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betterinthesun

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  1. Where's the line for professional and personal info? (Especially regarding being gay)

    betterinthesun replied to SlickSouthpaw's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm sorry that you are going through this. I can totally understand how frustrating that must be. I have a slightly introverted personality so I just don't like giving details of my life to random...

  2. First and second patient death

    betterinthesun replied to Pearl13's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm sure people will forget soon enough. If your unit is anything like mine people joke around a lot and (hopefully) they don't mean any harm by the nickname. Try not to think about it too much, its...

  3. I feel demoralize and I feel i cannot go on.

    betterinthesun replied to curiousnurse2009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry, it sounds like he was just looking to scream at someone and you were the first person he saw. Your supervisors don't seem too supportive but at least you have witnesses who can refute your...

  4. Should I have stayed?

    betterinthesun replied to CelticGoddess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whoa maybe it depends on the hospital/unit but where I've worked we are not supposed to stay that long after shift change, they don't want to pay us extra for that. If you've given report then you...

  5. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    betterinthesun replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You should cover their signs with signs that say that the whole thing is kind of insulting to nurses who were already making an effort and bad for morale (serious suggestion). Or when they ask you...

  6. (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    betterinthesun replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that a physician who is normally a huge jerk will suddenly become really nice to you after he almost runs you down in his SUV while you are walking in a crosswalk. And he had just blown a...

  7. Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    betterinthesun replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately its an experience almost every nurse goes through, multiple times. It is a job hazard (which most jobs have). Being careful can minimize the number of times that it happens but rest...

  8. Anticoagulant Preventing CVC Insert?

    betterinthesun posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I apologize for the grammatically incorrect title I was just trying to find something that would fit in the subject line. I have been a nurse for years but have only been in an ICU for a few months....

  9. What is your dream unit?

    betterinthesun replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    Where- Is there any hospital that has a binge ice cream eating unit? I'd go there. Why- Love me some ice cream :) But more realistically, I think it'd be interesting to work for a

  10. Anticoagulant Preventing CVC Insert?

    betterinthesun replied to betterinthesun's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks to everyone for the feedback. The patient was just on full dose lovenox for a confirmed dvt and had gotten the lovenox a few hours prior. We did wind up giving pressors through a piv for few...

  11. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    betterinthesun replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Its not useless but I haven't needed this information in 6 years as a nurse. It wasn't even talked about much, but I never forget "red man syndrome" which is an allergic reaction to vancomycin where...

  12. Do you talk to your coworkers alot on your lunch break?

    betterinthesun replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Most of my co-workers hang out with each other on their days off. I talk to my coworkers a lot, they know a lot about my life and vice versa, but I rarely ever mingle with them outside of work. We...

  13. Respect for New Nurses

    betterinthesun replied to Taylorgrn15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm glad the DON was concerned. Did you have good relationships with these people when you were a CNA? Keep us updated I hope things

  14. Is it just me, or is this rude, sexist, and condescending?

    betterinthesun replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She sounds annoying but reporting it is too

  15. How Important is it that your patients and their families like you?

    betterinthesun replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The hospital I work at takes it seriously since patient satisfaction scores can effect reimbursement, so I try to take it seriously or at least seem like I do. I am with you though. When I was new to...

  16. Why so many tattletale nurses?

    betterinthesun replied to Butterflybee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think a lot of it is just the pressure put on nurses in acute care settings these days. As soon as you hear about a negative event everyone immediately wonders (either out loud or to themselves)...