0.adamantite

0.adamantite

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  1. Liberia: Nurses Abandoned Redemption Hospital

    0.adamantite replied to Been there,done that's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wasn't saying that I would be the first in line to volunteer to care for these patients. I was just wondering ethically / morally what our job is. I've been reading a book about the nurses who...

  2. Liberia: Nurses Abandoned Redemption Hospital

    0.adamantite replied to Been there,done that's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What is our responsibility as nurses? When becoming a part of this career, are we expected to take on these kinds of

  3. Just a bad shift...

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

    There is no transferring staff on a new admission, and often our charge nurse is dealing with other emergencies on the floor. I'd say 5/8 shifts are like this. Many of our patients are also on...

  4. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    0.adamantite replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    We have a protocol for fasting patients. I've never had one except for patient's NPO for surgery. Either way the physicians usually say what to do about certain medications. Many times we give...

  5. Demanding family members

    0.adamantite replied to PerfectlyNumb's topic in Emergency

    Omg this is true life! LOL. I deal with this on a daily

  6. Given a warning

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

    If I truly am too busy, I'll apologize and say I was "handling an emergency." Usually patients are very understanding. Often they can hear the people hurrying around outside and the change in...

  7. What is the most overtime you've ever worked

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

    I have never worked overtime (unless you count staying later then my regularly scheduled shift, though no more than 1

  8. Nurse Neglect/Abuse?

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

    I'm not sure what happened. But I can tell you this. I work in acute care and sometimes it can take several DAYS to get testing performed, particularly MRI. There are emergent conditions like strokes...

  9. Almost lost my cool at work

    0.adamantite posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a very calm, patient person. But the pressures of the hospital are enough to drive even me over the deep end sometimes. I was being pulled in 20 different directions and had to deal with another...

  10. Almost lost my cool at work

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

    So many lol worthy posts

  11. The Face of a Medical Error...

    0.adamantite replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for sharing your story. We as nurses need to rally around each other. It could happen to any one of us. When I was a newer nurse, another newer nurse made a HUGE error that went to the...

  12. Lack of basic care--appalling!

    0.adamantite replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Quoted for truth. Do you work with me? This is a typical scenario where I work. I do most of my own turns and changes when possible. I do all my own oral cares and ambulations. But I suffer for it,...

  13. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    0.adamantite replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Back in my CNA days, me and co-worker had a patient on a Sit to Stand lift. We had sat her on the toilet, and then after giving her some time, we lifted her back up to clean her bottom. My co-worker...

  14. Unsafe ED

    0.adamantite replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I really like this quote because it brings us together as nurses. It's a broken system and we are pushed to our limits. We shouldn't be turning on each other but turning to management. I work on the...

  15. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    0.adamantite replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Quoted for truth. Not to sound bitter, but you guys already get all the glory. As a med-surg nurse, I'll be bending over backwards for my patient, and the family will say "Those ICU nurses were...

  16. Rant

    0.adamantite replied to Palliative Care, DNP's topic in General Nursing

    I have had doctors, veterinarians, pharmacists, laywers, physical assistants, nurses, and other educated professionals as my patients. I never assume that they understand everything. I'll explain...

  17. Industrial Piercing

    0.adamantite replied to jessadarling14's topic in General Nursing

    Can you put studs in the holes during school etc? By the way I've been strangled with my scrub top at my place of work, inner city hospital. Never had the studs in my upper ears

  18. Nursing Student Issues

    0.adamantite replied to WanderLust07's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How can you nap?! I can't sit for five minutes without my phone ringing, the nursing assistant telling me room X wants a pain pill, call lights going off everywhere, my charge nurse hanging me my next...

  19. Describe your 10/10 pain. Piggybacking off of recent pain discussions.

    0.adamantite posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have felt 10/10 pain. I had a medical procedure that was incredibly painful, awake and unmedicated. Being a nurse, I wanted to be tough. I closed my eyes, gripped the table, moaned, clenchedd my...

  20. Post Traumatic Stress Disorders in Nurses? Coping skills

    0.adamantite posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    In even my short career there have been events with my patients that are gut-wrenching. I have also witnessed other things that have happened to other nurses that I could never imagine being able to...

  21. Things you tell newbies

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

    I'm a newer nurse myself, but I would say: trust your instincts/gut. This has never failed me. And, when in doubt, double-check even it if takes more

  22. iv antibiotics and maintaining line

    0.adamantite replied to chrisrn24's topic in Patient Medications

    I will attach the new bag of antibiotics and withdraw the bubbles from the tubing with a syringe from one of the ports. It's

  23. Pts doing illegal stuff while in hospital

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

    We've had patients both dealing drugs out of their rooms, and doing them in their bathrooms through their central lines. Neither was reported to police as far as I

  24. Would you give PRN percocet and scheduled Oxycodone together?

    0.adamantite replied to lunaro16's topic in Patient Medications

    This is interesting! I'm not doubting you, but I'm curious to know how this is achieved. Where I work, Oxycontin appears to be just a regular looking pill. Of course, I've never tried to crush or...

  25. if you hate nursing, what would you rather do instead?

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

    I don't hate nursing, but I'd love to do something creative as a career if I was set for money. Like quilt or sculpt, jewerly making, or do arts and crafts. I would also love to be a professional...