SionainnRN

SionainnRN

Emergency Room, Trauma ICU

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  1. How Do You Share Knowledge/Skills With Your Colleagues

    SionainnRN replied to ja_student's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just a heads up TIA is transient ischemic attack...probably not what you were going

  2. Do you give back-rubs and foot baths to your patients?

    SionainnRN replied to silt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was in the ICU I would bathe and lotion up my vented pts. If they look like they had good hygiene before hand I'd make the extra effort to keep that up, but sometimes they are too unstable for...

  3. Tattoos in healthcare

    SionainnRN replied to savoytruffle's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It has nothing to do with judging you which frustrates me. People with lots of tats always think people are judging them. With work it has to do with policy and that's it. If the place has the policy...

  4. ER Nurse Attitude

    SionainnRN replied to Chlometov's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When situations like this happen, I usually take more time after the fact to help smooth things over. I apologize for the wait but tell them that they don't want to be the pt where everyone is in...

  5. Tattoos in healthcare

    SionainnRN replied to savoytruffle's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I personally have 6, none visable in work clothes. No one is saying you can't have tats or piercings, just none that are visable, mainly hands and neck. And if you're management not only are you...

  6. Urinary Cath Insertion

    SionainnRN replied to lovecardiacnursing's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of someone actually inflating the ballon in the urethra. I personally would never inflate the balloon until there was urine in the

  7. ER Nurse Attitude

    SionainnRN replied to Chlometov's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry you're frustrated, but since you're hearing everything second hand, AND your mom probably was taking thing out of context since she was worried about her mom, I really don't know what kind...

  8. Tattoos in healthcare

    SionainnRN replied to savoytruffle's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've worked in three hospitals and many doctors offices and all of them have a policy on no visible tattoos or piercings. You can do what you want but you are going to severely limit your job options,...

  9. I think I'm done with nursing.

    SionainnRN replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    Wow really? Sorry I'm an RN, not a secretary, and I happen to work with a great group of staff who helps each other. Since you have nothing to contribute other than calling me a liar I have nothing...

  10. I think I'm done with nursing.

    SionainnRN replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    And you also shouldn't assume. I never said anything about rushing through charting, or sacrificing my bladder to "do someone else's work". I specifically said if I have a free second I try to keep...

  11. I think I'm done with nursing.

    SionainnRN replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    Actually yes, where I work we work as a team to help each other and the pt. I work in a busy ER and have had the docs, cna's, and housekeepers bust their asses to help me and keep the flow going. You...

  12. I think I'm done with nursing.

    SionainnRN replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

  13. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    SionainnRN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    This happened yesterday, a pt complaining at discharge about how long everything took. Yeah it took a long time, and you were stuck on a gurney in the hallway cause we were PACKED! You saw how many...

  14. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    SionainnRN replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah there's nothing like a family member stopping you to ask if their loved one can have something to drink, while you're responding to a code! (Gotta love the ER) I will say a lot of times it was...

  15. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    SionainnRN replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Which is why I said "as other nurses have pointed out...". And my three years as a nurse has been in a hospital at the bedside, and 8 years before that was as a medical receptionist in offices. Seeing...

  16. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    SionainnRN replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well you only said you did not work bedside, so I was to assume you had worked bedside at some point? And while you may have worked bedside in the past, as other nurses have pointed out, hospitals...

  17. I think I'm done with nursing.

    SionainnRN replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    OP I understand your frustrations, but since you've never worked in a hospital why are you convinced you'd make an excellent ICU nurse? Hospital work is very very different than home health and no one...

  18. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    SionainnRN replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry but if you don't work at the bedside in a hospital you really have no idea what it's like day in and day out for us nurses that ARE at the bedside. You've only seen your view as a patients...

  19. When do you work out?

    SionainnRN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Since it's that time of the year again, where people make resolutions and all that, I'd like to get some feedback from other nurses. I work nights and I'm trying to figure out when is the best time to...

  20. Lazy techs!!!!!

    SionainnRN replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

    I guess I'm confused as to what your techs scope of practice is because ours are not allowed to give meds, start IV's, insert foleys or NGs, do throat swabs or UPT. All of that is done by myself and...

  21. need advice on moving to another state

    SionainnRN replied to omfowler's topic in General Nursing

    It took three months to get my temp CA license so I would hold off on the job hunt till that comes through. And I would not move till I had a job offer. Depending on where you're applying the markets...

  22. Needing Advise

    SionainnRN replied to Brianrn's topic in General Nursing

    What was the urgent matter? I'm very unclear on what the problem is

  23. Facebook while on the clock?

    SionainnRN replied to maureen924's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've got micromedex and epocrates on my phone, so I could be looking up a drug before giving it and you assume I'm texting of on fb? Not cool. If you have so much free time that you can monitor...

  24. Speaking of... Getting to work early

    SionainnRN replied to jrsmrs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm chronically early, but I'm that way for everything. I get to work about 15 mins early every day, longer if I'm worried about the snowy weather, BUT I don't start working till it's time. I like to...

  25. too slow to work in ER?

    SionainnRN replied to dec 123's topic in Emergency

    I started in the ER two months ago after doing 2 years in a Trauma ICU and 1 yr on Surgical Acute and time management was hard for me also. Now I've gotten a good pattern down. Biggest thing is...