sckimrn

sckimrn

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  1. Answered wrong on Interview Question

    sckimrn replied to missrn208's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If the SOB has a nurse with them, I would go to the dizziness and chest heaviness first. We were always taught airway first, but according to ACLS, perfusion is first, then airway....especially if...

  2. The most outrageous excuses from patients.

    sckimrn replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Patient's tox screen came back positive for cocaine..."It must have been that crack my daughter and her friends were smoking the other day...I must have inhaled some of

  3. Noc Nurse perspective...

    sckimrn replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like we are working in the same hospital, lol!! We get leftover potato salad that has been sitting out since noon...either that or no one bothered to clean up after the "party". We have one...

  4. Being a nurse is hard

    sckimrn replied to MomjessB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Totally agree, nursing is a tough profession. LTC is not for everyone though, for many reasons. I did it for 4 years and thought I would do it forever. I got burnt out by all the paperwork and...

  5. First Year Almost Over, No Magical "Ah ha" Moment Yet

    sckimrn replied to babysteps25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't be too hard on yourself. I am over 4 years in and have had a few "aha moments". For me it hasn't been just one thing that clicked. There have been several times I have thought, "ok, that's what...

  6. The Disrespect Of Nurses

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

    If someone touches you, ie bodyslams and puts you in a chokehold, you most definitely have the right to press charges. The facility may not like it, but no one has the right to touch you, or even get...

  7. nurses and EMT's

    sckimrn replied to phieud's topic in Emergency

    Try to remember that nurses are people with all the idiosyncrasies that go with that. Every one has a personality and not all of them are great ones. Keep your head up, you know you are more than a...

  8. Wanting to quit orientation, new grad, please advise

    sckimrn replied to bella1234's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Look up the policy on terminating employment and follow it. In my facility, we have to give a written 30 day notice. In your notice, state that you are thankful for the opportunity, but have decided...

  9. Breach of HIPAA to look up one's own medical records at work??

    sckimrn replied to sapphire18's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    My facility used to have the rule that you had to go to medical records and sign for all the documents, but some time in the last year they changed that. We can look up anything we want on ourselves....

  10. New Nurses

    sckimrn replied to Anoetos's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All of us were new nurses at one time or another...it gets better....errr with time. Just don't let anyone put you down. You earned the right to call yourself a

  11. Weird, but missing my old state's nurses union!

    sckimrn replied to llbCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    This post hits home, especially after my shift last night. I picked up a 4 hr shift to give myself 40 hrs this week. We walk in to 12 pts and they gave us 3 nurses, a tech and no unit secretary. One...

  12. Disrespectful coworkers

    sckimrn replied to JZ_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1. How old are you? Are you that much younger than they are? If so, then there is a chance a generation gap thing going on. If they are talking about issues with children then they won't value your...

  13. AMA Discharges

    sckimrn replied to catlover314's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We see our fair share of them on the floor I work on. It's usually related to them not being able to leave the floor to go smoke. It insane how mad a person who was admitted with chest pain r/o ACS...

  14. You're going to think I'm nuts

    sckimrn replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I loved nursing school as well. It was by far the hardest thing I have ever done, but would not change a thing. And BTW, we had a saying as far as grades go:

  15. Heroin addict; just for today.

    sckimrn replied to Eirene's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't have any advice on how to proceed with getting your license back, but I just wanted to post a HUGE CONGRATS to you. You have done an awesome job!! Congrats on your sobriety and I am sure...

  16. Pain management

    sckimrn replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    As a general rule, if I am unsure about the effects of a drug or have never given it before (as with the morphine and dilaudid for you), I always look up the monograph. Pharmacy should provide this,...

  17. White Board Credentials

    sckimrn replied to jadelpn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, just the name should be sufficient. Why not just put credentials on nametags? That way you don't have to write it fifty bagillion times, lol....but I am curious as to what the answer to the...

  18. Cardizem drip?

    sckimrn replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in Cardiac

    I agree with Morganalefey, see if your unit has a protocol for this first, if not call the doc. and ask for

  19. For those working OR who have worked in LTC

    sckimrn replied to Epona's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I hate to say it, but it is pretty much par for the course in LTC. I've worked at a couple of LTC facilities and they were actually very good ones, with very good ratings. I had good CNAs and that was...

  20. Internal transfers- your thoughts?

    sckimrn replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I transferred departments about 7 months ago. My old manager had a reputation for doing everything in her power to keep people on her floor. As soon as I put in for the new position, I emailed an HR...