AceOfHearts<3

AceOfHearts<3

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  1. Work place violence, is the ER safe?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ICU and not the ER, but we've had issues with violence. A patient purposely assaulted a nurse before I started. I had another nurse call security stat when they (and I) thought my patient...

  2. Did you contract anything from a patient?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    We had a nasty respiratory virus going through the nurses on my unit last year. Pretty sure I picked it up on my unit- but I can't say if it was a patient or another staff member that started it. We...

  3. "Safe Injection Houses"- What's This?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes, that sounds like a good way to get a spike in central line infections! If those patients are to be allowed to use their drugs they should be banned from using any lines placed by the hospital....

  4. Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in ICU and yes sometimes nurses will play some soft music on night shift- day shift tends to be too loud. I've helped other nurses clean and/or bathe patients and they've played music and I've...

  5. Mutt-ernity Ward

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I've taken care of a patient with a small service animal. The patient's significant other cared for the dog. Honestly, most people didn't even know the dog was

  6. First time posters

    AceOfHearts<3 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm pretty sure this topic has been brought up before, but why does it seem like so many first time posters get nasty when they don't hear what they want? If they don't hear what they want they start...

  7. Bored, Trying to figure out what to do.

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to deej394's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP- I'm not sure changing jobs and specialties just before starting grad school is a good idea. If you change now you may have enough time to get settled in to a new unit/specialty and routine,...

  8. Bored, Trying to figure out what to do.

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to deej394's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you are just a little ray of sunshine. I do believe the forefathers of the USA thought everyone is entitled to trying to be happy- you know the whole "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness"...

  9. Nicotine pre- employment testing

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Kansasmomandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked for 2 different health systems and both test for nicotine. It really makes no difference to me as I do not and have not ever used any type of tobacco

  10. Baffled.

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to SilenceintheLibrary's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you just need to vent. I have a group chat with a few friends from my career prior to nursing. We vent about family issues (mainly in-laws), our jobs, etc. They aren't in nursing, but they...

  11. New grads in critical care?

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to andersbri's topic in General Nursing

    I started on a tele floor with very high acuity patients. I was there for about 1.5 years then changed health systems and moved up to the ICU. I am personally glad that I started on a tele floor. My...

  12. Health Care Professionals and Marijuana

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to HalfBoiled's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that I would want to give my employer that much power, especially if I didn't know the stance of the

  13. Question regarding subpoena

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Akkb0815's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe contact your manager or supervisor? There has to be a way for somebody to get in touch with risk management for

  14. Company removed all chairs

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Hnurse101's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like they wouldn't hesitate to throw you under the bus. I'd run, not walk away from this job. Best

  15. Need advice on Accelerated vs Traditional Program

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to jasj's topic in General Students

    I do not know of any accelerated programs that have a capstone-it's just not possible due to the nature of the program. Also, externships are not possible either as the programs tend to go straight...

  16. First time posters

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    LOVE this!! Totally spot on and I really miss that

  17. First time posters

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    Or how about give them directions to the closest IHOP? Haha, has anyone else seen that

  18. First time posters

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    Keep calm and dial

  19. We fail our old people and it's heartbreaking

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I hugged my dog extra tight today, this makes me so sad. I do agree we need to do

  20. Med surg/tele new grad to ophthalmology ambulatory surgery center

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to Katya944's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a tele floor that at times was like med-surg overflow and other times was like a step-down unit (but without the benefit of lower ratio), so I know how rough it can be. With that said, I...

  21. Second Career BSN

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to JazmineDuffy's topic in General Nursing

    I completed an accelerated program. Nobody worked full time, but some did part time (and even that was strongly discouraged) A good friend in the program was married with 2 small children. The program...

  22. First time posters

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    I made no reference to the fact that her post was so poorly worded it was incredibly hard to understand. I answered her question. If I had wanted to make a dig at her I would have suggested taking a...

  23. First time posters

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    Just before the thread was deleted she revealed wanting to be an NP. Snort, as if she'd ever make it with her writing

  24. First time posters

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    If I feel like I can contribute, I reply to a post. I do agree that first time posters sometimes need encouragement. I tend to reply and not start threads. I agree that some posts are very obvious...

  25. This may be the weirdest topic ever , but bear with me

    AceOfHearts<3 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    ((Hugs)) Scent can be very powerful. I know certain smells take me back to certain times and places- not all that are pleasant. Our emotions aren't always rational, especially when it comes to matters...