SwansonRN

I adore this show. My mom always calls me nurse Zoey, but I like to think of myself as later years Zoey when she's charge nurse!

ICU nurse here, sorry! I forget the exact number in Celsius, but it was in the 109 range. I was getting temps around 104 orally/axillary so a charge nurse suggested putting in a rectal probe to monitor continuously (this was amongst hanging pressors, intubating, lining, pushing code meds, etc). We both almost passed out when we saw her actual temp. End stage metastatic breast cancer with brain lesions. Tried our best to keep her here until her son could get to her from being deployed. She managed to live 12 more impossible hours but died 20 minutes before her son arrived. I will remember her always.

I've certainly seen this myself and have somewhat fallen for it in the past. I also know some doctor-nurse relationships that are healthy. It's good to be cautious, but I don't believe that it's fair to say doctors in general see nurses as disposable sex objects.

I've never been married, but my current serious boyfriend is a doctor I met at work. It's certainly possible to find romance in the hospital setting, but it's risky business. I've had it succeed (current beau) and I've had it blow up in my face. Just proceed with caution.

I honestly don't remember the circumstances of the patient. I remember some details, but I was so green I don't think I understood the big picture (new grad in ICU orientation). I remember my preceptor was ready to go to lunch and I was just finishing a few things up. A patient's family member asked me what something on the monitor meant and as I was explaining it I noticed the patient flipped into a ventricular rhythm. My preceptor was like, "ok ready? Let's go eat" I said "I'm not so sure" and then: v fib arrest. I laugh about it now because my first instinct was to walk out of the room (guess I'm a flighter!). I thought "ok, it's the adults turn, I've already messed this up". Someone saw me walking out and they called me in and put me on compressions duty. This is the first and last time I've done compressions in my career! Not my role!

Look up the policy and procedure next time you have a patient with something you're not familiar with! I would be upset if this were my family as well. Over a week and no change/no assessment under the dressing? Yikes. Nursing is certainly responsible for this in my opinion.

Well, it does feel kind of weird to call out someone of your own (soon to be) kind, but you're a mom and you did what you had to in a reasonable way. Nurses get busy, occasionally take shortcuts and even get sloppy, they're not perfect. Just use it as a learning opportunity for the future!

Preach, girlfriend! I personally only wear face makeup (other than blush) on special occasions. I believe this is due to struggling with acne growing up. I also can't stand matte foundations, however I always recommend l'oreal infallible for those with oily skin looking for a matte finish that lasts. My makeup routine for work includes under eye concealer, occasionally spot concealer PRN, a lil blush, and a crap ton of mascara (when it comes to eyelashes go big or go home).

I guess I went a lot compared to everyone else it seems! Lost teeth, nose bleeds, ticks from recess, cuts...I want to say I went maybe once a month in elementary school. Once in middle school for starting my period and a few times in high school for bad cramps. The nurses in high school knew I wanted to go to nursing school so they always made me feel like a VIP with my heating pad [emoji41]

I don't have a strong opinion either way because I tend to just clean it up myself without a second thought. However, I can say that it's a bit degrading and it has nothing to do with title or education. Me on my hands and knees with a towel or washcloths vs someone with a cart full of cleaning supplies and a mop?

I love it!!

Actually, really fun fact! There was a study that compared sharpies and sterile surgical makers. Both were colonized with 4 types of bacteria after use, however, the sharpie after being capped for 24 hour was no longer found to be contaminated whereas the surgical marker WAS.

I've dated a few doctors. I met them at work, including my current boyfriend. I'm not saying I condone it, but there's a lot of...fraternizing where I work. Not every place is like the TV shows, mine just happens to be.

From an ICU nurse perspective: They're just ticked off they're getting a busy patient

Hmmm very interesting question. The fall risk score we use does incorporate male/female. All of the trans patients I have had are MTF pre genital reassignment and I believe I charted that section as female. I don't have any evidence to back that up, I just felt like it was the right thing ethically?

Dump the dude!!!!!!!!! That's about it, I'm happy with the way my schooling/early career took place

Getting someone out of bed to the chair for the first time since they got admitted to the ICU. Also, drawing blood cultures.

This hasn't been my experience. Former new grads are some of the strongest nurses in the ICU where I work. This may be a failing in your new grad program.

My dad went to the ED for back pain after falling down the stairs. He got scanned and they found a couple of broken ribs and a very enlarged prostate. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with prostate CA a few weeks later. I'm glad it was noticed (Lord knows my dad would not have gotten it checked otherwise!) and he is now getting treatment and hanging in there :)

No dentist...they never have anything nice to say Soda (never diet!) Putting salt on already salty things Going 16 hours without peeing Tanning beds I basically seem like I'm going to keel over tomorrow...

Rotator here! I used to stick to the schedule when I was younger and working nights more frequently. I would stay up until 6am just watching Netflix or on the computer and sleep all day. I very quickly became depressed. Now I work far fewer nights, but when I do I go right back to being awake during the day and going to bed before midnight. I refuse to sleep my days away. I consider my time off from work precious, so that usually wins over my sleepiness.

I don't love this question either, but I suppose if it reads that the MI is already suspected then the assessment has occurred and you now need to treat (which would start with contacting the MD for orders).

I have two strategies. 1) flattery and questions. People like to talk about themselves. "Oh you work LTC? How do you like it? What are your ratios like? That must be challenging." Butters them up a little bit and then they play nice. 2) Ignore and play dumb. If they're trying to one up me or being a brat I don't feed into their egos. I'm the medical professional now.

They mean they eat new grads for lunch hahaha I mostly bring leftovers. Sometimes from eating out and sometimes from a big dish of something that I cook at the beginning of the week. Everyone here has had good suggestion regarding quick, high energy snacks.

I'm a day babe. I can't hang on nights. I frequently feel sick during and after my shift. I'm nauseated, sometimes dry heaving/vomiting around 2-3am on. I believe it's due to a medication I take at night that I usually would sleep through these side effects. I also wake up with that hangover/dehydrated feeling. My strategy is to avoid nights. If I can't I just bring a ton of light snacks and water and hope for the best.