rach_nc_03

rach_nc_03

PICU, Nurse Educator, Clinical Research

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  1. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    rach_nc_03 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Don't take this as me trying to slam you, I'm really not. I've always really appreciated the respectful tone of your posts, even when I disagree with your point of view. Yes, you're correct about...

  2. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    rach_nc_03 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    It's not an exchange of fluids from a HOMOSEXUAL encounter- it's an exposure to fluids from an INFECTED individual during anal intercourse. The encounter could easily be (and frequently is) from a...

  3. Disclosing Depression in A Nursing Job Interview

    rach_nc_03 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Take it from someone who learned the hard way- some people can, and will, use private information against you. NEVER reveal more about your personal life than absolutely required. Even when you hear...

  4. Problem with recurring cellulitis

    rach_nc_03 replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    I just got an email yesterday from a guy who had major surgery on his hip and had bouts of cellulitis for several weeks afterward. His doc told him it was, indeed, related to vascular damage, but it...

  5. Job Hunting - I don't understand

    rach_nc_03 replied to Pupnshnooter's topic in General Nursing

    as for the kids in tow- when i worked in staff development, I had people who wanted an on-the-spot interview when they picked up the application- and they'd ask the receptionist to call me REPEATEDLY...

  6. Utilization management nurses

    rach_nc_03 replied to indynurse#2's topic in General Nursing

    hi indynurse, working for an insurance company now (I'm in clinical program design, so I interface with the review nurses), I see just how much knowledge one has to have to work as a nurse in this...

  7. 7 years to become an RN in California

    rach_nc_03 replied to happyanne's topic in General Nursing

    I also had the money for tuition issue- thousands to get a BSN, free for my ADN, as it was job training, and I was laid off from the tech sector. Until more BSN programs (and financial aid for said...

  8. Looking for support and respect with little to no results

    rach_nc_03 replied to mrparhamrvt's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry you've been disrespected by anyone who cares for others as a profession. Personally, I'm not one who thinks one living creature is more valuable than another, and I'm closer to my pets...

  9. RN as Inpatient, horrible and looong rant

    rach_nc_03 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    WHOA! Did you report the unit for negligence? This is unreal. I had a PACU nurse, after my hip surgery, prop an unlocked WC next to my bed, tell me to get out of bed and into the chair, then left and...

  10. Not a poop or pee nurse?!?

    rach_nc_03 replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    worked as a nursing assistant in a neuro ICU while in nursing school. Logically, most patients were on stool softeners so there would be no straining to poo, so it was often a sea of brown there. I...

  11. At what point do you call in sick?

    rach_nc_03 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    this is one of my soapbox issues. If you're sick, do not go to work. Personally, i think the places that require a doctor's note for every single missed day should (a) drive you to the doctor...

  12. Profanity in the Breakroom....???

    rach_nc_03 replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not from a union-friendly state originally, so I don't know if I'm right about this or not, but here's a thought: if the CNA's are protected by a union, and one of them decided to, as you...

  13. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    rach_nc_03 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    rehab nurse- you and I must have been typing at the same time! you said what I was thinking, but you were MUCH nicer. I have always been told, when applying for jobs, that having a postive UDS for...

  14. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    rach_nc_03 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    do NOT imply that someone with a legitimate prescription for a narcotic for a CHRONIC PAIN ISSUE somehow has a drug problem because they take their prescribed medication. Just like the nurses here...

  15. Corporate America vs. Nursing- culture shock! Any others out there?

    rach_nc_03 replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    anne, i felt the same way about hospital nursing. I was astonished at how many people acted- literally- like twelve year olds. and i had a manager YELL at me because I needed to have surgery to...

  16. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    rach_nc_03 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think your response to the 'why did you leave?' question will need to be tailored to the interview at hand. also, when I worked in staff development, I was allowed to disclose (if asked) whether or...

  17. RN as Inpatient, horrible and looong rant

    rach_nc_03 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Haunted, I am SO sorry for what you're going through! I have experienced similar issues (had hip surgery and no crutches available at discharge!), and only found out about some 'not too terrible'...

  18. Do you think the pain scale is accurate?

    rach_nc_03 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Just had a personal experience with this today- I met with a new surgeon, who is going to perform a second surgery on my hip (1st, by a different doc, didn't fix the problem). I've been living with...

  19. narcotic use by staff

    rach_nc_03 replied to moodychick's topic in General Nursing

    when I worked in a PICU, the common practice was to leave drawn-up syringes of narcs and sedatives in the bedside cart drawer during your shift, since they were pushed so frequently. The carts were...

  20. Where were u 9/11/01?

    rach_nc_03 replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was working in corporate strategy for a tech company headquartered in Toronto (I was living in north carolina). I was scheduled to fly to TO on Sept. 11th for a big meeting with the CEO, and it...

  21. Infection Control and Caps

    rach_nc_03 replied to Fiona59's topic in General Nursing

    When I did rotations in a burn center, L&D and (after a few weeks) on an ortho floor, we were liberated from our white caps (YAY!!). The reason given was infection control, as they can't be...

  22. Gross Out Co-Worker

    rach_nc_03 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    As I recall, most of the jobs I had that required a 'professional appearance' also stipulated that the employee maintained good personal hygiene. She's violating policy, and the supervisor should...

  23. Co-worker hitting up the Dr.s for meds during shift?

    rach_nc_03 replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    I've been offered an rx before when i got really sick at work with what turned out to be a nasty sinus infection. when i left for work that morning, i thought I was just really tired, but it got...

  24. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    rach_nc_03 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When i was a student on an ortho rotation, I took care of a THR patient in his 30's...he was an army ranger who'd just been sent home from his 1-year tour in iraq because of his hip problems. he was...

  25. Doc as partner

    rach_nc_03 replied to RN007's topic in General Nursing

    Clinical research. a completely different