dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. Dietary policy- vent

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

    Not much that could be done without a doctor's order. Heck, I'm assuming that this was a dietary aid that came by -- and not a dietitian/nutritionist - which would make recommending or restricting...

  2. What was the longest code you have been in?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Probably 2.5 hours out of a 3 hour span (got him back twice before someone could track down something akin to a family member). Guy was found down and burning for an unknown period of time. Probably a...

  3. I am concerned with age discrimination?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Michael Shimko's topic in General Nursing

    Even in places like CA and NYC -- I think you might be catastrophizing the poor new grad job market just a

  4. Low census. . .no work. . .

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Our unit census has been low lately but hospital policy has it that you'll float first before you get called off. (I work in a Magnet, union hospital if it matters??) Hospital census has been low-ish...

  5. Has anyone had a peer interview?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to sapphire18's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My peer interview was a lot of "classic" open-ended interview questions + a lot of scenario questions. No patho-phys or anything like

  6. How much information of a patient does your agency give you before you accept a case?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to 50kn's topic in Private Duty

    When I did agency work, I was given general parameters - age, sex, location, and technicalities like gtube/vent/trach. Depending on who was scheduling, you might or might not get the "real story"...

  7. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    Damn, you've never seen a boob IV? /fat chicks with thin arm veins tend to have great boob

  8. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This might mean something if it was a level playing field for CEO-type jobs. The cream doesn't "rise to the top" -- the "cream" is always at the top. There are a certain class of people who are...

  9. If you think you need to call the MD, CALL THE MD!!!!

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

    Aw. I work nights on a mixed burn unit (ICU, teli, floor) and we definitely do try to coordinate our calls. It's a small unit so that

  10. If you think you need to call the MD, CALL THE MD!!!!

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

    Kind of off topic, but I get irritated by some of my fellow day shift nurses who I don't think have ever worked nights (or haven't for years) -- who don't realize that there are certain non-emergent...

  11. Trachs/Vents - How much training?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Private Duty

    ^like above, definitely depends on the agency. And the family. If you're doing nights, then family should be there to assist. Nights *should* technically be fairly easy. As a new grad in the PPD...

  12. How much pain medicine is too much?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to jlwerley's topic in Patient Medications

    As someone who routinely medicates patients with extremely large quantities of narcotics, my main concern for this patient (aside from signs of overdose) would be the possibility that she her altered...

  13. *The Float nurse* anyone care to share?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing

    Not getting into whether a new grad should be in a float pool or not (does seem like you're holding your own, OP, congrats. I couldn't do it.) but as a fairly new nurse working on a burn unit, I have...

  14. Are you or someone you love the worst patient ever?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    you win this thread, hands

  15. Are you or someone you love the worst patient ever?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, to be fair, the fixating thing happened about two years ago when she broke her leg. It was 100% a control issue. She toned down her feisty-ness and seemed more at peace when she was, actually,...

  16. Your Most Maddening Patient/Patient's Family Situation

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

    This is going to sound really weird and specific but I hate, hate, hate those post-extubation patients who complain about how much their throat hurts and NOTHING helps. Ice water doesn't help. Throat...

  17. Are you or someone you love the worst patient ever?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My mom passed away a few days ago from COPD/heart failure complications. Obviously, she had quite a few hospitalizations over the last few years of her life and - dear god! - I witnessed first hand...

  18. I Cried At Work

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Guest 360983's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't understand why so many people insist that nursing can't be considered a profession unless held up to some arbitrarily, impossibly high standard. I've seen doctors cry both out of frustration...

  19. Respiratory Therapy vs. Nursing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to rgodfrey's topic in Nursing Career

    School is only a small part of your future. I wouldn't make the decision to be a RN or a RT based on what the schooling is like -- because once school is over, you're stuck actually working in your...

  20. Great moments in bad judgement

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Not ER-ish but two of my three patients a few weeks ago were on our unit for the same reason. Welding torch to a gasoline/kerosene tank. JUST SAYIN'. Another, much more seasoned nurse, explained that...

  21. dilemma regarding antipsychotics

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to evanpatten's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm purely approaching this topic as a former psychiatric patient (many times over!) -- not as a psych nurse, although I have given anti-psychotics to brain damaged and acutely withdrawing (booze)...

  22. Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You might be right. I was tired last night and possibly confusing what is technically expected from Magnet and what was arbitrarily set by the hospital as a goal to help achieve Magnet cert/re-cert. I...

  23. Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In order to achieve Magnet status, a hospital has to have a certain percentage of BSN nurses. Over 50%, at the very least. (I want to say 80% of staff nurses must have a BSN but I could be making that...

  24. Shake and bake meth accidents filling burn units

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to LydiaNN's topic in Burn

    Yes, this is the general reasoning behind that line of

  25. Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The hospital that I work at doesn't hire ADN nurses anymore. At all. For any