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  1. How do you handle narcissist patients?

    mikala3 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am an experienced nurse and the one thing that I just cant seem to handle is narcissist patients. I dont run into them often, but when I do, I crash and seem to fall for their games. At this one...

  2. How do you handle narcissist patients?

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is exactly why I asked...there are times when changing nurses just gets another nurse into a bad mood as well. At least we are talking about patients that are few and far between..if I get one...

  3. Patient scents

    mikala3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I am a travel nurse, and I finished an assignment a while back and something still bugs me. The patients there had a "scent" that I couldnt seem to wash off. One night, we were in for some very...

  4. Case study - what would you do?

    mikala3 replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    if that guy refuses labs and an iv, i would personally "educate" him every few minutes then document my attempt each and every time. That way when his family sues because he wasnt treated, they

  5. New Grad...Is this typical?

    mikala3 replied to MeganStar's topic in General Nursing

    Our school said that anyone could teach a nurse a skill. Being a travel nurse, I have figured out that some hospitals are better at it than others. I left nursing school having never started an IV...

  6. Should I be worried?

    mikala3 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I am a new grad and still have a preceptor. On my third night of working, my preceptor fillout out a safety violation report on me and I do not know what to expect. I did not know that I needed to...

  7. Pulled from floor by "Men in Black"

    mikala3 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was working, and a group of suited up men pulled me from the floor and asked me questions about a patient's care. Afterwards, my charge nurse said that more than likely there is a law suit in the...

  8. Rn to bsn, wgu or uta?

    mikala3 replied to daisy4912's topic in Western Governors University

    I also skipped UTA after finding out I had to take History of Texas. I just dont need it in

  9. Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

    mikala3 replied to crunchytaco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like she was just mad at having to clean a patient up. It

  10. Pulled from floor by "Men in Black"

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ps: One of them was a risk

  11. Pulled from floor by "Men in Black"

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They were the hospitals legal team. They gave me their card, my manager was present I have left out

  12. Is this holding me back?

    mikala3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a floor where practically everyone is either on dialysis, tons of steroids or both. Nurses on my unit do not start IV's. I have been told that it is because all of the patients are...

  13. RN's forced to do CNA work

    mikala3 replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We are expected to do both, our job and the NA's job if the NA's have to sit. I would DIE to do one or the other. It stinks when I have six patients, four are totals and one has over 30 meds to be...

  14. Bad week

    mikala3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am starting to think that six patients is too much for me and I will never be able to be a good nurse. I just had a really bad week. I had three doctors yell at me. One yelled at me because a...

  15. MD screaming at RN's in front of patients regularly

    mikala3 replied to AtivanIM's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have a lateral violence policy where I work. It says that things need to be handled in private. If anyone is rude to anyone for any reason in front of a third person, that's a voilation of policy...

  16. Bad week

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse. I have today off and still do not want to go back tomorrow. It was too

  17. Feeling awful

    mikala3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was working yesterday, and found a nurse I was working with in a total meltdown. She had been overwhelmed all night long, and other people were trying to help her out, but her patient's required a...

  18. Asked to start a new graduate discussion group

    mikala3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The floor I am on has at least 5 new grads at a time working over different shifts. My boss asked me if I would lead a new graduate discussion group to help ease them into the role. When I asked her...

  19. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    mikala3 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    We are assigned a "buddy" at the start of the shift and at shift change we discuss what time we like our break...it's pretty soft schedule, I mean, if I have a patient not doing so great at 1:30, I...

  20. How to handle a situation

    mikala3 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am new. I have not had time to make a lot of friends in my new job, but I do have some. My issue is that one of the nursing assistants and an bell answer service attendant have teamed up to make...

  21. How to handle a situation

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The call bell attendant answers the bells and tells the person the nurse will be with them shortly. Then she calls us in. She does not leave her seat, however, our pharmacy supplies and bp machines...

  22. How to handle a situation

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh one more example was that I had two of my six patients that were not doing so hot. Both were complaining of being short of breath and I was trying to deal with both at the same time. Meanwhile a...

  23. My rose colored glasses got knocked off!

    mikala3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering if I have the wrong job or if this is nursing. I wanted to become a nurse because I love working with people (even difficult ones) and I want to help people. I love my actual job. I...

  24. Should I be worried?

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient Medications

    I got written up for it. I am pretty angry at my

  25. Should I be worried?

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient Medications

    I got an email that I have a meeting with my Nurse Manager this morning to discuss what happened. I plan to tell her the facts of what happened, but I dont know how much detail to give her on my...