Ioreth BSN, RN

Oncology (Prior: Ortho-Neuro, Metabolic Surgery)

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    The traveler's I've seen... (add yours)

    Ioreth replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Traveler 1 is frequently on our unit and has worked in all 3 major hospital systems within 75 miles. She has credentials to work Peds, OB/GYN, Oncology, ICU and MedSurg. She is competent with 3...
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Ioreth replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I keep thinking of more: Charting in the room. The patient won't shut up and let me do my work! Bedside shift report. Yes, I know this is a touchy subject. "I want to be included in what is...
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Ioreth replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    One more! Physicians must put in an order for a CPAP, and the patient cannot use their own device but must use a hospital-provided device (policy in place long before COVID). If the patient...
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Ioreth replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Oooh another! Parking regulations!! Day shift must pay to park on campus or take a shuttle bus from the commuter lot. Night shift has "free" parking, but with ridiculous limitation on where,...
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    Share Policies That Have Not Saved One Life

    Ioreth replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That critical lab or imaging results has to be reported to the RN who then has to relay it to the physician. My hospital uses EPIC, which is customized to each individual hospital. Why can't...
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    Anything wrong with speaking out about staffing issues at work?

    Ioreth replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    My only experience is in the hospital, so the work culture will certainly be diffierent. We all talk about staffing and retention issues all the time. Lately the upper management has started having...
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    A Fracture from a Fall: What's Going on Here?

    Ioreth replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Patient stated she lives with her daughter and no others, but won't provide contact information. Is there anyone else who visits frequently, or even infrequently but has seen her recently? I...
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    A Fracture from a Fall: What's Going on Here?

    Ioreth replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    It is pretty typical for head lacerations to bleed profusely. Is the bleeding normal for a head laceration or does it continue after holding pressure and closing the laceration with sutures and/or...
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    Ioreth replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital unit, we have an advanced dementia patient who is periodically violent and is sadly fairly young and very strong. Due to her unique situation, she has been here for a long time and...
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    Between a rock and a hard place (or Sedated patient deemed me uncompassionate)

    Ioreth posted a topic in General Nursing

    TLDR (cause I can't edit): Patient loopy and sedated arrived to unit, requiring lots of work to keep safe. Came more awake shortly before shift change, safe, pain acceptable, respiratory status...
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    Ioreth replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Countless times I have been screamed at by patients or family when they wanted a med the physician specifically said no to. Alternatives were offered each time, but they wanted that one thing. Gentle...
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    Things I wish my patients understood

    Ioreth replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what your hospital stay will cost, but refusing necessary cares and medications will prolong it. The activity and movement restrictions are for your safety, and ignoring them will...
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    Epic Rover

    Ioreth posted a topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is about to roll out Epic Rovers. My understanding of the online training for this device is it is an I-phone with an app that allows some (but not all) access to Epic documentation. We...
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    Getting fired by a patient/ family member

    Ioreth replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Reasons I've been fired: Patient fell asleep and dropped his PCA button. It was looped through the rail of the bed for this very reason. I discovered it had fallen when hourly rounding. Patient...
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    Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    Ioreth replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    Being in the hospital setting, I also hear "this is how they did it at my rehab facility/assisted living facility" or "this is how my home health nurse does it". For most things, a skill can be done...
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    Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    Ioreth replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't intended to be a complete list, though I wish I could recognize everyone. I just wanted to recognize some of the non-hospital nurses I've interacted recently. I also wanted to point out that...
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    Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    Ioreth replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    Myth #1 Glamorous nursing jobs exist. Nope. Not a one. Hospital nursing really bites a good deal of the time. We are told to do the impossible and get chewed out if we miss our lunch break or...
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    Interpreting New Director Behavior/Personality

    Ioreth replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Dang! That original arrangement of getting holiday pay even when not working is really nice. OP: We had a cruddy situation almost all last year with a horrible manager that drove all our best...
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    Between a rock and a hard place (or Sedated patient deemed me uncompassionate)

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly my thought! I don't break out the IV stuff unless that pain is at least 7/10. The manager is an RN and generally someone whose judgement I trust, but wasn't the management RN that came to the...
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    No Microchip In This Needle

    Ioreth replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry, the needle is only to draw up the medication. (I have to say this every. single. time. one of my patients sees me pull up a drug with a blunt
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    How could I do this?! Forgot to give report.

    Ioreth posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is the sort of thing that I have nightmares about, but have never done, until now. I've been a nurse for a 1 1/2 years, all on the same unit. Worked 1 year on nights, then switched to days....
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    How could I do this?! Forgot to give report.

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    All was good this morning when I came in. I ended up discharging that patient immediately after handoff this morning. The night charge has always been a mentor to me and share some funny...
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    Nurses with Unusual Diets

    Ioreth replied to SilverBells's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    My diet has been better while my hospital is providing meals during a Covid surge in my state. That surge is pretty much past, though at a higher baseline of cases than before the surge, so the...
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    Insurance for your license?

    Ioreth replied to Maha123's topic in General Nursing

    I just looked at the options from the various professional nurse organizations I'm a member of and took the cheapest one. They all looked to be equivalent coverage. Good thought to get...
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    Superstitious Nurses

    Ioreth replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    If my patient is nauseated even a tiny bit, always bring an emesis bag to the bedside. ALWAYS prep a post-surgical room with an emesis bag, even if the PACU nurse said that the patient hasn't had any...