ButterflyRN90 ASN, RN

Telemetry, IMCU

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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    We wouldn't know that because she was transferred to ICU. They don't share that info to nurses not involved in her care. They basically gave me a paper that describes the incident which not everything...
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing the appeal because I also need my name cleared. When a facility calls a previous employer one question they may ask is: Would you hire them again? Until my name is cleared it will be "no"....
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    That was a concern for me. In this appeal process I'm going to write as much as I can about my experience. What comes up as a red flag was that maybe I should've refused to work those 2 last night...
  4. ButterflyRN90

    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    Updated: they decided to fire me. So I'm appealing at least to clear my name. Let's see how this
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    I know it looked weird when I saw it in the pt chart, I'm still getting used to abbreviations used here. (as-aspirin, card-cardiology, ivf- iv fluids (pt was also pregnant so I thought of in vitro...
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    I did. It was 200mg/dL. ARF is acute RESPIRATORY failure. I'm seeing a lot of confusion where I wrote ARF. That's why she didn't want to eat or drink. She was coughing. She'd
  7. ButterflyRN90

    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    Update: it's been 3 weeks since the incident and they're still investigating. Patient is back home and has been for 2 weeks and I'm still waiting on the verdict. í
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    I'm considered a new grad in a hospital setting. I was in home health for 5
  9. ButterflyRN90

    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    I ignored that poster's response. I spoke with my clinical educator who explained most likely they'll just put me on days for a bit and with another preceptor. I still feel nauseated. The pt is fine...
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sweating it. They took my badge pending investigation results. I left work early and can't move, am having chest pain and am
  11. ButterflyRN90

    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    I spoke to my clinical manager the day of and she just told me I didn't directly cause it and to go home and rest and not let it eat me up. Too late. I did write extensively on what happened and then...
  12. ButterflyRN90

    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, I learned that way after my preceptor mentioned "why didn't you put sugar in the OJ"? So I'm sure she would've given OJ too, but I digress. I already wrote down what I could've done
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    I've mulled this over for 2 days now. I researched Levemir far more detailed than I probably should have. I have thought about what I could have done differently ad nauseum. I know about hypoglycemia...
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    1) She was in the room while I pushed D50. She was aware. 2) I asked the pt if she felt ok (high/low/weak/off) and she stated she was fine but wanted to sleep since we kept her up (vitals/labs/is and...
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    At this stage they're expecting me to not run to her for every little thing. I wasn't confused about Levemir and I was on top of everything so it wasn't as if I slacked throughout the night. I...
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    I was there 1.5 hours later because even though I completed giving report, my preceptor wasn't done with whatever she was doing. Per my plan from my NM, my preceptor is supposed to write down any...
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    Very concerned

    ButterflyRN90 replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    So she would've needed to head to IMCU anyway? We don't do dextrose drips/insulin drips on our floor. What am I supposed to do now
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    Last Clinical Rotation :)

    ButterflyRN90 replied to emmjayy's topic in General Students

    It kind of is. It's worth it, but it's an oncoming train. Starting a nursing job hits you hard because a lot of times you look around and think: "Holy crud! I'm now an RN." The floor is NOT how...
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    Non compliant Diabetic Students

    ButterflyRN90 replied to NurseVal93's topic in School

    STOP. From what I see and have read, you have treated diabetics and even live with one. It's NOT the same as being one. Let me explain a bit. I'm a Type 1 diabetic who was diagnosed at the age of 7...
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    Hired as trauma PCT without prior experience!

    ButterflyRN90 replied to JKChilds's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Have you taken a CNA/PCT course? You didn't really specify and you need to know how to do patient vitals, blood draws, measuring intake and output, how to collect certain specimens etc. Look over...
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    "Ew, I don't want to wipe butts all day"

    ButterflyRN90 replied to Arya526's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Stop being LAZY? Are you kidding me? Let's see how many nurses you just pissed off with that comment. We DO basic care as well, however getting annoyed and rolling your eyes over a nurse asking for...
  22. ButterflyRN90

    Nursing Schools declined 56,000 qualified applicants in 2017

    ButterflyRN90 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    THIS Shoot, even my hospital only
  23. ButterflyRN90

    The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    ButterflyRN90 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Mine is any needle entering bone, so (bone marrow, biopsy, etc) I gave a patient an IM in nursing school and hit bone. The sound of it made me sick. Now I'm traumatized. I also can't do epidurals (I...
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    "Ew, I don't want to wipe butts all day"

    ButterflyRN90 replied to Arya526's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    PCTs or PCAs need to always remember that while we RNs CAN clean up after a patient and make beds, it is not our ONLY duty. That's why we delegate. When I ask you to help a patient to the restroom...
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    Observant Jew Cannot Work Saturday Shifts

    ButterflyRN90 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    As an RN just starting her first hospital job who is a Christian, I'd have loved to have Sundays off for church. However, that's not feasible and that's okay. God knows that we aren't twiddling our...