CaitlynRNBSN

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  1. Bullied by a new grad, wth???

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to jayebug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is always my pet peeve when nurses get on my case for about what I did on MY shift. I worked a night shift, and I had an Open heart patient that had some cognitive delays. He was VERY VERY...

  2. Cops and Nurses

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hm, I live very close to tornado ally...and last year we had a small F1 tornado right around shift change, before I was going in for anight shift. Warnings were out, clearly I was going to be...

  3. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    YES!!! I get calls CONSTANTLY from techs. (I.e. lab techs, ultrasound, MRI, XRay). they call me and will be like "Did Dr.X really want this PTT at 6:00? YES!!!!! if he didn't want it, he wouldn't...

  4. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Another reason I hate nursing: Situations similar to this. (Don't know who to push a new policy on?? Just give it to the nurses. They can do it) I once got a "talking to" because I had infection...

  5. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't you just wish we could yell at them back and tell them how ridiculous they are being?? I can't stand when they claim they are "too sick" to do anything. Like onetime I had a surgical patient...

  6. need help...starting an iv/picc team

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to alex rnCcrnCmcCsc's topic in General Nursing

    We have an IV team. it is wonderful!! They get alerts if a patient's IV is needing to be changed. We page them when we need them. They are available 24/7. They start the IV, they can do PICC...

  7. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. Wisconsin 2. 2 years 3. Med/Surg-Telemetry 4. $26.41 (for a day shift. I work mainly nights. ocassionally days to keep up practice) 5. $3.00 more for nights. $4.00 more for weekends. (yes! $7.00...

  8. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    that is nursing for you and it is only going to get worse. Our hospital is actually talking about getting rid of CNAs because "nurses can do it." think about it....If our hospital does without CNAs i...

  9. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had one patient this past weekend that I truly cared taking care of. He was probably 1 in a million. I true train wreck on the phone, but when I got him, he looked healthier than me. Very very...

  10. Snowed a patient

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You did what was ordered. Nobody could have for seen that

  11. Saw a nurse yelling at a patient in ICU

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "Decaying stench?" If this ICU had a GI Bleed patient (which more than likely it did) unfortunately there is no way to control that odor. a GI bleed STINKS to high heavens. I work on a...

  12. Songs That Remind You of Nursing....

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to sarahbellum's topic in General Nursing

    Song that reminds me of nursing??? hmmm....How about "This is the song that never ends" except, change up the lyrics and it will be "This is the job that never

  13. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's not only the patient's and families that are so ungrateful, it is the management and the "high ups." you know...the one's that sit in their office twiddling their thumbs while reading patient...

  14. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I just prefer if people don't tell me. it's none of my business...if there is an issue the manager can talk with them. I once had someone call in and tell me they "have the runs" then she got all...

  15. Advice needed

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to RoseRyan's topic in General Nursing

    It's best to just say you want to leave when you are 2 weeks into it rather than a couple months into it. They haven't invested THAT much time/money into you after 2 weeks. a lot less than they would...

  16. Would you call a code/MET on a pt. who is a complete DNR?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    If they are allowed to intubate than they are NOT a "DNI" status. That DNI stands for "Do Not Intubate" so basically you are saying in an emergency the child is DNI but allowed to intubate and family...

  17. Did being unattractive hurt your career?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

    We had a nurse once who had a birth mark on her face. She is a great nurse with an awesome personality. One of those nurses, if you were in a code you would want her there!!! But her birth mark was a...

  18. Would you call a code/MET on a pt. who is a complete DNR?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    MRT yes. Code? No.. I guess im confused what you mean by "complete" DNR. Because in my experience there is no "half DNR". you are either DNR or you are not, there is no in between. But to answer your...

  19. Doc Mad At You?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I got yelled at once by a doctor I kept calling to come look at a patient whose mental status was rapidly changing. "He could just be a sundowner" was his response. The guy is 38 years old, he isn't a...

  20. Family Members/Patients Who Write Down Your Name

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, but good luck to them looking it up without knowing my last name. Our hospital does not make us put our last name on our badge. It is only our first

  21. Is there such a thing?

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to OCRN3's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing in general is a dead end

  22. Attitudes of New Nurses

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to NextGen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why does this have to be generalized into "new nurses" im a new nurse (on year 2) and I feel slightly offended by this. This post might turn into another one of those new nurses vs veteran...

  23. Family Members/Patients Who Write Down Your Name

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    besides...writing stuff on a notepad cannot be used against you. Like lets say something were to go to court and they claim they have this "notepad of notes against you" they could have written that...

  24. Family Members/Patients Who Write Down Your Name

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm such a smart *butt* I squirm my way out of it. They will be like "and what did you say your name was?" i'll be like "Caitlyn" then they ask my last name and i just laugh and say "Oh, you'll never...

  25. Abdominal IV

    CaitlynRNBSN replied to dmurph615's topic in General Nursing

    a vein is a vein is a vein. Maybe not IDEAL spot for an IV, but it's a spot..and its a vein, and you got medications in it you needed. You were doing the best you could given the situation. It's...