RescueNinjaKy

RescueNinjaKy

Cath/EP lab, CCU, Cardiac stepdown

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  1. Being blamed for fall after shift

    RescueNinjaKy replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    If the oncoming nurse was in the room, how the heck was that your

  2. Is this compassion fatigue?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to thevez17's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit when we have those really difficult patients, personality wise, noncompliant wise, or simply too heavy a load (total cares/bat poop demented) we don't have much issue with reassigning it to...

  3. Staffing issues; call-ins

    RescueNinjaKy replied to HLRN814's topic in General Nursing

    Well if there hasn't been any repercussions for violating the policy then of course no one is gonna be phased. If you're not following up, what's the point of having that policy. You need to follow up...

  4. Disrespectful patient

    RescueNinjaKy replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Take what? Patients cursing at you, yelling at you, spitting at you, sexually harassing you? Those all things that we, as nurses, do not have to take. Eye rolling? Who's cares, no big deal. But the...

  5. Disrespectful patient

    RescueNinjaKy replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I agree that we as nurses shouldn't have to take crap from patients but we are the professionals. We don't have to stand there and take it but we can inform them that their behavior is...

  6. Discouraged

    RescueNinjaKy replied to shermainenevels's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm gonna go with what windsurfer said. While it was delivered in a harsh manner, there are some truth to it. If you're afraid of taking Non nursing classes wait till you're in the nursing program....

  7. Can anyone pls help?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to rt staff's topic in General Nursing

    At first I jumped to diverting as a conclusion but now I'm wondering if this person is taking unused syringes and putting the patients label of those that's she's taking care of onto the syringe as...

  8. BSN premium on the table.

    RescueNinjaKy replied to tokmom's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    RNs and lpns should not be doing the same job. At my area of practice, lpns are not allowed to push certain medications, nor are they allowed to do the first assessment or care plan initiation. My 2...

  9. Reflection of accepting a job offer for North Dakota

    RescueNinjaKy replied to DatMurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just look up companies that ship cars. Or trade in your car and get one in

  10. Help fellow Nurse Educators! When are new nurses ready for IABP, CRRT, etc.?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to CindydH's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I think the norm in my cicu is that they train for crrt at around 1 and 1/2

  11. Treat the patient, not the monitor

    RescueNinjaKy replied to offlabel's topic in Critical Care

    That's why I said critical thinking and looking at the whole picture. If it says asystole assess your patient. Does the patient have a pulse? Breathing? Yes? Then looking at the whole picture where...

  12. bullying? racism? or overreacting?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to beachbum2000's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Address the issue at the spot, document, report to upper management. Goes no where? Then move up to the next chain. You have documentation and charts are easily reviewed to see what the ratios were....

  13. Open confrontation with unit attending-advice?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It sounds to me that this attending was just trying to make small talk in a very socially awkward manner. Inappropriate? Perhaps, but I don't think it was anything to report based on what you shared,...

  14. Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    RescueNinjaKy replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do we eat the banana suggestively or what. Cause that's just a waste of a banana if we use it for peeling purposes

  15. Post arrest hypothermia

    RescueNinjaKy replied to xaxxax's topic in Critical Care

    My simple way of thinking is that in a cardiac arrest the brain and other vital organs aren't getting enough oxygenation so some sort of ischemic damage is happening. Hypothermia reduce the...

  16. Treat the patient, not the monitor

    RescueNinjaKy replied to offlabel's topic in Critical Care

    How about just "Look at the whole clinical picture and do some critical thinking". Patient assessment is important and so are the data we get from machines but what we do with it is the most...

  17. Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    RescueNinjaKy replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You could always say "nope no monkeys here, but you could stop being a

  18. I am not a leader.

    RescueNinjaKy replied to Chimio's topic in General Students

    You just have to know when to take charge. As a nurse you are the leader in your patients care. You are the one that is delegating to the nurses aid. You are the one that brings together the...

  19. Why or why not CRNA?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to AlrightMike's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Well you're probably gonna take at least 4 years to do your bsn. Then you need to find a job with your bsn to get some icu experience, typically 2 years or more I think. New grads are finding it hard...

  20. How impossible is CEN for a new grad?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    I don't know but if it's like the ccrn or pccn you need to have a certain amount of hours worked in that speciality in order to qualify to sit for the exam I

  21. My thoughts. Literally. Catheter. Psych Pt. ED

    RescueNinjaKy replied to Ronda89's topic in Emergency

    OP this is just my opinion but from the read I got it almost sounds like there were some professional boundaries that were crossed and for futures occurrences you might want to ask for a switch in...

  22. Subacute nurse to cardio thoracic ICU and stepdown

    RescueNinjaKy replied to caseyuptonurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks. Super

  23. The worst day I've had as a nurse

    RescueNinjaKy replied to Isnowboard19's topic in General Nursing

    The coding patient takes priority. Your charge nurse and co workers should be helping you with your other patients during this time. Medications will be late for the other patients if your co workers...

  24. students charting Assessments

    RescueNinjaKy replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It sounds more like the nurse is having a cna chart under their login. Kind of like a dictation. Which is all sorts of

  25. students charting Assessments

    RescueNinjaKy replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This is a completely different situation. If you're a cna in the room and a nurse is doing the admission assessment you shouldn't be charting it. Lpns can't do initial/admission assessments in most...