SimayRN

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1. What do you say when calling out sick as a nurse?

   SimayRN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Nursing Career

   My hospital actually has a sick line. It's a specific phone number you call when calling out sick, bereavement leave, kin care or jury duty. You state your name, unit, date, time, shift and reason for...

2. Friend tells me she is diverting

   SimayRN replied to Flennigan's topic in General Nursing

   Ummm how is it possible that she hasn't been caught yet? A very behind on the times facility I suppose .

3. Newbie RN, ? about Lopez valve

   SimayRN replied to gospa's topic in General Nursing

   The way I remembered it when I was a new grad was the arrows are a road. If the arrows continue in a straight line then fluid, meds, or tube feeding can cross through "the road" but if I want to stop...

4. [So] My hospital has banned disposable wipes...

   SimayRN replied to Thunda's topic in General Nursing

   Same here. Always white and fresh smelling. I'm not a fan of using them though for the same reasons stated earlier. And they are so rough! Can't feel too good on a sensitive/red bottom wipes are so...

5. Lost in the Details

   SimayRN replied to Stcroix's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. I hate when I see the I's and O's made up. The aides go around at 5am and document these on the sheet inside the room so we can enter them into the computer and so many times I'll see an...

6. Info

   SimayRN replied to Kris1981's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I don't see why helping students find some information is always such a big deal on this site. Whether anyone would admit it or not we ALL had help at one point or another in school. Yes, I am against...

7. Work bags: What do you take and what's in it?

   SimayRN replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

   Almost every nurse where I work wears a nurse pack around their waist with all their nursing items in it. ( scissors, clamps, red blue and black pens, sharpie, dry erase marker, alcohol wipes, ect) I...

8. Nurse with Disdain

   SimayRN replied to StuckInTheMiddle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   HOW did you make it all the way through nursing school without at least 1 person you consider a close friend??? That's too bad. As for the rest of your post, I'm at a loss for

9. You might be a night shifter if...

   SimayRN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

   Its 1600 on your day off and you realize you haven't eaten anything

10. Daily "life savers" for New Nurses?

    SimayRN replied to rehric00's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm almost off orientation so this is some things ive learned... Usually your first day consists of just shadowing your preceptor and getting the feel of the floor. When you take a patient for the...