ClaraRedheart BSN, RN

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    Is this discrimination?

    ClaraRedheart replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Awesome! I've never faced anything like that, but the whole story made me spitting mad for you. Glad you stood up for yourself and stopped that
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    Bad situation and mad coworker? What could I have done?

    ClaraRedheart replied to missind33's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unfortunately you can't magically make the blood pressure resolve. It sounds like you, and previous shifts, had tried all that you could. As far as the dobhoff, stuff happens. I absolutely HATE...
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    Nurses smoking weed?

    ClaraRedheart replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a problem with other people doing it, but I am of the opinion that a workplace has the right to hire anyone they want. My workplace doesn't hire cigarette smokers knowingly. I think if...
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    That Magic 1 Year Mark

    ClaraRedheart replied to seasidesoul's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It could be lack of sleep. While I felt more comfortable on night shift my first year, I never slept well during the day. I get hyper emotional if I'm tired and cry over ridiculous things. While...
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    Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    ClaraRedheart replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Are you RN or BSN? I think you should wait it out. I didn't have a job when I graduated, and felt much the same as you. It worked itself out. I didn't even have a single INTERVIEW prior to graduation....
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    States that are friendly to travelers who want a lunch break

    ClaraRedheart replied to DieselBurps's topic in Travel

    I might have to try this. So far, It's been easiest for me to sneak away at 11:30 and break. Usually, it's uninterrupted, but if it is, you best believe I'll take a lengthy break with a snack in the...
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    When to Get Pregnant

    ClaraRedheart replied to metamedicine's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah.. Don't wait. It would stink to wait and then not be able to have kids. It gets harder the older you
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    States that are friendly to travelers who want a lunch break

    ClaraRedheart replied to DieselBurps's topic in Travel

    The problem I have with this is that usually, when you ask your buddy "Is it ok if I go to lunch" They've probably been trying to tie up their own problems with their patients so they can do exactly...
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    The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    ClaraRedheart replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    My last job before nursing was Target, but I had quit that 2 years prior. When my daughter was born, they asked when I would be coming back for my min. wage job with hours all over the place and of...
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    Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    ClaraRedheart replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    This is some bad juju to say it out loud... but here it goes. In my 2 years of nurse and 1.5 years as a tech... Never have I ever had a patient die on me. Not even one that was not expected to make it...
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    switched to Med Surg from PP

    ClaraRedheart replied to sukh :)'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    It's really a whole new world. You are a nurse, you've been trained, but.. unless you started in med-surg or somewhere with an equivocal patient load and plethora of experience, there is no way to...
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    Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    ClaraRedheart replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We are allowed to wear white or blue coats at my job. I think they have now allowed black, and if so, I'm buying one because it will match my Danskos :) The problem with my blue coat is that it tends...
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    Give me a reason to Stay in TNA?

    ClaraRedheart posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I live in Texas. I've been a member of TNA before getting my first job as a Med Surg nurse on a telemetry floor. I've not done much with it, but they've faithfully deducted my dues monthly until...
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    Sentinel event

    ClaraRedheart replied to Jordym919's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks to our scanning technology, med errors should be FEW and far between. As a precaution, all vial meds, I will draw up in the med room, prior to entering the patient's room. I will look at the...
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    6th nursing job in 4 years?

    ClaraRedheart replied to rjstrickland23's topic in General Nursing

    Ask your doc about propanolol. I think anxiety is a HUGE issue with you. Propanolol stops the adrenaline cascade and can help those with anxiety completely overcome it. They've used it on people with...
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    When a pt "gets" to you

    ClaraRedheart replied to mmc51264's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think for a lot of the REALLY sick and their family, it's a control issue. They cannot control the disease process, they can't control the fact that they're losing their loved one (or their own...
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    Successful Orientees Vs Unsuccessful Orientees

    ClaraRedheart replied to purplegal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that tenacity is a big part of making it as an orientee. Do not accept failure. That's easy to say... I hated the first year, but refused to give up. I'm the only one of 4 of my cohort still...
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    OFFERED A JOB. At Tyler, Texas $22, with $1500 relocation bonus. As a new grad program.

    ClaraRedheart replied to Lmnop2121's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't know... as a new grad I got $25 an hour plus shift diff at another Texas hospital. This job even requires you to relocate. Honestly, unless this is your only option, I'd advise you to keep...
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    The Fifth Vital Sign

    ClaraRedheart replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    I once pushed 2 mg of dilaudid to a sickle cell patient who was listening to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySRGTtcAzgI I never felt like such a drug pusher. Luckily, I don't see opioid...
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    BREAKS?????? You've gotta be kidding!

    ClaraRedheart replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    This. It's not EXACTLY that I don't want to cover someone else's patients as much as I plan carefully when to go to my break, it's not an exact science. Sometimes I've just discharged a patient and...
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    Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    ClaraRedheart replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse, I was THRILLED to work nights. Days were far too busy. Too much going on. It was a stressful situation that could have turned dangerous. Sure, nights start out fast paced, but it all...
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    Career choice after 1.5 yrs of MS

    ClaraRedheart replied to bella14k's topic in Nursing Career

    There is no question in your original post. That is likely why no one is answering. If you want answers to a question, format your post to reflect
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    Do you see ethnic tensions at work?

    ClaraRedheart replied to princessgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The only ethnic tension that I've ever noticed were patient's discriminating against nurses of color. Not as much now that I'm a nurse. However... When I was in nursing school and a PCT, I had several...
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    On probation for being too "anxious"

    ClaraRedheart replied to fskye's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oooh... Been there. I failed my foley checkoff in nurwsing school because of that. I shook so badly I broke my gloves and sterile field. It was awful. I talked to a doc and was put on fluoxetine......
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    Nursing has a high divorce rate

    ClaraRedheart replied to Faada's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with LPNtoRN on this one. I worked nights for my first year and a half as a new nurse. My husband BEGGED me to go to days. I did. They're harder over all, but apparently, according to him, I'm...