SaoirseRN

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  1. Am I in big trouble?

    SaoirseRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    As well, with an above-bed sign, even if a tray wasn't cancelled, dietary should see it and ask before delivering the

  2. dealing with Dr's

    SaoirseRN replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sometimes I don't have a suggestion. Sometimes I simply need to update the physician on the patient's condition, for any number of reasons. In those cases I say something along the lines of, "I needed...

  3. dealing with Dr's

    SaoirseRN replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  4. OMG Say it correctly!

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

    I don't think anyone in Canada says mersa. It's always Em-arr-ess-ay. The only place I hear "mersa" is American

  5. What's the worst you've ever been dumped on?

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

    It ended up being okay, and I know I've had worse shifts but I remember this one likely because I was completely on my own. I am a float (by choice), and on this night (1900-0790), I was assigned to...

  6. Feel Horrible, Have Lost All Confidence....

    SaoirseRN replied to LatinRN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Feel what you are feeling and accept your mistake, which it sounds you are doing. Feel thankful that the patient was not adversely affected by this mistake, and learn from it. You will never do that...

  7. Why nurses treat nurses so badly.

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

    I sometimes wonder if it isn't just those one or two individuals, who would act the same no matter what their career choice, that give the rest of us a bad reputation? A new nurse encounters that I...

  8. How long are patients NPO after surgery

    SaoirseRN replied to mlauren's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had a lap-appy patient once who insisted he was STARVING after surgery. I got him just after midnight. His orders were DAT. When the sandwich and juice I got him weren't enough, he called a taxi and...

  9. Nursing Classroom Education: The big bang of powerpoint slavery

    SaoirseRN replied to guest042302019's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Totally agree with your thought! These students reported negative experiences, because of both the lack of familiarity of the instructors with the material, as well as not teaching in an engaging...

  10. Am I in big trouble?

    SaoirseRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Part of our pre-op checklist includes posting an NPO sign above the beds. Even if nursing forgot to cancel the meal trays, dietary will not deliver a tray if an NPO sign is up. This also serves as a...

  11. Nursing Classroom Education: The big bang of powerpoint slavery

    SaoirseRN replied to guest042302019's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The instructor who taught us several of the heavy, heavy theory courses knew her material inside and out, and it showed in how she taught. There were readings of course, but the classes were not a...

  12. How long are patients NPO after surgery

    SaoirseRN replied to mlauren's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Depends a lot on what type of anesthetic they've had ... Patients who have had a spinal are allowed to eat as soon as they feel up to

  13. Nursing progress notes

    SaoirseRN replied to LilMissAlwaysCurious's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I work acute care, primarily med-surg. I chart my morning assessments (some of this is a tick-sheet style) on every patient. I also provide "updates" through the shift. Even if the patient is not...

  14. How to turn down an assignment

    SaoirseRN replied to CrystalSSA's topic in General Nursing

    At the very least, it sounds like they should have divided your extra workload amongst a couple of nurses, or when the other nurse went home, given his/her assignment to the staff whose load wasn't...

  15. IM Morphine possibly given SQ

    SaoirseRN replied to 2ndCareer2's topic in General Students

    I agree with the poster who said you need to let your preceptor know. However, morphine is fine given SC at the same dose as IM, so your patient will be fine. Take this as a good learning opportunity...

  16. Any IV certified RN or taken a class?

    SaoirseRN replied to xvii's topic in California Nursing

    I would suggest finding someone at your hospital who is good at them and asking them for tips/demos on their

  17. Am I too old to start a new career in nursing?

    SaoirseRN replied to tr1216's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My now husband was 41 when he started the RN program (a four year program), so no, I don't think 41 is too old at

  18. Do you think to much experience as a tech or CNA hurts or helps in Nursing school.

    SaoirseRN replied to Mschwab316's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My biggest fear starting nursing school clinicals was having to actually go and talk to the patient and then wash them up! So having worked as a CNA would be beneficial in that

  19. OMG Say it correctly!

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

    I had a patient once who could not sleep without his oxa-ZEE-pum (oxazepam). I also had a darling little man who would routinely request some

  20. Changing medication Forms

    SaoirseRN replied to cfaith's topic in Patient Medications

  21. Took my relative to the ED

    SaoirseRN replied to CP2013's topic in Emergency

  22. My phone keeps going off at work...

    SaoirseRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I keep mine in my pocket and will check messages on breaks only. What I will do is use it for unit conversions, calculator, and looking up medications I'm not familiar with at my med cart so I don't...

  23. Changing medication Forms

    SaoirseRN replied to cfaith's topic in Patient Medications

    When I have a patient ordered oral potassium who can't swallow pills, I call the pharmacy and have them send liquid KCl instead, no doctor involved. Usually though the doctors don't specify...

  24. Do internal applicants usually get preference? What is your experience?

    SaoirseRN replied to LM NY's topic in New York Nursing

    Where I work, all positions are posted internally first, and only opened to all applicants after a certain length of time if no one in the organization

  25. Male catheters

    SaoirseRN replied to libran1984's topic in Men in Nursing

    My GP has always been male (two different ones in two different communities), and I have never had an issue with either one of them during any examination. They are professionals and I trust them. In...