AlphaPig

AlphaPig

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  1. Med-surg RN takes 8 simple computer "courses" and POOF! is step-down nurse

    AlphaPig replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    I offered to take the hospital's critical care course without pay but they said No because it contains clinical hours. I talked to my boss (Nurse Manager) and the floor's educator about it (which is...

  2. Simultaneous admissions (vent)

    AlphaPig replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow, our charge nurses have NO patients, do NOT help with admissions and rarely help with patient care when the nurses are swamped. This is not because they are lazy, but our charge nurses have...

  3. Alegria shoes - replacement inserts?

    AlphaPig posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I LOVE my Alegria clogs. I am on my 2nd pair and they have lasted well over the last 15 months. However, they are losing some of their support and I have noticed my knees/feet starting to hurt after...

  4. Getting out of work on time

    AlphaPig posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for a few years and STILL struggle with getting out of work on time. I was wondering if we could start a thread sharing advice about how to get out of work on time. It's usually not...

  5. Getting out of work on time

    AlphaPig replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    It is a part of the problem - not the whole problem - but definitely a part. They turn in their phones at 1845 on the dot and the techs coming on usually don't get a phone until 1915 or even later so...

  6. Dumbest thing said to family

    AlphaPig replied to Nanz_B's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never ever eve assume a family member is a wife/mother/etc - I don't care if they are wearing matching wedding bands and carrying a framed photo of themselves getting married, I will always say "Are...

  7. How many pairs of scrubs should I purchase initially?

    AlphaPig replied to loveoutloud's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I work 3 12's a week and have for years and I own 3 sets of scrubs. I have owned these same 3 sets of scrubs for 2 years. They are Grey's anatomy scrubs and even after a million washes still looks...

  8. What is the largest dose of insulin you have given a patient?

    AlphaPig posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Today I had a 60 yr old female patient with hx of DM who was taking large amounts of prednisone. I guess her BG levels had been running thru the roof. Imagine my surprise to look at the MAR and see...

  9. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    AlphaPig replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    This is depressing me - so many of your make more $$$. But, I guess in general the cost of living is relatively low in FL (no state income tax) but in this urban area houses and gas and food is...

  10. Patient clearly not ready to be discharged. . .is discharged. Vent.

    AlphaPig posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is sort of a ranty long post. . .just a warning :) A few weeks ago, I was floated to an "overflow unit" (in other words, a lonely little floor with no real staff or support or manager just sort...

  11. PRN or full time - help me decide?

    AlphaPig posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi everyone, I'm a floor nurse and I'm currently PRN working 2-3 shifts week. I have the opportunity to either stay PRN or return to full time (I was full time last year but switched to return to...

  12. Doctors not talking to nurses

    AlphaPig posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I work, doctors never speak to the nurses unless A. the nurse calls/physically hunts them down or B. the MD has a verbal order and doesn't feel like logging onto a computer. I was just thinking...

  13. Doctors not talking to nurses

    AlphaPig replied to AlphaPig's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that most of the doctors where I work are pretty unhappy - my hospital has been making a lot of changes and some of the MDs I am friendly with have told me things that make me feel bad for...

  14. Prayer is it mandatory for nurses in Adventist hospital system???

    AlphaPig replied to byrone's topic in General Nursing

    No - I have experience in the Adventist system and am an atheist and no one cares. It is a religious atmosphere and they have services and prayers and bible verses read over the intercom but I work...

  15. Another burnt out nurse - questioning everything. . .

    AlphaPig replied to AlphaPig's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Just wanted to follow up on my OP. Thanks to a nasty virus, I had to take a few days off from work during the same period that my child's father was in town to watch my son. This led to me being able...

  16. Changing code status to DNR/DNI

    AlphaPig replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    We get patients from local nursing homes all of the time who are admitted as full codes. . .they are usually about 100 yrs old, dementia, FTT and admitted for either AMS or a fall. . .and when going...

  17. Is nursing killing me :/?

    AlphaPig replied to pheonixRN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that floor nursing has had a very negative impact on my overall health. At 35, I have aches and pains and get sick more frequently and have high BP and anxiety and back spasms. And I'm not...

  18. Another burnt out nurse - questioning everything. . .

    AlphaPig replied to AlphaPig's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I appreciate all of the responses and have been reading and taking in them all. To respond to a few things: I do fear SNFs and ALF, especially here in Florida where they have such bad reputations. I...

  19. When patients and visitors are rude

    AlphaPig replied to brownbook's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work at a hospital with a challenging patient population (inner city, no insurance, lots of noncompliant drug using frequent fliers) and we are all used to it and I think some days it does get to us...

  20. Please help me with my temper

    AlphaPig posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been a nurse for 4 years. I am a great nurse, get good reviews, I get along well with my coworkers, etc. BUT. . . Every once in a while I just lose it at work. I work in a very frustrating...

  21. Making the switch from Neuro/medsurg to Oncology - advice please

    AlphaPig posted a topic in Oncology

    Hello everyone, I am doing something I never even considered before - working at an oncology hospital as a float nurse. I have zero experience in oncology. I have been a nurse for 4 years on...

  22. Making the switch from Neuro/medsurg to Oncology - advice please

    AlphaPig replied to AlphaPig's topic in Oncology

    Thanks for the

  23. Please help me with my temper

    AlphaPig replied to AlphaPig's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you so much everyone - so helpful, so many things to think about. Didn't know about EA - will DEF look into it. I do want to deal internally with the problem - I think that by learning how to...

  24. Working PRN and buying your own insurance?

    AlphaPig replied to Livi21's topic in General Nursing

    I work PRN at 2 different hospitals and pay $145 a month for insurance for my son and I thru Aetna. I went to that ehealthinsurance site and it was easy - let me search all different insurances,...

  25. Steven Johnson Syndrome treated on med/surg floor? advice on care?

    AlphaPig posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a medsurg floor and we have a patient who has been in the hospital for two months with a long and complicated stay (sepsis, huge abscess, new on-set A-Fib, etc) and recently she had what...