knoxnurse236

knoxnurse236 has 1 years experience.

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1. Price of Patient Satisfaction

   knoxnurse236 replied to knoxnurse236's topic in General Nursing

   Thats really great advice. Sometimes I'm at a loss of words in the heat of the situation. Dealing with difficult, demanding people is definitely a learning process.

2. Price of Patient Satisfaction

   knoxnurse236 replied to knoxnurse236's topic in General Nursing

   I work in an oncology inpatient unit. It's funny how the sickest of patient's and families hardly ever act in this demenor. My cancer patients are amazing. It's when we have empty beds and over flow for the one night stay post surgery. This man had...

3. What did you do before nursing?

   knoxnurse236 replied to golson's topic in General Nursing

   I worked at a bank as a teller and then I was a stay at home dog mom during nursing school. It was the best job I've ever had but unfourtanately it didn't pay well and my husband forced me to get a nursing job.

4. First Choice Nurse; Second ???

   knoxnurse236 replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

   Veterinarian or a vet tech.

5. Price of Patient Satisfaction

   knoxnurse236 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I had something happen today that really bothered me. l lost my voice. I lost it in the name of patient satisfaction. I listened to a male patient yell at me for something completely out of my control and then demand a new nurse because he didn't li...

6. LPN being scheduled to work as CNA....

   knoxnurse236 replied to bebbjo's topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm sorry but there is a difference in a few shifts and now going on months of them using you. I would not work as a cna. I haven't utmost respect for every cna that does their job, they work very hard but I went to nursing school for a reason. You o...

7. Have you ever felt threatened?

   knoxnurse236 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Have you ever felt threatened by a patient or family member? I work in oncology and deal with a lot of end of life care. We have very sick patients and often time family members who can't cope with the fact that their loved one is dying. They do not ...

8. color coding staff

   knoxnurse236 replied to reecie54's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I'm really a big fan of the color coded system. We wear royal blue as nurses. I hope royal blue one day becomes the symbol for nursing that starched white used to be. You can't deny that it's much easier for patients.

9. How important is appearance?

   knoxnurse236 replied to FieryPsychRN's topic in Management

   I'm not a manger but we do peer interviews. Its normally the charge nurse and one of us. I have sat for many interviews. Pink hair or unnaturally colored hair would in no way fly. Scrubs are fine, just be neat. No wrinkles. Piercings should be kept t...

10. Scheduling NCLEX vs being prepared enough - question

    knoxnurse236 replied to Stephanie220122's topic in NCLEX

    I did 10,000 practice questions before taking my nclex. Excessive? Maybe. I wanted to pass and I committed to it, because I read statistically that number almost ensured you would pass. I passed in 75 questions on my first attempt in a little over an...

11. port accessing tips.

    knoxnurse236 replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    When you get the skill down its so much easier to access and change port needles then placing an iv. I work on an inpatient chemo floor so the majority my patients have ports. I worry more about sterile technique, sticking is easy. Feel for the bu...

12. Do you ever get EVERYTHING you need done during your shift?

    knoxnurse236 replied to TheAwkwardOne's topic in CNA/MA

    I really hate to leave anything undone. I would rather stay late or work through my lunch then leave tasks for the next shift. Of course this is within reason. Occasionally if I have something like five admits and discharges, I will have to inevitabi...

13. I Hate People (my rant)

    knoxnurse236 replied to AlyaMF's topic in Relations

    I just can't even...

14. So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    knoxnurse236 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I really like placing Foleys especially in females. I like the challenge and to be honest I'm just really good and fast. I get teased so bad about it all the time! My goal is to be on the on call hospital wide DUC team that does difficult Foleys. I g...

15. Managing shift work

    knoxnurse236 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for a year. My husband is a sheriff's deputy. We both work shifts and it's hard especially when our shifts end up being opposite. I work 12 hours in a 2/3 rotating split. His also changes every so often. Sometimes it seems impossi...