canoehead BSN, RN

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    What do you hate most about your job?

    canoehead replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I do NOT do mandatory overtime. And I tell them that during the interview. If things are bad enough that the manager is in helping, its a true disaster, and I will work til I drop. But just filling in...
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    Does anyone live alone?

    canoehead replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    I've been living alone since I was 17. Get a pet. Cats are low maintenance. It's a real home when you have a friendly face greeting you at the door, I couldn't live without
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    What do you hate most about your job?

    canoehead replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    My pet peeve is when other departments make changes for us to implement without getting our input. Or they ask for input after the decision has been made, obviously it's all just for show. I went in...
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    Irrational patients

    canoehead replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes I have told someone to cut the crap. A 3-4x a week drug addict that spied a new med student, and tried for a Percocet prescription. Also a drunk post MVA that had been driving home from a strip...
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    Coworker physically abusive to patients

    canoehead replied to Depressed_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, you may want to pick a quiet moment, and a nurse you respect and ask about your preceptor's behavior. Ask, if that is normal behavior on the unit, has anyone ever said anything to him, has anyone...
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    Hostile families

    canoehead replied to KC,RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think its inappropriate for the ER to send someone up without controlling their pain. I work in the ER, it's just not done to let someone suffer through their visit at 10/10. Of course, once they...
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    Fired from first job..."not eligible for re-hire"

    canoehead replied to run.for.the.roses's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with other posters that the job is gone. However, it does leave you with a "do not rehire" that really affects your life in the future. IF the preceptor was truly lying, you clocked in and...
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    Patient Conscious During CPR

    canoehead replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have also seen a patient become conscious during compressions, and unconscious when we stopped. He looked towards voices, but I'm sure wasn't mentating at near a normal level. We tried extra hard...
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    Depression and nursing

    canoehead posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I need some help. Depression waxes and wanes, but when I feel worst I'm a *****. Unfortunately, in that state I don't care what other people think, I just want to go in and do my job, and be left...
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    OG Tubes after Intubation - suction

    canoehead replied to Genavina's topic in Critical Care

    I'm in the ER, and always assumed there was a reason the ICU wanted an OG for vented patients. An NG is fine too? It would be easier to secure for me, and away from all the oral
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    Treat the patient, not the monitor

    canoehead replied to offlabel's topic in Critical Care

    It doesn't have to be all or nothing either way. I think using the patient assessment as the first look, and then investigating more, AND/OR troubleshooting the monitor are both
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    How do you deal with verbally abusive pts?

    canoehead replied to Molly.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Go in when she's calm and explain that screaming makes everyone upset, and you're there to help her. I would add, "I can't think clearly when you yell." If she screams at you, you will walk out and...
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    Change of shift admissions

    canoehead replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work now there is rarely an available bed, getting someone out within the hour calls for balloons and glitter. I worked an ER in the past that tended to send all their admits up between...
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    My first cry

    canoehead replied to RNby24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would have been behind all night with that assignment. It wasn't you, it was a terrible assignment. And FYI, the surgeon would have reamed you out for not calling if he decided the patient had an...
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    Let's not attack someone based on one crappy interaction, that she recognized was bad, and asked for help
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    The OP really whacked the patient over the head with how inappropriate he was being, so he got defensive and escalated. Your reply is doing the exact same thing to her. You can point out better ways...
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    Depression and nursing

    canoehead replied to canoehead's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you everyone for your replies. Just having your support is helpful. I did try exercise about a month ago, and it helped! But it also flared my plantar fasciitis... And that was just...
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    Depression and nursing

    canoehead replied to canoehead's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I love my coworkers, and my job, and I hate the days when I don't live up to their high standards. There are definitely jobs that are less stressful, but not as engaging for me. And the coworkers you...
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    Depression and nursing

    canoehead replied to canoehead's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've been treated for over twenty years. It doesn't go into remission, just gets better or worse. I need a way to cope better with the symptoms so I can work without being a cranky coworker. At the...
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    ER DUI Blood Draw Process

    canoehead replied to gwputman's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is to call the lab and put them in the hot seat. It makes sense, because they are the blood draw
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    Meaning of your username?

    canoehead replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Mr Canoehead is a Canadian superhero that got a canoe welded to his head while on a portage. You can check out the video above, and youtube has lots
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    didn't call about anticoagulation

    canoehead replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At our hospital we can float and state we are there to do tasks only. It's unreasonable to take on a full assignment without an orientation. Impossible to get things done in a timely manner if you...
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    Picked up a resident.

    canoehead replied to AmIWrong?'s topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I may be misunderstanding... but you had gotten back on the unit, and the door was closed and locked? He wasn't going anywhere, right? Probably physical contact wasn't appropriate or needed, just time...
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    Smoking helps the COPD patient with pneumonia

    canoehead replied to La'sBlueSky's topic in General Nursing

    I've had patients tell me that smoking helps their cough. That's not necessarily a good thing. You want the crud out. Doctors have said that smoking will calm a cough, but none of them have said it...
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    Night Shifters - Am I being too sensitive?

    canoehead replied to val421's topic in General Nursing

    You may as well ask the waves to stop on the ocean. People at work need to communicate, and they will forget that there are sleeping folks within earshot. Its a valid point, but you'll never win the...