turtlesRcool

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  1. Returning to Work After a Stressful Shift

    turtlesRcool replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Interestingly, of the three things you list, I only see one as "going wrong." Having a fall is always a stressful thing. I had one two days ago when a patient was detoxing. Fortunately, she...

  2. Patient’s medication taken away

    turtlesRcool replied to Marlen0802's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a patient leave AMA when we wouldn't give her IV Dilaudid. When she requested her possessions from security, her purse, prescription meds, and lighter were returned. I had to explain...

  3. COVID Vaccine: False sense of security or green light?

    turtlesRcool replied to Schweet's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you. It is hard, but I keep reminding myself that the grief of loss is the price of love. It only hurts so much because she was an amazing human being, and I think of her everyday. I am...

  4. COVID Vaccine: False sense of security or green light?

    turtlesRcool replied to Schweet's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you! The whole social distancing is kind of surreal. The last time I saw my mom was November 2019 when she died from cancer. The last time my husband saw his dad was December 2019 due to COVID...

  5. COVID Vaccine: False sense of security or green light?

    turtlesRcool replied to Schweet's topic in Disaster Preparation

    FYI - Pfizer is also working on a booster. Also GSK and CureVac recently announced a partnership to develop a multi-variant vaccine. I haven't see anything definitive published, but I don't...

  6. COVID Vaccine: False sense of security or green light?

    turtlesRcool replied to Schweet's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We will continue to be cautious, but the vaccine is the best hope we have to return to something approaching normalcy. We have not seen my father-in-law in over a year. We saw him after Christmas...

  7. Covid-19, No Beds, Ugly Stuff

    turtlesRcool replied to Ado Annie's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't know. What I do know is that back in the Spring, we intubated everyone who needed more than 6L/min via nasal cannula. At my hospital, we had over 50% mortality rate with those vented...

  8. Old home healthcare client

    turtlesRcool replied to Jakesmom917's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Why does it have to be an informative post? Most of the posts I see on social media are just people sharing their thoughts and feelings and experiences. Yesterday I was reading a friend's facebook...

  9. Which Covid Vaccine is better?

    turtlesRcool replied to Bella RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you for the links. I am especially interested in learning more about the J&J vaccine. The single shot could be a game changer, especially in underserved areas or with less mobile people....

  10. Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring and COVID

    turtlesRcool replied to macleod340's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Honestly, I think the only thing you can do is to push for more reliable equipment. That won't solve all the false alarms, but hopefully it will cut down on them. I can 100% relate to alarm...

  11. Coping with the Death of a Fellow Nurse

    turtlesRcool replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    I think what you might be experiencing is not so much a sense of loss of THIS colleague (as if you were really close), but of identifying with someone who is going through an experience that you could...

  12. What Has Been an Upside to Covid?

    turtlesRcool replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    One positive is how we're all so healthy. No coughs, no colds, no ear infections. I guess everyone washing hands, wearing masks, and social distancing really does reduce viral transmission!...

  13. COVID Immunized Guilt

    turtlesRcool replied to TravelNurseLady's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I feel zero guilt. Along with many of you, I have been working beside since this whole thing started. As a nurse in one of the hard-hit states last Spring, I was taking care of COVID patients before...

  14. Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    turtlesRcool replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in General Nursing

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  15. Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    turtlesRcool replied to coffeeandvendingmachines's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to know what I need to do. If you didn't do it, that's fine; just give me a heads up. Most of the time, it's something that couldn't be done, either because staffing was terrible, there...

  16. COVID Misinformation/Ignorance

    turtlesRcool replied to GS ED RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Actually, at my hospital, this is our policy. If there isn't room to sit 6 ft from someone, take your break later. I don't think it's being actively enforced by management or anything, but there are...

  17. Rationing Care in COVID: Whose life is worth saving?

    turtlesRcool replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Back in March-June we also had about a 50% "success" rate coming off the vent. But I think the big difference is that back then we were intubating everyone. Once they went above about 6L, they went...

  18. If Nurses are "Essential", Why Can't We Be Treated Like It?

    turtlesRcool replied to Catalin's topic in General Nursing

    Also, the US has progressive taxation. Some people don't understand this, and think being over a certain threshold into another tax bracket means they lose money. This is usually not the case....

  19. COVID Misinformation/Ignorance

    turtlesRcool replied to GS ED RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I had my first COVID patient who didn't believe in COVID last week. He did behave himself on my shift, but had given quite a few of my colleagues a hard time because they didn't need to be wearing...

  20. COVID Misinformation/Ignorance

    turtlesRcool replied to GS ED RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    To be honest, I tend to deal with it by limiting my interactions with people who have no interest in educating themselves. I am very, very blessed to have an immediate family who take COVID...

  21. Got The Vaccine! Share Your Experience

    turtlesRcool replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Got the second dose of Pfizer yesterday, and just a mildly sore arm this evening. I took today and tomorrow off, just in case, but I've felt fine. No need for Tylenol or anything. The only thing...

  22. New RN Questioning Leaving Hospital Setting

    turtlesRcool replied to BabyTurtle2k11's topic in General Nursing

    Other people are struggling. They aren't broadcasting their mistakes, but that doesn't mean they don't make them. And I doubt you look stupid. Just as you are too busy with your own assignment to...

  23. New RN Questioning Leaving Hospital Setting

    turtlesRcool replied to BabyTurtle2k11's topic in General Nursing

    First, you're cool. Just by your screen name, I know. Second, it's really hard to know how much is the newness, how much is the job itself, and how much is your untreated anxiety/depression....

  24. Got The Vaccine! Share Your Experience

    turtlesRcool replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wonder if your reaction is because you already had COVID. From what I've read, it's the second shot that is much more likely to cause flu-like symptoms. Maybe you had this reaction to the first...

  25. Covid Patients on enhanced droplet precautions in a regular room

    turtlesRcool replied to telenurse2009's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Person under monitoring. They are at increased risk for exposure to COVID that might be in the incubation period, and be missed by a test. They cannot "test out" of precautions the way a PUI can....