CelticGoddess BSN, RN

Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice

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    your niche in nursing

    CelticGoddess replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 5.5 years and I still haven't found my niche. I always thought I wanted to work Onc but found out, after 2 years on an Onc/Palliative floor that Onc is not my cup of tea....
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    I have heard nothing 2 weeks after a job interview. Still in with a chance or not?.

    CelticGoddess replied to Karen 77's topic in General Nursing

    At my current job, I had been interviewed in Feb (a couple years back) and didn't hear back from the manager until mid-april and then heard nothing until May when Iwas offered the job. Sometimes it...
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    Last days of life

    CelticGoddess replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a palliative care unit. 3mg Dilaudid Q3h is not a lot. I have given 4mg QH before. You do what you have to do to keep the patient comfortable. The disease is going to cause his death,...
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    Domestic Violence: Nurse As Abuser?

    CelticGoddess replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    My sisters ex-husband said the same thing. Sorry, I think the incidents of domestic violence are much higher than are reported. I live in a state with an extremely high rate of death r/t domestic...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    CelticGoddess replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    RubyVee is right; Most don't know or won't admit they are bullies. I worked with a nurse who was a bully but knew how to manipulate HR and our manager into thinking he was the victim. Because of...
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    Domestic Violence: Why Should SHE Leave?

    CelticGoddess replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    The sad reality is that sometimes, the only way to leave an abusive relationship is to leave all your belongings behind. My sister had to move halfway across the country to get away from her abuser....
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    Giving report to the next RN?

    CelticGoddess replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    I give basic information when I do report: Pt Name, age, orientation, code status, diet, MD name Reason for admission, pertinent history, IV's, on O2 or not, tubes/drains/ etc. if they get resp tx,...
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    WILTW 10/8: Flexed to Tenacity

    CelticGoddess replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoyed clinicals, for the most part also. A few I didn't enjoy. And honestly, the first few months of nursing school were so overwhelming that I couldn't pinpoint exactly what I learned. I know...
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    Most of my coworkers are leaving...

    CelticGoddess replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with SmilingBlueEyes: Get out and find a new job pronto. I workedLTC/Rehab and left after I was put in an unsafe situation. It is so not worth your sanity. Find a new job, where you have...
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    Sleeping at work

    CelticGoddess replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what is going to happen with HR because I don't know the policies of your facility. However, I do want to know what you expect to accomplish by reporting your co-workers? It won't...
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    Have you injured yourself while working?

    CelticGoddess replied to hedzinkwly's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yes, in a most spectacular fashion. I fell over a half-door that kept the residents out of the nurses station. I was running to get an IV start kit for a code and next thing I knew, I was looking up...
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    WILTW 10/8: Flexed to Tenacity

    CelticGoddess replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that even if your patient is a nurse (and you know because her husband won't shut his big mouth), you need to explain what is going on. Please do not rush into your patients room with...
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    What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    CelticGoddess replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    We use Versus Badges. Big brother is
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    Giving report (just a little vent)

    CelticGoddess replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    Or run to the manager to tell the manager that the off going nurse doesn't know anything about the patient. Had a nurse not listen to a single thing I said then told the manager that I knew nothing...
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    Combative Patients/Body cams/Walkie talkies

    CelticGoddess replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I certainly hope you never have a loved one with dementia. My father had lewy bodies dementia. My uncle had Alzheimers, my aunts father had Alzheimers, and my MIL has vascular dementia. It's very...
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    One thing i dont understand(at the nurses' station)

    CelticGoddess replied to BellaCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First off; what is a "universal" language? Doesn't that depend on where you are? Second: perhaps they are talking about something that has NOTHING to do with you. I do have to wonder why you are...
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    epic documentation system

    CelticGoddess replied to Jilly2's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't you guys have an epic class? and do you have super users? I just had my first class today (nd I have experience with Epic) and still have a few more to go. Each of our units has at least 2...
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    Looking for a change in scenery

    CelticGoddess replied to rldubz's topic in General Nursing

    Upstate SC. Seasons, snow, mountains, waterfalls, fall colors, spring flowers, proximity to other cities. And a need for nurses. Who could ask for
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    Energetic after your shift.

    CelticGoddess replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I am also very energetic to find my bed. Thank the goddess my commute home is short. I wouldn't
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    Patient greeting cards - How do you sign them?

    CelticGoddess replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    I refuse to send my patients greeting cards. Guest services will send a card to patients on occasion (usually for our long stay patients), and a nurse always follows up with a phone call to make sure...
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    Breakroom refrigerator theft

    CelticGoddess replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, some idiot actually used one of the nurses (who pumped) breast milk in his coffee. He's gone, thankfully. We were expecting the mum to beat the tar out of him. I wouldn't have blamed her! My...
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    Getting hired in a specialty

    CelticGoddess replied to feather4145's topic in General Nursing

    Just keep applying to acute care facilities. I worked LTC for 2 years before landing my first acute care position. I am not in Onc/Palliative. Just keep trying and once you get an acute care...
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    lithium carbonate

    CelticGoddess replied to sweetypie40's topic in General Students

    You need to think about what Lithium is. And go from
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    "Are you a Christian?"

    CelticGoddess replied to anon456's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Just the other day, I had a patient who was very distressed, so I sat with him and comforted him. He made the comment that I must be a Christian because I was so comforting. I made a a kind of a...
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    Getting hired in a specialty

    CelticGoddess replied to feather4145's topic in General Nursing

    Keep applying to acute care facilities. Curious if you mean infusion nurse or if you mean IV team? Where I work, it's not easy to get a position in the Infusion Centers because a) no one leaves and...