SaoirseRN

SaoirseRN

Member

  • Content

    650

  • Visitors

    11,067

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    11

All Content by SaoirseRN

  1. Refusing Orders.

    SaoirseRN replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Nursing

    Physicians are human and sometimes make mistakes. Always question an order you aren't sure about. That doesn't mean saying, "what the hell are you thinking?" I approach these things always from a...

  2. Best Hallucinations Thread

    SaoirseRN replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

  3. Best Hallucinations Thread

    SaoirseRN replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I had a lovely man once having hallucinations all day, which he knew were not real. The best one was when he said (in his English accent) "I've just seen a great chicken gumbo, floating above my...

  4. did the md's pen go into v-fib??

    SaoirseRN replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    One of our internists has horrible handwriting and aside from a quick one line order, always types them. We don't enter anything into computers. Physicians handwrite orders into the charts, clerks...

  5. Floating

    SaoirseRN replied to Rexie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am also in a med/surg float pool (six years now) and work medical, surgical (general, urology, and ortho), day surgery, outpatients (antibiotics, transfusions, iron, etc, things needing nursing but...

  6. Why do nurses feel the need to put RN on their license plates?

    SaoirseRN replied to 3dayRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Best one I have ever seen was 007 MD. Unfortunately the car's driver did not live up to his plate's

  7. No rapid response for a DNR?

    SaoirseRN replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    It is more than reasonable to treat a DNR patient with an acute crisis if it can be medically managed, particularly if the patient's baseline involves a decent quality of life and there is a...

  8. Brand New AFib Question

    SaoirseRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in Home Health

    Did you make the call to the PCP yourself? You would have explained your findings as rationale for the appointment and if they wanted her to go to the ED then they should have provided that...

  9. Favorite scrubs brands

    SaoirseRN replied to thelittledoe's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yes. This. I spend a good amount of time in my scrubs, so I don't mind spending $30 on a top that looks nice and fits well, that I will probably be able to wear for

  10. So we can't wear clogs...

    SaoirseRN replied to allycat77's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The problem with clogs (if they are backless) is that they are actually considered a workplace safety issue and in my area, aren't allowed per worksafe

  11. Am I risking my license?

    SaoirseRN replied to anangelsmommy's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Is there a pharmacist you can collaborate with on these

  12. Nurses Talk To Nurses. Doctors Talk To Doctors

    SaoirseRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Out of all the physicians I work with, only a few are ever problematic and if they are out of line, you bet we can report them. Our medical director is great and takes concerns about professional...

  13. You look too young to be a nurse

    SaoirseRN replied to SwansonRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am fantastic at IV starts, and was called to pediatrics one day to start a line on a twelve year old. Of course, someone had put topical anesthetic on his arm where they figured I should try, but...

  14. Wanting to transfer into a fast tracking program, Canadian student

    SaoirseRN replied to das729's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I watched this happen to a classmate way back when. I attended all her "meetings" with her and she and I pored over all the communications, evaluations, and feedback between her and the instructor...

  15. flushing after urinary catheterization

    SaoirseRN replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    Does your facility have a policy & procedure manual? Either a hard copy or online? Or perhaps you could get in touch with one of your coworkers and ask them to show you when they do it so that...

  16. Culturally insensitive patients

    SaoirseRN replied to tippytootagon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hear where you are coming from. I often get comments about my age (not race) and while people don't usually mean anything negative by it (usually), they also don't think about what they are saying...

  17. Not sure about this setup at all

    SaoirseRN replied to TnRN43's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We don't have CNAs on my 41-bed med-surg floor. Just nurses -- RNs and LPNs -- providing full primary on each of our 4-5 patients (8-9 per RN/LPN) team. I would love to have a CNA to even help with...

  18. dealing with Dr's

    SaoirseRN replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I thought

  19. Mental health days

    SaoirseRN replied to PediLove2147's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I once had a very vivid dream in which my sister died horribly, and I learned after that I had the same disease. I woke up at 4 am, upset, unable to sleep, and unable to call my sister until she would...

  20. Nurse told me to give Medication

    SaoirseRN replied to Purple93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think likely because you were already feeding the patient, the nurse figure it was just as easy for you to keep going and give her the medicine. I'm not saying this is right, mind you, but I don't...

  21. Most shocking thing you've seen a physician do?

    SaoirseRN replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That sounds like something one of our docs would do. Also a good candidate for a meeting with the ethics committee. My god. What a horrendous thing to do to a human

  22. Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

    SaoirseRN replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  23. What's the coolest operation you've watched??

    SaoirseRN replied to SuzieVN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I watched an abdominal hysterectomy in nursing school. I had been to the OR already three times that semester, and this time it was a spur of the moment opportunity. It was our OBS clinical and I...

  24. dealing with Dr's

    SaoirseRN replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well yes, generally I do too, but sometimes there really isn't anything to suggest. An example -- a patient admitted for TIA, whose symptoms had resolved in ER, already ordered a repeat head CT for...

  25. This is just very unfair, not sure about nursing future

    SaoirseRN replied to reesespoon's topic in General Students

    Have you asked if you could at least have credit for some of the assignments from the course you passed if they are the same as those in the new course? I agree, not much you can do if that is the...