DisneyNurseGal

DisneyNurseGal BSN, RN

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  1. Advice for a New Pediatric Hematology/Oncology RN

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Nurse.Kelsey's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    CONGRATS. Pediatric Oncology is my passion, and I love taking care of this population! Couple words of advice. 1) SELF CARE. We see some stuff. Its going to be hard. You can't take care of them...

  2. Nurses secretive about getting another job

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps she;s trying to better herself so she can leave the job she is most unhappy with. Either way it is none of your business. I have many work friends, that I occasionally text, but I don't share...

  3. Notified of call before being on call

    DisneyNurseGal replied to rlgiv's topic in General Nursing

    Answering the phone hardly constitutes free services. At the end of the day it is the employees responsibility to get to work for their shifts. If your employer is NICE enough to give you a courtesy...

  4. Notified of call before being on call

    DisneyNurseGal replied to rlgiv's topic in General Nursing

    So if your employer needs you to be there at 0700 you don't think the unit has the right to have the peace of mind that you will be there at 0700? When your turned your phone on at 0630... IF they...

  5. Notified of call before being on call

    DisneyNurseGal replied to rlgiv's topic in General Nursing

    When we have on call shifts, it is the expectation that we will be available at the beginning of the shift (to relieve night shift) or through the whole on call period. If we are needed at the...

  6. Looking for CPN audio cd study tool

    DisneyNurseGal replied to RNKellyB's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Yes the questions were very similar. Very NCLEX-ey, but there were NOT any questions where all the answers were correct, which is the most correct... Thank goodness. I have an iPhone an in the app...

  7. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

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  8. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    No one lives in Primm. There is no housing, grocery stores, or services. Everyone commutes from Vegas. What you are going to save in Income tax you will waste in time and gas. Not to mention Primm...

  9. Looking for CPN audio cd study tool

    DisneyNurseGal replied to RNKellyB's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi there! I don't have a CD to sell, but I just wanted to share a strategy I used... I just passed the CPN last month, and I too did not want to shell out the money for the review books. I purchased...

  10. Case Study: HIPAA violation or not?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Allmy?'s topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I don't think it's a HIPPA violation per se; however it is a privacy violation. I don't feel like pictures should never be taken of a patient's body ... ever. Would you feel different if the student...

  11. Patient brings own urine sample for preoperative pregnancy testing

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DineenC's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. I was 4 months pregnant with my last child before I had a positive urine test. I knew I was pregnant and did have the testing to prove it.. finally at 7 weeks we could hear the

  12. I don't think i can be around this co-worker anymore.

    DisneyNurseGal replied to fulitarn's topic in General Nursing

    Don't victim blame. Just because the OP did not have the response you think she should have had doesn't change anything, in fact can make a person feel worse about themselves. A person can not...

  13. Voiding!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to ohsosarah20's topic in General Nursing

    Great question! One of those conundrums that comes with working night shift. I did it for 4 years on a Step Down Med ONC unit, so i've been there. I do not think the question is cut and dry. Like...

  14. Outrageous Complaints

    DisneyNurseGal posted a topic in General Nursing

    I swear, sometimes it seems I can not get through a shift without a patient or visitor complaining about something. From pain meds, to food quality to wait times, nurses hear it all! However, this...

  15. Adult med-surg to peds? Advice...

    DisneyNurseGal replied to mi_dreamin's topic in Pediatric

    Hi there! Congrats on the new job! Here is a link to another thread I replied on on a similar topic. The items I mentioned about how to prepare are going to be identical to your situation....

  16. Outrageous Complaints

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    I NEED to add another one to the list. My unit has over 500 DVDs for kids to choose from. Mom requested the Disney movie Brave. I went to where the movies were kept and the Brave DVD was gone. I...

  17. New nurse getting dumped on. Ready to switch.

    DisneyNurseGal replied to NewNurse1997's topic in General Nursing

    GUARANTEED, at some point or another every bedside nurse has felt dumped on. I am sorry you had a bad night, that sounds super rough. My question is a simple one... at any point did you ask for

  18. mixing pain medications with a flush

    DisneyNurseGal replied to painmeds's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a unit that would detox and would also see a lot of (ahem), return patients with chronic pain issues. We decided as a unit to dilute pain meds because some of these patients LOVED the...

  19. Aggressive family member

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    1000% not okay. You are stripping away the comfort and security of that child. Unless the child is of the age they can make the decision if they want the parent in the room or not, the parent stays....

  20. Aggressive family member

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    Not even close to being the same thing. So based on your logic, next time I am teaching a new nurse how to insert an NG tube and she starts to hurt the child, I should push her hands away.. got it....

  21. Aggressive family member

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    The man could have been arrested for putting his hands on the nurse. The threshold to call something an assault includes ANY unwanted physical contact. We should not be downplaying or accepting ANY...

  22. Aggressive family member

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding me? I do things all day that hurt children. Lumbar Punctures, IVs, CPap, NasoPharengeal suctioning, I could go on and on. We do our best to mitigate pain with numbing creams,...

  23. In the ICU, do you get a tech?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Blondekristi's topic in Critical Care

    In my facility a tech is a CNA with additional training allowed to perform certain tasks, while working under the licence of the MD. Insert foleys, IV placement, assist at bedside while the MD...

  24. It wasn't funny

    DisneyNurseGal replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man sorry that happened to you! My favorite end-of-shift thing that people say when I am walking out is "SMILE". Why do people think it is okay to tell this to people?? If I want to have RNF...

  25. Oh, my aching feet!!!!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to GrammyCat066's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The way I survive my plantar fasciitis is a foot roller. Do an amazon search for "foot roller" and you will see the contraption that I use and the end of my shift. 15 minutes per foot does the...