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Purple_roses

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  1. What do you think will happen if we actually achieve truly safe staffing ratios?

    Purple_roses posted a topic in General Nursing

    At my nursing school, I saw a poster pushing for safer nurse/patient ratios. I can't remember all of the details, but I remember a call for Med/Surg ratios of 1:4, ICU of 1:1, step down of 1:3. I...

  2. Hating Nursing Currently

    Purple_roses replied to vanaly's topic in General Nursing

    "Crying before (and after)"....and sometimes sneaking into the bathroom to cry *during* the

  3. Hating Nursing Currently

    Purple_roses replied to vanaly's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly how I felt as well. I would say that it was about 6 months before I started to feel ok about coming into work. The first year is difficult, but just remember that you are learning and...

  4. Legalities in Flight Emergencies

    Purple_roses replied to MNRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if it would be appropriate to have someone record the event? I'm not sure if that would breach HIPAA law, but people usually do whip out their phones for anything these days. I feel that I...

  5. Ask a CRNA anything...

    Purple_roses replied to PaSSiNGaS's topic in Critical Care

    This might be a long shot, but do you happen to know any CRNAs that went the military route for CRNA school? If so, did they find that commitment to be worth

  6. How is everyone's first year going?

    Purple_roses posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    In nursing school, I learned that there are different phases of becoming a nurse. Right now, I'm still in the honeymoon phase, where I'm really just excited that I've made it this far. I'm on...

  7. working holidays

    Purple_roses replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing

    Did you specifically ask off for any of the holidays? Some people like working the holidays, so if you didn't request to have any of them off, they may have just assumed you wanted to work it. I...

  8. Does it ever stop?

    Purple_roses replied to YoungRN93's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand why you wouldn't have thought immediately to ask about what drips to DC. Sometimes our jobs get so insanely busy that we barely have time to think, and it certainly doesn't help when...

  9. Do you invest?

    Purple_roses replied to William2's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome thread topic! I was literally just starting to think seriously about this! Right now I have 4% going into my 401k, but I need to start researching other investment avenues.

  10. This person outranks me?!

    Purple_roses replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say....true critical thinking should lead a nurse to this conclusion. I could see needing to get a new sputum sample from a policy and procedure standpoint, but critical thinking is...

  11. This person outranks me?!

    Purple_roses replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest, I could say the same thing about myself! Haha! The other day I was just staring at an acronym in a doctor's note...a really simple acronym that I see every day at work and I could NOT...

  12. Double diapering alert patients who ask? I think it's neglectful. However...

    Purple_roses replied to Surfin USA's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly think you may have been let go because you're on a witch hunt. Every single facility on the planet is doing at least something wrong, and I'm not saying you shouldn't advocate for what's...

  13. Double diapering alert patients who ask? I think it's neglectful. However...

    Purple_roses replied to Surfin USA's topic in General Nursing

    The risk is skin breakdown, which you can very politely educate a patient on, but if the patient is alert and oriented and requests two *briefs* then at the end of the day, two briefs it is. When im...

  14. I like my job

    Purple_roses replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I like this. Gotta focus on the positives sometimes and get perspective. And if you've tried focusing on the positives and still feel super negative and depressed about your job for a prolonged period...

  15. Are new grads prepared for the bedside?

    Purple_roses replied to Robert.CFRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is it! Schools maintain accreditation based on NCLEX pass rates and not job performance. You nailed

  16. Are new grads prepared for the bedside?

    Purple_roses replied to Robert.CFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine the length and thoroughness of actual job orientation makes a big difference in preparedness. At hospital A, a new grad on med surg may be promised a 10 week orientation and wind up...

  17. How late after your shift do you stay at work?

    Purple_roses replied to FLnurse1127's topic in General Nursing

    I usually clock out on time. The latest I've ever clocked out is 30 minutes past my shift. Our ER isn't allowed to give us new admits close to shift change. I also work night shift, so I usually am...

  18. No Respect.

    Purple_roses replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I have actually never had a patient or family member get upset with me for holding off on things like water when coming from CVL. It's not like an assessment takes an hour. It can be fast, but it is...

  19. No Respect.

    Purple_roses replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Respectfully, no. Cath patient coming to ICU? I work cardiac and when I get a cath patient back, I'm assessing and getting those q15 vitals first thing. I have told family that the water has to wait...

  20. What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

    Purple_roses replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient is on a bariatric bed and isn't ambulatory, there will be a wound beneath that panis. And it will be

  21. No Respect.

    Purple_roses replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    This is the product of viewing patients as customers in a society where the customer is always

  22. What do you like most about your specialty?

    Purple_roses replied to alexaway's topic in General Specialties

    I work cardiac. The best part is feeling like a valuable asset to the team and feeling proud of myself after handling an emergency well. The worst part is that my manager sucks; he rarely acknowledges...

  23. I want to like my preceptor, but...

    Purple_roses replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    OC this is the perfect place to come and vent. Vent to us after every shift if you need to! Get it all out of your system here. If you'll notice I've been a bit salty about nursing around here lately...

  24. I want to like my preceptor, but...

    Purple_roses replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there OC! Sometimes it's rough when personalities clash. You'd probably do really well with a more relaxed preceptor, but... I have a feeling that this preceptor wants to see that you're...

  25. I don't know how I could've handed this differently

    Purple_roses replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    This is why the customer service mentality sucks. You probably did a great job taking care of that relative. And really, you can't take great care of your patients if you have to give these massive...