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    Why I'm leaving nursing

    sunnyskies9 replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where you work, but the network hospitals in my area have presidents, VP's and chief officers with several million dollar salaries and nearly half million dollar bonuses. Why do they need...
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    I hate my job... :(

    sunnyskies9 replied to sophie<3's topic in General Nursing

    I can somewhat relate to your experience. I'm going to give you my honest opinion. You should have stayed in OR if you truly loved it. I started my career in med/surg then moved on to case management....
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    Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    sunnyskies9 replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    heck no I'm always completely worthless after a 12 hour shift. if you don't have one, invest in a crock pot. they are my best
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    sunnyskies9 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    It really isn't our place to judge where other healthcare professionals have been or where they are in their health journey, and it definitely doesn't make them less capable of giving excellent care....
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    Holding "Ordered Meds"..... What are the rules?

    sunnyskies9 replied to jk2185's topic in Patient Medications

    ALWAYS clarify with the ordering doc before you hold a med, unless there are specific parameters listed in the MAR. And don't feel bad about it. It's your license on the
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    I need a mentor

    sunnyskies9 replied to Ginger702's topic in General Students

    I was never a great student, either, but one thing that helped me was going back through the power points and highlighting the important things that I didn't already know or that I felt like would be...
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    Venting about nursing.

    sunnyskies9 replied to European's topic in General Nursing

    The beauty about nursing is that there are so many areas you can get into outside of the hospital. It sounds like you are tired of the hospital environment and politics. I can tell you from...
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    New Grad-Worried I just blew my first interview LONG

    sunnyskies9 replied to monkey1226's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you felt like the manager didn't think your interview was important, I'm not sure that I would want to work for that manager. But I know nailing that new grad job is important. Just don't have high...
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    How to blend nursing and fitness/nutrition?

    sunnyskies9 replied to Love911Nursing's topic in Rehabilitation

    If you feel pretty confident with telemetry/various cardiac interventions and diagnoses, then you really should get into cardiac rehab. you would absolutely love it! you get to exercise the patients,...
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    How to deal with angry doctors

    sunnyskies9 replied to ann915's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yes, you probably should rephrase whenever you talk on the phone with the docs. Just be like hi, this is _____ on whatever unit. I'm calling about (patient's name). I never even used to state a room...
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    What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    sunnyskies9 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    reminds me of the time I had this one pt who was post op PEG placement. It was like her 4th or 5th PEG placement because each one prior had some sort of complication. Additionally, all of these PEGs...
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    Do you ever regret leaving acute care?

    sunnyskies9 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have recently been offered a job as a case manager position through an agency that offers services out in the community. Unfortunately, they will not let me stay PRN at my current hospital as it is...
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    Do you ever regret leaving acute care?

    sunnyskies9 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for your response. I knew when I was in school that I wanted to be in the community working, not a hospital. but it seems like hospital jobs are easier to come by. I would absolutely love this...
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    Moving to CA

    sunnyskies9 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hey all! Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I am currently an Ohio RN hoping to get my CA license and move there within the next 3-4 months. I have my BSN and 2 years of acute care...
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    What is your policy on PCA pumps?

    sunnyskies9 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    A surgery resident placed an order to start a Dilaudid PCA on a post-op pt about 1000. A few of the other orders placed were clear the pump q4h; monitor resp, sedation and pain q1h for the first 12h,...
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    What is your policy on PCA pumps?

    sunnyskies9 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in Patient Medications

    oh sorry. I forgot to add. this pt was not immediately post op. she had surgery the day before. we do q1h vitals x4 on our immediate post ops. but the resident ordered the PCA the morning after...
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    Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

    sunnyskies9 replied to crunchytaco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That nurse was way out of line. You can't be 20 places at once. If I were the nurse with the new admit, I would have expected you to be there taking vitals, etc. Was it so difficult for the rude nurse...
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    First time a patient didn't like me

    sunnyskies9 replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

    Confused and delirious patients are completely irrational. They do require a lot of patience to work with. You just have to keep orienting them and be completely honest and state only facts with them....
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    Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    sunnyskies9 replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank YOU!! at least someone has some sense in this
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    Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    sunnyskies9 replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would rather have the family be upset over something as small as a bed alarm than deal with a potential death of the
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    Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    sunnyskies9 replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would have put a bed alarm on anyway. Safety trumps pretty much everything. We are required to place an alarm on fall risk patients. I honestly don't understand why a family would refuse a bed alarm...
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    MD screaming at RN's in front of patients regularly

    sunnyskies9 replied to AtivanIM's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    document EVERYTHING. fill out incident reports. as someone else said above, go up the chain of command. explain everything to your nurse manager. and find a new job asap. this doc sounds extremely...
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    The first day off after 12's

    sunnyskies9 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    Cut back on sugar. Eat high quality protein. Try to get enough sleep before the days you work. Try to stay as active as possible the days you don't work. You will end up sleeping better at night and...
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    What would you say to this shocking patient statement?

    sunnyskies9 replied to aboucherrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would have just given her the facts. "Well sorry to tell you... 90% of the hospitalists here are foreign born as well as all but one of the pulmonologists affiliated with this hospital. I will be...
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    You're Hired!: The New World Of Hiring Nurses??

    sunnyskies9 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I can't relate, because that hasn't been my experience at all. Clearly this hospital sounds like one few people would enjoy working at. All I had to do was interview with HR and my nurse manager, and...