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  1. Charge nurse hates me? and overall nasty attitude of coworkers

    nurseladybug12 replied to Tooimpatient's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Shes a passive aggressive bully. I dealt with one and I left. Please research bullying in nursing, there are so many articles on it. I would look for a different unit to work on, I left the first one...

  2. At a crossroads, need advice

    nurseladybug12 replied to mjobrien's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    P.S. What nurses get paid is far from fair for the work and the bs we put up

  3. At a crossroads, need advice

    nurseladybug12 replied to mjobrien's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do the lab then. If it is hard for you to relay empathy, it is going to be very , VERY difficult to feel empathy for pts that are literally driving you crazy and you will lose your patience. Many pts...

  4. Shabbat issues

    nurseladybug12 replied to savotinaRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a pretty wide known fact that nurses work holidays and weekends, maybe you shouldve considered that before you went into the profession...hospitals dont care about you celebrating whatever they...

  5. Would you hold Metformin fot a BS level of 149

    nurseladybug12 replied to Nola009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Actually, it is the nurse to patient ratio rather than the experience and knowledge of the nurses that affects pt safety

  6. Hospital staff/no weekends/holidays

    nurseladybug12 replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    psh yeah

  7. passive aggressive nurses

    nurseladybug12 replied to treeye's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it is hostile of the on-coming nurse to keep you in a room to assess a pt beyond checking their safety, IV, and ID because it is saying, "I dont trust you", it is saying " oh, you're not...

  8. passive aggressive nurses

    nurseladybug12 replied to treeye's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, when the ED calls us at 5 with report on a new pt and the pt doesnt hit our floor until 6:45, it sure seems like they held onto them as long as they could. And it does happen all the time. I...

  9. Abuse Culture in Nursing...How Far Does it Go?

    nurseladybug12 replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There's bullies too. I think nurses are more abused by their patients than by anyone else and it is not right either. I am verbally abused every shift. I have been physically assaulted a few times. I...

  10. Defensive/CYA charting

    nurseladybug12 replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in General Nursing

    I document on fall risk scores as required, when pts leave the floor and when they return, because you never know what can happen when they are not on the floor, and sometimes the dr hasnt allowed...

  11. Chemical restraint and lazy nurses

    nurseladybug12 replied to Veronica.c's topic in Patient Medications

    I think that since you work PRN and you do not have to deal with this pt on a daily basis, you should really reserve judgment and not call your coworkers lazy. I would look into whether or not this...

  12. Too quiet to be a nurse?

    nurseladybug12 replied to haileyjewell's topic in General Students

    Famous introverts: Bill Gates Abraham Lincoln Julia Roberts Tom Hanks Stephen Spielberg Steve martin Angelina jolie Gwyneth Paltrow Meryl Streep Diane Keaton Michelle Pfeiffer Kristen Stewart J.K....

  13. Too quiet to be a nurse?

    nurseladybug12 replied to haileyjewell's topic in General Students

    One time I was doing a female catheter validation in front of an instructor and I was very nervous, she rudely pointed out that my face was flushed and said " it's getting redder by the second!" I...

  14. Priority: Hepatic vs Renal

    nurseladybug12 replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would say output of 23 ml in an hour would be priority over hepatic issue if this is a deviation from baseline. When output is this low perfusion is compromised and this leads to shock and death. If...

  15. Unhappy camper looking for some advice from nurses

    nurseladybug12 replied to skigirl8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The money is not that good. Most people live beyond their means no matter how much money they make. Nursing is not a guaranteed job anywhere you want to live. Nursing school was challenging, but the...

  16. A&P Instructor Accused Me of Plagiarism

    nurseladybug12 replied to kissmypineapple's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took a human development class online a few yrs ago and I was also accused of plagiarizing a short paper. I was shocked because I had always been a straight A student and would never jeopardize my...

  17. Didn't know where to put this, but help?

    nurseladybug12 replied to BeccaC623's topic in General Students

    New recommendations from CDC that my hospital just implemented are that family members/visitors do not need to gown up in contact rooms, just wash hands in and out. This is because these bugs are out...

  18. Kicked out of class for a "HIPAA" violation?

    nurseladybug12 replied to Trip_McNeelyRN2b's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    "but this is a first offense and there is no pattern of malicious behavior at any facility I have ever been to in almost 3 years of clinical experience, administering many units of insulin within...

  19. October 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    nurseladybug12 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    To preceptee:" Don't worry,you'll grow a thick skin in no

  20. Is nursing really that bad of a career choice?

    nurseladybug12 replied to alyssajeanette's topic in Nursing Career

    You can also shadow a nurse for a half shift or shift, call HR at a local

  21. You think the "Nursing Glut" is bad now?

    nurseladybug12 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    libran1984, are you a LPN or MA? I'm going to be blunt and offensive in my comment, sorry. I went to school with a lot of idiots taking prereq math, chemistry, and anatomy and phys who were repeating...

  22. Being a shy nurse

    nurseladybug12 replied to mtcowgirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1/3 of people are "shy". It is a natural part of human nature, so to say it is negative is wrong. In different cultures besides ours it is not looked down upon at all. I am shy but I have confidence...

  23. Fluid volume deficit??

    nurseladybug12 replied to mlauren's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It is important to know baselines when dealing with pts with so many comorbidities. With CKD, pts will have baseline H/H around 8/24 , blood transfusion protocol at my hospital is to transfuse at 7/21...

  24. Something my clinical instructor said...

    nurseladybug12 replied to Dnap22's topic in General Students

    It is also ok on my floor to hang a bag of 500 ml or 250 ml NS with abx, we use it to back prime the line and set it for KVO with VTBI 20ml which will flush the line when it is done so no air enters...

  25. What we're getting outselves into

    nurseladybug12 replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in General Students

    Your classmates will wish they were back in nursing school after they get out into the real world of