pixierose BSN, RN

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    Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    pixierose replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Double post
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    Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    pixierose replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    If you do a quick google search, more hospital guards are assaulted and even shot at then the reverse. OP's sweeping, nonsensical generalizations are all over the place at best and offensive at its...
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    Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    pixierose replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it's because I'm tired. Maybe it's because I'm sore. But **** that perspective. I have gotten hurt a LOT by patients. I work in a psych ED. It's become a norm. It SHOULDN'T be. A patient of...
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    Garbage Report

    pixierose replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I work per diem in a ped psych ED where most times we get a patient for a few hours, stabilize, and then the patient either goes home or goes IP. There's one IP psych unit that I dread giving report...
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    I felt burnt out and I'm not even working.

    pixierose replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    ((((Hugs)))), OC. I think you're experiencing a lot of sorrow, and all at once. Give yourself time to grieve for them. Getting a diagnosis of lupus, especially as a shock, takes time to adjust to....
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    Dealing with Stress at Work

    pixierose replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Work has been rough lately. I've been one to break out into ... dance. I suck at dancing. At the nurses station. Entering a (good natured) patients' room. Sometimes the dumbest of twirls when...
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    what is it like to be a psych nurse ?

    pixierose replied to Wannabenurseneko's topic in Psychiatric

    ^^ This. I used to work inpatient Geri psych. There was a lot of medical, as there were a lot of comorbidities. Wound care, subQ/IM for both insulin and psych meds, PICC lines, TPN, J/G tubes, etc....
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    "I am a nurse!"

    pixierose replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You *are* something
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    "I am a nurse!"

    pixierose replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This was my mom when she was fighting cancer. She told everyone from the surgeon to the radiologist to every.single.nurse she encountered how "her daughter was a nurse and worked in this same...
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    Commute time to hospital job

    pixierose replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, this. 15 minutes ... but probably another 10 looking for a spot , no matter how I adjust my commute
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    How do you discuss gender issues with adolescents?

    pixierose replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I work per diem in a psych ED, and sadly we see lots of adolescents who are transgender... and a lot of parents who aren't happy. First thing ... how do we help kids get through? By acceptance. There...
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    Rolling out bedside report

    pixierose replied to magordon's topic in General Nursing

    As long as housekeeping, not the RN, cleans up after the
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    Strip searching and removing jewelry

    pixierose replied to KathyDay's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a psych ED. I don't work with the patient with chest pain next door, so I'm not going to treat him like he has a knife or sex offender because I don't treat that population. I treat every...
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    Nurse, clean up aisle 5 (rant)

    pixierose replied to cleback's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that does seem a little excessive ... even to this
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    Nurse, clean up aisle 5 (rant)

    pixierose replied to cleback's topic in General Nursing

    I usually wipe down my scanner handle, parts of my WOW, and various other high traffic surfaces prior to each shift with some Sani wipes because I'm a self-professed germaphobe (when my mom had...
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    Lack of Sleep

    pixierose replied to Melissaxoanne1's topic in General Nursing

    I just recently came off orientation at a new job, and stress can keep my mind going all night long if I let it. The new routines, new coworkers, new politics ... just being new can set your mind on...
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    My Opinion on Simulation Lab

    pixierose replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    I loathed sim lab. But my instructor had a great sense of humor. She was (is) one of my neighbors, knew I could take a joke ... and to relieve some of the anxiety, would play a prank on me for the...
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    I hate my new grad nurse residency program HELP

    pixierose replied to nursingisfun4lyfe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is EXCELLENT advice. I can't love this post enough
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    Appropriate time to apply to other positions?

    pixierose replied to aeris99's topic in General Nursing

    No harm in applying ... depending on your area. I left my first hospital job just shy of 11 months and moved to another hospital job (I got the job very quickly). It worked out well (for me). Good...
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    Psych Nursing - Boring?

    pixierose replied to Nimrodel's topic in Psychiatric

    Psych ED ... so so not boring in the least (as I sit in my car, getting ready to face the day). Lots of patient interaction and therapeutic communication, lots of interaction with other medical/etc...
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    Depressed and Disappointed in Myself

    pixierose replied to Samx3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, OP. Gentle (((hugs))). I'm coming up on my one year of being an employed nurse ... next week, in fact. It's been one long learning curve. It's not easy, and it's a big responsibility, but it...
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    Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

    pixierose replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

    All I said was that I loved my Suburu. I never encouraged OP to buy one. It took me until I hit 39 years of age til I was able to purchase one (and in my favorite color of metallic green, no less). No...
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    Suicide attempt while at school

    pixierose replied to Cas1in72's topic in School

    I got teary eyed reading this. So many (((hugs))) -- you did great. I'm working per diem as a psych nurse in a children's ED. I had a girl, about 13, arrive via EMS from her school on Monday and tell...
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    Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

    pixierose replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

    I remember being 20 and in college. I still made sure my 1986 Honda had decent (albeit not new) tires on my waitressing salary. So knock it off. No one here told you to buy a new car. People here...
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    Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

    pixierose replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

    I ❤️ my Outback. That baby has gotten me to more shifts and before that, clinicals. Some scary driving conditions this winter but so far, so good. Now, OP - let this be a valuable lesson for...