pixierose BSN, RN

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    Thieves! Stealing Supplies During COVID-19 Crisis

    pixierose replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Trump, the public’s response, and our own reaction to the Coronavirus are all interrelated. Everything I said is very much on topic - I.e budget cuts from this administration r/t the CDC, HHS, etc...
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    Thieves! Stealing Supplies During COVID-19 Crisis

    pixierose replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What is the CDC going to do, hold bake sales? In the Spring of 2018, the White House pushed Congress to cut funding for Obama-era disease security programs, proposing to eliminate $252 million in...
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    Thieves! Stealing Supplies During COVID-19 Crisis

    pixierose replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’m going to run with this for a minute. Trump MADE it political. He didn’t want to admit it was a problem here because it would look bad for him - the numbers of corona cases and the stock...
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    School and Other Closures to Control COVID-19 Pandemics

    pixierose replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The federal government contributes to mass hysteria because it is causing significant confusion. Is treatment for COVID-19 covered ... nope, that’s just the test... Everyone can get tested! Nope?...
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    School and Other Closures to Control COVID-19 Pandemics

    pixierose replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Not a massive overreaction. A massive under reaction by our President and his sycophants, who initially claimed it was a hoax yadda yadda yadda. But the general public? Hoarding that TP is the way to...
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    Breakdown at work

    pixierose replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    Aww, OP - just wanted to give some (((hugs))). Give yourself credit; untreated anxiety and depression is awful. You’re still hanging in, you recognize it. It’s like any other health problem - just...
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    Do nurses make a difference?

    pixierose replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn’t have said it
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    Nurse bringing child to work

    pixierose replied to adclay's topic in General Nursing

    “That’s one supportive work environment” is what I’d be thinking. You don’t know the life circumstances, nor should you. Doesn’t sound like the kid is loud, obnoxious, clamoring for...
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    Help! Preceptor Issue

    pixierose replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t escalate. That won’t get you far. Your preceptor needs a day off too. I just started precepting and man ... do I have a renewed sense of appreciation for my former preceptors. If given the...
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    So my car window got smashed and my purse stolen . I was at work

    pixierose replied to MSO4foru's topic in General Nursing

    Smart. In our lot, that’s the one thing I do: keep the car locked. But there’s really nothing of value. And everything is fairly visible - tan seats with absolutely nothing hidden. Nothing in the...
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    So my car window got smashed and my purse stolen . I was at work

    pixierose replied to MSO4foru's topic in General Nursing

    She cancelled her credit cards. My impression was that her purse was stolen; coworker was the one who ran to get her snack. I work in a high crime area. We had a drive by shooting occur with bullets...
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    Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    pixierose replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you actually had my sympathy and concern in the original thread ... right up until your comment to DowntheRiver, which was uncalled for and makes you look ridiculous. To everyone in the SE yet...
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    Called Down to HR

    pixierose replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, frustrating isn’t even the word. Administration can be so ... so ... ugh. I’m sorry, Davey. That’s utter bull. You get assaulted, yet *you’re* the one who gets called down to HR....
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    Is Anyone NOT Going to be an APRN?

    pixierose replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve been in nursing for 2.5 years, so I still consider myself new. I have no plans to become an APRN and I plan to to stay at the bedside. I am second career (in my mid-40’s) and going for my BSN...
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    Is it just my facility or ...........

    pixierose replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric

    Hppy, I usually agree with you on most things, but you seem awfully blamey in your last two posts. The worst feeling, the very worst feeling, is *anticipating* that violence and *knowing* you can’t...
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    Advice From Season Nurses

    pixierose replied to friendly_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh gosh. I’m not usually one to call “NETY” but yes, this is a clear case of it. This isn’t your regular ICU environment - this is a absolute hostile work environment. I work in a Neuro ICU,...
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    IM injections- to aspirate or not?

    pixierose replied to dah512's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this. In psych, we give quite a few IM injections. This is a hot button issue in the psych hospital I work at. Recent evidence based research demonstrates that most people do not...
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    How do you handle touchy/feely coworkers?

    pixierose replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    There’s nothing to be sorry for. You’re not being uptight. Like pixie, this pixie gets picked up quite a bit because she’s vertically challenged. I’m also not a hugger, and I dislike being...
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    Is it just my facility or ...........

    pixierose replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric

    Oh gosh, yes. Those magic words. Enough that the staff injury rate has reached an all time high in the building. Not just individual units, the BUILDING. As in, send to the ED ... out for several...
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    What’s it like working in the psych emergency department?

    pixierose replied to DaisyRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Everything NatureWalker said, although on “slow” nights I’ll run over to the medical side to help them out (so yes, I’m cross trained as are the nurses from medical, but I already had medical...
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    "Poor Thing!"

    pixierose replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t keep it all in, Emergent ☺️. No, I hear you. Like Daisy said, I’m both of those nurses - sometimes within the same shift. These patients, bringing more frustration than misery upon...
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    Ethical dilemma, tell me your thoughts.

    pixierose replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, 100%. They have no right to keep this information from her. How does her son play into this? Does he have any legal rights to make such decisions for her, because, like Ruby says,...
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    Patients that interfere with another patient's medical treatment

    pixierose replied to Mandy2016's topic in Emergency

    CIWA is an alcohol assessment scale. There’s also COWA (though they changed it to COWS), an opiate assessment scale. Based on the score, protocol can be put into place for the patient to detox...
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    pixierose replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    I thought you were going to stop responding? I haven’t seen anyone go after you personally. No song and dances. You asked, we answered. ... wasn’t the point of the topic to discuss opinions on...
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    pixierose replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    My last profession - teaching - had this same question as well. So I did a quick survey: My brother has never been asked if it was his calling to be a computer programmer, nor my brother in law a...