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anotherone BSN, RN

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  1. Rate of sexual harassment occurrences at a hospital?

    anotherone replied to lis4b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i am young in your age group and work with many nurses and aides who are also. I never saw anything this out of control. There is some flirting but from what I have observed it is a two way...

  2. Help!!! Caught btw rock and hard place--Instructor sending students home early...

    anotherone replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    Don't talk to any one in your group about this. Pretend to enjoy being let out earlier also. Can you come in early or stay super late one day and drop a typed note under the dean's office or in...

  3. Weird, but missing my old state's nurses union!

    anotherone replied to llbCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Omg this sounds just like my job! the merry go round of new grads, 1-2 aides for 30pts usually sitting a 1:1, mandating ,no ot until 80s in 2 weeks even if u were mandated a few times,...

  4. It's a Myth that it takes thousands of dollars to train a new Grad RN

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

    Great post. post more

  5. when is enough enough?

    anotherone replied to gloryfied's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    not sure what to tell you but to expect situations like this to happen. if you have doubts to their validity you can try calling your manager or the nursing supervisor. once you are off...

  6. What to do when the Doctor wont call back??

    anotherone replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i work in a teaching hospital. first i page the intern, r2 , r3 never got to attending on night shift. sometimes the 1st dr is busy in another emergency. so then i might overhead page that...

  7. Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    anotherone replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't know where you work or what type of diverters where there but on my unit we get many pts who ring nonstop for pain meds, we get A LOT OF post op pts or pts with chronic pain issues now with...

  8. Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    anotherone replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    Ugh, we don't have the supplies where the pyxis is. Also we often have a few pts on q1-3 hr morphine/dilaudid etc. What about when pts ask for meds, you draw it up, waste the right amount, go in...

  9. Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    anotherone replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    This happens where I work too. Someone has to get the med out, then go to the med cart, draw it up, and then waste it. Some people watch, very few do. The reality is that there are times , I stand...

  10. Happiness vs more money

    anotherone replied to adamsmom2's topic in General Nursing

    My parents aren't wealthy at all and work labor type jobs that dont pay too well. They paid for some of my tuition. Most of it was academic scholarships, a few grants and money I...

  11. Down to the nitty gritty...

    anotherone replied to mrspolly's topic in General Nursing

    I work in adult med surg and I do those things AT THE MINIMUM once a shift. Maybe a rare shift or two have passed where I haven't. But how do you think an incontinent demented pt gets cleaned up while...

  12. Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

    anotherone replied to eminthesr's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, some nurses are mean and they didn't all start out that way. I would say a lot of it comes from frustration and annoyance. i try to not take it personally, unless it is. It is more annoying when...

  13. Need to vent...being volunteered by someone else to do overtime...WHAT?!

    anotherone replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    well that is the risk you take. that is it. nothing will chAnge. where i work we are illegally mandated. no one speaks out too loudly. one did and has since left. I dont think it was...

  14. As a nurse will I be exposed to dead patients a lot?

    anotherone replied to Mrs.Davis's topic in General Nursing

    I work in med surg and we get comfort care only pts a few times a week. Icu, er,oncology, hospice ( obviously) will have more codes and deaths. why does the instructor cary around real...

  15. Night shift turning me into a witch?

    anotherone replied to SqueakRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a permanent night shifter and would say there have been some personality and behavior changes for me. mostly negative

  16. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    to the ones that refuse all testing and interventions but demand dilaudid "ok just leave, i am not going to order dilaudid just because you say you are in pain"thats what one dr said to...

  17. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    anotherone replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know if this is because you are an older nurse. A lot of this is possibly that you saw through the facade and saw some problems. That would be an issue with their values whether you are 60 or...

  18. New grad, first week off orientation and assigned at student nurse

    anotherone replied to aem31's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The instructors come early or day before and pick the patients. The assignemnts already have TOO MUCH factored in let alone who is knew and who has students. When doing the assignment that is RARELY...

  19. I want to quit already...

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

    No they do not. They only deserve competent care. whether i want to be there or not. Op, the issues you mentioned are present in most nursing jobs and many other jobs. there isnt any getting...

  20. The nurses every co-worker hates

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

    I am one of those coworkers that does NOT CARE to see family or pet pictures, when you are getting married, pregnant, etc. I am who I am. I can fake it but it is what it is. IF someone see's through...

  21. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    anotherone replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Also have been on the unit when pts fell WHILE THEIR BED ALARM RANG. thanks to lack of staff to answer it......... but i guess it was discovered faster. luckily no bad

  22. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    anotherone replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Patients/poas refuse recommended treatment or interventions all the TIME. Maybe we disagree but it is their choice. i work in acute care and this happens ALL THE TIME. We educate and document . I do...

  23. The nurses every co-worker hates

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

    guess what ? for some of us it is fake and we can not control that. well if it is not sincere in everyone some of us have to fake

  24. New Nurse Coworker Difficulties

    anotherone replied to <3 RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    let them talk . but when they refuse to help for bogus reasons ir because you arent bff with them let them and the mqnager know this is affecting patients and can lead to serious issues....

  25. What to do in family emergency situations?

    anotherone replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    does charge have her own patients? or other duties ? i do when i am in charge and picking up 2 more pts in the middle of my shift would be a nightmare. in 2 years i never saw a nurse...