Wrench Party

Wrench Party

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  1. Staff turnover

    Wrench Party replied to Leesha's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure what to tell you. If you don't want to help improve the situation, and don't want to leave, there's not much you can do besides go up the chain of command. As one who has had micromanaging,...

  2. Taking a Position as a Float Nurse as a New Grad

    Wrench Party replied to ColleenT's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen it done occasionally with new grads in our nurse residency program, mainly to gen med, neuro, and occasionally some telemetry. Those new grads are oriented identically as the others, except...

  3. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    Wrench Party replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, the majority of bikes I own were salvaged from a dumpster and I've repaired them myself, I'm pleased the majority of my street clothes come from the thrift store, and the vehicle I drive...

  4. Is money everything in this profession?

    Wrench Party replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Part of why I work two jobs (FT and per diem) is for the sweet, sweet money I can make from it. Would I do this for free? Hmmm, no. I, like every other person on this planet, has bills to pay, has...

  5. First nurse job 1.5hour commute

    Wrench Party replied to GRN005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This long commute and past financial situation make me skeptical of this position. I want to work a place where there are a) senior nurses and they are b) happy about staying at their current...

  6. Use of backup saline infusions for medication infusions in ICU

    Wrench Party replied to taif1's topic in Critical Care

    Depends on where I'm working between two hospitals. One place on a cardiology floor, piggybacks are the norm with a carrier, with the exception of cardiac drips running at a sufficient rate. We do a...

  7. "You're too smart to be a nurse. Be a doctor"

    Wrench Party replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    I tell them some variation of the following: 1) didn't want the debt 2) already on my second career 3) wanted work/life balance 4) actively declined grad school Neatly summed up when a resident...

  8. 7/3 WILTW: Brain Development, Standardized Patients and Female Condom

    Wrench Party replied to A&Ox6's topic in General Nursing

    Re: female condom, I worked women's/ community health clinic for a year and still can't recall a time that we ever gave any of those away. I honestly would have no idea how to use one myself if...

  9. It's the 1st of July

    Wrench Party replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Oh geez- had this right off the bat last night. 1) Pt wanted to shower- can he come off telemetry to do so? No orders indicating yay/nay, been happily stable the last few shifts. Baby doc punts that...

  10. 6/26 WILTW: Littlefinger's smirk makes me feel violated

    Wrench Party replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Can't say I learned much in nursing land this week, as I was on vacation. Things I learned: 1) Eureka/Arcata, CA is really in the middle of nowhere. 2) A town with little tax base from so many...

  11. Husbands!

    Wrench Party replied to middleagednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mine had legit kidney stones, was begging me to take him to the ER, he got Tramadol from the urgent care, I was like "fluids and move around till it passes, dude." Passed a few hours later. Mine...

  12. Something Positive: Your 5-Year Plan

    Wrench Party posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I was hanging laundry at 4 am last night (can't get off that night shift schedule) and thinking about the future. next year or two: get my PCCN certification and precept. I'd like to have the...

  13. How do you draw up small amounts of medications for Picc lines?

    Wrench Party replied to Hockeynursing's topic in Patient Medications

    Use a smaller syringe ( 3 ml) to draw it up, then stick a blunt ended fill needle on the end of it and add it to a partially filled 10 ml saline flush. I also use this for meds requiring slow IV push...

  14. Brigham nurses threaten to strike. Paid $106,000 on average, demand more.

    Wrench Party replied to RockMay's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Oh CTICU? Cardiothoracic stepdown? Oh HELLNAW. Those are my people, and some really complicated stepdown patients attached to every line known to man- pressors, heparin, insulin, chest tubes, NG...

  15. Brigham nurses threaten to strike. Paid $106,000 on average, demand more.

    Wrench Party replied to RockMay's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    100K is really not that much in terms of real expense in the Northeast. Housing and property taxes, gas, car insurance if you even can afford to own one, etc. You'd be better off financially making...

  16. 6/20 WILTW Child Welfare, Confidentiality, Contraception, Commencement, Conti...

    Wrench Party replied to A&Ox6's topic in General Nursing

    1) Some patients asked for me by name this week! Unfortunately, I had to orient to the Heartware LVAD, so I couldn't take on 2 LVADs at once. 2) In limited cases, Phenergan/Zofran/Benadryl with a...

  17. Why white shoes?

    Wrench Party replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    They can. Get some white leather shoes and some white shoe polish. Still have my white Danskos from nursing school- they refuse to

  18. Dating Coworkers

    Wrench Party replied to Wake88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well...obviously, be careful to not poop where you eat, but I'm barely one to talk. I met my husband through a non-profit we've done for a decade, and we were roommates for awhile before we edged into...

  19. What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    Wrench Party replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, where to begin- 1) chasing after pharmacy both to verify my meds and send up my pharmacy-prepared ones 2) paging residents off-service to give me basic order parameters 3) attempting to keep up...

  20. Thinking about Relocating : need advice to make the relocation easier

    Wrench Party replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Not sure which part of TN you are thinking of relocating to, but the state is gorgeous! You have the Blue Ridge/Appalachians in the east near Knoxville, rolling hills in the middle and Nashville, and...

  21. Are there any gay nurses here?

    Wrench Party replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really care where this thread technically goes on AN; I'm glad it's posted here. I'm grieving for the victims, I'm grieving for the LGBTQ community, I'm grieving as an ally, I'm grieving for...

  22. 6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    Wrench Party replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    ^ I am all about the PRNs, and it infuriates me when docs don't write me a basic set of PRNs to cover post-surgical care. You should have something for pain, breakthrough pain, sleeping, anxiety,...

  23. Stanford Rape

    Wrench Party replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    The whole situation makes me angry AF (rape culture, etc.) but I am definitely grateful USA Swimming had the cajones to ban him for life. I'm a triathlete and I don't want awful people like this...

  24. Refusing a case in home care

    Wrench Party replied to Katesp91's topic in Private Duty

    Don't take it. Unfortunately, in my experience, home care agencies don't have the best interests of the patients or nurses in mind. I quit several part time jobs because of controlling parents, unsafe...

  25. 6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    Wrench Party replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    1) Friday night confirmed I can never be a float nurse, unless I stick to heart/pulmonary floors. I got floated to uro/gyn/onc for a shift and was like when it came to my patients and other nurses....