dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. Favoritism with working(or not working) holidays

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ...I don't think that you've worked in a lot of hospitals... My union hospital does not work that way. Same goes for several other posters

  2. fell asleep, administrative leave

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to allwell's topic in General Nursing

    It's a shame. Napping off the clock for night nurses is de rigueur in many developed countries. But god bless our puritan work ethic and how it's probably killing

  3. Female cathing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    You remember that scene from Fried Green Tomatoes where Kathy Bates goes to that class where they use mirrors to explore their lady partss? I've never done that. So, no, I don't think my own anatomy...

  4. How do you feel about new grads going for their np with little experience?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to garn12's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a NP driven unit with high turnover for both RNs and NPs. All our NPs just suck for a while until they get the routine down. The new NPs suck more than the experienced NPs. Bedside RN...

  5. really sad

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was going to ask if you work night shift - I figured as much from the "so what did you actually DO your whole shift" remark - but you answered my question. Unfortunately, some nurses and even the...

  6. Is this common with teaching hospitals?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to liketheairport's topic in General Nursing

  7. Is this common with teaching hospitals?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to liketheairport's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Although some doctors do it more tactfully than others. (Our surgical services often don't wear their coats and several docs are notorious for not at least introducing themselves as a doctor --...

  8. Charge Rn's. How many beds on your units?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to oldiebutgoodieRN's topic in General Nursing

    16 bed burn unit. We have 8 monitored "swing" beds that can be either ICU or tele or even floor, everything else is strictly floor. I relief charge on nights and will have anything from 3 to 8 nurses...

  9. Phasing out noc shift differential in acute care?

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Soooo...there may or may not be a rumor floating around my hospital that they may try to phase out our night shift differential over several years. Right now, we have one of the higher shift...

  10. Low Census-what's up?!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to mom35's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is bulging. We're slow this week but were at max capacity the last two weeks. We're still seeing a lot of elective surgeries on my unit. Is this "nationwide" low census a real phenomena...

  11. How do you get your patients to do what they have to do?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Dude, I mean this in the nicest and most respectful way because I believe you've been a nurse for longer than I've been alive -- but when was the last time you worked acute care? Hospitals ARE hotels....

  12. Hyperbaric Nursing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to traumaRUs's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Get into burn nursing. Or wound care. Or both if

  13. Unhappy camper looking for some advice from nurses

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to skigirl8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    PA would be a better route, I think, but the PA schools around here want medical-school grade applicants without having the guaranteed job prospects afterwards. I really can't imagine giving up a job...

  14. Nursing specialty that requires minimum patient contact and best hours?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to tsipareht's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know what the market will be like five years down the road but the market in many places for new grad FNPs is just as dismal as the market for new grad RNs, if not worse. Several of my...

  15. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You're presented with a five year-old who probably has appendicitis. The family is poor, does not have medical insurance, and they only have a small amount of money to cover diagnostics and treatment...

  16. Phasing out noc shift differential in acute care?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought shift differential for nights was a nod to the massive lifestyle and sleeping adjustments many (most? I know some people do live a night lifestyle) people have to make. Plus...

  17. Burn Nursing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to traumaRUs's topic in Burn

    Burn center RN here. I would not necessarily say that job outlook is high for dedicated burn RNs. Many dedicated burn centers are closing, have closed, or are becoming smaller. Overall *need* for burn...

  18. Phasing out noc shift differential in acute care?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I should point out that our shift diff is over $5/hr. The hospital base pay for all RNs is one of the lowest in the area, however. Other hospitals offer substantially smaller shift...

  19. Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    TEN is basically a more severe version of SJS, although I believe there is some dispute about that. :) Our docs classify anything as TEN if the patient has more than 30% skin involvement and/or...

  20. Are pattern/print scrubs unprofessional outside of pediatrics?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Three piece suits only!

  21. Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    I work on burn and we get all the SJS/TEN patients or at least have to do their hours-long dressings off the unit. (Sigh.) Anyway. I'd say chemo is probably the second most common cause that we see of...

  22. Are pattern/print scrubs unprofessional outside of pediatrics?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I actually have a few faux vintage-looking cartoon based t-shirts, including a Snoopy one. I also have a M.A.S.H. sweat shirt. However, I prefer to wear contrasting solid-colored tops and bottoms....

  23. Does Anyone Else NEVER get downstaffed?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    We definitely don't get cancelled a lot. Maybe once every six months? I haven't been cancelled since early May and before that, the last time I was cancelled was on Thanksgiving. We're a fairly small...

  24. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Sounds stoned. Did you tell her stoner friends to buy some pizza next

  25. Grossest thing that you've experienced?

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Story time! And the grosser, the better. Kudos to the first person who makes me throw up a bit in my mouth. My story - I'm a burn nurse, relatively new. Anyway. I'm helping with a dressing change on a...