CrystalSSA

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1. Are you married sweetie?"

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

   When asked personal questions that I do not want to answer, I make up silly answers. In the case that I was asked if I am married, I would say, "I am from West Virginia, I have been married since I...

2. Want real life nursing advice on homework assignment

   CrystalSSA replied to CrystalSSA's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I gave more than 2 lines, that was just the statement of what I had to say. I gave reasons etc. They wanted to know... If someone in management perceives a problem with you do you: Apologize and...

3. Want real life nursing advice on homework assignment

   CrystalSSA posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Nursing school conflict question: I got a bad grade on this assignment. The question was: A director at your place of employment has gone to your manager with an accusation that is untrue. The...

4. How would you handle this?

   CrystalSSA replied to CrystalSSA's topic in General Nursing

   The elevator to the procedure area is right beside the rooms. They allow us to either push the patient down in a wheelchair or their bed, the choice is ours or the patients, they will accept either....

5. How would you handle this?

   CrystalSSA posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work on a floor that is a medical floor. Many of the patients on my floor need tests and procedures, but are not on the schedule for them. The result is that we do not know when a slot will be...

6. How do you talk to patients with weight issues?

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

   We get anyone having cardiac issues. Both the obese and the anorexic patient were having long pauses in heart

7. How do you talk to patients with weight issues?

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

   Thank you for your answers, and I will search the

8. How do you talk to patients with weight issues?

   CrystalSSA posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I do not work on a psychiatric unit, but last week alone I had one patient that weighed over 650 lbs and one that weighed under 70 lbs. Both were in total and complete denial. When you have these...

9. "I'm not floating."

   CrystalSSA replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

   I have seen nurses huff off the floor when they come to the unit I work on and see the patient load. They dont seem to realize that on their stepdown unit, they are required to do a lot of things...

10. How to turn down an assignment

    CrystalSSA replied to CrystalSSA's topic in General Nursing

    ps: no union here...as you can

11. How to turn down an assignment

    CrystalSSA posted a topic in General Nursing

    First let me say that nothing bad happened, but I feel I took a risk at work that I am not willing to take again. I was given my usual assigment at the start of the day. It is a heavy load, but I...

12. New nurse question

    CrystalSSA replied to CrystalSSA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It was a weird situation where I was doing part and another nurse was doing part. I didnt want her to get confused, so I wrote a note that she could read about which paperwork was done and where it...

13. New nurse question

    CrystalSSA posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got called into the office and "written up" for some missing paperwork. The thing is, in my nursing notes, I specificially mentioned that paperwork and what I did with it. I was in shock about...

14. Facebook dilemma

    CrystalSSA replied to calliesue's topic in General Nursing

    My work has very strict rules about facebook. Get caught talking about "work" and you get walked out of the building. Even if you could, I'd be careful. Also, you can make it so that your...

15. Gaining skills. What is important?

    CrystalSSA posted a topic in General Nursing

    I would like to get an advanced nursing degree. The school that I want to go to requires a year of critical care experience. I am currently on a med-surg floor and have been there for only 4 months....