Karou

Karou

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  1. Nurse's Day Off

    Karou replied to nurseling's topic in General Nursing

    "Of nursing, nudity, and public perception" is the title of the thread. Sorry for derailing the topic here, I was still really heated. I've calmed down now. I'm not sure how to paste the link from my...

  2. Doing the "Right" thing...

    Karou replied to PhotoJenic's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I admire your strength and willpower for standing up for your patient. You did the right thing. There will be times as a nurse when you have to stand your grown and make people angry in order to...

  3. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    Karou replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This is me. I have a difficult time pronouncing several medications, but this is is the one I butcher most frequently. I will actually say it out loud a few times before going into a patients room....

  4. Rotating Shifts: Surviving and Thriving

    Karou replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You have some fantastic tips! Most of them can apply to straight days/nights as well as rotating. I especially like the positive attitude and sacred sleeping time. Rotating shifts might never be my...

  5. Nurse's Day Off

    Karou replied to nurseling's topic in General Nursing

    I am shocked that no one admitted to stripping, prostitution, or watching Mediaography on their time off! Just kidding. I am still very heated over the morality and nursing thread, with the OP...

  6. Violation of labor laws- looking up pts prior to clocking in

    Karou replied to telee73's topic in General Nursing

    What about when you look up an ED or PACU patient after they have been assigned? In some facilities it is expected to look up your assigned patient before receiving verbal report, if you receive...

  7. They should be force to retire

    Karou replied to apnurserock's topic in Retired Nurses

    Has to be a troll... I can't take an OP like this

  8. Violation of labor laws- looking up pts prior to clocking in

    Karou replied to telee73's topic in General Nursing

    I had no idea that this practice was so controversial. I always get to work fifteen minutes early to print my report and look up med times/labs/orders. I do not clock in during this time. I get a...

  9. Is there a line floating?

    Karou replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I think you were wise to get out of that facility. That's a difficult situation to be put in. If they were strictly only the mothers, they were super stable, and the charge nurse was really...

  10. nursing & tattoos

    Karou replied to SN2014's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone who said to wait until after you graduate and get a job and find out your facilities policy. Waiting will not hurt you. For what it's worth, I have never heard of a policy...

  11. Do you need a doctors order for this?

    Karou replied to Cynnie24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for expanding, I think I understand the situation better now. The foley had been clogged, already irrigated without success, and the patient had gone without output for an extended amount of...

  12. New Nurse Mistakes

    Karou replied to Mabesma's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not verifying a patients home medications prior to sending them to pre-op. I spent all night on the phone with the physician determining the cause of unexplained tachycardia. Interventions,...

  13. opinions on a nurse/patient interaction

    Karou replied to livintall's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As useless as I found AIDET training, this does prove that there are people who can benefit from it You should never put down a coworker in front of a patient or family member. It is extremely...

  14. Is there a line floating?

    Karou replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    There is a line. As a medical-surgical nurse, I would refuse to float ICU, ED, L&D or NICU/nursery. Unless in those units they could find patients acceptable for me to care for, which means those...

  15. Making Mistakes?

    Karou replied to nursingmymind's topic in General Nursing

    Computerized charting, the EMAR, and med scanning alone will not prevent you from making a major mistake that could harm your patient. Medication orders can be entered incorrectly, medications can be...

  16. Making Mistakes?

    Karou replied to nursingmymind's topic in General Nursing

    Little mistakes like you described are okay as long as you make them only occasionally. It becomes a problem when you start justifying it as okay since they are "minor" things and it turns into a...

  17. Off going or oncoming responsibility

    Karou replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have had to tell pre-op or the oncoming RN that I am waiting for the physician to put in a "witness consent" order before the patient signs consent. The reason being that if the surgeon has not put...

  18. Computerized Charting Errors-Need Stories

    Karou replied to nurse4me8897's topic in General Nursing

    The most common errors that see always involve copy/paste. Ex. Patients "goal" of the shift is, "NPO after midnight, I&D tomorrow at 09:00" charted the day of procedure at 10:00. I have a LOT of...

  19. Bullying-Need Advice with First Hospital Job

    Karou replied to missy26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Can you request a longer orientation period? Sorry if that's already been asked, I tried to read all the replies/comments. I noticed you said she is the only preceptor on the floor... Are you sure?...

  20. Just Take Your @#*! Break!!!

    Karou replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agree 100%. Only once have I ever not taken a lunch break, and in hindsight I could have made the time. I felt like I was too busy and "I will go after I do this" stated x10 turned into it's 06:00 and...

  21. Do You Want To Place A Foley? (Based off Disney's Frozen)

    Karou replied to confessionsofaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love this, you are so

  22. Do you ever contend with pesty ancillary staff?

    Karou replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with other posters who say we deal with this a lot less on nights. While sometimes I want the ancillary staff around, in general I am really grateful that they are not as present on my shift....

  23. olde nurse uniforms

    Karou replied to sarahsut's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I donated my school uniforms back to the school. Then when I left LTC and got a different job (royal blue scrubs only), I took all of my patterned tops and colored pants to

  24. Off going or oncoming responsibility

    Karou replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are right. You paged the MD once already, she can page again if there is no call back. As another poster said, nursing is 24/7. Our lab results always come back at about 06:20... Right before...

  25. Do you need a doctors order for this?

    Karou replied to Cynnie24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How long did he go without a foley? Why was he already distended? If she quickly removed and went to reinsert then he couldn't be distended that much from a few hours of retention. I deal with a lot...