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  1. Do you have 30 minutes for lunch?

    SubSippi replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a very busy floor, and even though it would be easy to just work through it, we always take lunch breaks. First, our lunches are scheduled...the charge writes the times we are scheduled for...

  2. Advice on dealing with confused patients

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

    They're patients who are on long term vents, we have six patients. It's crazy up there...I like it sometimes. But yeah, throw in a confused patient and it becomes way too

  3. Advice on dealing with confused patients

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

    When I have requested a sitter, I was told that we only have those for suicidal patients. They are on wandering precautions, but for us that just means a different colored gown and the bed alarm. We...

  4. Too much, too soon. Please help!

    SubSippi replied to kara89's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry, I forgot about some of your questions. I think you should put your current job on your resume, you've worked there long enough to where you could sound dishonest if they find out. And three...

  5. Too much, too soon. Please help!

    SubSippi replied to kara89's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad, and that seems like a lot to me. I'm curious...do you just feel overworked/overwhelmed, or do you feel like you might be putting patients at risk due to your lack of experience? Also,...

  6. How NOT To Be An Annoying Nursing Student

    SubSippi replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: just the fact that you're worried about being annoying leads me to believe you're not the kind of student who does all of these things people are talking about. It seems that most...

  7. You won't believe.....

    SubSippi replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the student was joking, possibly suffering from foot-in-mouth disease? Clearly the OP could have been a bit friendlier, but it's not like he/she was mean to the student! And if this student...

  8. Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

    SubSippi replied to nursebythesea's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 45 minute commute, and you definitely get used to it. I like my job though, and I think I would get mad every time I got in the car if it was for a job I

  9. **Help New Instructor**Teaching Medical Assistants

    SubSippi replied to or.nurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I just realized that was for medical assistants! That was something I did in nursing school. We don't have medical assistants in my area, so I don't really know what they do or if that would be useful...

  10. **Help New Instructor**Teaching Medical Assistants

    SubSippi replied to or.nurse's topic in Nursing Career

    A couple times during the semester, our teacher had us full out "patho man." It was an outline of a person, with all the body systems (CV, respiratory, GI, GU, endocrine, neuro, and even skin, bones,...

  11. Suggestions please, New grad asking for help

    SubSippi replied to Just and R.N's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    On this forum, I've seen people say several times that LTC facilities often don't post things online, and that they've gotten jobs by showing up and dropping off their resume when there is a position...

  12. Potentially dumb question about assessments...

    SubSippi posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let me start off by saying that I know I should probably already know the answer to this, but I don't. I've been working on a tele/critical care floor for 2-3 months now, and I've asked a few of my...

  13. Ugh so upset!!

    SubSippi replied to brycross33's topic in General Students

    Maybe the reason the teacher had you write a paper and not other students is due to your attitude concerning the error. Admitting you made a med error isn't anything noble, it's just what you do if...

  14. Anxiety when answering questions

    SubSippi replied to spectral's topic in General Students

    First, remember that just about everyone on the planet feels anxious when they're put on the spot. You feel that way because it's a normal human reaction, not because there's something wrong with you....

  15. What is the difference?

    SubSippi replied to Kaligirl02's topic in Cardiac

    I work on a tele unit that is treated like a progressive care floor, as our hospital doesn't have a designated PCU. We get some very sick patients, but they don't need to be on cardiac drips. We do...

  16. Care of Pressure area to heels

    SubSippi replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    Would SCDs help to promote

  17. No longer a nurse?

    SubSippi replied to withasmilelpn's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses have big RNs on their name badges because patients have repeatedly said that they like knowing exactly who is a nurse and who isn't, because it makes them feel safer. At least that's what they...

  18. Potentially dumb question about assessments...

    SubSippi replied to SubSippi's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks KelRN, that's exactly what I was wondering. And to Dranger, I do an assessment and make a couple notes on paper, then when I have time a little later go and chart my assessment. When I'm...

  19. Am I an idiot? Should I give up?

    SubSippi replied to mialander's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So if someone who has this condition is in the hospital with someone non-related, they don't need to be tele monitored? I guess I feel like anyone with an arrhythmia might as well be monitored, but...

  20. Fired at retail job prior nursing school

    SubSippi replied to balmybalmblam's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    From what I've been told, they don't ask the previous employer if you've been fired, they ask something like, "Would you hire this person to work for you again?" What you really need to find out, is...

  21. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    SubSippi replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This sounds similar to my hospital. I also work on a tele/critical care unit. I know if I'm getting an admission, but will have no clue when they're getting there and will often walk past a room and...

  22. Final Semester

    SubSippi replied to applesxoranges's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Call the main hospital line and ask to be transferred to the recruiter. Ask them if it's preferable for you to go ahead and apply while you're still in school, or if they'd rather you wait until...

  23. Which areas are looking for new grad nurses?

    SubSippi replied to swansonplace's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, all have decent job markets for new grads from what I've heard, as long as you're okay with living in a more rural

  24. Am I an idiot? Should I give up?

    SubSippi replied to mialander's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If a patient is in afib and is getting digoxin, they should be on telemonitoring. When someone is hooked up to that kind of monitoring a machine counts the beats. I have had lots of afib patients and...

  25. Overloaded new m/s nurse.

    SubSippi replied to jlb~88's topic in Medical-Surgical

    SAY something to the charge nurse if you really think you're getting a heavier load than others. That happened to me, and I just mentioned it to the charge nurse. I wasn't complaining, just...