SaoirseRN

SaoirseRN

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  1. Can they force me to work weekends during jury duty???

    SaoirseRN replied to luv2dive's topic in General Nursing

    If OP worked a Monday to Friday full time job, there would be no question of having to work while on jury duty. So just because OP has a full time job that includes shifts, this means that weekends...

  2. Food in the ER

    SaoirseRN replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    Working in BC, Canada, and I can tell you, there is a lot of business behind the "service" of health care. In our ER, We have limited snacks for patients only, and not unless they are allowed to eat...

  3. IV push and wearing gloves

    SaoirseRN replied to Katniss88's topic in Patient Medications

    I know!! Use hand sanitizer. The alcohol evaporates quickly and you can get back in gloves

  4. lasix bid: how close can u take this 8am & 4pm?

    SaoirseRN replied to babs1963's topic in Home Health

    Where I work we have "standard" med times common amongst all the facilities in the area. Lasix BID is always at 0900 and

  5. My parents want me to be a doctor instead

    SaoirseRN replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm not doing this because I CAN'T become a doctor. I'm doing this because this is what I want, and I am not changing my mind." Might be best to just not entertain those conversations that are...

  6. Saw a nurse yelling at a patient in ICU

    SaoirseRN replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Without knowing the context it is hard to give an opinion on the

  7. Mixture patients on ortho

    SaoirseRN replied to Jenn-RN2008's topic in Orthopedic

    What do you mean by "infected" or "dirty"? If you mean colonized with MRSA, etc, then I can tell you that in smaller facilities, there simply isn't a way to accommodate MRSA+ patients with their own...

  8. Teachers not sending passes with kids

    SaoirseRN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

  9. A patient expired! Cannot figure it out why!

    SaoirseRN replied to NP2B2016's topic in General Nursing

    Those dosages in somebody who is used to taking them are unlikely to be the cause, even with other psych meds, because as you have stated, this is not new for the patient. I'm with the others who...

  10. Help! Vital Signs

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

    Whenever I walk into a room for the first time, I always say something similar to the above poster. "Hello, I'm Saoirse, and I am your nurse today. I just need to check your vital signs, okay?" In...

  11. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    SaoirseRN replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    I saw on our emerg list once a 50 something year old whose visit reason was listed as, "feeling cold after eating ice

  12. Were you guys allowed the use of a calculator when you took your dosage test?

    SaoirseRN replied to Wannabe_Doc's topic in General Students

    It seems silly. It isn't your long division skills being tested, but rather your understanding of how to calculate the dosages. No calculator is going to provide a correct answer if you don't...

  13. Float pool

    SaoirseRN replied to canadianhungarian's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a six year float pool veteran, and I love it. At first you have to get used to the idea that you won't always have the comfort or consistency of having the same assignment two shifts in a row. You...

  14. A spouse that just doesn't get it.

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

    You could try saying that you have to do more than memorize test answers for nursing. You have to actually understand and remember the material, because if your patient has a heart attack or other...

  15. you will be surprised....

    SaoirseRN replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You did say "who cares". That's what I was referring to, when I responded to the other poster. I meant that people who do care about grammar are going to comment when somebody writes something like...

  16. Early clinical hours...need some tips :)

    SaoirseRN replied to its_meee's topic in General Students

    Have them start practicing now getting up and ready by themselves without you helping. My daughter has been doing this since she was eight, and while someone is usually home, she rarely needed...

  17. A quick interview please

    SaoirseRN replied to Ebony88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I was in my first year of nursing school, we were actually given an assignment which REQUIRED that we "interview" a nurse online. I had a heck of a time getting potentials to agree to the...

  18. you will be surprised....

    SaoirseRN replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  19. PT's that require a private room

    SaoirseRN replied to RhodyLPNstudent's topic in General Students

  20. you will be surprised....

    SaoirseRN replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    People do make mistakes with grammar, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't care or shouldn't try to use proper grammar. Especially on a forum like this one, where the only method of communication is...

  21. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    SaoirseRN replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Now that is what I'm talking

  22. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    SaoirseRN replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    You can suggest that your time is valuable and if they want copies of your notes, you are going to start charging $10 per

  23. PT's that require a private room

    SaoirseRN replied to RhodyLPNstudent's topic in General Students

    I work in an older facility, with limited amounts of private rooms (even in maternity) and while people have the option of requesting and/or paying for a private room, those who actually require one...

  24. PT's that require a private room

    SaoirseRN replied to RhodyLPNstudent's topic in General Students

    Ideally, a person who is dying should also have a private

  25. Food police?

    SaoirseRN replied to mschelee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac