dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. I'm a nurse. Not a housekeeper!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to EpiattIPNurse's topic in Private Duty

    Bump. I've been doing PDN since June and had my first obligated housekeeper duties. Actually, REALLY nice family. I was doing a twelve hour overnight. Mom's like "hey, here's some clothes if you want...

  2. How does one cope post antidepressants

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to esunada's topic in Psychiatric

    Anyway, to add something more helpful - like several others have said, please do not stop taking your meds immediately. At the very least, you'll probably get sick - nausea, headaches,...

  3. How does one cope post antidepressants

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to esunada's topic in Psychiatric

    Things might have changed since I last followed the literature on this subject -- but what you're stating here is actually mostly hypothetical and based on the premise that "this is why we think...

  4. Pain medication and confused patients.

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Background: I'm still on orientation to a mixed critical/acute care burn unit. I did run this by my preceptor and he said that what I did was right. Just wanting some more opinions here. My patient...

  5. Blood draws are driving me crazy...

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Ado Annie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm jealous that you're good at IV starts! I posted a few weeks ago about sucking at sticking people. I'm getting a little bit better. Don't have too much advice to offer you than the obvious stuff,...

  6. Pain medication and confused patients.

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

    Thanks guys. :) I think what our NP was getting at was that I should have used the oxy to help sedate him on top of all the other stuff we were giving him. Very

  7. How long did it take for you to find a job after graduating?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to wrenRN06's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Passed the NCLEX in early June of 2011. On the advice of a friend, found a pediatric private duty job at a company around here that's pretty well-known for taking just about any warm body that comes...

  8. What is the most interesting case you've seen in the ER?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to BigDiesel's topic in Emergency

    We always go down to assess major burn patients. My last major burn was a "stable" pt who was walky/talky at the scene and in the ambulance. He ended up a 70%+ third-degree'r with circumfential burns...

  9. The Mockery of Nursing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel stupid because I think posts like this are referring to specific posts on the forum and I like to think that I read AN pretty thoroughly but still have no idea what post you're talking

  10. Last minute TNCC. Frustrated. Venting.

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Emergency

    Hey guys. Thanks for the tips! I kept them in mind while testing today. I passed. Actually scored high enough on the written and practical that I got the "recommend you be an instructor" thingy. I...

  11. ** Back-priming/Back-flush Secondary IV line**

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to twinjeep97's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Am I the only one who hangs a bag and then spikes it? One less thing to

  12. *Switching IV bags* Please help

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to twinjeep97's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If your fluid bag is actually empty, you're doing it wrong. Set your pump's vtbi to 900 or 950. Switch over when it alarms. I just pause everything and switch bags. No need to empty or whatever...

  13. What motivates you to go to work every day?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    [color=#ee82ee]because nursing is my

  14. What you love/hate about your assistants

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to jwkwildland's topic in General Nursing

    The techs on my unit (burn) actually do the majority of the wound care/dressing changes. And they're good at it! (Duh.) I'm very...spatially handicapped so even cutting a simple chest dressing takes...

  15. The Mockery of Nursing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know! I can't remember if it was on here or somewhere else but I was ******** about lack of jobs and someone lectured me on how there was a nursing job shortage in the 80s but eventually...

  16. The Mockery of Nursing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Also, if we can poke fun at the old bats as well, add me to the ugh pile with the "Of course there are nursing jobs. You new grads are just picky. I've been a nurse for a million years and have never...

  17. The Mockery of Nursing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hey! I trademarked that phrase. You owe me moneyz

  18. Satisfaction from wiping POO? GASP!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to iluvhrts's topic in General Nursing

    want to eat dinner

  19. Last minute TNCC. Frustrated. Venting.

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Emergency

    ^Thanks! It is a two day course, and I'm partially betting on what you said in hopes that I'll at least pass the written. Thank you so much for the advice about the touching/clothes/in other...

  20. Satisfaction from wiping POO? GASP!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to iluvhrts's topic in General Nursing

    like! i had to use a nasal trumpet to deep suction a guy for the first time the other day. i've only done deep suctioning otherwise with a closed circuit. holy snot buckets, never

  21. Satisfaction from wiping POO? GASP!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to iluvhrts's topic in General Nursing

    If burn nursing has taught me one thing, and one thing only, it's to not get really, really drunk while smoking a cigarette. Because then you're stuck having to detox in the hospital with burnt up...

  22. Satisfaction from wiping POO? GASP!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to iluvhrts's topic in General Nursing

    I had a detoxing patient poop with such velocity that it hit the ceiling of the room the other day. Then he started screaming profanities, tried to kick me, and actually managed to spit on the tech...

  23. Alcoholism: disease or choice?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

    You have a very odd idea about what alcoholism actually

  24. If you hate being a CNA will you hate being an RN too?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that's understandable. Have you perhaps thought that it isn't being a CNA that you don't necessarily like but the particular patient population that you work with? That's definitely a problem...

  25. If you hate being a CNA will you hate being an RN too?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    I'm kind of confused. Do you not enjoy doing ADLs all day or do you not enjoy the fact that patients can be dickwads or