David's Harp

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  1. Share your shift "brains" with a rookie, pls!

    David's Harp replied to samiracat1958's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I do multiple double-sided copies of these, for each patient. The worksheet is, roughly, the following: on the right side, what I see & read; on the left side, what I do and report. The flowsheet...

  2. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

    David's Harp replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    Is Telemetry really that rare, too? "Other", for me.

  3. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    David's Harp replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    FWIW, the OP has obviously been thanking some of the harsher responders for their time! Anyway, an interesting can of worms is opened here, albeit one which could've been worded a lot more graceously...

  4. Increasing the Number of Male Nurses

    David's Harp replied to 2bNurseCouple's topic in Men in Nursing

    Kevin, Some good ideas, though I don't necessarily see the things you object to being enforced much these days: 1. The girly-white uniforms: thank God we don't have to wear white at our hospital,...

  5. Teaching students?

    David's Harp replied to sleepyjane's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can definitely picture this happening to me, partially because it nearly has. For me, it was a less urgent bedside situation, but it was about four weeks into my orientation when I realized I had...

  6. Doctor who?

    David's Harp replied to wooden nickel's topic in Men in Nursing

    I had an old lady the other day, whom I corrected several times after she'd called me "Doctor", say to me, "I know you're a nurse, but your *my* doctor!" Not confused or disoriented at all, just...

  7. Ever notice this about allnurses?

    David's Harp replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Then again, there's the "charting bloopers" thread, which should never die. In fact, it should be given its own MR number &

  8. Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

    David's Harp replied to glamgalRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, shoot - it should make you angry! It's making me angry! The "this is too easy for me" thing...are you guys very far into the program? Are these people doing so well in clinicals? Some people...

  9. Male nurse crying!!!

    David's Harp replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    That's an interesting point, but the show of emotions does not equate to "falling" due to them, any more than crying at the end of a tear-jerking movie sends someone into a debilitating bout of...

  10. giving report

    David's Harp replied to abbysmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, at least I'm not the only one! I tend to get some stage-fright, feeling like I'm defending a Master's thesis with each report I give. Some nurses are better than others, and ironically I'm...

  11. Most difficult task to master in first year?

    David's Harp replied to MikeDiggity's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How are other nurses on your floor about you asking them? That's probably the first thing I'll do (I'm guaranteed to face that my first day off orientation). Some of these docs don't think something's...

  12. How are the other RN's treating you?

    David's Harp replied to Tug's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's been hard, but I can't for the life of me imagine a nurse on my floor yelling at a student for not knowing how to hang albumin like that. I've been very fortunate to end up where I have - I know...

  13. Anyone sporting a beard?

    David's Harp replied to Ekklesia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Sportin' both, matter of fact. I'm 32, and if I don't I look like I'm about 19. As it is people usually guess ~25. No complaints

  14. assistance w/ report, anyone?

    David's Harp posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay, if anyone I work with reads this thread, they'll know it's me in a heartbeat, because I've been complaining about this to anyone that'll listen, picking their brains, & generally trying to...

  15. Male nurse crying!!!

    David's Harp replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Crying? Heck, I do it. Sometimes it's really inconvenient & frustrates the heck out of me, but it comes up. I've never understood why it's an issue for most, and something like laughing isn't....

  16. Enjoying being a nurse?

    David's Harp replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm enjoying it, at my early stage. My deal is that I'm a second-careerer, with the other career (musician) still in the works. This has helped a bunch, to have another obsession to turn to and be...

  17. Am I taking too much time before I see pts? HELP!

    David's Harp replied to mrod's topic in Cardiac

    At least some thanks should go to you, for asking a question that elicits info that I (and probably others) can really use. This transition into the RN role is definitely not a given once we have the...

  18. *awesome Cardio Page!*

    David's Harp replied to NurseCherlove's topic in Cardiac

    Wow, you weren't kidding! Thanks for this

  19. Am I a safe nurse? (LONG)

    David's Harp replied to sleepyjane's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, coming from someone still on orientation, I think you're a safe nurse in an unsafe place. And there's no worse way for a manager to handle things than to chew you out in front of an audience...

  20. assistance w/ report, anyone?

    David's Harp replied to David's Harp's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks, awbrn. Actually what you wrote is very similar to what one of my preceptors just wrote out for me a couple nights ago, basically an outline of what the "flow" of report will involve. I've been...

  21. assistance w/ report, anyone?

    David's Harp replied to David's Harp's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay, I tried a couple of times to reply, and my attempts were apparently eaten by internet gremlins. Thanks so much for your response! It was very informative, and especially what you said about...

  22. Please help: new grad on tele floor

    David's Harp replied to hollyberry678's topic in Cardiac

    al7139 pretty much nailed it, and I'm only five weeks into orientation, but I'd add (warning, may be obvious as all heck): -Keep a little jot-down of all your patients' most recent labs, and their...

  23. How to give report.

    David's Harp replied to Salesman217's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Alright, that last part looks a bunch more defensive than I intended it. Read with caution!

  24. How to give report.

    David's Harp replied to Salesman217's topic in First Year After Licensure

    See, I'm orienting on a tele floor and, while a lot of the more experienced nurses there advise me to "cut to the chase", so to speak, I love those details and feel I'm coming up short when I don't...

  25. How to give report.

    David's Harp replied to Salesman217's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was so glad to see this thread started, as giving report has been one of the hardest things I've done yet! I'm five weeks into orientation, and I may have given one or two patients' worth of reports...