MassED BSN, RN

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    Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    MassED replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when someone walks in and says "I'm a nurse" - and proceeds to explain, offer advice, or critique everything.... even though they're home care, hospice, OB, etc... and not in my field of...
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    Can I just vent?

    MassED replied to sneakymom2011's topic in General Students

    you sound frustrated. Hang in there, it gets better after nursing school. Ask your clinical instructor about the cold and Hem/onc floor - maybe they can find you another place for the
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    Digitally removing fecal impactions

    MassED replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    holy "crap!" haaaa!!! That is a wow moment. That's some digging, to be
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    Digitally removing fecal impactions

    MassED replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    not when I lived in N.C. Probably facility
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    Digitally removing fecal impactions

    MassED replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    yep - and I have worked in places where the RN's have done it (not a fan), or the MD's have to - they assume that responsibility if a patient vagal's or worse. I don't want that. MD order - usually...
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    Feels Like I'm Drowning... I Can't Seem to Get it!

    MassED replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Nursing

    what area of nursing are you in? What kind of floor? If you're checking on general m/s patients, every 1-2 hours is usually fine, unless something acute is happening. What does your facility say for...
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    Feels Like I'm Drowning... I Can't Seem to Get it!

    MassED replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Nursing

    you are running behind on your job as well - nursing assistants have to manage their time, as well. You need to be able to delegate - they are there to work, just as you are... if you did their job,...
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    Feels Like I'm Drowning... I Can't Seem to Get it!

    MassED replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Nursing

    delegate to those CNA's - you NEED to do your job as well, they are there to help with those non nursing skilled job aspects. If you have time, you can address that, but you have meds to pass. Can you...
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    Preparing for "staff interview" in ED

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Thanks. I think the responses here are cluing me into the fact that I should take what I can get - for now. I suppose once I'm up there and see what might open up, I can apply to move to a mid...
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    Sounding board wanted! Please, need new perspective

    MassED replied to blueeagle11's topic in Emergency

    get rid of the gf and all the baggage - never look back. have fun in the ed, focus on your skills, learning and improving. don't look over your shoulder. find those nurses that are excellent and...
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    Preparing for "staff interview" in ED

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    thanks, Pineapple. Just looking for personal experiences as to those staff interviews - like I wrote, I've been through that before... and I'm not looking for anyone to "tell me what to do to make...
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    Preparing for "staff interview" in ED

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    thanks! I'm sure there are tricks to get used to it - I'm more worried about my kids getting accustomed to not having me around as much..... but you're right, I need to take what I can get and then...
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    Detaining impaired pts---Battery ? Kidnap?

    MassED replied to 5n2_is4u's topic in Emergency

    that is what we, as professionals, have to do if a person who was provided narcotics and told not to drive then chooses to drive. By the way, that is covered in discharge instructions on not taking...
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    Detaining impaired pts---Battery ? Kidnap?

    MassED replied to 5n2_is4u's topic in Emergency

    call the police if they are attempting to leave in their own vehicle, but otherwise they can be d/c'd if not driving. I'm not understanding why you would have to detain a patient..... do you mean a...
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    issue with leaving newborn to return to nursing school

    MassED replied to marineswife0809's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    will the babysitter be close by? Could you stop in on a lunch break to see your baby? You could always postpone it, if there would be a spot the next semester....? Or the following year, if you're...
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    issue with leaving newborn to return to nursing school

    MassED replied to marineswife0809's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I started my prerequisites for my ADN program when my son was 4 months old. School was a few hours a day, and the babysitter was close by so I could stop in and breastfeed him. Spending a few hours...
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    Had the WORST shadow experience, am shaking

    MassED replied to greenykilt's topic in General Students

    I assumed the doc was a male.
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    Had the WORST shadow experience, am shaking

    MassED replied to greenykilt's topic in General Students

    hope that doc was reprimanded by the medical director, if not removed from the hospital for that. Removal of hospital privileges would be more approrpriate - how about assault charge by you??? should...
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    Help in Salary Negotiation for New Job Offer

    MassED replied to Millerstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    why is it a "we" when it's her
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    Are my classmates delusional??

    MassED replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

    I clean up whomever and whenever - they ask, I'll help. I know many nurses who will be right there and step out of the door and call for a CNA to put the pt on the bedpan. It angers me - we're all...
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    Best days/times to volunteer in ER for pre-nursing student

    MassED replied to frnzy's topic in Emergency

    oh my god will they eat you up and you'll love it. Mondays are generally busy, busier than most days, as a rule. Weekends evenings are busy - try to listen out for some traumas/codes called and peek...
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    Are we not allowed to discuss patient cases at all?

    MassED replied to ChristyRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    they don't handle it. In ER's, patients know what's going on with other patients, thanks to our hallway patients. Or them being RIGHT in front of the nurse's station, so they hear the EMS report on...
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    Are we not allowed to discuss patient cases at all?

    MassED replied to ChristyRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    um, no, why would any of these be considered violations of HIPAA? For reasons you state, they are
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    Anyone had this problem?

    MassED replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    which is unacceptable and just plain rude! I hate it when I'M busy, as well all are, but to hear a pump beep and beep (and not my patient), I'll just go in and take care of it and then head to the...
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    Anyone had this problem?

    MassED replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    yep - nurses turning off pumps on patients that are not theirs and not telling the primary nurse. Disconnecting pumps from the patient all together. Coming back from Xray (this is my favorite) with...