Elladora

Elladora

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  1. Night shift nausea

    Elladora replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked a split schedule and here's what I did: I did a month at a time. It's too hard to switch back and forth every two weeks. When it's time to switch to nights, you need to train your body to...

  2. Is it OK to discipline nurses extra for calling in sick on a holiday?

    Elladora replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    We have to provide a doctor's note after a three day absence. If they want one outside of that, they can jolly well pay my co-pay. I'm a nurse, I know if I'm sick or not. If they can't trust my...

  3. How many is too many? Medication errors

    Elladora replied to fangirl's topic in Patient Medications

    I think fangirl used "them" to avoid identifying the gender (as the name is gender neutral and as she doesn't say "he" or "she" anywhere else in the

  4. How many is too many? Medication errors

    Elladora replied to fangirl's topic in Patient Medications

    So she is signing them off and not giving them. Ugh. Hopefully they take notice soon. Maybe she will get written up if that's what they are starting to do. Believe me, I know it's very, very...

  5. Nurses and holiday exhaustion

    Elladora replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!

  6. Nurses and holiday exhaustion

    Elladora replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh...I love Amazon Prime. Sometimes a little too

  7. failed nclex

    Elladora replied to dawn57's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not sure you need an app, but you will definitely need to study. Take some time to decide what areas you felt you struggled with and tackle those first. Study up on your pharmacology too. When...

  8. Medication errors

    Elladora replied to fangirl's topic in Patient Medications

    I realize I'm a little late to the game here, but I'm guessing this might have something to do with your other post, so I thought I would answer as well. :) I worked in a psych facility, so we...

  9. How many is too many? Medication errors

    Elladora replied to fangirl's topic in Patient Medications

    I have several questions about this situation. Do you do narc count after each shift? Are the narcs missing or is she just signing that she gave them but not actually giving them? (My previous...

  10. Cover for Me! I Need to pump!

    Elladora replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    This. 1000 times this. At the facility I worked at, we typically only had one nurse scheduled per shift. If that nurse has to leave the floor to pump, that leaves us without nurse coverage for as...

  11. Student, mom, wife... In that order

    Elladora replied to Andreany9's topic in General Students

    I had a block of time every night that was study time. If the kids had homework, they did it at this time but knew they had to go to dad for help, not mom. If they didn't have homework, they spent...

  12. I don't want to be a nurse!!

    Elladora replied to sharebear003's topic in General Students

    If your heart isn't in it, you'll never make it through nursing school. If your parents have control because of finances it might be time to have a sit down meeting with them in which you calmly and...

  13. A typical day in a psych unit

    Elladora replied to mago8388's topic in Psychiatric

    This is particularly true when you are new. They will try to pull every trick in the book because you are new. They WILL test you. Related to this, LISTEN TO YOUR CO-WORKERS! I have seen many...

  14. A typical day in a psych unit

    Elladora replied to mago8388's topic in Psychiatric

    That was my first

  15. Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    Elladora replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    As a recent patient, here's my replies: Yes! That damned doctor gave me a nitro which was a life changing experience for me. I came in with a headache that was a strong 7/10 (and trust me, I have a...

  16. Nurses and holiday exhaustion

    Elladora replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Two words. Amazon Prime. I did almost all of my Christmas shopping through Amazon. It was delivered to my house within a couple of days and promptly went to our spare bedroom. I wrapped on days...

  17. Patient Nurse Ratio

    Elladora replied to ambobam's topic in General Nursing

    Psych facility 1:22 on days (state mandates 1:25) 1:30 on evening (state mandates 1:35) 1:45 on nights (state mandates 1:45) So yes, when I was working third shift, there were two staff members in the...

  18. Didn't make it.

    Elladora replied to Jessies_hope's topic in School, College Programs

    To put it as gently as possible....so what? Maybe his motives weren't what you felt they should be but he IS an RN, so apparently he was skilled enough to get through nursing school, pass his boards,...

  19. Personal Guidance

    Elladora replied to anonymous2626's topic in General Nursing

    Happens all the time where I work (psych unit). That or they are either masturbating when I'm doing checks, or they fall asleep masturbating. Bottom line...I've seen a LOT of people

  20. How many hours do you study?

    Elladora replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    I studied everyday. I averaged 2-4 hours daily, but some days were a lot less and some a lot more. I graduated with a 3.9 GPA. I found by studying a little each day I retained the information

  21. too old?

    Elladora replied to Momof8CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'll add to it. I was 38 when I became a CNA, 39 when I became an LPN. You are definitely not too old! Go for

  22. Tattoos in Nursing School

    Elladora replied to BBboy's topic in General Students

    I have these too. When I was in school, tattoos were allowed both in school and during clinicals. However, the facility I was working at had a strict no visible tattoos policy. You were written up if...

  23. Medication error

    Elladora replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Key here? You did what you were supposed to. You can move forward with a clear conscious. (Totally sucks that you're getting a formal write up. Our facility has med error forms that document the error...

  24. Can my school change prerequisite requirements?

    Elladora replied to km1427's topic in General Students

    At my college we took A&P concurrently with our nursing

  25. I took the plunge...it feels weird

    Elladora replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this! I'm in a very similar situation and have been second guessing myself. This is what I