Sweetheart2005

Sweetheart2005 ASN

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  1. Managing incontinence in the hospital

    Sweetheart2005 replied to love lilacs's topic in General Nursing

    We use briefs and check out incontinent patients every two hours, more often per judgement if indicated, or if a patient is able to know they’re wet and tell us, when they say so. In combination...

  2. What are your views on switching days with people?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what the person who’s asking is requesting and how it effects my schedule. If it’s something important (family need, appointment) and the person doesn’t ask often, I will agree to...

  3. New nurse needing advice

    Sweetheart2005 replied to lizzelizard's topic in General Nursing

    How long were you on night shift? I wouldn’t give up on the hospitals that are only hiring nights on med surg. Med surg is often a lot of turnover. I’ve seen coworkers hired nights as my manager...

  4. Nurse cannot take report because she/he on break can you call back in 30 minutes?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to HalfBoiled's topic in General Nursing

    ICU or PCU to med surg (I’m med surg nurse) my charge or nursing supervisor will tell me I’m getting a transfer of age, gender, admitting diagnosis (maybe some basic info). Often If a patient...

  5. Extra Person Wearing PPE

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sophie Garcia's topic in General Nursing

    It may anger them it may not. It wouldn’t bother me, but my hospital is doing well for us as far as covid stuff goes. Not perfect but better than many. Do you know Which patients are likely to need...

  6. Switching units

    Sweetheart2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’ve been feeling like it’s time to try something different. I work in a community hospital on a medical unit (we have two med surg units, one is focused more on medical, one more focused on...

  7. Switching units

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes they Are down staffed more often, but I know one of they day float pool asked them to call someone else off and they let her work. Good thought. they do, but they are also pulled to our...

  8. Switching units

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Sweetheart2005's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve been on the unit for five

  9. Non-patient care nursing jobs

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Ashley.edwards26's topic in General Nursing

    What about family practice? It's more task oriented and routine. Lots of vital signs, blood draws, immunizations and phone calls (test results, scheduling, prior authorization and triage). Where I...

  10. Alarm fatigue

    Sweetheart2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a med surg unit at a small community hospital. It's a 43 bed unit, but onenofnknmy two med surg units in the hospital. Bed alarms.are always so sensitive. We used to have a policy that...

  11. Burning out

    Sweetheart2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a med surg nurse in a small community hospital. I have about 2.5 years RN experience (medical assistant and LPN in a family practice prior) I work the medical side (medical and surgical is...

  12. Helping Med/Surg Nurses

    Sweetheart2005 replied to annemariemiller's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You will have a preceptor for a period of time. Do you know how long? Ask questions when you don't know something and be observant. Request assistance from the other PCT on your unit when you need an...

  13. Paediatric Vaccines

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Keelz5368's topic in General Nursing

    Common vaccines: IPV (polio), DTaP, Hepatitis B, Prevnar (pneumonia), rotavirus (oral vaccine), HIB, hepatitis A, varicella, MMR, flu shots. Some come individually some are in combination form. After...

  14. Communication Discrimination

    Sweetheart2005 replied to WinterLilac's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    my mom is legally blind and Ive had similar experience. She rarely uses her cane but when she does, people talk to me, not her. And if they do, they talk down to her like she's mentally incapable of...

  15. Med/Surg Geriatrics Unit

    Sweetheart2005 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Honestly it depends. My unit goes by numbers only. They don't care about acuity. There's 40 patients, 8 nurses, everyone gets five patients based on the rooms. 6 is a lot, which has been consists for...

  16. Med/Surg Geriatrics Unit

    Sweetheart2005 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I had 3 months almost of orientation. I felt fairly comfortable after about 6 months on my own. I have awesome coworkers and we work together well and bounce things off each other. It averages 7-8...

  17. Would a LPN or RN be a better fit for me?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to TheInstigation's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend going for your RN. Case management positions usually require an RN, as well as most supervisory, director type of positions. Depending on how soon you want to actively get into...

  18. Which Medication to Give First

    Sweetheart2005 replied to kchester3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with that order and retiming if possible. Also, I don't know if these meds are compatible or not. If two are compatible you could put one directly to the saline lock and the other you could do...

  19. Med/Surg Geriatrics Unit

    Sweetheart2005 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work med surg. I have a background as a medical assistant and LPN in family practice prior to transitioning. It's not concidered a geriatric unit however, the majority of my patients are 65+. I've...

  20. Telemetry Nurse

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Snees46's topic in General Nursing

    I would assume this would be a med/surg type of unit with patients needing cardiac monitoring. Some hospital units that are telemetry are very much cardiac units, others can be various medical issues...

  21. Which job offer is better for a new grad?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to mnf8613's topic in General Nursing

    Being that you've had experience and enjoyed the one unit as a student t and saw there was good teamwork and a friendly environment, as well as these patients being more stable, it may be the better...

  22. Need help on finding best stethoscope for cochlear implants

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Beaumont55's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Need to follow. I just got a BAHA (bone anchored hearing aide) three days ago due to a childhood deformity. I have one good ear and one I could hear nothing prior to the implant. This hearing aide is...

  23. BSN program only requires 10 clinical hours per week. Thoughts?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Hailie54's topic in General Students

    There's a group of students that come to my work from the local community college. (Associates degree) They have one clinical day and most of them will give meds to one patient do an assessment and...

  24. Have You Ever Had to Take Care of Someone You Knew?

    Sweetheart2005 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I took care of a former coworker. We worked together about 8 years prior at a non nursing job and friends on Facebook. I saw the name, went in the room and let him know they had assigned me as his...

  25. Night shift alterative hours poll

    Sweetheart2005 replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in General Nursing

    My first one I worked I was thinking it would be awful. My first thought when I was asked to come in for a 3am was "you are crazy" . Have to get up in the middle of the night to go to work sounded...