chrisrn24

chrisrn24

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  1. Sleeping for an occasional night shift

    chrisrn24 replied to goingback's topic in General Nursing

    Occasional nights? I either sleep less the night before so I am tired and I take a nap that afternoon that is approx. 2-3 hours. Or sleep in late (like noon) the night

  2. I complained my preceptor!!

    chrisrn24 replied to jenrak's topic in Patient Safety Issues

  3. How does anyone do double shifts? I'm tired after 40 hours

    chrisrn24 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work 8s. I'll do 12 hours if I'm needed but never

  4. Moving On . . .

    chrisrn24 replied to ReallyRosie's topic in General Nursing

    I've only had one nursing job but several other jobs. I would do one reference from your nursing job, and maybe a personal reference (an old professor, a family friend who knows you well or a boss...

  5. Doctor's order needed to perform digital feces removal?

    chrisrn24 replied to BrandonLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard that you need an order as it is

  6. Lifting Equiptment? Dos/Donts and Patient Safety

    chrisrn24 replied to SexyFloridaGirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Same here. It shouldn't be different where you are just because they're built into the

  7. Are RN's going to be a thing of the past?

    chrisrn24 replied to Emma_H's topic in Canada

    My work no longer hires LPNs..RNs only.

  8. Former Med-Surg RN now working in SNF - Help!

    chrisrn24 replied to RegisteredNuisance's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree. Tons of more teamwork at

  9. Are you married sweetie?"

    chrisrn24 replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha one patient came back to us and she asked me if I had my baby yet. I'm perpetually single but have a large belly. Turns out she genuinely confused me with one of our pregnant aides. Gave me a...

  10. Overreacting?

    chrisrn24 replied to SionainnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay what is with this trend of everyone "checking" into the ER or urgent care? And now you say people are taking pictures of their brief stay in the ER? Sorry this is

  11. Strange question posed to me today

    chrisrn24 replied to etabor's topic in General Nursing

    Okay I would've quite nursing school right

  12. Calculator at work?

    chrisrn24 replied to 1Luv_xo's topic in General Nursing

    Yes!! You should know how to set equations up (you will learn in school) though but you may use a

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

    chrisrn24 replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

    How about "are you comfortable?" or "how are you

  14. Rehab needs to get a clue

    chrisrn24 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So they're just a nurse then

  15. Dilemma

    chrisrn24 replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe if you are nervous to report it, you could leave a message for your ADON or DON and say "so and sos sugars are down a lot when I see him. Maybe we need to talk to the doctor." If someone is low...

  16. Taking ownership

    chrisrn24 replied to kjani26's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've "helped" with things once I'm punched out occasionally, but I wouldn't stick around and do a lot of paperwork and phone calls off the clock. Now if you're still on the clock, you could help out...

  17. Are you married sweetie?"

    chrisrn24 replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly. Just better to let the patient guide the conversation. Many times I have tried to think about things to ask my patients to connect with them, and one of the more common questions is "are you...

  18. Are you married sweetie?"

    chrisrn24 replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In every other context I agree with you. But remember you are at work and these people are your patients. They are vulnerable and to possibly offend them is no

  19. Are you married sweetie?"

    chrisrn24 replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The thing is, your patient may not know that. They may think "my nurse doesn't want kids...that must mean she dislikes kids. I wanted to tell her about the cute thing my grandson did today but I guess...

  20. Are you married sweetie?"

    chrisrn24 replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here is why I would lie. Lets say your patient today is Jane Doe. Jane is 85. She spent her life as a homemaker (which many, many of our elderly female patients did), raising six children for most of...

  21. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    chrisrn24 replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    To be clear it does seem that you have a phobia of poop, from the things you said. I don't like poop. Who likes poop? But you deal with it and move on. The way you describe it sounds like a phobia....

  22. Weekend Only Shift

    chrisrn24 replied to mwc1230's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't like it but to each their own. Forget having a social life, going to family events, weekends away,

  23. Are you married sweetie?"

    chrisrn24 replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly. I work in a religious facility and if someone were to ask me "are you religious?" I would white lie a little (I am not religious whatsoever) or change the subject. It doesn't affect their...

  24. Time management and delegation

    chrisrn24 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have EMAR too which is awesome. I find the EMR easy to write in so charting isn't as bad as it was with paper

  25. Are you married sweetie?"

    chrisrn24 replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The problem is they are your patient. No need to give your personal opinions on things to your patients. If they told you first "I don't want children" then I think it's okay to say "I agree." But I...