Ioreth BSN, RN

Oncology (Prior: Ortho-Neuro, Metabolic Surgery)

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    Using PTO

    Ioreth replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Check your unit and facility policies. At my hospital, PTO is paid out as a cash sum when you leave the hospital. At other, non-hospital places I've worked before my current life in nursing, getting...
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    Who should call family during ICU transfer? (did I goof up?)

    Ioreth posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I'm still a new-ish nurse. I've been working in the same unit since Aug 2019 and most of it night shift. I'm fairly recently day shift and in some ways I feel like I am starting over. I have had a...
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    Who should call family during ICU transfer? (did I goof up?)

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have a clerk, so it was most likely the charge nurse that transfered the call. This keeps happening all the time, and I'm almost always having to take these calls when I'm at the Pyxis or in...
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    Unit Closed - Should I move on?

    Ioreth replied to Nurse1220's topic in General Nursing

    That does change things somewhat if they are making physical changes to your unit. I would be concerned too. Are they saying that they will eliminate the psych unit? In either case, I would still wait...
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    Unit Closed - Should I move on?

    Ioreth replied to Nurse1220's topic in General Nursing

    If you love your unit, I would wait it out. Enjoying the work, coworkers, and what kind of nursing you do goes a very long way. Med-Surg is always hiring and there will be jobs, so don't feel stressed...
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    Who should call family during ICU transfer? (did I goof up?)

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the input everyone. I'm feeling much better about the situation knowing that generally it is the physician that should call for major changes. I keep hearing at work that we should make...
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    Who should call family during ICU transfer? (did I goof up?)

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much for your responses! It was all so fast and not nearly fast enough. I was having trouble lining things up for the transfer with our ICU full of Covid patients, while at the same...
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    Do you ever feel undeserving to be called a nurse?

    Ioreth replied to mtanner's topic in General Nursing

    You ARE a nurse! I think many people go through a period of imposter syndrome in our early years of nursing. I sure did, and still do at times when I'm thrown into an unfamiliar situation. I felt...
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    Can't get covid at work

    Ioreth replied to missmollie's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Another thought: How well are we using our N95s and other PPE? Even though it takes longer (and despite that I have antibodies), I change gloves to take off my mask so that I have less transfer...
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    Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

    Ioreth replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Neither of the major hospitals (including mine) in my city are requiring it, though both have strict flu vaccination policies. Also there was a news article this morning about UK warning against the...
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    Can't get covid at work

    Ioreth replied to missmollie's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Completely heard this word for word from my old manager. Fortunately my floor now has a new manager that is much more reasonable on this matter. I have been out on Covid symptoms twice. Tested...
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    Allergies? Nope! Covid

    Ioreth posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I always get allergies this time of year, like clockwork. It is even worse when the heaters get turned on since all the crud in the ducts set off my allergies like no other. On Monday, I woke up...
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    A Not-Love Letter for Nursing

    Ioreth replied to nikkulele77's topic in General Students

    Thank you for this! I am not an ED nurse, and I'm still early in my career, but I could be writing this myself. I started nursing just 6 months before Covid and it has been rough. To be honest I...
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    New job. Got injured. Fired for unexcused absences during new hire probation period... what did I do wrong?

    Ioreth replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the pressure to get back to work. The paycheck alone is hard to give up and it sounds like you are passionate about nursing. It is good to enjoy your work! Still, take care of yourself!...
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    Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    Ioreth replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    I saw this mentality too when I was in nursing school. I was one of those that did well in school but I didn't think I should go right into ED/ICU/Cardiac, although I understood the critical care...
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    Allergies? Nope! Covid

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Update: After I last posted on Nov 1st, I did get pretty sick. Never had to go to the hospital, but I stayed in close (virtual) contact with my nurse practitioner. O2 sats stayed around 86% for a...
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    Standard COVID Precautions

    Ioreth replied to rooftop-yawp's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just checked my work email and my hospital has updated PPE policy as we enter our 3rd wave in my state. We will no longer wear N95/PAPR for confirmed or PUI Covid+ patients routinely. We will...
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    Allergies? Nope! Covid

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Update. Oc Health finally got back to me. They've been totally swamped by hundreds of calls a day. Covid is heating up fast in mid-America. The Oc Health RN told me that this wave has been...
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    Tell me I'm being too literal

    Ioreth replied to imintrouble's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is another thread in this forum that I think you'd be interested in titled Covid Precautions. Here's a snippet of my responses from that thread: We used to wear the same paper surgical...
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    Allergies? Nope! Covid

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you! I do tend to be a worrywart and not hearing back from Oc Heath after 3 hours has me busy worrying. So of course I come here to put my worries out there on AllNurses to get some levelheaded...
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    Standard COVID Precautions

    Ioreth replied to rooftop-yawp's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I completely agree with each of your points, but I don't make the policies. As I mentioned, the lack of testing admits has already led to problems on my floor. We do keep the doors shut with...
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    Nights to Days

    Ioreth posted a topic in General Nursing

    After a year of working nights and absolutely loving night shift, I've learned that night shift does not love me. I've tried to make it work, but I really just need to switch to days. After some run...
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    Devastated over Isolation Precautions Problem

    Ioreth posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just finished one of those night shifts where I ran the entire shift and did not sit down until after giving report. One of my patients was CIWA and required hourly scores/rechecks and was becoming...
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    Standard COVID Precautions

    Ioreth replied to rooftop-yawp's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Background: The metropolitan area I live in has about 750,000 people. It has grown fast and the hospital systems here were already insufficient before COVID. Nursing shortage here is real, but the...
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    Have you ever received an award for nursing?

    Ioreth replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    There's a nurse in the unit where I work that is a horribly unsafe nurse, and we have had many, many near misses with this nurse that if not caught could have resulted in a patient's death. This nurse...