SaoirseRN

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  1. The Disrespect Of Nurses

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

    One of my favourite doctors discharged his patient once for being completely incompliant with care and very rude/inappropriate with the nurses. He said, "If that's how he choses to be, we won't keep...

  2. Do you expect the CNA to wash all patients in the day shift?

    SaoirseRN replied to crunchytaco's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have any care aids where I work, so I can't answer really. Best thing to do is to talk to the charge on each unit and ask what is expected of

  3. Guys, do you take this personally?

    SaoirseRN replied to bethannie's topic in Men in Nursing

    I always have to wonder at the female patient with a male physician who won't have a male nurse. Presumably their male doctor has had to perform an exam or discuss personal matters with them ... Why...

  4. If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    SaoirseRN replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    A doctor, actually, which was what I wanted to be my whole teenaged life. Unfortunately, my own poor life choices in my last year of high school made that not impossible, but less likely, and I picked...

  5. Surgical vs Medical

    SaoirseRN replied to mid-winter's topic in Canada

    If you can't get an emerg placement, do surgical. In my experience, surgical wards generally end up with some medical patients anyway, and it's never a bad thing to have some surgical

  6. sex in the work place...really?

    SaoirseRN replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not gonna lie, there are a couple of doctors I'd barricade myself in a room with if they gave me he eye and tossed their heads in that direction --*in theory*. In practice, even if that was even a...

  7. Funniest Things Doctors say!

    SaoirseRN replied to RNdiva505's topic in Nursing Humor

    More of a humorous situation than something said... One of the docs I know pretty well hurried into the nursing station one morning. I happened to be there and he says, not exactly panicky, but with a...

  8. Patient assignments by room # not acuity

    SaoirseRN replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    We use a global-type assignment on days, but we can adjust things if one nurse has a particularly high acuity team by swapping patients with a neighboring nurse. On nights it is by acuity since our...

  9. Thanking your favorite Doctor

    SaoirseRN replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should. I've thanked doctors when they've done something I appreciate, even if it falls under what they would call "doing their job". Everyone appreciates a thank you, especially from...

  10. Dealing With Difficult Family

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

    When families have that many questions, I will suggest that they have a conversation with the patient's doctor. Especially if they are constantly repeating the same questions. I will provide the...

  11. Is it possible for a patient to bleed out of the very end of an IV port?

    SaoirseRN replied to nursing000's topic in General Nursing

    Only if the end is open, as in whatever type of cap is on the end of the IV has come off when the IV is not locked. Otherwise

  12. Down to the nitty gritty...

    SaoirseRN replied to mrspolly's topic in General Nursing

    There are certainly parts of nursing that are gross, but that isn't all nursing is. If those other parts of nursing appeal to you enough to want to make a career out of it, don't let a little vomit...

  13. Special touches

    SaoirseRN replied to kewlblu65's topic in General Nursing

    Just saying, but I don't give patients bedtime massages and I'd have a very difficult time working in a place where this was expected. Sorry. Just

  14. What to do when the Doctor wont call back??

    SaoirseRN replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I once couldn't reach the on-call doctor. It wasn't an emergent call but a necessary one. At my hospital the GPs manage their own patients. We use a call-group system for weekends, where one GP for...

  15. How do you cope with looking "too young" to be a nurse?

    SaoirseRN replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am in my thirties and don't look it -- the freckles are both a blessing and a curse -- and I find the best way to deal with it is to look confident in what you are doing and be prepared. They'll...

  16. Ambulating a pt. with an epidural cath

    SaoirseRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    We always ambulate our post-op patients who have epidurals, unless there is some reason not to (such as other post-op

  17. Interns takes credit for my idea!! so unfair sometimess

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

    A good doctor will acknowledge when your input has helped a patient. We have a few I work with who will acknowledge and thank us for our work. The intern is learning, doesn't want to admit that they...

  18. Drawing blood/phlebotomy tips and tricks

    SaoirseRN replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I always always ALWAYS use a BP cuff for IV starts or phlebotomies (we don't do blood draws where I work unless it's through a PICC). But I find fragile veins blow less often with BP cuffs and you get...

  19. patient privacy

    SaoirseRN replied to naftali216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At our hospital, the consent form for all procedures includes something along the lines of "agree to the presence of nursing students" and something else about observers. Patients are able to cross...

  20. Gifts vs. bribes...is there a line?

    SaoirseRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I accept gifts for the most part. It's generally from families whose loved ones I've cared for at end of life, or occasionally when I've been there for a major crisis and helped them pull through it....

  21. How does your facility flag blind patients?

    SaoirseRN replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    We have an ADL sheet above everyone's bed with pertinent info on it -- how they transfer, toilet, eat -- that are updated daily (in theory) and serve as a quick reference for staff who may answer a...

  22. Advice for a New RN nurse to be

    SaoirseRN replied to luna from csi in TF's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The thing I wish a lot of new grads could realize is they don't know everything. NOBODY knows everything! Yes you are fresh out of school and have a lot of knowledge and skills, but you haven't yet...

  23. Nursing In My Blue Jeans

    SaoirseRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I love the colour pink on men. In think it's fantastic. A few of our docs are fond of wearing pink shirts and I always tell them they look

  24. Waitressing as a pre-req?

    SaoirseRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Families of actively dying patients (in general, as there are exceptions) get offered whatever they want -- however, the groups I offer this to are the ones who aren't going to abuse it. Other...

  25. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    SaoirseRN replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    Morphine is given because it works. I have rarely heard of people having nightmares. What I hear from those who have had morphine is they feel better because they aren't in pain. Perhaps it CAN cause...