canoehead BSN, RN

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  1. canoehead

    I'm a total dumb dumb....

    canoehead replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad its a false alarm, but you could always say you decided to quit just for them, and show them your
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    IV antibiotic administration

    canoehead replied to Chan35214's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is to get all ordered IV antibiotics in within an hour. We start more IV sites, or start antibiotics before blood cultures are drawn if
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    How much quiet do you need?

    canoehead replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I need at least 24h of nothing after a stretch of shifts. If I have something going on before then, I can fake it, but I'll have to tack on more recovery time once I've fufilled my obligations. If I...
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    How to deal with rude & demanding patients/residents?

    canoehead replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    It's not their right to abuse the staff. If you get namecalling or swearing I'd say thats your cue to tell him someone will round hourly, and hopefully he'll be in a better mood then. Hourly...
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    At War With Ourselves

    canoehead replied to KathyDay's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I got vaccinated, I'll take the booster when it comes. Given the reliabilty of the government and CDC through COVID I think anyone could be excused for wanting to make their own decisions. The vaccine...
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    VIP Patient Demanding His Drugs

    canoehead replied to athey1999's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If someone is impaired when they leave our ER we call the police. We don't give medical details, just describe the behavior as they were walking out that made us think they were not safe to
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    LOVENOX before procedure

    canoehead replied to Nurse123456789's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's the docs call whether safety for surgery has been maximized. Nursing can do a lot, but we cant read the
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    Do you ever wonder...

    canoehead replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I've been nursing more than thirty years and still feel like I don't know enough. I peaked in my "feel like I'm smart" knowledge at about six years in. I was a living example of the Dunning...
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    Book Recommendations

    canoehead replied to caal19's topic in Emergency

    I could not get a lick of sense out of Sheehys manual. It was written up like a series of care plans Polly Gerber Zimmerman wrote Triage Nursing Secrets, and thats a book I could read again and...
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    New Nurse Making Mistakes

    canoehead replied to NewNurse_20's topic in Emergency

    FYI I've been a nurse over thirty years and I make some kind of screw up every single shift. Apologize, fix whatever you did, and be gracious when others screw up too. It's life, we're not
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    Most hilarious/creative/inventive names you've been called...

    canoehead replied to Raven Sierra's topic in Emergency

    emtpbill, Thats a systems problem, not so much the RN's issue. If someone comes in the trauma room waiting 60 seconds for the whole team to arrive and giving report to everyone at once is more...
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    Suicide screening

    canoehead replied to Samantha Falkowski's topic in Emergency

    We have seven screenings to do already. Nursing is not a census bureau. The ER is all about zooming in on that one emergent complaint and moving on, not a full life
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    Anyone taken a pay cut for sanity?

    canoehead replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I reduced my hours to 75% because I wasnt recovering to baseline between shifts. My family called me lazy, but my coworkers noticed a big improvement, and so did I. I think we're entitled to a life...
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    Employers' Background Investigation (i.e. social media)

    canoehead replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

    Generally I'm Popeye, "I yam what I yam." and with an eye to not spreading confidential information. Once its in the newspaper though, its fair game. I can have an opinion about a newspaper article...
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    RN With Contamination OCD - Please Help!

    canoehead replied to FSZ Student Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    don't you need 15 minutes under UV to kill germs? And how do you know how much light to use? Give me the
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    RN as CNA

    canoehead replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The problem is that if I work as a CNA I'm held to the standards of my own license. So if I notice and issue with a patient, report to my RN and she doesnt want to act, I'm left in a quandry. If...
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    Shout out to savvy nurses everywhere

    canoehead replied to Ariemay82's topic in Emergency

    Put the visitor chair(s) on one side of the bed, and your equipment on the other side as much as possible. It will give you a clear work space, and one less headache. Bring water to the patient...
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    ER Nursing in a Smaller Hospital?

    canoehead replied to victoria3594's topic in Emergency

    I've worked in a small 7 bed ER and it was much more challenging than my current 25 bed. In a small ER you are it...security, housekeeping, lab, social work. If the secretary called in, it was just me...
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    How do you handle difficult team members?

    canoehead replied to lexieanders's topic in General Nursing

    I would have this conversation. Heads up to her, you are required to assess each patient once a shift so you will be in there for that, and if their light is on and you are free. You'll notify...
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    Valid Reasons To Not Get Vaccinated

    canoehead replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As long as the FDA doesnt have enough information to approve the vaccine beyond emergency use, none of us have any business saying we KNOW its safe. I got my vaccine, but respect the...
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    Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    canoehead replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If you look at the Covid and vaccination threads, nurses are attacking each other for the slightest difference in opinion. I'm willing to bet that carries through to the work sites. We had bizarre...
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    My Covid Story: From the Other Side of the Bed

    canoehead replied to Cricket183's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Can you tell us if this illness was treated as a Workers Compensation case? Did you get any consideration from the hospital as far as bills or time
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    Improved Trauma/Code Response

    canoehead posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’m looking for ways to improve our organization and efficiency in a trauma room situation. We get mix up in roles, people running for supplies, general chaos, and such a crowded room that people...
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    I'm a new employee, how do I deal with a passive aggressive coworker?

    canoehead replied to cookie123d's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The speaker is clearly about ten years old mentally. If a literal ten year old said the same thing, would you respond, or just walk on? I personally wouldn’t think it was worth the energy, such a...
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    I think I’ll be fired and I really do need to vent my fears

    canoehead replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    I really think the charge should be fired, not you. keep a written record of comments, you could have a case for a hostile work