Bringonthenight

Bringonthenight

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  1. call light being ignored

    Bringonthenight replied to cnastriving2brn's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Report to your

  2. It really annoys me when nurses say they are going to go to med school...

    Bringonthenight replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    Ok your right "hate" is a strong word. I'm all about furthering education, but I don't like it when nursing students say they are going straight on to medicine- in doing so making it sound like...

  3. It really annoys me when nurses say they are going to go to med school...

    Bringonthenight replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    I hate when nursing students tell you they plan to go on to medicine, becoming an RN as a "stepping stone" to MD. I wish people would realize the difference between the two professions. It's those...

  4. EN/RN in Aus not allowed to work as AIN after registration?

    Bringonthenight replied to Happy Wombat's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I don't think you can work as as AIN once you are registered as a nurse. However I knew someone who was an EN then graduated as RN and AHPRA gave her a "dual" registration that was valid for 6 months...

  5. Time Management Advise/Tips

    Bringonthenight replied to EMEddie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get a good brain sheet and modify it so it suits your type of unit and patients. It might seem overwhelming right now but that feeling comes from the rush rush rush of day shift and all the people...

  6. first night shift over

    Bringonthenight replied to sasrn0988's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First night, sounds like you didn't do too bad. I think "disaster" was a bit of an exaggeration. No one fell/coded it sounds like a half good night. Was this other nurse a preceptor, or just another...

  7. Why can't nurses intubate?

    Bringonthenight replied to natnat122's topic in Emergency

    That was

  8. Patient asked me what an IV med was for..i didnt know

    Bringonthenight replied to NursingBro's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think the OP just didn't handle the situation as best as it could have been handled and it therefore freaked the patient out. It's all in the wording and how you say something. Like others have...

  9. Australian Bachelor Nursing to BSN in USA

    Bringonthenight replied to abundantall's topic in International Nursing

    Congrats on getting through the many obstacles to become an RN in the US. I don't have advice

  10. Time Management for the Not So New Grad

    Bringonthenight replied to stephanie.felder5's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I know! Imagine having a 24hr pharmacy that made up all our IVABs etc! I'd be in

  11. Call light abuse. What to do???

    Bringonthenight replied to IBleedGreen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Omg on my floor the other day a nurse came looking for me and found me in another patients' room assisting a patient and said: "hey bringonthenight, room 1 is buzzing" Me: "oh what did they want?"...

  12. Side rail stories

    Bringonthenight posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What are people's opinions on the use of side rails? In most facilities I have worked we put side rails up on falls risk patients or just at patient request. However in one state I worked, no public...

  13. Night shift

    Bringonthenight replied to yooper13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    [quote name= PS: ALL the cool people work nights! :)[/quote] Preach

  14. Surgery floor nurses

    Bringonthenight replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    This doesn't even sound legal! How do you work under those

  15. Hourly Rounding

    Bringonthenight replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    We do hourly rounding, on nights I have 10-11 patients- no aid. It's hectic, requires constant OCD organization skills

  16. Side rail stories

    Bringonthenight replied to Bringonthenight's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We don't have to do any documentation on putting up side rails. I don't get what the big deal

  17. Surgery floor nurses

    Bringonthenight replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    This to me is dangerous. There is no nurse that accompanies the transporter? What happens if the patient becomes/is already unstable during the trip? What can the transporter do in an emergency? I've...

  18. Surgery floor nurses

    Bringonthenight replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    This happens all the time to my floor it is so irritating and dangerous. The PACU/ED nurses where I work just don't seem to understand the importance of an un interrupted change over, I have even had...

  19. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    Bringonthenight replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We don't have bed alarms in my country at least in my experience. What exactly does it do? When does it alarm? And why do families refuse it? I'm

  20. Working with a nurse who isn't allowed to admin narcotics?

    Bringonthenight replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Talk to your NM. Also do you feel comfortable administering a narcotic when you weren't the nurse who performed the pain

  21. MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

    Bringonthenight replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is that student serious about the LPN comment? Someone get BrandonLPN to

  22. us educated nurse need help regarding visa, agencies, documentation

    Bringonthenight replied to mimi4002's topic in Nurse Registration

    I agree with previous poster regarding the not so fun weather in Australia right now. Also regarding the job crisis in parts of the country. I will answer some of the questions: In my experience,...

  23. Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    Bringonthenight replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    I really don't see what the problem is. When I was a student we practiced bed bathing each other- we all wore bathing suits, it's not like your stripping your class mate down and inappropriately...

  24. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    Bringonthenight replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There's a silver lining to every

  25. Do you need a special certification to insert catheters ?

    Bringonthenight replied to ShirleyYang's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It's also hospital/facility specific policy. Some public Aus hospitals have the in house MD to place male caths. But nurses are trained to perform the