anotherone

anotherone BSN, RN

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  1. Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    anotherone replied to coco42rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I dont know what type of pts you get but my 6 on med surg are getting blood, q 30mim meds occasionay, q 1 enemas, insulin drips , turns/ repos, super obese that take the whole staff 30mins to turn...

  2. Report Interruption--Was I Wrong?

    anotherone replied to Pinky89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I rarely get people out by myself primarily so I dont injure myself and because so much can go wrong like another poster said. That being said I abhor interuptions during med pass or report....

  3. 1 month into being a Med/Surg nurse. Help!

    anotherone replied to nurse2b121212's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i am a med surg nurse. and get mostly pts like the ones you describe. the reality is that corners are cut and you will not always be able to do everything and that can come back to hurt you and you...

  4. Family Members/Patients Who Write Down Your Name

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

    About last names, I know all my doctor's first and last names. It is posted on their badge and office, on the hospital website they are affiliated with. Any pt can obtain this even if you hide your...

  5. Worried I shouldn't have disclosed bipolar

    anotherone replied to Jenny878's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I don't like making friends at work for this reason. I have always regreted the times in life i tell people things. pretty much expect everything i tell one person ( coworker or not) to be broadcasted...

  6. RN with below knee amputation

    anotherone replied to maryellis's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Esme, I really appreciated your posts. In my (short) experience as a nurse , I believe that my facility requires "fit for duty" approvals after any lengthy medical related time off. Just wanted to...

  7. Applying to 'no experience necessary' jobs and being rejected for lack of experience?

    anotherone replied to moodyred01's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    In some areas it will help to have had ltc experience in others it will not or will hurt your chances. pet people say what they want but that is the truth. it depends on the region, facility, hiring...

  8. new nurse anxiety

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

    As for the doctors yelling..... the few times that happened to me I was actually right or had nothing to do with the situation and just sarcastically as snarky as possible told them off. never a...

  9. new nurse anxiety

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

    The realllly bad anxiety started to fade little by little at six months But I still get now nearly 3 years later. I had coworkers tell me that they still feel that way 20years later. A few say, they...

  10. Managing breaks in Labor & Delivery

    anotherone replied to polevaultererin's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in med surg but nursing is nursing. We rarely get breaks . sometimes we don't get a lin lunch either. The attitude is that you need to take breaks when you think your pts will not need...

  11. Do you like working weekends? Holidays?

    anotherone replied to LTCNS's topic in General Nursing

    weekends are iloccasionaly a bit easier to work. I work nights and we work every other weekend fri-sun(day shifters and night shifters) . I don't care about any holidays for the most part and enjoy...

  12. tatoos & piercings, part 2

    anotherone replied to amoLucia's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A job is accepting pay for performence. I have seen many many doctors with tattoos . When I see them in the working setting it is almost always on surgeons in scrubs. The rest of the doctors where I...

  13. Circumcision

    anotherone replied to TexRN's topic in General Students

    They are both done for cosmetic and religious reasons. Although one also has a purpose of demeaning And oppressing one gender. Although one is alot more accepted in America, that is not the case...

  14. Circumcision

    anotherone replied to TexRN's topic in General Students

    . It is done for cosmetic purposes . as for religious beliefs, do you all also support female circumsicion ? I don't support or accept things just because of someone's "beliefs"....That being said,...

  15. New Grad States & Relocating

    anotherone replied to jeangarc18's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Like previous posters have said alot of these areas where oil, gas etc are booming have really jacked up housing prices and apartments are not easy to find. Keep that in mind for relocation...

  16. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    anotherone replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    sometimes i redirect the complaint including ones from pts to the approppriate department instead of just listening or trying to fix things. lab drew scheduled labs at wrong time, I direct the...

  17. sunlight and nightshift

    anotherone posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have been working nightshift for a few years now. I live in a dreary northeastern part of the country. Not many really sunny days. It gets dark early and light late in the autumn and winter....

  18. Pharmacist-turned-RN?

    anotherone replied to Lizbird5807's topic in Nursing Career

    Never heard of this. I have met a MD who was a pharmacist

  19. breakdown at work

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

    No, I haven't read any if those studies. Which emotions? I am pretty stoic myself and if anything I have gotten negative comments on it. or are these just "bad/negative" emotions we have to

  20. No Visitors

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

    i don 't have time nor do I police these lists. Not my job. There have been a few real saftey issues and security is well aware when those

  21. Excessive pain during labor effects

    anotherone replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I read a nursing article before on ptsd and

  22. No Visitors

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

    No one is monitoring what visitors are going where.... Nor do we ask them where they are

  23. Night shift dinner time

    anotherone replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    wow. this sounds very

  24. breakdown at work

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

    Crying in a situation in which you would cry is okay but not in another? That "one remark" is sometimes the tip of the iceberg. Depends on the culture and person. I guess crying can make you seem...

  25. Night shift dinner time

    anotherone replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    I am asleep during the day so when should I