Dani_Mila BSN, RN

Progressive Care, Sub-Acute, Hospice, Geriatrics

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    Should I stay or should I go?

    Dani_Mila posted a topic in General Nursing

    Seeking Advice 🤔 I work at a 23 beds cardiac/ stroke step down unit. We recently have a high turnover of nightshift staffing with 4 nurses leaving, 3 of them were charge nurses. There are 5 of...
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    Should I stay or should I go?

    Dani_Mila replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly 💯 This is why I got so mad. She literally only has 5 experience nurses who can do the job, yet she chose the ones who works hard and barely calls out. How is that fair? The other two...
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    I don't want to be Charge!

    Dani_Mila replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Are you me? LOL I'm in the same position. We lost 4 nurses in 2 weeks and 3 of them are charge nurse. Now my manager is forcing the remaining experience nurses to be charge. We don't want to do it. I...
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    Patient Death After Shift

    Dani_Mila posted a topic in General Specialties

    Background story: Received a pt who came up to the unit (progressive care unit/ telemetry) an hour before start of shift. He came in with NSTEMI, was on hep gtt, Venturi mask (non compliant with home...
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    Patient Death After Shift

    Dani_Mila replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Specialties

    Just found out that the PT was stabilized in my unit, then was sent to cardiac cath in the afternoon. He had cardiac cath and post cath that's when he coded. This happened at a different sister...
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    Patient Death After Shift

    Dani_Mila replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Specialties

    The dose was metoprolol 25 mg and when the medication was given his HR was in low 100s. Throughout his stay, pt did not have bradycardia. Also, I even asked the ICU PA if they will take him as we...
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    Taking a job

    Dani_Mila replied to WannabaNurse's topic in General Specialties

    That is a red flag, I worked at a stepdown unit and our max is 5 pts. I would try to wait it out until you get another job. Management always lies just so that they can hire you, so it is not...
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    My First Code Blue! Still Trying To Process It

    Dani_Mila replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    Respiratory were on top with him, they were giving him medications, breathing treatments, suctioning him, but the mucus is inside the chest, he just could not cough it up. He has been given...
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    My First Code Blue! Still Trying To Process It

    Dani_Mila posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for almost 5 years and this was my first Code Blue on my patients. Quick hx on my pt who coded, he is a dialysis pt, anuric. He came in for GI bleed. MD r/o that it's possibly...
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    Maternity Leave?

    Dani_Mila posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just had a baby 3 days ago, did you guys use paid parental leave and short term disability concurrently?? My hospital policy offers up to 12 weeks paid parental leave. I've been approved for 6 weeks,...
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    Venting after a very busy shift

    Dani_Mila posted a topic in General Nursing

    My little background: I work in a progressive care unit/telemetry. I've been working at my hospital for about 5 months. I have been a nurse for about 5 years mostly working in subacute rehab then have...
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    Venting after a very busy shift

    Dani_Mila replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    I found out that the reason why they did not take this patient was because they were short staffed in the ICU and since he was "sort of stabilized" that they did not want to keep him yet
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    Should I have done more? Worried about a patient...

    Dani_Mila posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started working in a telemetry/step-down ICU unit. It has been 2 weeks post orientation I'm not a new nurse but it is my first time working at a hospital setting. I had a pt who was admitted...
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    LTC to PCU? Freaking out!

    Dani_Mila posted a topic in General Nursing

    A little about me, I have almost 4 years experience in sub-acute rehab/ LTC/ hospice/ palliative/ and a little psych. I am currently working in a COVID unit initiated by my facility. My goal is to...
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    LTC to PCU? Freaking out!

    Dani_Mila replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    Hey how are you? Just checking up, have you started your hospital job
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    Failed out of RN program completely, what now?

    Dani_Mila replied to Lynker's topic in Nursing Career

    I would probably do some self-evaluation and ask myself why I failed the first and second time. Sometimes, you know why and you have the answer to that question. I would suggest to never give up. I...
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    Struggling With New Job

    Dani_Mila replied to lizdimi54873's topic in General Nursing

    It's definitely a learning curve for me. I still don't know when to call the doctor or what, at my other job if we need to doctor we cal the house sup and he comes and check the patient. It is really...
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    New Grad on Orientation...Developing Slowly

    Dani_Mila replied to DH1234's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I know this is an old post but I feel like I am in a similar situation. I am on my 4th week and I have been handling 2 patients still. However, I do sometimes help out with one of my preceptor's...
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    Struggling With New Job

    Dani_Mila replied to lizdimi54873's topic in General Nursing

    Show is your transition so far? I'm in the same predicament. I work in acute rehab and got a job in the hospital and I feel so lost. People are nice but they do give you that "newbie" look. I am...
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    LTC to PCU? Freaking out!

    Dani_Mila replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    Oh absolutely! Whatever goes in your mind is the same for me. I am worried as well on if the new coworkers will be helpful or how they will treat newcomers. So far, I've seen most of them asking each...
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    LTC to PCU? Freaking out!

    Dani_Mila replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean. I'm rusty too with lung sounds. Heck, I need to learn how to read EKG strips because one my floor everyone is on cardiac monitors. I'm also rusty with head to toe assessments. At...
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    LTC to PCU? Freaking out!

    Dani_Mila replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is very small too. It's a community hospital. I would also maybe try to review things you don't remember.I bought a med surg book that I'm going to try to review since there are a lot of...
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    LTC to PCU? Freaking out!

    Dani_Mila replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    Hi how are you! Congrats btw about your new job! 5 weeks is not enough in my opinion. My friend who also went from LTC to a stepdown unit said it should be at least 10 weeks. I was given 8 weeks with...
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    Do LPNs really get a shorter orientation time?

    Dani_Mila replied to Bean0621's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    They up the pay rate now to $30. $18 is what CNAs
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    Feeling Very Sad At New Job

    Dani_Mila replied to Monique Barber's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you Filipino? Because if you are, it is quite unusual for FIlipinos to demean their kinsmen. Normally, Filipinos help each other out. When you mentioned about the nursing staff as being cliquish,...