BonnieSc

BonnieSc

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  1. Dealing with Guilt

    BonnieSc replied to JA89's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the CNA: I don't say any wrongdoing or naivete or anything here. CNAs and other ancillary staff are extremely reluctant to do anything as drastic as say that anyone is "dead" or to call a...

  2. Dealing with Guilt

    BonnieSc replied to JA89's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree with the others that more counseling would be the way to go (and I wonder, was the therapist not saying "you should quit nursing" but "even if you quit nursing, as you seem to be...

  3. Assault against nurses

    BonnieSc replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding? You say you've taken care of too many ETOH patients to count; what is it you do with them? It sounds like your hospital may be doing its nurses a disservice in a couple of ways......

  4. Assault against nurses

    BonnieSc replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

    There's a big difference between a patient who punches a nurse in order to hurt her/him and one who is in the middle of alcohol withdrawal! Have you ever taken care of a patient like that? Perhaps it...

  5. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    BonnieSc replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "You're no nurse! Where did you go to school?" I don't even remember what that one was about. At my hospital we all get a lot of these... our population has a lot of people with mental illness, poor...

  6. Taking home empty vials

    BonnieSc replied to johndough's topic in Patient Medications

    It may or may not be technically stealing, but I think it's a really bad idea. If for any reason you were pulled over, your home was searched, whatever, where's your proof that those vials were empty...

  7. It's the 1st of July

    BonnieSc replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, I can DC duplicate orders, too--it just takes time, especially when 20+ labs are ordered, some have been done and some haven't, some are legit repeats like a repeat CBC after treatment and some...

  8. It's the 1st of July

    BonnieSc replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Offensive? Come on, we all know they need to learn, but that doesn't mean we can't commiserate. Our residents started a week early. This is a big challenge. And while some docs are eager to learn and...

  9. Leaving current job after only 5 months

    BonnieSc replied to mlang's topic in General Nursing

    If a nurse in this situation were a new grad I might think twice about it... if for some reason the new job doesn't work out, you don't want a history of two new grad positions that didn't work out....

  10. MSN--overwhelmed with options

    BonnieSc replied to BonnieSc's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks for your comment. What you say really speaks to me. There have been times where I wonder if I'm not a sucker for just getting the cheapest/easiest MSN when those seem to be accepted everywhere,...

  11. Amber Does the Unthinkable

    BonnieSc replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this is really an unusual situation; as others have said, it just depends on how you word it. I think as a charge nurse I've probably said "Okay, give me a few minutes to figure this out...

  12. Overseas nurse

    BonnieSc replied to lilstudentnurse19's topic in Nurse Registration

    I don't think hospitals are interested in grades, no. There are a couple of academic/clinical programs for foreign nurse graduates, but I think they are really aimed at nurses from developing...

  13. One year in...calling seasoned nurses

    BonnieSc replied to Cody_ody_ody's topic in Nursing Career

    Time to start working toward a certification (med-surg or progressive care--if you aren't sure which, ask your manager or nurse educator whether you're eligible for progressive care). I think most of...

  14. Apply for new job after 2 months?

    BonnieSc replied to chosh0417's topic in First Year After Licensure

    On the one hand... do whatever you want, sure. On the other hand... welcome to grownup life. You've been in the new town a couple of months; you have to give yourself time to make friends. Most new...

  15. Nurse with 2 Years Experience - Why can't I get L&D job??

    BonnieSc replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I found this also, and I don't blame the poster for thinking it--everyone says it all the time in nursing school and on this board. If you get two years of experience you can do whatever you want....

  16. volunteer at camp

    BonnieSc replied to ceddavis1228's topic in Camp

    Agreed with everything Alex said. As long as no one thinks you're an RN, this is a fairly common situation. Don't give any injections. In my experience at camps for the general population, there...

  17. 1st time as camp nurse and have a few questions.

    BonnieSc replied to NurseAngela05's topic in Camp

    My big piece of advice (and you've gotten a lot of good suggestions) is to remember that you are there to help kids get a good/healthy camp experience. The camp doesn't revolve around the nurse or the...

  18. Pocket Snacks for 12 Hour Shift?

    BonnieSc replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, am I the only one who had a visceral reaction to a nurse carrying "pocket snacks"? Ew, ew, ew! I don't trust anything in my pockets to be clean! Even if it's wrapped I wouldn't do it. Sure, you...

  19. Antibiotics: IV Push vs Infusion

    BonnieSc posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I discovered recently that in my hospital, almost all IV antibiotics are given IV push (the only one everyone could agree had to be infusion was imipenem; typical practice for speed of giving IV push...

  20. PCCN failure

    BonnieSc replied to AngelhopeRN's topic in Cardiac

    How have you been preparing for the exam? Whatever you have been doing, either try the opposite or add something new. It sounds like you've been preparing alone, so my first thought is to form a study...

  21. I'm starting to think this field attracts a lot of crazy people

    BonnieSc replied to swirlies's topic in General Students

    The last two responses above mine are sensible and kind. I was in some really toxic-seeming workplaces during clinicals and they scared me. Didn't mean I "couldn't hang". And yes, I agree with another...

  22. when you feel creeped out

    BonnieSc replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

    I think in reality it depends on your work environment. The vast majority of facilities/hospitals would not make you work with a patient who had assaulted you or was personally threatening you if you...

  23. Sterile v Aseptic Non Touch Technique. What's the difference?

    BonnieSc replied to Green_Grass's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Ha! This is what they were/are doing at my hospital in East Africa. I'll be interested to explore the links later to understand what situations there are in UK/Australia where it's considered...

  24. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    BonnieSc replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, no way. That's not even a consideration. I've seen some "traumatic caths" where there's prostate blood, but there's no special skill taught for doing a male cath vs female (other than a few...

  25. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    BonnieSc replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I think if an advanced student or new nurse is struggling on the floor and people know anything about his/her academics, and it's a 4.0 student, they'll say knowingly that those students can't make it...