OneDuckyRN

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  1. Catty bs

    OneDuckyRN replied to Moenine9's topic in General Students

    It all depends on the people involved. You'll encounter it in school, as well as the workplace. I struggle with the same issues in some of my coworkers... You just have to learn how to ignore it and...

  2. Teaching the Developmentally Disabled to self-administer Insulin

    OneDuckyRN replied to sherbearccrn's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't know about that...I think it probably depends on the degree of developmental delay. I think some might require reminders, while others would need supervision, and still others should probably...

  3. Amber Does the Unthinkable

    OneDuckyRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with *what* Amber did, but I don't necessarily agree with *how* she did it. Yes, she needed 10 minutes to regroup. However, she should have told the ER nurse she'd call her back in 10...

  4. Moral character

    OneDuckyRN replied to beckiand's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I almost got a chuckle out of that...I wasn't aware anyone was even using that term

  5. Moral character

    OneDuckyRN replied to beckiand's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Not only do I not think my employer has the right to know my health history, I'm pretty sure it would be illegal for them to even ask. Beyond my annual TB test, I don't get asked anything unless I...

  6. Patient refuses meds and treatment

    OneDuckyRN replied to wifeygrooms's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    5 words: patient's right to self determination. But yeah, I agree with the PP. Show us what you've done thus far. We can't do your work for

  7. Children of teachers/employees

    OneDuckyRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    This. My mom worked for my school district. She did several different jobs throughout the years I was in school, and as luck would have it, she was frequently working in the same building as me. It...

  8. What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    OneDuckyRN replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    This week, I learned that the number of people who show up to a code is inversely proportional to the amount of space the code is taking place in. There is one unit in my facility that still has...

  9. CLEP Question

    OneDuckyRN replied to ksingleton's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CLEP testing will probably only help you if the school you are applying to will accept it for credit. Otherwise I would suggest retaking the sciences again and utilizing any available resources...

  10. Student wanting job in L&D

    OneDuckyRN replied to metallaces's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know where you're located, but where I am, L&D requires a MINIMUM 1 year of med/surg experience before you would even be considered. Plus my facility has an OB fellowship that is required...

  11. 0200 BP's - Dealing with Tired Rude Doctors

    OneDuckyRN replied to Jennifer in Cali's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my facility, any patient on tele is also on q4h vitals. This is hospital policy. Since I'm a stepdown nurse, this goes for >90% of my patients. Our standard is also to call the doctor on any SBP...

  12. WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    OneDuckyRN replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In Michigan we swear by Vernor's, but if the resident is needing Zofran q6h, it may not help him much. It could be worth a try,

  13. Epic class

    OneDuckyRN replied to Nurse.German's topic in General Nursing

    I have not heard of these being offered outside of a job. Where I work, Epic training is part of orientation and I doubt they would waive it even for a new hire who has used Epic previously. I think...

  14. Emotional abuse

    OneDuckyRN replied to angiegirl30's topic in General Nursing

    It all falls under the umbrella of domestic violence. I have heard it said that in some ways, verbal and emotional abuse is almost worse for the victim than physical violence because often, the...

  15. Why don't nurses bond?

    OneDuckyRN replied to bellcollector's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it all depends on the environment AND the people in it. If you work someplace with low turnover, the likelihood of bonding goes up. I used to work on a unit (not as an RN) where the entire...

  16. Have any of you ever left a tourniquet on a patient after an iv start?

    OneDuckyRN replied to Mursechico's topic in General Nursing

    I've done it a couple of times. Both times the patient asked if I could take it off before I ever got out of the room, thankfully. Now, I add that to my mental list of things to make sure I have in...

  17. Thought this was funny - From Gomer Blog

    OneDuckyRN replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I usually love GomerBlog, but this one was definitely a

  18. Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    OneDuckyRN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    This. I have a colleague who insists on saying her pt is "destatting." Makes me want to tear my hair out.

  19. Your worst nightmare (Part deux)

    OneDuckyRN replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Shortly after I started doing charge, I started having this nightmare that some patient on the floor was coding. I could hear the code alarm, but could never figure out where it was coming from. For...

  20. Why don't you just read the chart?

    OneDuckyRN replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's probably been said more than once, but I wanted to get my thoughts out while I still know what I want to say on this topic. Sure, I've read the chart if you give me more than 5 seconds between...

  21. BE HONEST! What part of your job do you hate?

    OneDuckyRN replied to Cheers_G's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I hate when families have unrealistic expectations of their loved one's outcome. You know, the ones where the pt looks absolutely miserable, but the family is convinced he or she is getting SOOO much...

  22. New-ish charge RN - advice please!

    OneDuckyRN posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I have recently started doing charge in my unit because almost all of our charge nurses left for other jobs. I was given a little bit of (very) informal training on doing charge, but never got any...

  23. New-ish charge RN - advice please!

    OneDuckyRN replied to OneDuckyRN's topic in Nurse Management

    I should have clarified what I meant by staffing decisions not being within my control. The staffing office tells me how many nurses/techs I get, and who gets cancelled if I have too many on the...

  24. The Official I Hate School Thread

    OneDuckyRN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I had to wipe iced tea off my MacBook screen after "adolescent rectal orifice." Just sayin'. I live across the street from a non-adolescent rectal orifice who can't understand why my protective dog...

  25. Sepsis Screening?

    OneDuckyRN replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    Our protocol is similar to this with one difference: nurses can order lactate levels independently (per protocol, no cosign required) for 2/4 SIRS criteria met. If the lactate comes back >2, then...