anotherone

anotherone BSN, RN

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  1. Do you tattle on your co-workers when you find something missed?

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

    Here is an example : new admit with unlabeled iv tubing . now,i would just hang new tubing or knowing that the pt was literally just admited 2 hrs ago ask the nurse (not really needed) and date it...

  2. Do you tattle on your co-workers when you find something missed?

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

    probably true, although not pc. and i can feel the flames and tales of trust fund princesses who attended U Penn for their bsn ...........awhile back there was a thread that alluded to this and...

  3. Is Nursing the career for me? Help

    anotherone replied to amoore658's topic in General Nursing

    hmm. i was a bit like this but over time got over it . i just go in, do my job and try to forget about the pts and all the dramma. sometimes i think about some cases and get somewhat sad but i dont...

  4. Do you tattle on your co-workers when you find something missed?

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

    In many jobs most people oppurate under the "the best defense is a good offense" mentality. i have to say my manager loves this and seems to encourage

  5. What if we had to tell the real truth when asked about our weaknesses?

    anotherone replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    i am too dedicated to my job and picking up ot for managements inability and unwillingness to hire people. i hate listening to staff meetings unless they turn into employees turning on each other...

  6. I got fired today, how will that affect my chances?

    anotherone replied to Nurseadam's topic in General Nursing

    hmm . i didnt read the other thread . was this off the clock? daylight? just wondering. a small hospital? how many saw that it couldnt be denied ? well the part of finding a new job... in some areas...

  7. Do you tattle on your co-workers when you find something missed?

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

    that is how it is at my job. i used to never mention errors now i do, rarely. dont blame me that your incompetence is mentioned. but i am the type that will tell someone to their face and maybe...

  8. Why do some people think they are God's gift to nursing?

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

    Do not waste my time telling me a joke the pt said or how cute they are . I do not care . give me useful information so i can go get them assessed and meds given before there is another fire to put...

  9. Why do some people think they are God's gift to nursing?

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

    sometimes . i do hate listening to useless reports and if they get too much of a waste of time i will interup to speed it along. i really dont like wasting time on nonsence. i will ask questions...

  10. Fitness and nursing

    anotherone replied to Rhi007's topic in Health, Stress Management

    after 13 hr nights? almost never!!!!maybe once or twice but only when i didnt have to go back for more work that night. when working 12.5 hrs my priority is to go home and sleep. nothing comes close...

  11. nursing after a near death experience

    anotherone replied to dancingostrich's topic in Nursing Career

    well maybe it will just be another experience maybe it wont. no way to know until you are in LD again. if your ptsd diagnosis is related to this, I can definitly see an anxiety filled job in LD....

  12. Patient Right To Refuse Room Change ?

    anotherone replied to ruger71's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    complaints of the view . as they can not see the lake from this room. how do you even respond to an adult angry about this.

  13. Do you stand up for yourself to patients?

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

    it depends. depends on the person. where i work charge can be any nurse and if it is a problem you can page the supervisor . almost no one does as most side with rude pts and their families. i just...

  14. How long does the "new nurse anxiety" usually last?

    anotherone replied to ASM90's topic in First Year After Licensure

    5 months. but after 2 years, sometimes it comes back. a huge feeling of dread and anxiety day before a shift or so . and at work too. it went away for a while but is comming back. i have had nurses...

  15. That awkward moment when....

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

    when you call a pt by another pt's

  16. Patient Right To Refuse Room Change ?

    anotherone replied to ruger71's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i hate double rooms. HATE. but sometimes there is only one airborne room and you need that one or the bigger room to accomidate the guards and prisioners or a comfort measures only pt.

  17. Replaced by Certified Medication Aide!

    anotherone replied to ladyjanelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    We are not really viewed as professionals and if someone with 1 year training can be a nurse than who cant? anyway.... nurses do not have much authority in how they practice. i cant even decide how...

  18. I'm scared, is this normal or should I run?

    anotherone replied to Kgibson089's topic in General Nursing

    I have usually been a worrier and too scared of the unknown. i am a super underachiever. i always worry about, what if? i dont like to be lost or not know everything so i settle a lot in life and...

  19. I must make a confession

    anotherone replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I never ate from trays although many coworkers (day shift as meals are done by night) do. ( of pts who are discharged, then made npo or diet orders changed ) but i have drank coffee, soda and...

  20. My heart is shattered into a million pieces :(

    anotherone replied to healthstar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    good luck. apply again. it really is sink or swim. i work i a high acuity med surg floor. and lately management has been a lot less symphatetic to new grads. cause some come and get it after 3...

  21. When do you exercise around work??

    anotherone replied to rehric00's topic in Health, Stress Management

    nights in a row i dont work out. that might be 4 nights in a row sometimes or more. if i am off i work out 1-2 hrs those nights. just no way i am working out after or before work and getting enough...

  22. Munchausen by Internet: The Lying Disease that Preys on the Heart

    anotherone replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    is this recent? is it a male in "recovery"? quotes in case it is

  23. Bedside report

    anotherone replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    bedside report is being more enforced with "secret spies" . most of the staff are sheep afraid to go against it. so i gave bedside report. and i am not going to waste time. do i say kindney labs are...

  24. Is nursing a 24 hour job?

    anotherone replied to Bringonthenight's topic in General Nursing

    depends what it is. some of the people who get upset are just as lazy. if it is routine well get over it and do it. sometimes i have 10 6 am stat orders when the residents round. i do what i can. if...

  25. Munchausen by Internet: The Lying Disease that Preys on the Heart

    anotherone replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    this whole thread is such a tease . is it wrong that even if i suspect someone is lying , i sometimes like to play along and pretend to believe them just for their antics and reactions. lol. there...