SubSippi

SubSippi

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  1. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    SubSippi replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I think not assessing each patient every shift is 100% wrong, as a former floor nurse, I do get how it can happen. I also get, despite a lack of assessment, why a nurse would falsely document...

  2. Survey on infant male circumcision

    SubSippi replied to wtbcrna's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly don't see any benefits to be had by insulting and shaming them. I'm not here to try and convince anyone that their opinion is right or wrong. I felt it necessary to point out that...

  3. Survey on infant male circumcision

    SubSippi replied to wtbcrna's topic in General Nursing

    It's fine to have an opinion, and I see no problem with trying to educate people, and help them understand your point of view. While I haven't landed on either side of the fence at this point, I think...

  4. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    SubSippi replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At my hospital the psych unit won't have anything to do with a patient with ANY sort of medical issue. They give them regular, daily meds prescribed by their PCP but that's it. I once had a patient...

  5. Why are Nurses paid so low in the south ??

    SubSippi replied to Michigann's topic in General Nursing

    Haha. To be fair, I know several people who make moonshine for a little extra money. And where I live, it's not at all uncommon to see an

  6. Abandoning family in the ED during the holidays

    SubSippi posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Every year, during the holiday season, we have an influx of patients that seemed to have been dropped off in the ED for the convenience of their family. Some people will probably say that there's no...

  7. Abandoning family in the ED during the holidays

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

    To all these replys: wow. It never ceases to amaze me how shameless people can be. Also, thank you for the word "dumping," I didn't realize it had a name! I can take a whole lot of crap without my day...

  8. Pet peeve, bad practice, or overly critical?

    SubSippi replied to NewICU's topic in Critical Care

    It can be easy for nurses to be focus on tasks, especially when they have management looking over their shoulder. I've only been a nurse for almost two years, CVICU for almost a year, but I agree with...

  9. Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    SubSippi replied to kmarieCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    Don't you work in a CVICU, Ruby? What in the world is bigger and better than cardiac surgical nursing at a big, well known teaching hospital?!? Hemodynamics, bedside resternotomies, a dozen drips at...

  10. Professors fail everyone?

    SubSippi replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    Eh. There are enough nurses out there, the last thing this career needs is for passing standards to be lowered. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Nursing school is hard, but you don't need...

  11. Drunk and high students at clinical

    SubSippi replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    Maybe they went out drinking the night before. That would explain the girl puking. And also why nobody noticed them being intoxicated at clinicals (because they

  12. Sharing faith at work

    SubSippi replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm not religious, nor do I work in a religious facility. But I live in the Bible Belt, and may as well work at a religious hospital. Our nurses pray with patients all the time. They usually will say...

  13. Do you believe that socioeconomics and educations are biggest factors?

    SubSippi replied to tarotale's topic in Emergency

    I've actually thought about this a lot, since I started working as a nurse almost two years ago. A couple of months into my first job, I noticed that I was having thoughts very similar to the...

  14. MD-RN Relations -- There is Hope

    SubSippi replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love the surgeons I work with...the other MDs...not so much. Which is weird, because I hear that at most places, surgeons are usually the most difficult to work with. I'm sure I'll be in for a shock...

  15. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

    SubSippi replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    What does an OR nurse do when a patient codes? I asked an OR nurse one time and she told me that they document what happened during the code, which is not something that needs to be done by an RN. Are...

  16. The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    SubSippi replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I completely agree with what ixchel said. If the goal of raising minimum wage is ensuring that people are provided with a "living wage," does this mean that they will now actually be expected to live...

  17. Don't yell at co-workers in front of people

    SubSippi replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    These adults who tell are probably the same children you saw throwing temper tantrums in super markets. To me, there really isn't a difference. If you're really mad about something, pitching a fit...

  18. Disciplinary action - medication error

    SubSippi replied to spenbobb1's topic in Patient Medications

    If I screw something up, I'll talk to the doctor about it. But I don't plan on ever filling out one of those

  19. Why so reluctant to give pain meds?

    SubSippi replied to Baubo516's topic in Patient Medications

    It's a control thing. It makes some people feel powerful to be able to say

  20. What is My Family Thinking?

    SubSippi replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Additionally...knowing her medical needs, if your family was so worried about your cousin being able to participate, they wouldn't have planned a reunion that made it so difficult for her to be a part...

  21. Why so reluctant to give pain meds?

    SubSippi replied to Baubo516's topic in Patient Medications

    You're right!! I'm sure we all agree that a lot of our patients are either completely faking pain, or just being dramatic and whiny. But I know that I don't want to be the nurse on duty that ignores...

  22. Patients need a nurse, not a computer

    SubSippi replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I didn't know about the prescribing thing, I've never heard of that. I just we haven't gotten caught yet... Also, at my hospital the patients are charged the same for PICC placement (at least that's...

  23. Afraid of loosing my job

    SubSippi replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Commuter, part of being a nurse (and really any job) is learning how to play the game. Most of your coworkers who consistently have positive patient satisfaction scores probably aren't...

  24. Patients need a nurse, not a computer

    SubSippi replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Those changes might be specific to your hospital. At my facility, I routinely have orders for things like 5-15mg oxycodone q4-6 hours prn. Additionally, RNs place the majority of PICC lines. They do...

  25. Why Wages Are Stagnant

    SubSippi replied to chuckster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    People are paid according to how easily they can be replaced, not much they know, or how hard they work. These days, having a college degree is nothing special...shoot...it seems like it's even hard...