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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Seriously?

    xtxrn replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    TRUE :) They aren't perfect !! (nor is any nurse- and the ones who think they are are just plain scary:eek:) That's why they need their instructors :). You should not be made to feel that...

  2. I'm going to nursing school-That's nice, DO YOUR JOB

    xtxrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I think we've all seen people in general who don't do what they're supposed to.... but if you're the only nurse on a floor, you have CNAs.... :) Not something personal

  3. Report without Orders?

    xtxrn replied to missbutton's topic in General Nursing

    I would not take a patient without report. Send them back. Get the supervisor to have the ED call- this would be a deal breaker for

  4. Implement a RADICAL IDEA! "Medical plan of care."

    xtxrn replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't need to change the language to have felt a part of the team..... we know what we do, who cares about the way it's said???? :) I've been lucky to work with mostly easy docs to work with- there...

  5. Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

    xtxrn replied to mturner88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wanting to spare the med-surg nurses is nice, but not a good reason :) You have the knowledge, and the skills.

  6. Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

    xtxrn replied to mturner88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I graduated, on a 28 bed acute neuro med-surg floor, there were 2 RNs... period. And no computers-all hand charting, rare access to blood sugar machines, so had to do urine dips (or foley...

  7. Could a Registered Nurse hold their own when it comes to treating patients...?

    xtxrn replied to lee_sHAY's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Possibly...but dealing with trauma with end of the world disasters would be tricky for a trauma team with 20+ years experience each... Would the nurse be better than nothing- probably. But internal...

  8. Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

    xtxrn replied to mturner88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You are an RN??? Then 7-9 patients are within your scope. You just aren't used to it. :) I worked neuro med-surg and we had Neuro ICU nurses float to the floor (and sit ON the floor between their...

  9. Drug tests

    xtxrn replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    I am SO sorry for your loss. I'd take the info w/meds just to

  10. Report without Orders?

    xtxrn replied to missbutton's topic in General Nursing

    Our nursing supervisor would notify us of admissions. Then the ER would call report (sometimes hours later). They had talked to the doc who would have them on the floor, so when I'd call for orders,...

  11. Psych nursing vs the OR

    xtxrn replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    Your special ed background will also help if you go OR, and decide to go back to psych. Another consideration- OR= hours on your feet in a small area (at least with psych, you can walk around, and...

  12. I'm going to nursing school-That's nice, DO YOUR JOB

    xtxrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow- a treasure hunt !! We could use lap buddies when documented as an enabler (they needed something to lean against to be able to propel themselves in the w/c.... and if they still could figure...

  13. Fluid Imbalance

    xtxrn replied to sarajane_10's topic in General Students

    However, if you've got a frail, petite patient, they may not fall into the 30 ml/hr....that number is an estimate based on the average for an adult-- middle ground, but just an estimate for minimal...

  14. I'm going to nursing school-That's nice, DO YOUR JOB

    xtxrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Becoming MUCH more brazen and 'entitled' to do whatever they want because they're SO special :). These are the kids who never heard the word 'no', and now have to function in the real world. It's...

  15. I'm going to nursing school-That's nice, DO YOUR JOB

    xtxrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient grab a 1000 tablet bottle of acetaminophen at a LTC (on 3-11, I had 60 intermediate care- they called PEGs 'skilled', I didn't) and start to open it as I was walking out of the room- I...

  16. Report without Orders?

    xtxrn replied to missbutton's topic in General Nursing

    We had to call the doc when the patient got there, and after doing a brief assessment, to get questions lined up for the doc in one call.. the ER doc had already seen them, so it wasn't like they were...

  17. I'm going to nursing school-That's nice, DO YOUR JOB

    xtxrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes- agree.....I was a CNA during nursing school, and would never have thought it was ok to even touch the cart. Time for write ups.....save your own but- they're putting theirs in slings...

  18. Breaks

    xtxrn replied to TMB RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow- 1 1/2 hours I couldn't leave the floor ( only RN) at one hospital I worked at (great place to work, though- I loved that place) and I'd get 30 minutes. I've always accepted that nursing is...

  19. Could use some advice or a listening ear...new RN, newly abusive husband

    xtxrn replied to seekinganonymity's topic in General Nursing

    Almost all cities have temporary shelters, and a network of places for women to get away. Crisis phone lines generally have these numbers. My question is why the ER/prompt care (can't see the post...

  20. Report without Orders?

    xtxrn replied to missbutton's topic in General Nursing

    Other than getting a verbal phone report from the ER, I never got orders 'tubed' (older days) or faxed before seeing the patient. Never. You got report- then got the patient. If lucky, the...

  21. PT/INR/PTT info?coumadin/heparin-

    xtxrn replied to angell883RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Not necessarily :)- ER, psych, ortho, med-surg.....OK, in ER- some folks would have it on their med list- and labs drawn, but no longterm follow up to see patterns; psych- probably not a lot; ortho-...

  22. postpartum...the easy job?

    xtxrn replied to hotscrubs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep- working peds, I saw a kid go from normal sinus to SVT from the time I left report, to the time I looked at the monitors (about 5 seconds- the monitor went off). We had hospitalists, so a doc was...

  23. postpartum...the easy job?

    xtxrn replied to hotscrubs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You got through school- you will get through this :) It's hard in different ways for a while. Things don't always gel like you imagine they will. But it does come together :) Keep asking...

  24. Nursing liability insurance as an endorsement to your homeowner's policy?

    xtxrn replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be uncomfortable having my homeowners or auto insurance (or any 'asset' insurance) tied in with nursing liability insurance... wouldn't want them to have any more info about me than

  25. postpartum...the easy job?

    xtxrn replied to hotscrubs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oohh.. I've worked with cancer patients on a surgical floor, and not on PP, but the way I look at is this: on PP, when it's good, it's really good. But when it's bad, it's a whole different level of...