LibraNurse27

LibraNurse27 BSN, RN

Community Health, Med/Surg, ICU Stepdown

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  1. Is it selfish?

    LibraNurse27 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I'm glad you're almost there and (mostly!) still intact. It would be a big ask, as in moving from a nice apartment in SF to probably a tiny one in an "undesirable" area, and losing amazing...

  2. Things I wish my patients understood

    LibraNurse27 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I have bipolar disorder type 1 and have gone to the clinic feeling terrible, waited forever for appointments, had them canceled after I drove 90 mins in traffic to get there, but I have never...

  3. Anyone here who loves bedside nursing?

    LibraNurse27 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome! I love the caring for people but not the crises, LOL! I loved my jobs as a food service worker at a salad bar and managing the equipment check out desk at a gym, but could not survive on...

  4. Things I wish my patients understood

    LibraNurse27 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I can't believe it's not. If someone did that anywhere else they would be tried for manslaughter. I entered nursing as the rainbow and butterflies naive type (from the suburbs and pretty...

  5. Things I wish my patients understood

    LibraNurse27 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. A nurse in my previous health system was killed when a patient broke a lamp over her head. I had multiple coworkers go on short or long term disability due to being injured by patients. One...

  6. Time Management

    LibraNurse27 replied to harvestmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Reading this gave me flashbacks, ahhh! I can't find anything wrong with the way you managed your time. It sounds like you're thorough with your assessments and make good recommendations to the team...

  7. Medication Error During A Code

    LibraNurse27 replied to Nursethoughts123's topic in General Nursing

    The bigger problem to me sounds like the SVT in the 180s for an hour with nothing

  8. The Cost of the Health Care Workforce

    LibraNurse27 replied to Tammy Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    Good article! With so many people leaving the bedside or avoiding it all together, and nursing school enrollment down, I actually worry about how hospitals will be staffed in the future. Maybe if an...

  9. More pay or better ratios?

    LibraNurse27 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I would take better ratios over more pay. Insane ratios lead to burnout and injuries. I saw nurses where I used to work quit or retire early due to mental and physical health issues, and others take...

  10. How is your nursing practice unique?

    LibraNurse27 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I have been trying to figure this out for a while! Interesting topic. What's my brand of nursing? LOL = ) In the hospital I tried to find time for personal cares in between tasks. Especially for my...

  11. Have you ever left a nursing job due to a patient/family member?

    LibraNurse27 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I stayed in my hospital job for 5 years and the last 2 years I was constantly looking for other jobs but then not applying or accepting because of fear of the unknown. It was a hard job but the...

  12. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    LibraNurse27 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I met an older man who has done quite well in the real estate market (owns 6 properties here in the Bay Area). I told him I was impressed, and he said "My properties are nice but not as fun as my...

  13. Getting Fired

    LibraNurse27 replied to Mcl1980's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I loved aspects of my hospital job, but quit after 5 years due to fear for my physical safety. We had a safety meeting with admin and discussed that security doesn't respond to behavior...

  14. 16 Hour Shifts

    LibraNurse27 replied to Skc59's topic in General Nursing

    16 hour shifts are already long, but doing 2 in a row is extra hard. You don't have enough time to sleep in between. By the time you give report, drive home, shower, and go to bed you will probably...

  15. Feeling close to the end of my rope...

    LibraNurse27 replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    If you feel the job is affecting your health so severely that it's dangerous, and you can afford it, there is always the option to give notice and leave before you find another job. If you keep the...

  16. Things I wish my patients understood

    LibraNurse27 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I would really like to read the full paragraph on the Southwest Omelette! That is so crazy. Thanks for saving my life but your omelettes could use some work. hahaha OMG I would like patients to...

  17. Post COVID, but COVID related deaths

    LibraNurse27 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I saw more alcohol intoxication and withdrawal patients on my stepdown unit. Some of our patients who previously came frequently for CHF exacerbations related to meth use but had gotten clean came in...

  18. Longest Shift You've Worked

    LibraNurse27 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Longest I've ever done was 16.5, twice in Med/Surg when they guilted me. I signed up for it a third time but had a crazy assignment on day shift and didn't think I could safely do it for another 8...

  19. Florence Nightingale's Revolution from Home

    LibraNurse27 replied to SusannahM's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't heard of Mary Seacole. I will look her up. Thanks for

  20. Am I being too picky on a job or is it just bad luck?

    LibraNurse27 replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's OK to be picky with the knowledge that it means waiting longer for a new job. In my experience most outpatient positions pay less than acute care, but in the county system I worked in...

  21. Immense guilt

    LibraNurse27 replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen this a few times, where a PICC line had something running into it that was infusing just fine, but when I paused the infusion to draw blood it would flush but then no blood would come...

  22. Florence Nightingale's Revolution from Home

    LibraNurse27 replied to SusannahM's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting! I also did not know how long she was homebound. Impressive that she was still so influential. Great article. I think continuing to praise Florence Nightingale can be a "yes,...

  23. Millennial Nurses Have Issues

    LibraNurse27 replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch! I am a "millennial" and I've never had issues with my "boomer" coworkers. They helped me so much as a new nurse. If they can teach me how to hold an airway open I can at least show them how to...

  24. Setting my orientee up for failure?

    LibraNurse27 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds really tough. Somehow I have (luckily) ended up orienting only extremely competent new grads, sometimes to the point I joked they were orienting me! I would be uncomfortable in your...

  25. Happy Nurse's Week! You ROCK (literally a rock given to RN's for Nurse's Week)!

    LibraNurse27 replied to CABGpatch_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I looked at all the posts on Nurse Blake and NurseLifeRN on instagram showing all the crazy gifts nurses got. Expired food, rocks, sock puppets, a button and thread (because we tie everything...