anotherone

anotherone BSN, RN

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  1. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    anotherone replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    maybe but no one wants to stir the pot. how does mandating work elsewhere? most people work 12.5 hours and when we are mandated we have to stay 4hours more . so 16.5. coming in at...

  2. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    anotherone replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    making a nurse stay past his / her scheduled shift . up to 16.5 hours. happens frequently where i work althought it is illegal ( employer doesnt care and the employees are too afraid ti...

  3. Day shift vs Night shift

    anotherone replied to juleslevesQ86's topic in General Nursing

    i have worked both. days was usually a lot busier but there were more people to help. the manager was there, usually free charge, transport, aides, unit clerk . none of those people are...

  4. "You look tired"

    anotherone replied to nickel78's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i am pretty pale and get puffy eyes and dark circles too. very noticiable . i use a variety of cosmetic products. some times it helps alot! other times barely and they do melt away...

  5. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    anotherone replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    i do not screen calls. I usually answer and say no or call back and say no. I do work ot sometimes 4-5 12s a week. it isnt appreciated and i bring up all the ot i do do everytime i am...

  6. I love you boss ... BUT!!...

    anotherone replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    i do not screen calls. I usually answer and say no or call back and say no. I do work ot sometimes 4-5 12s a week. it isnt appreciated and i bring up all the ot i do do everytime i am...

  7. Is the nicu and nursery easy?

    anotherone replied to almostmadeit's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My only experience in both well baby nursery and nicu were in clinicals. In retrospect the Nicu especiay was a super easy area. Like most of critical care the nurses did nothing since...

  8. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    anotherone replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    Munchausens is a pretty common one. Leech therapy is one I thought I wouldn't see but have a few

  9. We have a long way to go as health care providers

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

    Good luck. THere is still a large stigma with mental illness. Not even the "lesser known ones" but even things as common as anxiety or depression. I think many people do not seek treatment because of...

  10. Can I vent? Just a little... you can vent too if you want, I won't tell...

    anotherone replied to GonnaAmazeYou's topic in General Nursing

    It took me over a year and hundreds of applications to find a job . Yes, i have my bsn. I relocated to a very very rural area. After I started applying to rural areas, I heard back much more than in...

  11. The first day off after 12's

    anotherone replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm I do. I have no energy sometimes. Othertimes I do. When I worked days I was fine right away. Even after 5 twelves. With nights it is very

  12. Death- your experiences

    anotherone replied to Darkfield's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that is awful! Why did the physcician refuse to order pain meds? When we have comfort care pts palliative medicine is usually involved and I would say in my expereince every doctor is willing to...

  13. Death- your experiences

    anotherone replied to Darkfield's topic in General Nursing

    I work in med surg so almost everytime some one dies (99.5% of time)the pt is a comfort care pt. i am sure if we were coding people left and right it would be different. I have seen MANY MANY MANY of...

  14. Temple's New to Practice Program

    anotherone replied to KotysMom's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Does anyone work in any of Temple's med surg units? If so what are the nurse to patient ratios? Is there an EMR, in house coverage at nights? Are there aides and lpns or is it primary nursing? Any...

  15. Mistakes... Feel like there is no coming back from it

    anotherone replied to babysteps25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did this affect treatment(maybe of maybe not depending on antibiotics that would be used depending on cultures) but in the grand scheme of mistakes this isn't a huge one. You always should file...

  16. Would you take a pay cut to work days?

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

    I can absolutely relate and had my own post about this issue recently. Working nights has left me with even less of a non work life. I hate day shift more than the affect working nights has on the...

  17. Disgusted - wipes for bathing

    anotherone replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    The whole thing is a sad state. Hospitals that only a walkie talkie in a good shape can get into or fit in the shower, care givers using a wash cloth and double dipping it into the water to...

  18. Am I alone, Have I jumped the shark?

    anotherone posted a topic in General Nursing

    For all of you night shifters out there. For about a year I have been almost all nights. I hated days. Too much management, drs, families, pt/ot, pt interactions, feeds, aspiration precautions/observe...

  19. Newsflash: Med/Surg RN's have the toughest job

    anotherone replied to Guttercat's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yep, where I work ICU are the heros and get all the glory from administration, themselves, drs etc. They think they can do what we do but we can't do what they do. Yet, the few times I have seen an...

  20. Am I alone, Have I jumped the shark?

    anotherone replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    i am not social on off days at all. I do just sit and sulk at home and online. I do try to go to the gym, though. The extent of my social life is work. which is scary ...... I pick up OT all the time....

  21. More Proof That Surgeons Are HUGE JERKS!

    anotherone replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL. this guy sounds nuts. This line " well, no, but I did read a book on it just last week" is one of those what would you like to tell patients/visitors and get away with lines

  22. Am I alone, Have I jumped the shark?

    anotherone replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    I have been on nights for a year and was a rotator before that. if I am working, i can stay up without a problem, even when I am at home. The issue is that I am so exhausted after working a few shifts...

  23. Only Charting "The Good Vitals"?

    anotherone replied to whitecat5000's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i HATE THE only chart the good vitals. Because then you, the next shift and the DRS have no clue that there was evidence of a desat or change in condition. all of a sudden your pt is down hill. Didn't...

  24. Pregnancy Discrimination - Interview

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

    What are the state and federal laws on this? I only know of anti discrimination for race , religion county of origin, materal status, veteran status and gender. there may be others, i am not...

  25. Nurses and Dry Hands

    anotherone replied to elementguy13's topic in General Nursing

    i use vaseline sometimes at night and lotion at work occasionally. especially during the winter. but they sometimes still