snowfreeze

snowfreeze BSN, RN

ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics

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  1. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    snowfreeze replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    OK so your life is not perfect, please just shut your pie-hole and do your

  2. Will Somebody Please tell me it gets better as a Nurse?

    snowfreeze replied to Kunzieo's topic in General Nursing

    It only gets better, you have the work load for 3 tech/cna's where I work right now which is on a tele unit. Last night we had 18 patients and one tech/cna, each nurse took one of their patients as a...

  3. Switched to dayshift, now cant sleep at night!

    snowfreeze replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I take a hot shower and cool the apartment with AC. This simulates my body cooling when I get sleepy and stimulates me to get drowsy. I also eat a broth soup about an hour or less before I plan to...

  4. PLS help me write 10 prioritized nursing diagnosis of pt who have acute stroke

    snowfreeze replied to mragko's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yes, go to the chart. Look at the patients history and the present medical diagnosis. What caused the stroke, What do they need to do to correct the stroke, what will be included in the rehab, assess...

  5. Do they really look down on you...

    snowfreeze replied to Hey There Elizah's topic in General Nursing

    Nope,

  6. Mr. One More Thing........LMAO

    snowfreeze replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    I took care of Hey honey before you leave can I be repositioned. This patient could only whisper when I was in the room but shouted this request as I am entering another patients

  7. PEG tube residual

    snowfreeze replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen orders for Q4/hr. That is about how often I do them on my unit. A long term tube can be checked once or twice a day unless there is a change in their

  8. Being a patient where you work

    snowfreeze replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    I would feel safer being cared for by my peers versus some stranger which I would have no idea of how they care for patients. I can then request any of the staff I don't trust to not be assigned to me...

  9. Changing Nursing for the better; what can we do?

    snowfreeze replied to Altruisticnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Initiate appropriate nurse patient ratios across the board, all areas of nursing including but not limited to ER, tele, ICU, CCU, PACU, PCU, Med/Surg, orthopedics, pediatrics, short stay, LTC,...

  10. Want to pursue evenings/nights at a LTC facility

    snowfreeze replied to mama_bird's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you considered working as an aid/tech in a hospital? Simular work to aid in nursing home and should help mainstream you back to nursing. Go into your interview with a positive attitude, a...

  11. how do you relax outside work

    snowfreeze replied to aussiemags's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I love to cook, gourmet cooking, healthy stuff, many regions, trying new combinations. Sometimes I will share a new found awesome recipe with staff...I just bring some in to share. I also like to...

  12. Lincoln Tech (mount Laurel, NJ)

    snowfreeze replied to lovemia821's topic in General Nursing

    All nursing programs are hard, they require lots of study time plus the stress of learning about diseases that you never knew existed. You will be taking care of peoples lives, if this is what you...

  13. All critism and no thanks

    snowfreeze replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Its time to write a letter to the unit manager. Outline your concerns, use examples of patients who declined and 'should not have' if proper staffing had been utilized. Make suggestions on how this...

  14. Unsafe Nursing

    snowfreeze replied to trimeduRN's topic in General Nursing

    I travel and I get 3 whole orientation days on the floor plus I have 16 years experience. After 3 days I still have questions. Find another job and don't look back. This sounds scary. Next...

  15. Indian Nurses to Solve Nursing "Shortage"

    snowfreeze replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    There is no shortage of nurses worldwide, the shortage is licensed nurses willing to work under the conditions provided. Imported nurses are often appalled by the conditions they are expected to work...

  16. For us "big" girl nurses.....

    snowfreeze replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in General Nursing

    I tried a girdle, it enhances the stress incontinence but does help with lower back

  17. For us "big" girl nurses.....

    snowfreeze replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in General Nursing

    I gained 54 pounds while working at a stressful job, when I decided to quit that job and travel about 20 pounds came off without working at it. I landed in a small town as a travel nurse in a...

  18. bummed out big time

    snowfreeze replied to trmr's topic in General Nursing

    hugs to

  19. Heartwarming story for all... Bring a kleenex!

    snowfreeze replied to Queen216's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses never lose their compassion, sometimes they are overwhelmed with the work load shoved at them. Take a deep breath, a quick shoulder roll to ward off stress and try to take in what the patient...

  20. Help...Taking My Education for Granted

    snowfreeze replied to Care4life's topic in General Nursing

    Do some serious studying, flash cards and study groups. Online research for things that dont make sense. Put your social life on hold. eat healty and get adequate sleep and good

  21. Is the Magnet designation working for bedside nurses?

    snowfreeze replied to forrester's topic in General Nursing

    Facilities that already have a nice working environment and happy patients don't need to seek the Magnet status, they already have it and know how to maintain that environment. I have worked at two...

  22. Trite Management Platitudes

    snowfreeze replied to IndySkies's topic in General Nursing

    I was not made aware of this issue soon enough, you just have to deal with it. A staffing issue that was apparant 3 days

  23. How lengthy is your commute?

    snowfreeze replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I am a traveler, I request an apartment close to the facility. Right now my commute is about 12 minutes. I work 12 hour nights. My longest commute was 1 hour 10 minutes and I did that without a...

  24. Getting burned out?

    snowfreeze replied to Jennifera's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When you feel burned out it is time to look for another position. LTC tends to abuse a nurse to the limit, when you reach that limit go elsewhere. Where? maybe back to school, maybe doctors office,...

  25. Leave your high stress career for....nursing!

    snowfreeze replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry if I offended you 'love being an aid', my post was not intended to bash nursing assistants. Most of you do a wonderful job and I could not do my job without you. I was simply making a dry...