NurseyBaby'05 BSN, RN

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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ours TV controls are on the call light. At least once a night some keeps "false alarming" over and over. We have an intercom system; so after about 2-3 "May I help you's", I go to the room. When I...
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    Do you follow orders??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    That's all I ask. I mean, if things were written @ 09:00 and the nurse had 4-5 smoke breaks, plus lunch, plus was having long, frequent discussions with staff about union activities, and the above...
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    Do you follow orders??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but you would have at least told the oncoming nurse what still needed to be addressed. The OP walked blindly into a mess. The outgoing nurse gave her no warning whatsoever. It sounds like she...
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    Do you follow orders??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    Also, better to have found them not completed when you came on than @ 02:00 when you're redlining. I usually find something about once a week. If it's bowel regimen or something that another 2-3...
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    Do you follow orders??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like someone left you a mess. That being said, I have found it harder to get equipment, meds, etc. on the afternoon shift. Like any other area of the hospital, it depends on who is working...
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    Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    Also, the CNA has no idea what she/he's giving. What if someone's BP is 90/52 and the aide gives the pt Lopressor? If people are allowing this practice to happen, they taking the value of a nurse's...
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    Too much pain medication

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Jennifer, RN's topic in Emergency

    There's a reason PRN is on the order and it's not ordered straight
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    Pregnant ONCALL need your input

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Rosey's topic in Home Health

    I'm a little confused here. Don't you have to be driving for work regardless of whether you are on call or completing your regular visits? I don't think it's fair for you to want an accomodation to be...
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    Best Underwear to wear under scrubs??

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    Any. Any kind of underwear at all, please! I'd rather use my imagination than see it all hang out when someone goes
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    Am I Wrong?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not too familiar with ALF regulations, but I would consider wasting them with another employee rather than giving them back to the daughter. I wouldn't trust her not to be slipping them to mom...
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    Is night shift easier?.....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to RN1263's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I used to work Neuro and night shift is definitely not easier there. Many of those patients don't know the difference between day and night. You also have fewer people to help with...
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    Is night shift easier?.....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to RN1263's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Night shift can be crazy too. You have fewer resources overall; which means a lot of things that ancillary staff throughout the hospital usually do fall on the nurse. You're doing your own orders. You...
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    Is night shift easier?.....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to RN1263's topic in Medical-Surgical

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    Bradley V. Hypnobirth

    NurseyBaby'05 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm looking at giving birth at the local birth center and am exploring my natural childbirth options. The center offers a Bradley method class, but I don't know necessarily if it would be a good fit...
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    Topical ativan use

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to boofmd's topic in General Nursing

    I was actually thinking "Woot! One step closer to room
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    One guy pushed 1 gram of Dilantin into a central line and sent the pt immediately into
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    Lately I've been feeling the strain....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Angie- Do you notice a difference when you're able to stagger your shifts a day or two apart? I know that three in a row is my limit. I know also other people have recommended changing shoes halfway...
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    Fifty Ways to Leave Your....

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've accessed this board @ work, so I'm not going to go there. Let's just say the stated reason was far more diplomatic than the actual
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    is confidence a turn off

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to alluvme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There's a difference between confidence and cockiness. I would just take a step back and try to see how I am presenting myself. If you're not discounting your newness and are confident, not a problem....
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    Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    This is why else nurses have to be "pushy":
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    My daughter's got mono

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh,
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    Heparin in an emergency-to draw PTT or not?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to Shell5's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yes! Yes! YES! Get that PTT drawn STAT. What if the doc made a mistake and you give the bolus and cause the patient to bleed out? You gave the med. Also, be sure your protocol is followed. You can...
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    Bradley V. Hypnobirth

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hear ya about the cost factor. One Hypnobirth class I was looking into around here was $450.00. It's also twelve hours total. The Bradley Method class offered by the birth center is $250.00, but...
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    My daughter's got mono

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:
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    Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    NurseyBaby'05 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Try not to be critical or take what the OP said personally. That being said,the posters questioning why you're attempting to enter a field you "don't trust" bring up a valid point. A heart-to-heart...