raptorfem BSN, RN

raptorfem is a BSN, RN and specializes in Colorectal Surgery.

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1. Not today Satan, not today!

   raptorfem replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

   RUBY! THIS STORY IS CRAZY!!! *shivers*

2. What is your work routine?

   raptorfem replied to Tomrn2128's topic in Med-Surg

   I have a system and it helps me feel a lot calmer when the shift is starting. I will look up allergies, continuous IV fluids, lines and drains, when their labs are ordered to be drawn and if it's lab or clinician collect, what their diet order is, an...

3. How do you last?

   raptorfem replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

   Self care (whatever that is for you: netflix, long bubble bath, dance class, nature walk, etc) SOME form of exercise, whether it is just trying to get 10,000 steps a day, or something super intense like crossfit Good support system, whoever that may ...

4. Refusing to float

   raptorfem replied to NurseKC123's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure what the consequences would be for outright refusing:no: to float, i'm guessing corrective action. Luckily where i work they would never try to float a med-surg nurse to peds or the ICU, thats completely absurd and dangerous IMO. Since m...

5. Early Morning Nurses (and Nursing Students)

   raptorfem replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

   In the past when i worked days this is what i did, and i do it now to get up for night shift: I use two different alarm clocks; my cell phone i set at 4:55/4:57/5:00, which i allow myself to snooze through, and then i have an actual digital alarm cl...

6. Do you prefer to contend with the smell of stool or the smell of Glade?

   raptorfem replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

   I find a lovely paraben-scented Glade Plug-In works wonders >-D But in all seriousness, yeh I'm not a fan of the vanilla/strawberry/cinnamon whatever crap. At our hospital there is a generic air freshener in the Omnicell that is pretty "neutral" s...

7. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

   raptorfem replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

   I agree with what many have said beforehand, the attitude of "I NEED THE NURSE" is often a pain and a waste of valuable time and effort. We are lucky to have a few HUCs (unit secretary) who are very proactive and IF the phones are not ringing off the...

8. You know your nurse brain is still at work when....

   raptorfem replied to EmpathyInAction's topic in General Nursing

   When I shoot out of bed and get momentarily dizzy: "uh oh, I'm orthostatic! Better rest in a seated position before standing! Probably a little dry!" And the veins thing too, whenever I see big beefy ones I just wanna grab a 16 and go to town :-D

9. Re-Entry Anxiety?

   raptorfem posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! First of all: long-time reader, first-time poster. I am a new grad, and I've been working for about six months as a nurse on a colorectal surgery floor. The question I wanted to submit it this: does anybody else get nervous when they ar...