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 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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....

  7. 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

  8. 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

  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 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...

  11. How to turn down an assignment

    CrystalSSA replied to CrystalSSA's topic in General Nursing

    ps: no union here...as you can

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  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....

  16. auditing call lights?

    CrystalSSA replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    The last time mine was audited, I was happy. The patient stated that I took over an hour and a half to bring him pain meds. A call bell audit compared to my documentation proved it was 22 mins. Big...

  17. Trend in incident reports

    CrystalSSA replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Nursing

    We have specific guidelines for reporting each other. You can say anything you want in private...but put a patient in front of you and it's game on...papers

  18. When is it ok to make waves at work?

    CrystalSSA posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My work wants us to start a new procedure. This new documentation would take 6 to 8 minutes additional for me each time I give certain meds. Worst case scenario, some of my patients get 15 of these...

  19. Ambien order did I make a mistake

    CrystalSSA replied to nakinok's topic in Patient Medications

    I would call to clarify because 4 ambien is a heck of a big dose. I rarely see two

  20. Number of silly questions about PICC lines

    CrystalSSA replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    Biggest thing, know the difference between a PICC line and a perm cath. I too have never seen an AC Picc...I've seen them just about everyplace else. We dont use heparin, that is hospital specific...

  21. How do I find my niche?

    CrystalSSA posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am on a general medical floor. To be honest, I am tired of the feeling of being run ragged. I love my job, but it is not the area of nursing that I want. I get behind, and everyone is...

  22. Should I resign or wait for termination?

    CrystalSSA replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Career

    What nurse doesnt have to do a year of medsurg before getting into the unit he or she wants to be in????? Take the med/surg and in six months start applying to where you want to

  23. PEG tube, PERC, G-tube, J-tube, malecot, feeding tube, X-tube, Z-tube, etc, huh?

    CrystalSSA replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    A Dr told me that a PEG is a generalized name, that Gtubes and Jtubes are both PEG tubes. I have only seen G tubes so far so I have not had to look it

  24. Assessments every shift?

    CrystalSSA replied to Ntheboat2's topic in General Nursing

    If I work nights, sometimes I have to do my full assessment in bits and pieces, but I do still do one. When I am doing the 9pm drug rush, I will quickly listen to heart lungs, anything that is...

  25. Need help!

    CrystalSSA replied to CrystalSSA's topic in General Students

    wow thanks! Just what I needed, a place to start, so that I can form my own idea and