FlorenceNtheMachine

FlorenceNtheMachine

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  1. Anxiety about screwing up at work

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have to scan meds before you admin them? If not, then I can see how you could make mistakes. It happens. I write my meds on my brain at the beginning of the shift and compare when I pull. I...

  2. The way we ask for someone's pain level?

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

    How is your pain? Even If they deny pain, I usually make them rate it and I don't go further if it is a 0. 1-3: ill see if repositioning or mild pain relievers help. Moderate to severe is going to...

  3. BE CAREFUL on social networks

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    Hilarious! I think my husband was the last person to still have a MySpace. He tells me how great it was to this day. By the way, privacy settings are not as air tight as you think. How is the world...

  4. DNP seems like a waste...

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Some schools did increase the clinical hours. My school increased the clinical requirements from 600ish (MSN) to 2000+ (DNP). What a difference that would make in new grads NPs from that

  5. Newly Weds and Nursing School

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to TWebster24's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congrats!!! I was in a similar situation. This is what we fought about: anything when I was upset. Haha! But my husband was very understanding, and I learned to apologize with actions and words. My...

  6. Knowledgeable Nurses: Base Pulsations

    FlorenceNtheMachine posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was looking at some fob watches in the middle of the night, because I think lapel watches for nurses are so great. Anyway, I came across some with a "base 30 pulsations" along the rim of the...

  7. Knowledgeable Nurses: Base Pulsations

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to FlorenceNtheMachine's topic in General Nursing

    I think I figured it out, but someone can correct me if I'm wrong. You just count 30 of the patients heart beats starting at the beginning of the scale and wherever the second hand lands is where the...

  8. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Been on my own for a handful of shifts! Sometimes it really feels like I'm all alone, and sometimes it doesn't. It just depends on how critical the situation is. I'm liking it, but it's a juggle....

  9. Charting...what to say?

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to chrisrn24's topic in General Nursing

    I write in a patient centered format. And I was taught in school to stop charting, "pt blah this, or Pt used bathroom" that it goes without saying that you are talking about the patient. Sometimes I...

  10. Why are some nurses so miserable?

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to tangel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To point out that error is very caddy.

  11. If a patient wants something but an RN says don't do it, whom do you follow?

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I feel that you should have let the relief RN know about the child's complaint of pain. In your situation, it seemed that the RN would be walking in a no win situation if you had already called the...

  12. What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ill be the odd one out and say I hope I could refuse the assignment. Too much publicity and scrutiny surrounding all that mess, and a part of nursing is self-assessment. Could I give the same amount...

  13. night shift depression!

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to Blink2182's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I just started on nights after spending most of my training on days. I hate it, so much. The people are nice and the teamwork is great, but I feel like my life is upside down. Before starting nights,...

  14. What would you like for a workplace training session?

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to boogalina's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Proper lifting and turning techniques, I have seen some horrible mechanics. And it's always good to reinforce this one, maybe demo'ing and return

  15. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    I don't love nights! I feel sick to my stomach a lot,

  16. Is floor nursing making you fat?

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to OCRN3's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Track your calories, it's always what worked for me. And it didn't matter if I grazed or ate two or three meals a day, just the total amount of calories I ingested vs how active I was. There are even...

  17. Any tips for taking the 50 lb. lift test?

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to emptyboxcars's topic in Rehabilitation

    Ahh NOT

  18. Any tips for taking the 50 lb. lift test?

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to emptyboxcars's topic in Rehabilitation

    Think "Push through your heels" instead of pull with my arms. Your legs are a lot more powerful that your arms. Practice lifting in front of a mirror sideways, and make sure you are sloping your...

  19. Putting in my letter of resignation today

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health

    I don't think many people on their deathbed say "I wish I worked more." Live your life, and hopefully you'll find something better. Good luck to

  20. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Happy Easter! I would take the top 100 meds prescribed (usually a list floating on the internet, google it) and know at least common dosages and indications. Then, depending on your unit, you may be...

  21. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Welcome! ICUFAQs would be a great resource and so would kathy whites fast facts for critical care. I would think the PCU would still be critical care. Just a little more stable, or maybe not! You may...

  22. Has this ever happened to you?

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to jchilds's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes. Yes. Yes. Haha!! You think you are alone in a

  23. You make the decisions on YOUR shift and I'll make the decisions on MINE

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think this has been an interesting and enlightening discussion. I know I can't control how people "milk/abuse" the system. It would burn me out to a crisp trying to right all the wrongs of the...

  24. Do you talk about work at home?

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    Sure do! Haha. That's how me and my husband bond, complaining about our day. Me and my nursing buddies do the

  25. Can't stop dreaming about work...when will it end??

    FlorenceNtheMachine replied to julz68's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had those stress dreams too! Mostly vague dreams of feelings of chaos and impeding doom, and not being able to think in a dangerous situation. I have gotten into British TV dramas and now I dream...