who is one floor up and down the hall from the nearest OR suite in the L&D. L&D nurses don't generally call because they are normally actively...

  23. Calling the OB for decels..

    weesyanne replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would call a late decel on a patient. Lates signify placental insufficiency, not cord compression, as would be the case with a variable where the baby temporarily compressed the cord. I always run...

  24. Question about skilled nursing and g-tubes

    weesyanne replied to Jolie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most skilled care facilities will accept a g-tube. They are very common in nursing homes. My dad had one and we had no problem with his nursing home placement on that

  25. Question

    weesyanne replied to CashewLPN's topic in Rehabilitation

    Where I work, the ratio for days is 1:4 and for nights is 1:6 or 7 sometimes. We normally have that same ratio for techs as well. Sometimes it's OK and sometimes it's really bad with this