galenight

galenight BSN, RN

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  1. Conflicted over starting INH

    galenight replied to Cowboys_RN's topic in General Nursing

    A number of years ago I tested positive for TB after a known exposure to someone with active TB. Of all the people who came in contact with this patient, I had the most contact and am the only one...

  2. Post-traumatic nurse disorder ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    galenight replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    When I was first a nurse, I would hear the IVs beeping in my sleep. A couple times I got up as if to go silence them and realized mid stride that I was home and it was night time and I dreamt the...

  3. Hospital vs Hotel

    galenight replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    It almost seems like a joke. They can't be serious.. a guy with a big chefs hat delivering meals on a cart with a flower! Slippers with the hospital monogram? PUHLEASE. And did you notice the...

  4. what your hospital policy on sick days?

    galenight replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    Sick days? what do you mean sick days? It is one of the great ironies of life that the hospital I work for does not give us paid time off for illness. We can, of course, call in sick and take our...

  5. What to like about your state

    galenight replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Michigan Here in Michigan you can live in the inner city or in the middle of nowhere and get between the two within an hour or so. We have a great spring, summer is usually pretty temperate with a...

  6. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    galenight replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    What is the scoop and sweep technique? I've been a nurse for 10 years and have never heard of this. I love to learn new and better ways of doing

  7. What's your holiday bonus?

    galenight replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Well, this year, in light of the "restructuring" they have done this week (terminated 10-15% of the employees), we get to keep our jobs for the holiday. In the past years we were given a $15 or $20...

  8. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    galenight replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse, but in my dreams I am: - the owner of a quaint, perfect bookstore - incredibly wealthy from said bookstore (and have employees to run it so I can just sit around a read and drink hot...

  9. Rules for the ER (long)

    galenight replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    1. I only gave you a buzzer because my employer requires me to, please do not use it unless your condition has deteriorated, or you are about to poop in the bed and make even MORE work for me. 2. My...

  10. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    galenight replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Like everyone else, I love my kids names: My son is Allen Robert, and my daughter is Corinne Amanda. Corinne is pronounced core in. She likes to call herself Coco. My son, much to my chagrin, is...

  11. Why an alcohol swab before lethal injection?

    galenight replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure that delivering a lethal injection to an inmate is not the practitioners only job (that would mean lots of time off wouldn't it?!?). Not only is it standard practice, but I certainly...

  12. Work vs School

    galenight replied to Yayamaya's topic in General Nursing

    I was never a CNA, ward clerk or anything else before going to nursing school. I had worked in gas stations, hotels and offices before becoming a nurse. I did not have any trouble getting hired and...

  13. leaving hospital on awol

    galenight replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    I have never been bound by a contract but it is not professional to just send a registered letter saying you quit. You should write a letter of resignation give it to your manager and human resources...

  14. Weekend scheduling

    galenight replied to anitahd's topic in Emergency

    We work every third weekend and every third holiday. This requires you to have at least 2 full time and one part time person for each FTE slot. We do a rotating schedule that only varies with...

  15. Are your hopital security armed?

    galenight replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have guards of any type at my small rural facility, but if we did I would hope they would be armed... with a right and a left

  16. Scrubs for Short People!

    galenight replied to Pinky2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    At 5 foot nuthin (on a good day), I feel your pain, though not quite as deeply as you. When I don't feel like hemming my scrubs, I just roll them up. They stay all through my 12 hour shift. I have...

  17. nursing courses count as CEU's for license renewal?

    galenight replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, live in Michigan and am taking classes. I have always known that I didn't have to worry about continuing education contact hours because of it, but I looked up the info on the web for you and...

  18. I'm an ER nurse and I love my job because...

    galenight replied to sowie's topic in Emergency

    "you treat 'em and street 'em" AMEN!!! I love my job because it is crazy and wacky and sometimes slow enough to read a little. I also like (don't think I'm crazy) not getting too emotionally...

  19. Foley insertion.. best techniques???

    galenight replied to sun_chica's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorite tricks for interting male foleys is this: When having difficulty passing the catheter past the prostate tell the man to bear down like he is urinating, this opens up the urethra...

  20. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    galenight replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do not use a chain saw alone. That should be enough. But then don't continue to use said chain saw alone after hitting a knot and cutting your leg wide open. Do not "just finish up this cord of...

  21. IM injection help: maximum amount given in ventrogluteal site

    galenight replied to christine2005's topic in General Nursing

    Mariah, That nurse was wrong on a number of facts. When giving an IV injection, you never mix two drugs. Give one... flush, give another. The demerol and phenergan shouldn't have been mixed unless...

  22. How Marketable Are You as a Rural Nurse?

    galenight replied to Camelhappy1's topic in Rural

    I work in a small rural ER. A few years ago, I interviewed for a position at a metropolitan ER and my experience as one of only 2 nurses (and often the only RN on) was seen as an asset. I explained...

  23. DNR and patient advocacy

    galenight replied to pepper_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar situation recently in the ER. I don't know that you can do anything differently. Right now your hands are tied. What we need is legislation entitling a patient to express his or her...

  24. If it wasn't for bad luck....

    galenight posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I think I'm plagued with bad luck. A little over a year ago I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and pseudotumor cerebri. I have had arthritis in my back and knees for some time as well as...

  25. If it wasn't for bad luck....

    galenight replied to galenight's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for your kind words, thoughts and prayers. I am trying very hard not to stress about it all, but I must be since I am getting two very ugly cold sores on my bottom lip...lol. I...