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  1. URGENT - Medical marijuana

    oceanblue52 replied to Saddie_79's topic in Patient Medications

    There are several threads about this issue already, you can do a search on this website to find them. Or try Googling court cases about employees that were terminated after getting approved for...

  2. Documenting conversations with patients

    oceanblue52 replied to Dorali's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a big fan of the phrase "as evidenced by" e.g. "Patient began verbally threatening staff as evidenced by Patient lifting a chair over his/her head, turning in direction of staff, and threatening...

  3. Night owl on day shift

    oceanblue52 replied to kataraang's topic in General Nursing

    What about one of those alarm clocks that has a light attached to simulate day light? They gradually wake you up by getting brighter which helps your body wake up. Avoid light from computers and TV...

  4. How to survive first year nursing

    oceanblue52 replied to annieelu's topic in General Students

    I used to condense the power point slides by writing out the key info and stuff that I didn't know well. This translated for me into about 5-6 pages of notes per unit. just reading the power points is...

  5. New RN; Advice Needed about Jobs (Unique SNF or L&D)

    oceanblue52 replied to judebox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I personally would be salivating at a chance to work with the population in a potential SNF job...but that's just me. It would likely offer some great experience, but it's hard to know what you would...

  6. Dr. complaint

    oceanblue52 replied to Kavikziggy77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would have sent her as well. I assume all of this was documented? Even so I don't see how an outside doctor can get you fired, despite how angry they might have sounded. You did the right

  7. New Grad trying to deal with stress

    oceanblue52 replied to Newgrad665's topic in General Nursing

    Psychiatrists nor,ally do very little talk therapy and mostly just manage medications. Unless you feel you would benefit from a formal psych diagnosis and medications you would be better off starting...

  8. Blood pressure drastic variation

    oceanblue52 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    As evidenced by this posting, I'm a new nurse currently working in home health. I had a patient a few days ago that has some early dementia, high anxiety, and also drinks occasionally (living...

  9. Forbidden Extremity Sign and VTE in Arm

    oceanblue52 replied to lapizius's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Appropriate, especially the sign. Aides are not always properly trained to look at arm bands, even though they should

  10. 1 year into nursing, still feel like things don't "click"

    oceanblue52 replied to TarheelGirlx3's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The reaction of the oncoming nurse is something called hindsight bias in Psychology, where some takes information and assumes they would have made a better call because they falsely think they already...

  11. Unable to leave building for lunch...

    oceanblue52 replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    Not okay. My understanding also is that you should never work off the clock because if something happens your employer can refuse to back you up with things like workman's comp. So in theory if you...

  12. Choosing or not choosing to work at a hospital based on online reviews?

    oceanblue52 replied to michigannurse2014's topic in General Nursing

    One of the best hospitals I worked at as a CNA had awful reviews, mostly because people were irate with billing. Then I worked another job at a well renowned hospital with great reviews, and all the...

  13. Question on home health

    oceanblue52 replied to ddeckerlvn's topic in Home Health

    It's never okay for someone to berate you. And no, I certainly don't think it is feasible at all to see that many patients in 6 hours, especially if you are doing what you are supposed to and fully...

  14. Urinary Catheter

    oceanblue52 replied to lulu_mata11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Catheter tip should not touch anything until it is at the urethra. In real life I've seen this rule broken consistently :-( In school you can fail for this, the best way to handle this during testing...

  15. New to wound care.... Several questions

    oceanblue52 replied to Kentuckyrn919's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I'm very new to wound vacs so I'm curious to see others responses. I was taught to cut sponge pretty close to wound with a tiny bit of space around edges. Did you check suction level with canister? If...

  16. Big career change... would like to make sure nursing is the right choice

    oceanblue52 replied to NBolas's topic in Canada

    From your background and interests it sounds to me like you are more suited for a PA program/

  17. How did you spend your first nursing paycheck?

    oceanblue52 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Paying bills, but once I get caught up I am buying a nice down pillow and a

  18. What you learned in school vs on the job

    oceanblue52 replied to marie813's topic in General Students

    Repitition is key. You will start retaining more once you are making med cards and giving them to patients and then knowing what to monitor for. That being said, I had to review some less familiar...

  19. Do massages help?

    oceanblue52 replied to quazar's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I find Thai massage along with targeted acupressure to be most effective. It involves doing a lot of floor stretching, really helps my back! Lots of great videos on YouTube if you want to see it in...

  20. What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    oceanblue52 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    We used them at one of my old jobs, have no clue what the brand was...I will attest tho that they are not very accurate and take up to 10 minutes to relocate themselves. It was always fun when I'd...

  21. Hurst or Saunders for NCLEX content review?

    oceanblue52 replied to stbrn91's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Every classmate I talked to always swore by Huret. I used Saunders as a knowledge base when I needed more rationale, but the questions aren't great for NCLEX IMHO. I liked Kaplan, it is tedious and...

  22. What just happened?

    oceanblue52 replied to Nurse3000's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow. I cannot believe this happened to you! Actually, I can a little; this happened to me when I was a CNA and I didn't get report at all on a patient and only realized 2 hours later that he was mine...

  23. Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    oceanblue52 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hoping to become a health coach someday soon and help people work on health

  24. Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    oceanblue52 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA, we always tried hard to clean up, toilet patients, check glucose, and fill water for the next shift. Sometimes things get crazy though. Staff should not be required to stay over 12...

  25. Who loves med-surg?

    oceanblue52 replied to MountainBikeChick's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I really love this thread, I thought Med-Surg was okay in school but have been scared away from pursuing it as a new grad due to all the negative experiences I've read on here. Much appreciate the...