Purple_roses

Purple_roses

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  1. Many nurses do not chart?

    Purple_roses replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're charting correctly. Do you save all of that charting for a certain time of night or do you try to get it done right after the situation happens? If I wait to chart narratives, it takes...

  2. What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

    Purple_roses replied to SICUshortCait's topic in General Nursing

    Asked patient what measures we can try besides dilaudid, morphine, Norco, or fentanyl as none of these can be given for another two hours. Patient refused all other measures and continued pushing call...

  3. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

    Purple_roses replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    Because you would still have your night. If I get off after 8 hours on a day shift, I would get off somewhere between 3-5, leaving the whole night open to enjoy. When you work 12s, it eats up your...

  4. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

    Purple_roses replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way for a few reasons. First of all, if it's a rough shift, it's 12 hours of a rough shift. That is a LONG time to be there when it isn't going well or when you get mean patients or...

  5. Working Weeknds

    Purple_roses replied to MJ48's topic in General Nursing

    But if you don't end up working the weekends you agreed to, your team will be short-staffed and those nurses will have to work more than every other weekend, and they'll get burned out too. That's how...

  6. most non-caring branch of nursing

    Purple_roses replied to nursingnurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're looking for a way to escape patient satisfaction

  7. Why so much Negativity in Nursing?

    Purple_roses replied to lindsayCalifornia's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be honest with you: I do not like nursing so far. But I'm relatively new and have only tried one specialty so

  8. What is your hospital’s sepsis protocol? Do you tend to adjust it for CHF with low EF?

    Purple_roses posted a topic in General Nursing

    We do have a sepsis protocol and it's not supposed to be adjusted for patients with CHF, even if they have a low EF. Of course, I do see providers modifying fluid amounts for people who have EF's...

  9. What is your hospital’s sepsis protocol? Do you tend to adjust it for CHF with low EF?

    Purple_roses replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    This is so true and I appreciate the advice. I'm part of a nurse residency program, and our educators have actually told us to, and I quote, "be pushy about the sepsis protocol." Basically, if a...

  10. Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    Purple_roses replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    I'm shocked your coworker hasn't been fired yet? I mean you could bring that to the BON and her license could (and should be) revoked. If it's well-known that she does this and if she's revealed...

  11. What is your hospital’s sepsis protocol? Do you tend to adjust it for CHF with low EF?

    Purple_roses replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    That is such an ill-thought-out protocol that's costing those poor CHFers so much more money! Our protocol is that if 2 or more of their vitals are off without any other changes from the patient's...

  12. What is your hospital’s sepsis protocol? Do you tend to adjust it for CHF with low EF?

    Purple_roses replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your response! I'm going to see if I can find that study. I've been a nurse for about 6 months now, but I still feel a little shy about being pushy with stuff like that with certain...

  13. What is your hospital’s sepsis protocol? Do you tend to adjust it for CHF with low EF?

    Purple_roses replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    This is my (and my hospital educators') thinking. If you let sepsis run it's course, it's going to kill you. Complications due to treatment are less likely to kill you, especially if we're...

  14. What is your hospital’s sepsis protocol? Do you tend to adjust it for CHF with low EF?

    Purple_roses replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    They do. Our protocol states that we give the predetermined fluid bolus regardless of EF, though this isn't always

  15. Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    Purple_roses replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! Basically if I'm wearing pants, I had better be getting paid for

  16. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    Purple_roses replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    1) Don't call me sweet-heart. You know, I actually do not mind when cute little old ladies do this, but every time I get a guy under 50, he calls me sweetheart and it wipes the smile right off my...

  17. I got a job!

    Purple_roses replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!

  18. Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    Purple_roses replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    To an extent, yes, this is true for me. While I do want to learn, I absolutely expect to be paid for my time, so if something is going to be mandatory, I'll be getting paid for it. Every nurse works...

  19. Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    Purple_roses replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    If this were me, my reason for not going would simply be that it takes up time. 12 hour shifts as a nurse can be brutal. My time away from work is my time-it's time I physically and mentally need in...

  20. Putting in a year.

    Purple_roses replied to scottjkel's topic in General Nursing

    I could have written this exact same thing! Just last week is when I finally realized that I don't dread going into work and actually like some of my patients! Before then I would try to get in and...

  21. Putting in a year.

    Purple_roses replied to scottjkel's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've seen and heard, it's more the putting in the year that matters (in some type of acute care setting helps a lot too...not necessarily just med surg). If you leave before a year is up,...

  22. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    Purple_roses replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a nurse who just started this year, I can tell you that you don't really come out of school with fantastic critical thinking skills. You gain it as you go. The only way to do that is to continue...

  23. Vasoactive Drips with a DNR

    Purple_roses replied to DaveICURN's topic in General Nursing

    I see a lot of patients whose code status is listed as DNR/DNI, but Aggressive care ok (meaning vasoactive drips are fine). I do think that it's ethical to treat hospice patients with vasoactive...

  24. Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    Purple_roses replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    I get free counseling sessions at my hospital, but I haven't used them for a couple of reasons. One, I don't want management or other nurses knowing that I feel the need to use them. Two, sometimes I...

  25. F Grade Hospital

    Purple_roses replied to Jessicajayyy's topic in General Nursing

    I would NOT sign a two year contract. Why do they need you to sign a contract for that long if they're planning on treating you