SubSippi

SubSippi

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  1. An Atheist Nurse in King James Hospital

    SubSippi replied to EMSnurse411's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    In my area, asking someone what church they go to is a normal question someone would ask, even to a complete stranger. In the two years I've been at this hospital, I've only worked with ONE other...

  2. Conflict with fellow nurse regarding Dilaudid administration, please help!

    SubSippi replied to NYCRN21's topic in Pain Management

    The problem is that another PRN should have been ordered, and if the doctor didn't order it, then it's up to the nurse to make that happen. Think about if that was your dad or your grandfather...you...

  3. Conflict with fellow nurse regarding Dilaudid administration, please help!

    SubSippi replied to NYCRN21's topic in Pain Management

    Even if dilaudid would drop the blood pressure too much, that's not a good enough reason not to give pain medication. Call the doc and get something different, giving Tylenol is ridiculous to someone...

  4. An Atheist Nurse in King James Hospital

    SubSippi replied to EMSnurse411's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    This is the sort of thing that has to be handled on a case by case basis. My coworkers make the occasional comment about me needing Jesus, but have never made hateful comments about me not deserving...

  5. Could this be discrimination?

    SubSippi replied to FutureRNKKP's topic in General Students

    I don't know the situation, but nothing from what you posted sounds like discrimination. Your manager just hired 15 new nurses, and then has three more on deck. She can't offer you a position that is...

  6. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    SubSippi replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You're missing the point. If you want to audit classes for fun then that's great, but what other posters are trying to explain to you that a certification without experience to back it up won't mean...

  7. Patient Death Experience.

    SubSippi replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, I forgot that the poster was a student by the time I was done with the

  8. Patient Death Experience.

    SubSippi replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    In response to all of the upset about the poster using "super goner..." I see people say things like, "circling the drain," or, "heading to the ECU (eternal care unit)," and nobody seems to get upset....

  9. Comparing myself/feeling inadequate

    SubSippi replied to ladydanger's topic in General Nursing

    When you're as new as the two of you are, six months of extra experience makes a difference. The longer you're there, the less of a gap you'll

  10. Stay at home mom after degree?

    SubSippi replied to ajm16's topic in Nursing Career

    Like others have said, you still have plenty of time to work before the baby comes. If you get a job in a hospital, they will probably let you work PRN, even if you were only full time for six months....

  11. She took my patients!

    SubSippi replied to Weaverd11's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Are you normally a few minutes late? Three minutes may not seem like a big deal to you, but it's the kind of thing that reallllllly gets under some people's skin after a while. I'm asking because it...

  12. Pt asks: Is my surgeon any good? Your response is...

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

    Maybe not technically...but after working with surgeons for a while, you can definitely tell which ones are more likely to have patients with post-op issues, and what those issues will be. I have...

  13. Observation Floors

    SubSippi replied to CJRN131's topic in General Nursing

    An obs unit isn't necessarily low acuity, there are codes called there all the time at my hospital. I would think you'd get really good assessment

  14. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

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

    Dr. Hodad...thanks for

  15. "How are we doing today?"

    SubSippi replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when annoying things I do are called to attention...it makes me start annoying myself. And that's no way to

  16. Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    SubSippi replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad my lucky rock didn't hear you say

  17. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

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

    Pharmacy will regularly reschedule a stat order for an hour or two later, so they don't have to rush and bring me a medication that we don't keep on the unit. It makes me almost go cross-eyed with...

  18. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    SubSippi replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    CCRN actually requires only one year of acute care experience, not specifically critical care. So technically someone with only one year of med-surg would

  19. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    SubSippi replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Even if you somehow managed to pass the CCRN, it wouldn't mean much to people hiring if you didn't have critical care experience. It might show that you can memorize a bunch of things for a test, but...

  20. I need help finding a new nursing program!

    SubSippi replied to Sammolmos11's topic in General Students

    Schools have financial aid departments that exist solely to help students figure out how to pay for school. They have full time financial aid advisors whose only purpose is to talk to students and...

  21. Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    SubSippi replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds fair to

  22. Love night shift....not confused pt's!

    SubSippi replied to stephalina6's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, you just have to roll the patient's recliner out to the nurse's station and let them hang out with the staff all night. They might be confused as all get out, but I've found they're less...

  23. Respect for New Nurses

    SubSippi replied to Taylorgrn15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It sounds like all three of them are mad at you anyways just for existing and doing your job. So if they're going to be mad at you anyway, you might as well make them treat you with

  24. Help Me Please!

    SubSippi replied to J3w3lz88's topic in General Students

    Bring your book to the library and leave your phone and your computer at home. Reading a whole chapter might take you a couple days to get through at first, but you'll get better. You can also try...

  25. Respect for New Nurses

    SubSippi replied to Taylorgrn15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    He complained that you woke him up from his nap? That man sounds