ClaraRedheart BSN, RN

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    Covid: Protections for unsafe staffing?

    ClaraRedheart posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hi, I'm just curious how this has played out in other states who have seen major surges. I do NOT work on a Covid floor, but the higher acuity floors in my hospital are now taken up with COVID...
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    Need shoes that feel as good as Asics, but are as easy to clean as Danskos?

    ClaraRedheart posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I used to wear Asics, they're so comfortable. But I had a patient with uncontrollable diarrhea once, and the tennis shoes have all of those little holes that stuff can get smashed into. I switched to...
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    Anyone else wearing old scrubs whilst shopping/running errands?

    ClaraRedheart replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    I've never minded going to the store after if I had a fairly clean day... not around contagious diseases or enemas or frequent code browns. There have been news stories about nurses getting beat up...
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    honest feedback on stats CRNA school

    ClaraRedheart replied to thebikingbean's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'll be watching ? I had a horrible GPA myself (2.9) and I just feel grateful to be where I am. I have no aspirations for grad school yet, but I've done a lot in the 6 years at my current position. My...
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    No support with Covid

    ClaraRedheart posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work for an amazing healthcare system, but have tried and tried again with calls and emails to HR with no calls back. I came down with Covid and feel like I'm on my own. If I even get paid this...
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    Racism and Covid-19: The Unmasking of Two Pandemics

    ClaraRedheart replied to Stacy Winters's topic in General Nursing

    I saw it first hand when I was a tech while in nursing school. I've had more than one black nurse ask me to join them in a room so that I can witness a patient's behavior in case the patient decided...
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    No support with Covid

    ClaraRedheart replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I filled out a release of information form that was provided on my short term disability company's website. Does that mean that they will try to obtain it instead? I'm hoping that the case. I've...
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    Covid wedding... am I the bad guy?

    ClaraRedheart replied to zoidberg's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'd go if he wants it that badly. Leave the wife and family at home. Wear a mask. Don't eat, don't sing. He needs to know you're there for him, but treat him with the same caution you'd use with a...
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    Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    ClaraRedheart replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our city has been the third most cases in Texas and my hospital has had around 20 since mid April. Never slammed. We stopped elective surgeries and shut down a whole unit. We are a smaller hospital,...
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    Due to the Coronavirus, are freed prison inmates going to malinger their way into psychiatric hospitals?

    ClaraRedheart replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I completely agree. I was referring only to the imprisoned psych patients, that are their because they committed a crime. Doesn't even mean it was a violent crime, but they are in prison not because...
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    Due to the Coronavirus, are freed prison inmates going to malinger their way into psychiatric hospitals?

    ClaraRedheart replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sure, but they commit crimes that land them in prison. I've met plenty of people who could be described as "mentally ill" without being violent, dangerous
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    What is it like in your hospital right now?

    ClaraRedheart replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We're still preparing for "the surge", but our COVID floor has gone to 25% of what it was 2 weeks ago... and it hasn't gone up. I wish I knew how many COVID patients our county hospital was admitting,...
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    "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

    ClaraRedheart replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree that flattening the curve is necessary, but I have a few very real questions. #1. If COVID19 is as contagious as they say that it is, isn't it less a matter of "if" everyone gets sick but...
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    What is it like in your hospital right now?

    ClaraRedheart replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It appears as though my optimism was a bit premature. Yeah, they're increasing. At a slow rate, but we're getting more and more. I was really hoping that it might disappear with the flu in the Spring,...
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    What is it like in your hospital right now?

    ClaraRedheart replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We had fewer patients on COVID isolation on Friday and Saturday than we did on Monday. I'm frankly sick of it. If our patient numbers are decreasing in the hospital, the community should be lifting...
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    Failed Clinical Early - Need Advice!

    ClaraRedheart replied to Hannah73749843's topic in General Students

    To me, the inapropriate touching is proof that she has singled you out. I would leave it. I've been singled out by a nursing instructor. I have anxiety issues, so it was terrifying, but she passed me....
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    Disrespect & Profanity

    ClaraRedheart replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I generally introduce my self as such "My name is Clara (not my real name). What do you prefer that we call you?" Most people really do prefer to go by their first names, but I've had a few that say...
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    Night nurse - noise cancelling headphones to sleep with

    ClaraRedheart replied to rumikodan's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have the Jabra Elite earbuds. I just buy the $70 ones, which are not officially "noise cancelling" but they do a pretty good job. I have two noisy children and sometimes I go to bed before them on...
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    Advice for new nurse? Mistake was made

    ClaraRedheart replied to Guest1141053's topic in General Nursing

    This is a common mistake that I've seen our techs make. I had one patient with vitals indicitive of septicemia that were not reported to me, or caught because of an elevated MEWS score because the...
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    New Grad Losing Hope of Getting Job

    ClaraRedheart replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I didn't have a job when I graduated either. I was working as a PCT at a hospital that I liked and kept waiting for them to release their new grad positions, all of the other new grad positions in the...
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    On FMLA, Can't Go Back To Old Job, Now what?

    ClaraRedheart replied to namaste111's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you what to do.. but if it were me, I'd want to be with my family. Do whatever it takes to get there. They will support you and your family while you go through the grieving process while...
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    New grad Nurse quits nursing

    ClaraRedheart replied to lilly-may's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I don't understand the unhappy part. Yes, the job is hard, but every job is hard, and unless you go into engineering or computer science, you're going to have to deal with people... which is...
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    Supporting New Nurses in Their First Year

    ClaraRedheart replied to Cyra-Lea Drummond's topic in General Nursing

    Also, don't roll you eyes at the new nurse as he/she approaches the charge nurse desk with a likely elementary question that was driven by anxiety. Thanks
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    So Many Things Going Wrong!! PLEASE HELP ME GET A PEACE OF MIND!

    ClaraRedheart replied to Kiroppi's topic in General Students

    I have a needle phobia and stayed away from nursing for year before I decided to try (my mom encouraged me... If you like people, you can get over the rest". She's right. I still have my needle phobia...
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    How to grow a thick skin and not take things personally?

    ClaraRedheart replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    You will learn to not take things personally in time. I thought that would be hard for me, but it didn't take long. I tend to empathize, so if someone is being controlling, manipulative, grouchy,...