Billy_Ruben

What was once here is no more.

I have what I call performance anxiety. I'm definitely introverted but I can manage social interactions just fine. It's giving a speech, or skills day, or speaking at post conference in clinical when I was in school, or check offs in school that were...

I'm pretty sure that's a bit low for acceptance to an NP program.

I'm charge on my unit at night. Been a nurse for almost 2.5 years and there are other nurses who are far more experienced than myself that I work with. Some were asked to be charge but declined, one in particular isn't considered because of her attit...

I lurk more than I post. Esme is one of my favorites. Get well soon, Esme!

Also, if they relent and agree to the bar soap (Aveeno) and you can't find it in liquid there are ways to make bar soap liquid. A quick google search will show you how.

Maybe. My employer only screens for nicotinewhen hiring. I've since been drug tested and had nicotine in my system. I usually just vape but occasionally have a real cig. I never go into work smelling like smoke. I was tested as a random not due to su...

Again. This just seems so odd to me. All I can think when I read some of these responses is: Geez, get over yourself. Unless someone calls you something truly rude you have nothing to be offended by. I get the professionalism side of it but to actual...

I always explain to my patients when I admit them that by using the call light their request will be paged out to the appropriate person and should result in a quicker handling of their need.

I can't fathom how so many people find this disrespectful. It's really weird to me.

Female age 32 at testing. Tested for continine. Light smoker, smoked maybe 1/2 pack a day if that. I got a home test and checked myself prior to the employment screen. Three days and it was out of my urine. I passed. Weight 130lbs, 5'6. In reasonably...

I think you're being really uptight and I'm glad I don't work with uptight people.

My daughter is your age. You sound a lot like her. She volunteers her summer at our large teaching hospital. She's also taking some of the classes now that she'll need in college such as anatomy and physiology and statistics. We're currently looking ...

I try to have my peeps ties up with a nice bow. That doesn't always get to happen. I've considered pulling the first set of meds for them but I figure some may not like it as I prefer to pull my own. This is a great thread. I'm always looking for way...

I do five a lot. Right now I'm scheduled six in a row on, two off, eight on. I work nights. I have two older kids (16 & 12) and I'm married. It's exhausting but something I need to do for now. I try to make the best of it and have a good attitude...

You go on Monday the 4th at 7pm.

Several nights back I admitted a patient that had a temp of 105. Blood cultures were drawn and they were positive. The patient was put on IV vanc. They also removed his port-cath two days ago because it was infected. The patient had been plodding alo...

I think that's the key thing I missed here. I mistakenly thought since we had cultures a call wasn't necessarily needed. It's a mistake I won't make again. I feel pretty bad about it.

Thanks for the replies. I guess my reasoning wasn't too far off base but I probably should have called. I hate making poor judgement calls. It makes me feel so dumb.

I called a doctor just the other night regarding out heparin drip protocol. Protocol states call the MD before starting the drip if baseline PTT is less then 50 (it was 25) or if INR is less then 2 (it was 1.1). I got yelled at and hung up on. Someti...

What is the policy regarding this where you work? We have a patient that is a regular. When she is with us she always signs "the form" that allows her to leave the floor. She's a smoker. It's never been an issue as long as she signs the form. Recen...

I wouldn't do it. You are being set up to fail. You have to protect your license. If it came down to it, I would leave and find something else. It's not safe for you or your patients.

I had a pt, who I had taken care of for a few days and was familiar with, that had a low blood sugar when I was coming onto my shift. His reading was 63 and he has a habit of getting low but being asymptomatic. Apparently, the day shift nurse had the...

I recently had the same sort of experience. Had been this patients nurse for three nights and he went form joking and kidding with me and asking to sit in his chair on the 3rd morning, to eyes fixed and admitted with hospice not expected to make it t...

He did have peanut butter with it.