pixierose BSN, RN

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    Inappropriate nurses?

    pixierose replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. Ok. I'm new at my job. New grad nurse. New employee. New new new. Not everyone I meet has the time/ opportunity for a "how do you do?" before they ask me a question. Some people aren't even so...
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    A Very Sincere Thank You

    pixierose replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    (((((OC))))) Feel better, sweetie ❤️. How bout this: get all these surgeries done, then you've filled your quota for at least 10-20 years. At least. I think you're owed that! That, or you're...
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    What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    pixierose replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    It's such a strange thing ... the head honcho of our organization came by today and was like, "so how were those cupcakes?!" ... clearly looking for ... a pat on the back I guess? It was ONE cupcake....
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    What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    pixierose replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    A cupcake ... that I split with my coworker. We didn't end up getting our lunches due to a crazy shift. Oh yeah, and an email. Happy first nurses week to me. I got a ton when I was a teacher. At...
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    Please help, need to go back to work now! Have missed 1.5 months +

    pixierose replied to Mustkeepjob32's topic in General Nursing

    "He always calls my family when I don't go to work, upsetting my elderly parents." Color me confused, OP. Your OP states that your SO called your elderly parents, upsetting them when he tells them...
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    Question for nurses that are male...

    pixierose replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    "She can't have that patient, she's pregnant" can fit a variety of patients (not just "big"). There are legitimate reasons why a nurse who is pregnant cannot take a patient (i.e. Rubella, shingles,...
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    Allnurses needs nurses

    pixierose replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I missed you, Farawyn ❤️. I've always enjoyed reading your
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    Should a new grad RN?....

    pixierose replied to MoserK's topic in General Nursing

    Picked up on this as well. What's "basic nursing?" I know several former classmates that have thrived in the ED as a new grad. I also know some that didn't and moved on. Med/Surg is certainly a...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    pixierose replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Please refer back to Ixchel's post a few pages back to see what can happen to a damn fine nurse who is falsely accused. I have a few choice words, but I'll leave it at that. I won't even mention that...
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    Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

    pixierose replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, we've had ours thrown around so much (weapons by patients, for example) that sometimes, it's just easier to get the manual (in certain settings). To be honest? I wouldn't mind if we just manually...
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    Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

    pixierose replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in a hospital, but there are times I don't trust the automatic ones. One in particular, actually. This one keeps making its way back on the floor, despite readings that are way off base,...
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    Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

    pixierose replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    ^^ This. I work with an older adult population who also use a lot of psychiatric medications and, in certain times, ECT (the after effects). If I'm not feeling right about an automatic reading I'll...
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    Really hard choice

    pixierose replied to Nurseannieb's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry (((so many hugs))). Every family is so different, and I would talk to yours. My mom has stage 4 breast cancer and I just started a new job about 1.5 months ago. It's *hard* but that's...
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    How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    pixierose replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    I get it. However, this person is a charge nurse often? And to get this straight, this is "beard?" There seems more to this than a body odor conversation, kwim? The crime just doesn't fit the...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    pixierose replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Aww, Emergent -- the more you know! (That's actually really sweet ... not in a condescending
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    How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    pixierose replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    It appears that this body odor conversation is perhaps the straw that broke the camels back? You stated that this was perhaps retaliation for a conversation an hour earlier and that you have a history...
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    Check out my new do!

    pixierose replied to Scottishtape's topic in General Nursing

    Wahoo, Scottishtape!!!
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    pixierose replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I just can't get past the elderly know-it-all's . Unless the OP actually saw that Jon was impaired at work, it's heresay. I don't believe that my sister-in-law has the picture perfect life she...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    pixierose replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Can you further clarify your last paragraph? It seems to be a little contradictory there. Posters are "jumping down the OP's throat" out of concern that OP potentially could have cost someone their...
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    It's not the pain meds

    pixierose posted a topic in Operating Room

    Ok, you awesome OR nurses. I wanted to pop over here to tell you all, thank you. I had surgery this AM. It was scary as hell for me, because (a.) it was my first surgery EVER (oh heck no, intubated?!)...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    pixierose replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Ixchel, there are no words. I'm so
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    pixierose replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you handled this entire situation inappropriately. My mind is boggled that you think your behavior was appropriate to begin with? You pretty much did everything you could to get this man fired...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    pixierose replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    You do nothing. There is absolutely no evidence besides heresay that "Jon" was high ... and that heresay was taken from Jon's private property (text messages) and a wink from a co-worker. That wink...
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    Nursing is not for you if you don't have a burning passion for it?

    pixierose replied to .CJ.'s topic in General Students

    I dearly dislike how nurses, teachers, anyone in the helping profession must have a "calling" and not be in it for ... you know, the decent wages/schedule/etc etc. My first career was a teacher. Guess...
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    Math requirement for RNs?

    pixierose replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    Being a former teacher, I have to agree with this. While I agree, to an extent, that nurses should have the ability to do basic math ... well, these basic math skills begin being taught around 2nd,...