Simonesays

Simonesays BSN, RN

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  1. Want to swap to ICU but I cry during codes

    Simonesays replied to Aliareza's topic in MICU, SICU

    It sounds like you've made up your mind to move pursue ICU nursing. I have to admit, I am still really intrigued by critical care and would love to one day pursue that type of nursing. Just like...

  2. Nightshift -days off

    Simonesays replied to LittleRedOwl's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh. I relate to these posts! I wrote something longer but accidentally deleted it (post night-shift brain fog) but it didn't really say anything different than what others have said. Make sure you...

  3. Feel like a horrible nurse!

    Simonesays replied to Verygreennurse's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with what everyone else has said! Definitely don't beat yourself up! It looks like you were closely monitoring the patient and reading the MD notes to help guide your critical...

  4. Increasing Press Gainey Scores

    Simonesays replied to karlamparo's topic in General Nursing

    Appropriate nurse to patient ratios, adequate support staff/resources/equipment, smooth/clear communication amongst all coworkers, and ample financial reimbursement for nurses. (Because employers...

  5. Using phones as a sitter-thoughts?

    Simonesays replied to allinone's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read the responses yet but I would have to say this isn't a good idea. It only takes a second for a sleeping patient (or seemingly sleeping patient) to get up to trouble. I remember one...

  6. Being called a racial slur by a patient I sat?

    Simonesays replied to Rayrayma's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I sort of categorize this with patients being violent. In certain circumstances, it isn't the patient's fault. And it's one thing to recognize and understand this. But it's another to be able to...

  7. Finally Leaving Nursing...For Good!

    Simonesays replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

  8. Nursing Student From Hell

    Simonesays replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like a pretty amazing preceptor, in my opinion. Sharing articles, staying after work to further your student's learning: these are not things every preceptor does. You are also providing...

  9. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

    Simonesays replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok. I didn't read all of the comments. To a certain extent, I get your frustration. Health care can be a downer sometimes (i.e. the CHF patient who is aggressively diuresed and then proceeds to...

  10. Safe patient care... are unions the answer?

    Simonesays replied to Simonesays's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply, Ruby! I always love your insights :) I can't say I fully appreciated being a part of a union when I was in one. But now that I'm not, I am more acutely aware of their...

  11. Safe patient care... are unions the answer?

    Simonesays posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been thinking a lot about what it means to be a bedside nurse in the US health care system and how we can better advocate for our patients and ourselves (in terms of better nurse-patient...

  12. prescription drug addiction

    Simonesays replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting article! I am originally from a city that is having an opioid crisis (slightly different as it is mostly affecting people using street drugs but worth mentioning as some of these users...

  13. Feel like I'm too dumb to be a nurse

    Simonesays replied to coconut3431's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could like some of these responses more than once! You've been given great advice. Don't be too hard on yourself. You are a new nurse. We all make mistakes. I have been nursing for a few...

  14. Called a code for a seizing patient

    Simonesays replied to thesimplenurse's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I agree with what many of the other posters have said. Overall, you did a good job! You got help when it was needed and worked to stabilize your patient. The appropriateness of starting chest...

  15. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    Simonesays replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- it's interesting to me that bedside nursing is usually just a temporary objective for a new grad now (in the US). I can think of a few reasons for this: - Employer emphasis on...

  16. Helping patients kill themselves

    Simonesays replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is obviously a sensitive and divisive topic that invokes passionate responses/opinions. Although there are so many grey areas in medicine, euthanasia tends to be regarded in black and white....

  17. Medication errors- is nursing for me?

    Simonesays posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here's my story. I moved from Canada to the US about 6 months ago to be with my long-term boyfriend. It was a big change/adjustment and I am just now beginning to feel settled. I loved my job in...

  18. Medication errors- is nursing for me?

    Simonesays replied to Simonesays's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much to everyone who responded. I had my meeting earlier this week. My manager is looking into the incident further and then we'll have another meeting later in the week. She is being...

  19. Medication errors- is nursing for me?

    Simonesays replied to Simonesays's topic in General Nursing

    Thank-you so much for your thoughtful response. I really appreciate your feedback. I generally tend to be pretty hard on myself and am trying not to worry myself too much over what happened as I...

  20. Should I quit?

    Simonesays replied to michellesee's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi! I just posted a similar topic. I have been a nurse for 3 years and loved where I worked before. However, I moved 6 months ago and haven't enjoyed nursing in the same way in this new...

  21. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    Simonesays replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry that you are going through this. Please know that you did everything you could. You showed courage and acted quickly and appropriately. But, as others have said, I wouldn't recommend...

  22. Can I be an ICU nurse if I came from an ortho floor?

    Simonesays replied to gembrian's topic in Nursing Career

    Congrats!! You're in a great position! Disclaimer: I'm not an ICU nurse but I'm in a sort-of similar situation. I'm also thinking of eventually going into critical care and would have done so if I...

  23. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    Simonesays replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Eep! Some of these ratios are giving me palpitations!! At my old hospital, my patient load was generally 4-5 patients (med-surg/trauma floor, no telemetry, level one trauma center). Rarely, but...

  24. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    Simonesays replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    As many others have said, it's extra work to have nursing students. Sometimes our workload is so heavy we're so thinly stretched we feel like we're barely keeping our heads above water as is. Throw...

  25. When to call a code

    Simonesays replied to JenHRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man!! It sounds like you did everything right. It sucks that this happened to a patient with recent rib fractures but it definitely seems like she needed CPR. I'm glad that your director...