BeatsPerMinute

BeatsPerMinute BSN, RN

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  1. Toxic environment? Story time...

    BeatsPerMinute posted a topic in General Nursing

    Case: 68yr old F with Hx of emphysema, HTN, COPD, smoker for many years (quit 1 year ago) presented to the ED mid morning c/o severe abd pain "she had never felt before." Abd was rigid and distended....

  2. How do you decide what to do with a difficult charge nurse?

    BeatsPerMinute posted a topic in General Nursing

    Kinda long - see the TL;Dr (too long, didn't read) sentence at the bottom of this post if it's long for you atm.. appreciate any helps! Hey, So, I could appreciate some feedback here... I'm...

  3. How do you decide what to do with a difficult charge nurse?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously considering it... resume has been updated and I'm searching around to see what's out

  4. How do you decide what to do with a difficult charge nurse?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I have read and re-read all comments posted. Some make perfect sense. Some leave me confused and conflicted. This is a thought check and follow up using yesterday's situation as another example of the...

  5. How do you decide what to do with a difficult charge nurse?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Very fair point. I think my hesitation comes from the fact that she knows how to run the place and get things done - again, has many valuable traits.. She WILL complain about others and she has the...

  6. How do you decide what to do with a difficult charge nurse?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I really like this advice and I so appreciate your reply. For sure, the stand by silent approach has obvs not been working... This is very helpful feedback. This is the first time I've heard of the...

  7. How do you decide what to do with a difficult charge nurse?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused. Could you expand on this and clarify what you mean by

  8. How do you decide what to do with a difficult charge nurse?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your response. Haven't made a decision yet. Thinking out loud: currently towards probably going to start by swinging back to director. .. doing a one step at a time sorta thing and see...

  9. How do you decide what to do with a difficult charge nurse?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I am going to make this very direct: I admit, fat but comment was petty. I'm frustrated. I'm human so just give me the benefit of the doubt here. I'm going to ask to not get too hung up on...

  10. Any Limitations To Bullying?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to KatieP2000's topic in General Students

    I agree & sharing more info would allow people here to help you better with this

  11. When Did Nursing Become a Contact Sport? | Life of a Nurse

    BeatsPerMinute replied to Abby McCoy RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard this too but its usually used on

  12. When Did Nursing Become a Contact Sport? | Life of a Nurse

    BeatsPerMinute replied to Abby McCoy RN's topic in General Nursing

    De-escalating techniques absolutely should be a first intervention. Unfortunately (at least in my current ICU) we have many patients who cannot be reasoned with. We have a lot of drug users and...

  13. When Did Nursing Become a Contact Sport? | Life of a Nurse

    BeatsPerMinute replied to Abby McCoy RN's topic in General Nursing

    Abby and Wuzzie - noted. This week my hospital had us do a mandated safety training thing. It was real

  14. When Did Nursing Become a Contact Sport? | Life of a Nurse

    BeatsPerMinute replied to Abby McCoy RN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a story just from yesterday: I helped a fellow nurse get free from her patient's grip on her wrist. He was already in restraints. We're in the ICU. She was just trying to give a...

  15. Bedside Report

    BeatsPerMinute replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    100%

  16. Bedside Report

    BeatsPerMinute replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    The whole "how hospitals want bedside shift report done" vs "reality" issue drives me freaking nuts... How many times has one experienced a someone interrupting you during report for another straw /...

  17. Quitting Before My Four Weeks Notice

    BeatsPerMinute replied to TryingtoThriveRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, there are some things in your post that scream that you want validation... however that's not wrong. I think that sometimes we could use a little more validating each other in AllNurses... And I...

  18. The Supreme Court has overruled Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision establishing the right to abortion.

    BeatsPerMinute replied to Julie's topic in Nursing News

    Just had this conversation today with a friend. We've been friends for a long time (since early to mid 2000s). We have very different backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences. She's liberal,...

  19. Media: Where are the Nurses?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    At work. Doing the real, hard

  20. ETOHer...(and other slang)

    BeatsPerMinute replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Currently favor

  21. When Did Nursing Become a Contact Sport? | Life of a Nurse

    BeatsPerMinute replied to Abby McCoy RN's topic in General Nursing

    Medical staff do their jobs in scrubs. Nurses are demanded to keep a patient under control with no physical barrier or protection and little help - even basics. Forget about safety in numbers -...

  22. Best and worst things to say/do when your patient dies to support the family/friends?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like in ICU you basically play hospice nurse all of a sudden and only for a hot minute. I still remember this one time approx 4ish years ago while working in another ICU: I came onto...

  23. Best and worst things to say/do when your patient dies to support the family/friends?

    BeatsPerMinute posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in ICU. 8 years critical care experience. I've said some unhelpful things (esp when a newbie) and I've done / said some things that have made the family felt truly cared for after their loved one...

  24. Old Timer's Take on Fixing the Nursing Shortage

    BeatsPerMinute replied to KathyDay's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the majority of what you post. the only bits where I might disagree come with the idea that unless youre “in it” (doing nursing school and figuring out nursing without years of...

  25. Should I resign or am I overreacting?

    BeatsPerMinute replied to BaybeeNurse20's topic in Nursing Career

    the point is to help guide you WHILE in this leaving process. and if you don't know then