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Purple_roses

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  1. Seasoned ICU Nurse Lacks Critical Thinking

    Purple_roses replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I bet the nap does help a lot. I have a really hard time falling asleep during the day and usually just get about 4 hours of sleep before a shift, but once I'm on my shift I feel way too wound...

  2. Seasoned ICU Nurse Lacks Critical Thinking

    Purple_roses replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    My management actually encourages night nurses to take a 15 minutes nap during the shift because studies have shown (according to them) that this improves outcomes. Now, not a single nurse in my short...

  3. Am I too small to be a nurse?

    Purple_roses replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Nursing

    I work with someone even smaller than you and she's an excellent nurse! During code situations, just push the drugs or document instead of doing

  4. Messed up bad.....

    Purple_roses replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I really wish you wellness on this difficult road that's ahead of you. It certainly must not seem like it right now, but getting caught is the best thing that probably could have happened for you...

  5. Nurses and bullies...

    Purple_roses replied to nightingale4me's topic in General Nursing

    This is going to be a controversial thread, in part because it's over-discussed, in part because it's sometimes blown out of proportion. I will say this though. People have a tendency to let the...

  6. Raising minimum wage ..RN Salaries increase?

    Purple_roses replied to Dformola's topic in General Nursing

    If this happens, I will simply revolt and go back to working retail for $15 an hour. My retail days were some of the most stress-free days at a job that I actually enjoyed most of the time. I'll take...

  7. Breaching StaRN Contract

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

    As a new grad I can honestly say that these are *not* "typical" new grad struggles. I have 4-6 patients a night-exactly the number I was told I would have when I accepted the position. I do have aids...

  8. What is your Nursing Super Power?

    Purple_roses replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Dropping things or loudly tripping while trying to quietly peak in on my patient who just fell asleep after hours of

  9. Not working weekends?

    Purple_roses replied to cosmicnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck

  10. Not working weekends?

    Purple_roses replied to cosmicnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask what the weekend requirement is. Some floors at my hospital require 1 out of every 3 weekends. My floor requires every other. If it's a requirement, you'll have to find a way to get child...

  11. Lvad patient in cardiac rehab

    Purple_roses replied to Chanda1234's topic in General Nursing

    But what if the nurse or doctor is in love with

  12. Night Shift Causing Relationship Problems

    Purple_roses posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is really just a vent session, because I know almost everyone here will know exactly what I mean when I say that I'm more than just a little tired. This morning I got home around 0800 from my...

  13. Life as a CNA vs LPN

    Purple_roses replied to LPNuser's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse in a hospital, I can tell you that I get 10,000 or more steps in every shift. My feet sometimes ache by the end of the shift. And I always always always help turn patients as I have told...

  14. Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    Purple_roses replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    OP, how are you? Hopefully your area didn't get hit as badly as was expected. What did you end up doing? Hope it all worked out for you and hope you and your kiddo remained

  15. Documentation, Scapegoating and Fear for Jobs.. The Current Status of Being an RN.

    Purple_roses replied to PedsRN25's topic in General Nursing

    The way they go about it is completely

  16. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    Purple_roses replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    To be fair, I've seen my fair share of angry patients yelling at their doctors too. Sick people in general aren't always on their best behavior. ETA: I used to creep on other professions' forums, and...

  17. Socially needy coworkers

    Purple_roses replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of Andy Bernard from The

  18. Fired By My Patients

    Purple_roses replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I wonder if your being soft spoken comes across as closed off and rude? I don't think you're closed off and rude, but I used to be pretty shy when I first met new people, and those people would later...

  19. This might be really mean but I have to say it...

    Purple_roses replied to Beeboop12's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Eh. I was going to post a thoughtful response but your attitude is seriously

  20. Student loan repayment programs

    Purple_roses replied to ndRNCA's topic in General Nursing

    That wasn't the

  21. That's not a bad nurse

    Purple_roses replied to stephen1219's topic in General Nursing

    I did once have a little old man blame me for his IV going bad. He had super fragile veins. His IV had flushed just fine before I started his antibiotics. Removed it, wrapped his arm in a warm...

  22. Fluid and electrolytes

    Purple_roses replied to Bunny92's topic in General Students

    This was difficult for me too, so I ended up reading through old notes on anatomy and physiology. If you know what each electrolyte does, you'll be able to guess at what will happen if there is too...

  23. Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    Purple_roses replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    This. I'm sure OP is painfully aware of the fact that she should have planned this out earlier. But we are past the point of what should have been done. Be

  24. Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    Purple_roses replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that a disaster plan should be made ahead of time by the hospital. Yes, it is our responsibility to come in to work as scheduled, but life happens and it really sucks that people are having to...

  25. Difficulties in Patient Care and Identification

    Purple_roses replied to chris5720's topic in General Nursing

    Literally safe staffing is the best solution to this