canoehead BSN, RN

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    Not entering vital signs in pt chart per MD orders...

    canoehead replied to Sadie2016's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen notes get "lost" when the physician didn't want something in the chart. Be sure to notify your manager in
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    Diploma RN's, any of us left?

    canoehead replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    When I hear from new nurses that are going through the BSN program, I feel bad for their lack of exposure to floor nursing. We had 6 weeks of maternity, they had 4 days on the floor. Some didn't even...
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    How do nurses last?

    canoehead replied to KariT's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in nursing since '87, and survival means boundaries. The patients' problems are not my problems. I can do everything I can to make things easier without feeling their pain (usually). I don't...
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    Caregiver taking naked picture of patient

    canoehead replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    I would notify risk management, that day, even if it was a weekend. Right at that moment I would tell the person hospital policy prohibits photos of patients, and although I can't physically take away...
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    Straight caths - to clamp or not to clamp?

    canoehead replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    Even with an overfilled bladder, you aren't removing all the pee immediately. It takes time to drain through the tubing. I've heard about bladder spasms, and about hematuria occurring when the...
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    Used CPR on my neighbors toddler today... it wasn't enough... warning, graphic..

    canoehead replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    That is beyond terrifying. Thank goodness the autopilot kicked in before anything else. You will never forget this, but it was decided before you arrived. You did the best anyone
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    Alternative to shouting a name

    canoehead replied to heavydmg's topic in Emergency

    I don't see an issue with stating the patient's name in front of the waiting room...its the shouting that is not so great. You could circulate in the WR and state the name in a conversational tone...
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    So about that philosophy paper...

    canoehead replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    The Art of War, and
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    Night shift and mandatory meetings

    canoehead replied to aprilrazz's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Flexible group, aren't
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    Diploma RN's, any of us left?

    canoehead replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I finished the diploma program in '89. I did go on to get the BsN, but it hasn't done me any favors besides taking up space on my resume. I don't think my career path or care has
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    you know you've been a nurse too long when ...

    canoehead replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I miss the laundry chutes where you could hear the full bags whizzing down at you from 5 floors up. You could easily lose an arm, but it added some excitement to my
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    Nasty ....

    canoehead replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Administration doesn't value nurses' time because we don't value ourselves. Take your breaks, eat your meals, take the time to complete tasks without hurting yourself. The time of nurses sacrificing...
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    refusing assignment

    canoehead replied to texas_rn11's topic in Agency Nurses

    They would not be allowed to discriminate against her because she is breastfeeding. That's probably why no one asked, and no one provided the
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    other side of the coin. again.

    canoehead replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the care you got was acceptable. Individual issues I thought, well such and such might have happened, but it should have been communicated! My particular hospital, if you try to order...
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    Night shift and mandatory meetings

    canoehead replied to aprilrazz's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if they write you up, does it do anything? Do you get suspended after so many write ups, or is it just another piece of paper for them to wrangle. I'd be tempted to send an email (and save it)...
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    Help. No pay for orientation and buy their uniform?

    canoehead replied to HappyCNA's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm on my feet twelve hours a day, I'm picking my own shoes. Dealbreaker, right there. And if its mandatory for me to be there, its mandatory for you to pay me. Call the Dept of Labor once you...
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    Frustrating

    canoehead replied to nursebeth77's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am more in agreement with the OP, but not fully. I can recall getting report on someone with pneumonia, and asking how their lung sounds were. "I dunno, I haven't seen him" wasn't acceptable. Look...
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    ER to Labor and Delivery

    canoehead replied to auson16's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it would be a great
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    Nurse opinions on "Birth Rape"

    canoehead replied to EKUGRAD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've seen a woman manually dilated by the OBGYN from 4cm to fully, over about a minute, she was screaming and asking him to stop. Then, after she had the baby, he was trying to deliver the placenta,...
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    New ER RN- Normal to feel this way?

    canoehead replied to nursebabyxoxo's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, I'd quit too. I wouldn't be able to tolerate the fear of missing a serious problem. The employees sound horrible. You can't have a decent ER without a great
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    Nurse opinions on "Birth Rape"

    canoehead replied to EKUGRAD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Birth rape absolutely happens. I did two weeks (orienting )on a busy labor unit, saw 2 or 3 births each shift, and also saw 2 situations that I would not hesitate to call birth rape. In addition,...
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    First Time Traveler

    canoehead replied to rnccf2007's topic in Travel

    My 2 cents. Make sure your phone has location turned on and someone you know can use it to locate you. Call someone at a designated time every day to check in. A travel nurse I knew once said eight...
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    Do you remove ticks?

    canoehead replied to Riley RN's topic in School

    The easiest tick removal I've done was to use a Qtip and unscrew it counterclockwise. It let go after a couple rotations, and the child denied pain (a six year
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    Oh no! Prohibited to Practice Letter

    canoehead replied to Nurse Nanobot's topic in General Nursing

    I moved and was waiting for the board to process my application. My hospital was willing to let me go in on orientation and do the paperwork part of orientation until the registration came through. I...
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    Whiny surgeons and drama-queen nurses

    canoehead replied to firemedic12's topic in MICU, SICU

    Some days, everyone you meet is a jerk. It happens to the best of