anotherone

anotherone BSN, RN

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  1. Burnt out and struggling emotionally

    anotherone replied to MomRN0913's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Have only worked in inpatient med surg but what helped me when I was feeling awfully drained and burnt out was decreasing ot .We get comfort measure pts only and they/their families can be very...

  2. Core Measure Responsibility

    anotherone replied to singwithme123's topic in General Nursing

    do order sets have anything to do with this ? ( they create issues when people just click click click) .orders that are actually contraindicated for a specific

  3. I feel i am doing the Lord's work

    anotherone replied to SNB1014's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    It was a nice post and I am mostly (lol) an athiest. Has anyone else read the book "Atonement" or seen the movie? I think I see a lot if that in some nurses. Using this as an atonement for something...

  4. Questions for Night Shift Nurses

    anotherone replied to Tazhaz's topic in General Nursing

    Here are the questions: 1. What is it like to work nightshift? better than days because less people around. For the same reason, it can be alot more difficult. It greatly affects my social life....

  5. Hangover Musings

    anotherone replied to ClearBlueOctoberSky's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I try to live with the ideology that, what is done is done. The past is over, no redoing or reliving, I can't go back and change anything so why bother with the what ifs. Thinking about it can make me...

  6. Tell me more about your PCT's....

    anotherone replied to blackvans1234's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    most of the ones i work with on nights are good enough. 3 in the unit are excellent. You have to have a good work ethic, responsibility and intelligence and be willing to be delegated to. usually...

  7. Residencies: doctors have it figured out

    anotherone replied to Amistad's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would never want to be a doctor a nurse "resident" spending 80hrs at least a week for $40-50k a year! Never! many hospitals disregard resident work hours , and taking call all night after surgery...

  8. are you happy in the state your in?

    anotherone replied to jescalynn's topic in General Nursing

    No idea what the best would be for your career but i think california js the only state with nurse to pt ratios. things vary between hospitals even in the same

  9. We all have our place.

    anotherone replied to marydc's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in meds surg . I sometimes get annoyed when people ask questions like, " are you going to stay there forever? dont you want to go to icu, er or ld?" esp from people who dont even work in...

  10. Need to vent...

    anotherone replied to strings85's topic in Men in Nursing

    Being a man has nothing to do with it. I have seen plenty of male and femqle nurses completely opposite from what you described.As a logical person i know that but most people seem to be lacking in...

  11. Nursing student lied about me to my manager, and I cannot prove it.

    anotherone replied to Tortoiseshell's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Op, you did nothing wrong. I am sick of stuff like this. That is the reason why most nurses on my unit offer no advice or comments to new nurses or others when they do things dangerously or...

  12. Did you have more stress FREE TIME after you graduated? What did you do?

    anotherone replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I find working as a nurse a lot more stressful than being a student. Doesn't compare in my experience. Stress of a deadline for a paper, care plan, project does not compare to the stress of the shift...

  13. Call to organ donation center post pt death

    anotherone replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, I didn't know anything about these calls. i guess where I work the doctors do this. No nurse that I work with has ever made a call of this type on my

  14. Cursing on the job

    anotherone replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I guess it is a sign of burnout and "unprofessional" but most professions don't deal with half of this (thinking of a curse word!)!!!!. I have done it at work. Not too loudly at the desk but loud...

  15. The Patient Who Receives No Visits

    anotherone replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was assigned to a few of these peds pts as a student. Some had deceased parents or parents in prision or where abouts unknown. etc. Everyone has their own story . I do not find anything suprising,...

  16. Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    anotherone replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    Is it much higher than the general population? What if income is accounted for or education? I think divorce rate is higher because people today are less willing to tolerate unpleasent situations if...

  17. Training a new RN

    anotherone replied to catlvr's topic in General Nursing

    Tell the manager everything. Doubt anything would improve but it is your obligation to do so . We have had a few new hires like this and most were rns trained by rns. One of the reasons most...

  18. I just need some advice on this one, and it's making me NERVOUS.

    anotherone replied to sherabear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would suggest no such thing to the dr . frankly this seems offensive to me. You have no idea how she is feeling . mayb e she is a benzo drug seeker or maybe she is very anxious and could bennifit...

  19. I just need some advice on this one, and it's making me NERVOUS.

    anotherone replied to sherabear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I do not understamd why nurses were not giving it when it was ordered. I can not stand that . unless pt seems too unstable for sedating meds than what is the point of

  20. Feeling sad about my ALS patient

    anotherone replied to ekramona's topic in General Nursing

    That's awful. I feel sad for pts like that too. People dom't realize what living like that woukd be like. Unable to do anything and trapped i your body. A lot of employees comain about any pt that...

  21. Throwing in the towel...

    anotherone replied to gloryfied's topic in General Nursing

    Just wrote a similar post before reading this one... I want to relocate but am afraid of starting a new job!!!! the grass is not always greener, sometimes there isn't any grass!!!! If you can be...

  22. 57 and need to start over YET AGAIN!

    anotherone replied to Bailey246's topic in Nursing Career

    mqybe you just live in an area that doesnt need many nurses. i did and so did thousands. i applied to hundreds of jobs and didnt hear back from almost any. I finally had to relocate to a very rural...

  23. nurse rights

    anotherone replied to nursetana's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i find it interesting how some nurses react to this. in most professions customers /clients do seek out first and last names and education. i look for that for doctors and will ask them where they...

  24. Shocked by facial piercings at work

    anotherone replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    since some posters have alluded to the "elderly" being offended by a nose ring or tattoo... i have had many ederly pts with highly "offensive" tattoos ! and some pts who one would "least expect "...

  25. Nicknames unprofessional?

    anotherone replied to blackvans1234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    richie seems like katie , joey, mikey , bobby or danny. i have seen adults use them all. the ie or y sound is what might make it seem babyish. i have my own preferences but have met someones with the...