motor_mouth

motor_mouth MSN, RN

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  1. Do you deal with IVs on your unit?

    motor_mouth replied to Scarlettz's topic in Psychiatric

    No. None of the patients have IV's, nor do we insert them. The few patients that go to ECT get an IV placed there and taken out before they return to the

  2. How many hours is your shift?

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    Being forced to work a double is not rare where I work. It's usually not the nurses who are forced to stay, but the techs. I've volunteered to do doubles but have yet to be forced to do so. It'll...

  3. Oh, you quirky night shifter you!

    motor_mouth replied to dannibeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Night person working day shift (0700-1530). It's ROUGH! Even rougher getting back to day hours after a couple days off. I automatically go back to a more nocturnal

  4. Bad job reference from my school...now what?

    motor_mouth replied to Dreamscometru's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agrees with the above. Lawyer time. Do you have access to an employee assistance program? A lot of time they will give you the first hour with the lawyer

  5. How many hours is your shift?

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    You can also work a double shift (16 hours) at my facility also. You can also be forced to stay if the next shift is short staffed. I'm curious to know why she believes 8 hours is enough in psych....

  6. How many hours is your shift?

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    Interesting. I wonder why 8's are so common in psych compared to elsewhere. The two place I have been have been 8's, though one had a weekend option that was

  7. How long is your commute?

    motor_mouth replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    ~10-15 minutes. It's around 5 miles. Worst case scenario (blizzard conditions) I could walk

  8. Would You Address This? My Hospital Stay Was Horrible

    motor_mouth replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My dad has actually called the front desk of the hospital. using words like "lawyer" and "lawsuit" when he was receiving subpar care. From what he said, the care

  9. How to Respond?

    motor_mouth posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    The issue is that when I give report to the evening shift, a few of them are always questioning why I did what I did, why I didn't do something else, why XYZ wasn't given on time, etc. They look at me...

  10. How to Respond?

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everyone! I must be sounding more assertive because I haven't gotten the eye rolls and sighs lately. One of them has even thanked me for report! Bedside reporting is nice, but I work in...

  11. My First Code

    motor_mouth posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am a new nurse I experienced my first code green (combative patient) yesterday. I was not one of the hands on people but it was emotionally draining for me. Is it normal to be left completely...

  12. My First Code

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    I hadn't checked back in a while. There have been another code or two, and I responded to one on another unit, and no exhaustion followed. I guess I'm just more mentally prepared for it now that I...

  13. How to Respond?

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks! Assertiveness is definitely not a strength of mine! Something I'm working on with coworkers for sure

  14. Time Management Tips

    motor_mouth replied to marmaduke's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another person who uses a "brain sheet." It not only gives me a list of what I need to do for each patient, but also reminds of things during charting. "Oh yeah, I need to chart that the wound...

  15. My First Code

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    TerpGal - I'm on a geriatric unit with the majority of patients having dementia so hands on is rare, and codes even rarer. We did CPI non-violent intervention during orientation and then do monthly...

  16. My First Code

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, hopefully this won't be a normal occurrence on my unit. As I said, it was a very rare experience. I guess if it does happen again, I can expect the same reaction. Luckily I was okay during the...

  17. My First Code

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    Doing okay. :) I actually found out that my coworkers went to bed super early last night also, so that made me feel better about how exhausted I was. It wasn't just me. It was all of us. My unit does...

  18. Strange or Norm?

    motor_mouth posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    New nurse graduate. First job interview. I had an interview with the nurse recruiter from HR today. The nurse manager is really excited about hiring me so apparently this was more a formality than...

  19. Anxiety

    motor_mouth posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So, I'm taking the NCLEX-RN in ~a week. I'm already super anxious about it. I graduated in December with a high GPA, have done well on the Kaplan Q Bank and Q Trainers that I have done, but got sick...

  20. Cancel Vacation for Job?

    motor_mouth posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Here's my situation: I am in my senior practicum and have been offered a position after graduation/passing the NCLEX. The (possible) issue is that I have a vacation planned for February (10 days)...

  21. Cancel Vacation for Job?

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am fortunate in that most of the people in my program will have jobs before they graduate, whether from networking and/or from their practicum site. This is the only direct job offer I have though I...

  22. How do you emotionally deal with this?

    motor_mouth replied to mrnightinggale's topic in Psychiatric

    It was/is a pet peeve of mine to hear others say that so and so won't be able to achieve much in live because of what has happened to them. Obviously, I don't tell all of those people about my past,...

  23. How do you emotionally deal with this?

    motor_mouth replied to mrnightinggale's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been lurking for a while and joined just to respond to this. I'm not a nurse yet, I'll graduate this December, but wanted to add my $0.02. Why do you say they have a poor prognosis? Because of...