Double Dunker

Double Dunker

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  1. Burned out, quitting and need advice!

    Double Dunker replied to 1Jessie86's topic in General Nursing

    Have you actually asked your agency what its stance is? I would encourage you to ask directly before putting in your

  2. How much are nurses making? 2015 Salary Survey results available soon.

    Double Dunker replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully the info will include base hourly salaries without shift diff or OT figured

  3. What do you hate most about your job?

    Double Dunker replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    After a year and a half, I'm trying to stop caring anymore. I'll do things when it is convenient for *me* otherwise, forget

  4. What do you hate most about your job?

    Double Dunker replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I hate that night shift is treated like the redheaded stepchild. Shared governance harps that we are never there, but they hold meetings at 11:00 on Wednesdays. I've suggested a couple different...

  5. SCD'S with history of DVT

    Double Dunker replied to sirwinston1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think it would also depend on whether the patient is on pharmacological prophylaxis and how much they

  6. pt complains hospital too much like a hotel

    Double Dunker posted a topic in General Nursing

    No, seriously! I had a patient complain the other night that I didn't wake them every hour for vitals (unit standard is Q8 vitals). He actually told my charge nurse, "This place is like a...

  7. Accelerated better option?

    Double Dunker replied to loosemoose's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, what Jedi said. I did an accelerated program as I already had a bachelor's in another field. My understanding (please correct me if I'm wrong) is that an ADN gets you the nursing education...

  8. working with unprofessional tech

    Double Dunker posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have a tech on our floor who is VERY unprofessional: is terribly loud and we work nights. Several patients complained about his loudness last night, and it's not the first time. He drops the...

  9. Words You Hate

    Double Dunker replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    One of our hospitalists uses it all the time. I hate it because it makes no

  10. switched to Med Surg from PP

    Double Dunker replied to sukh :)'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    I carry an orange ink pen in my pocket, so that when new labs come in or there's a change in status, I write it straight onto my brains and it stands out so I remember to give the info to the next...

  11. C-Diff Isolation

    Double Dunker replied to RexRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My hospital is doing a major push to prevent hospital acquired c-diff. Yes, your c-diff neg patient is definitely at risk in this situation. C-diff is highly transmittable. We have all private rooms,...

  12. The Fifth Vital Sign

    Double Dunker replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, they do. Especially if they can have it along with IV bendadryl and

  13. Why Nursing Sucks...

    Double Dunker replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unless/until we can: 1. Get the general public to understand this is not a hotel, I am not your personal servant, 2. Get the govt and insurance companies to stop looking at patient satisfaction...

  14. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    Double Dunker replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis sucks. 2. A whipple procedure results in a way bigger scar than I ever suspected. 3. I'm not sure I'm cut out to be a preceptor. My first go-round was an epic

  15. Most common M/S meds

    Double Dunker replied to RNDarling's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'd encourage you to review the maintenance drugs people take at home - beta blockers, antidepressants, inhalers, and insulin are what I see the most

  16. When can you start applying?

    Double Dunker replied to Sovey's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think it depends on your area. When I graduated August 2014, I was a tech on the unit I currently work on and they wouldn't interview me until after graduation. No one else here would look at my...

  17. Call bell dilemma

    Double Dunker replied to Dbarnhart's topic in General Nursing

    Rumor has it this (automated phone-tree type thingy) being trialed somewhere in my hospital. Too many bugs to work out to go hospital-wide

  18. blood pressure s/p stroke

    Double Dunker posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a patient recently who had a stroke about 18 months ago, resulting in some mild left sided weakness. His blood pressure in his left arm was consistently 15-20 points higher than in his right. Is...

  19. blood pressure s/p stroke

    Double Dunker replied to Double Dunker's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks!

  20. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    Double Dunker replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've only been at this a year, but the patients wear on me way more than management, staffing, etc. There are only so many 32-year-old, blind, diabetic patients with an A1C of 15.7 yelling at me...

  21. Scrub tops and bottoms, always the same color?

    Double Dunker replied to ScaryExciting's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Currently we have to wear either blue or white pants with any top we want. Come January, we have to wear all blue. Apparently, patients are more satisfied customers when nurses wear all one color....

  22. Breaks

    Double Dunker replied to blackribbon's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We get a half hour for lunch and 2 15-minute breaks. My coworkers also lump them together. Some nurses take their phones, others don't. After getting stuck calling RRT 2 different times on 2...

  23. Marian University ABSN?

    Double Dunker replied to RainaLuzon's topic in School, College Programs

    I graduated from this program in 2014. Did they tell you clinicals are only one day a week? That may be true the first term, but certainly not later on. By my last semester, I had clinicals 3 days...

  24. Fetal demise

    Double Dunker replied to IamSecond's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I lost one of my babies a couple of hours after birth (we knew he wouldn't survive long). I agree the worst thing is to say nothing. I think the best thing is to find out the baby's name and call...

  25. lurker to member

    Double Dunker posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I've been lurking since I started nursing school, and now that I've been practicing for almost a year, I decided to join. I'm a med-surg nurse in a large metro hospital in the midwest. I work...