0.adamantite

0.adamantite has 3 years experience and specializes in Acute Care - Adult, Med Surg, Neuro.

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1. Nurse Corps Loan Repayment 2016 Cycle

   0.adamantite replied to tjones57's topic in General Nursing

   I had no idea about this program. We will be done paying my student loans in a few months. I work at one of only a handful (less than 5 total) of facilities that provide mental health services in my...

2. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

   0.adamantite replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   LOL. Sadly they are the hospital supplied graham crackers. The 2 crackers in the blue packet everyone is talking about. I hadn't considered the peanut butter, but I might now .... Shame on

3. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

   0.adamantite replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Yes, please take away some of my responsibility. I want to be able to take a meal break and not cram 4 graham crackers in at the nurse's station so I don't

4. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

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

   The subclavian line has a larger amount of heparin instilled into it (I think at my facility it is 5,000 units). This must be drawn out before use or else the patient gets a bolus of heparin. We are...

5. African American patients - a cultural question

   0.adamantite replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Sorry if I offended someone. I was making an observation based on some things I saw in my nursing practice and was trying to be non-judgmental and understand if there was a reason for this behavior. I...

6. One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

   0.adamantite replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   "You need to speak respectfully to me." Has worked surprisingly well for me. The has startled a few patients in the their tracks and then they try to back pedal. I had one lady say, "I guess you're...

7. Self defense and protection in a hospital.

   0.adamantite replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

   Okay, so on the topic of hospital shootings. We just had training on this. They told us that hospital shootings are usually targeted at one individual. Such as a patient / family member angry at a...

8. African American patients - a cultural question

   0.adamantite replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Yes, this is the behavior I am describing. I hope it's not my approach that is eliciting this response. I speak respectfully and always use "sir" or "ma'am." It is with the younger crowd. Now that you...

9. "I would never want you as my nurse!"

   0.adamantite replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   If you are someone that says "I wouldn't want you as my nurse," I don't want you as my patient. You sound difficult to work with. It will be a relief to dump you onto another nurse ... muhahaha. No...

10. African American patients - a cultural question

    0.adamantite posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not an American but from a European culture. I have cared for all kinds of patients and I have no problem with doing this. I have a question I have noticed about a trend I have noticed in some...

11. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    0.adamantite replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    The floor was chaotic and I was running around myself busy with a patient who had just vomited a large amount of blood and a critical hemoglobin came back (I think 5.3 or 4.7, can't remember). I was...

12. Medication error

    0.adamantite replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I have made med errors before that have no affected the patient in any way, thankfully. I have had 1 patient who transferred from a different area where there was a major med error that happened with...

13. Do you tell family members that their loved ones are nasty and combative

    0.adamantite replied to DesiDani's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I will tell the family that the patient is confused and agitated, but in a polite / discreet way. I will explain that we are doing the best we can for the

14. What are your personal standards when a patient "refuses care"

    0.adamantite replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    For AAOx3 patients - I ask the patient why they are refusing and try to rectify the problem, reassure them, or provide education. For example if they are afraid to move due to pain I will set up a...

15. Our units acuity is at an all time high.

    0.adamantite replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Same story here. Short staffed constantly, beds overflowing with patients. Very ill patients, too. We can barely keep up, some nights most area hospitals are full and we are sending patients to the...