GaleSRN

GaleSRN BSN, RN

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  1. Which Area Has the Most Compassionate Nurses

    GaleSRN replied to RNite's topic in General Nursing

    I have a suggestion. Ask to be floated to different areas, such as the newborn nursery, pediatrics, preop and postop, I would steer you away from the ER until you get a little more um...experienced...

  2. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    GaleSRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I was a very young nurse. I was working on the ortho floor full of young skiers with broken limbs (Idaho). I walked into one room and the young man was doing something under the sheets, rhythmic...

  3. 15 Minutes in the Life of a Nurse

    GaleSRN replied to NurseJulie31's topic in General Nursing

    I am the manager of a dialysis unit. We have close to 90 pts. Today I have 1 RN on "bonding" leave with her baby and family, another one is off this week due to her kids being on school break. This...

  4. If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    GaleSRN replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely would do it again. For the past 40 years it has been the best decision I have ever made. The climate has changed, I know, but it fit my personality and my lifestyle. I think it still...

  5. Injection Gone Wrong: Part 3

    GaleSRN replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    I am stunned that she had to go through so much. Another reason why RNs and LPNs/LVNs should be the only people to give injections. I do not feel that MAs have enough training to be mindful of what...

  6. This person outranks me?!

    GaleSRN replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    I have always told my nurses, nursing students, et al that there is no stupid question. I have been a RN for 40+ years and, quite frankly, I am not sure if a vomit contaminated sputum specimen would...

  7. Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    GaleSRN replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Abandonment Is when you are entrusted with the care of a patient or patients that you agreed to care for, and you walk off the job leaving them without anyone to care for them. It is not BEFORE the...

  8. Terminated After Two Months!!

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

    You can also try Dialysis. Every dialysis company I know has a training program. It is extensive and dictated to by CMS. It is spelled out in the regulations how long a nurse must be in training...

  9. Sleep Rooms

    GaleSRN replied to AlleycatLady's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights I would have given anything to have a place to take a 30 min nap..ESPECIALLY when I was working a double shift. Frequently I was not safe to drive

  10. No call no show, and feeling terrible about it!

    GaleSRN replied to omha's topic in General Nursing

    Give yourself a break. Your supervisor wasn't upset, you need not be either. This is not your norm. Don't beat yourself up so much over one shift. There was a time in my career when I was working FT...

  11. Pendulum Swinging too Far on Pain Meds?

    GaleSRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think the pendulum has swung to the ridiculous. I have a friend who went to the ER in severe pain from a diner stone. They gave him IV Tylenol. Needless to say it didnt touch the pain. They made him...

  12. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    GaleSRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I worked with a Neurosurgeon who prayed before each surgery. The rest of us in the room could pray with him or not. When I was working nights in ICU, I was asked by a family if they could hold a...

  13. Nursing Job Change: Jump Ship or Sit Tight? 5 Things to Consider

    GaleSRN replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I had many positions in the 40+ years I have been a nurse. Heart Transplants, ER, OR, ICU, CCU, Research, Management, dialysis. Each change was done with great thought and soul searching. I have never...

  14. nursing for money

    GaleSRN replied to spark1's topic in General Nursing

    I could make a lot more money elsewhere. I am definitely NOT in it for the money, although I do make a good salary in Managment. I am in it because it is what I love. I have loved it for 40 years....

  15. Amber Does the Unthinkable

    GaleSRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Amber will make a GREAT manager someday. She did exactly what was needed. Sometimes you just need a few minutes to regroup and make decisions. Decisions made on the fly do not work nearly as well as...

  16. Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    GaleSRN replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I was a fairly new RN with about 3 years experience. I had worked in the same place for most of that 3 years. I was incredibly STUPID when I said to the other nurses that I had not had a code since I...

  17. Going Backwards

    GaleSRN replied to HarStarr's topic in General Nursing

    You can apply for an internship at one of the hospitals. That would give you more practical experience and when completed you would be ready. The other thing you can do, is figure out WHAT Specialty...

  18. 9 Tips for New Operating Room Nurses

    GaleSRN replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    I spent about 10 years in the OR. It was a lot more fun back then when RNs scrubbed in. I helped pioneer laser/laparoscopy at Stanford. I taught IV conscious sedation to other nurses for many...

  19. Anatomy of a Code

    GaleSRN replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just about sums it up. Well written. I have been through more codes than I can remember. The ones I do remember were in the ER...babies, police officers, teenagers in motor vehicle accidents on Prom...

  20. Homemaker to RN @ 40

    GaleSRN replied to LuKeeU's topic in General Students

    Depends upon where you live. If you live where there is a nursing shortage, probably not a problem. Age has little to do with nursing

  21. Second Victims - the Nurse that Makes a Mistake

    GaleSRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    The 2nd victim is so forgotten most of the time. They are often treated unfairly, as though it could never happen to anyone else. As a nurse manager, I have both hired nurses on probation from the...

  22. What do you mean I'm not a REAL nurse?!?

    GaleSRN replied to #Nurse2017's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a RN for over 40 years. I have worked in ICU; Heart Transplant unit, ER, OR, and just about every field you can think of. I worked at Stanford, UCSF. For the past 15+ years I have been a...

  23. hiring older nurses

    GaleSRN replied to KThurmond's topic in General Nursing

    I am in my 60's. I work FT as a Manager for a Dialysis Clinic. I would be so happy to hire an older nurse, even if I have to train them in Home Dialysis. I wish more would consider Dialysis. Their...

  24. Are You Cut Out to be an Emergency Department (ED) Nurse?

    GaleSRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Emergency

    I LOVED the ER. Spent over 10 years there on the trauma team. I only left to try out the OR, where I stayed for another 10 years, again on the trauma

  25. Workplace Harassment forced me to resign

    GaleSRN replied to Drgnfy13's topic in General Nursing

    Work place harassment is a huge issue and you have more than a leg to stand on. Please Inform the HR and then go up from there. Even though you resigned, you were, essentially FORCED to do so as the...