threebrats46

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1. leaving my job gave a 2 weeks manager very rude.

   threebrats46 replied to purpleRN6163's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Do what is right for you. It's not professional of her to be "mean" as well. Dont take it personal. I worked my last day for my coworkers because I was close to them

2. Home Health IVs w/new grad nurse

   threebrats46 replied to djh123's topic in Home Health

   I get many PIV patients,and one particular one was a very hard stick that even her MD was surprised we were able to get anything in. If i can't get it in after 2-3 tries,they send another RN to try. I...

3. Where does the job end?

   threebrats46 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health

   I feel the same way. I am putting in too many afterwork hours,i am burning out. I feel like work is always on my mind because there is always something to do: call pt,call MD,send in reports,schedules...

4. Written up and confused.

   threebrats46 replied to pageturnstyle's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   This is shocking! Im sorry this happened to you. I always did mouth care-it is comfort

5. Trouble with SorbaView Dressing

   threebrats46 replied to Momof2inMO's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   I use a lot of alchohol preps and soak the alchohol on sides of dressing and it lifts easier. Then when you get to where the statlock is stuck on dressing,use alchohol to seperate it. There are also...

6. Do I have to flush before withdrawing a blood from a PICC even a 0.9 Nacl + k running

   threebrats46 replied to mspurple's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   We always use vacutainers on PICCs,what is the reasoning behind the advice of not

7. Bullies at the work place.. vent

   threebrats46 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   How do you know the medication wasn't given? Did you speak to the RN first? We all make mistakes,if I had a pt tell me a medication wasn't given I would ask the RN first. Quiet possibly it was given...

8. Name Badges Worn Backwards

   threebrats46 replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes my ID just turns itself. If I notice that,I flip it back to my picture. Our first name is in big letters and underneath in very small print is the entire name. Barely noticeable but its...

9. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

   threebrats46 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   LPN's are not lazy! Maybe that particular one is. I have worked with LPNs who have done much more then I can say for some

10. My anger

    threebrats46 replied to antesignani's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    you may be doing nothing wrong,some of your classmates may just have connections. Have you attended any job fairs? Dress up in a suit!! I am shocked at the people I see going on interviews dressed in...

11. New grad struggling with receiving/giving report

    threebrats46 replied to dann023's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you use report books? We write in report books and basically copy patient's name,age,diagnoses and history and then add -on what every happened during shift ( last vital or any abnormal vitals and...

12. So...you've had a bad day?

    threebrats46 replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    YES YES YES!!! The "entitled" patients are the ones! Also each time I got a drug seeker--I thought to myself--I did not go into nursing for this!! I want to help the sick and

13. The soul crushing part about nursing

    threebrats46 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way. It breaks my heart! We had one 80 yr old lady on a vent who was blistering and leaking from her skin,the son refused to DNR her. When she finally passed,there was a code and of...

14. I don't think I want to be a nurse anymore...how about RT?

    threebrats46 replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    Much truth to that, if they ever have to budget cut,nurses are capable of taking over RTs role. I know in the past I have done RTs job along with my

15. I don't think I want to be a nurse anymore...how about RT?

    threebrats46 replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    \Some RT's are putting in PICC lines as