Workitinurfava

Workitinurfava BSN, RN

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  1. Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Workitinurfava replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If not everyone than "all"? We are pulling hairs

  2. Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Workitinurfava replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If the surgeon did the cutting, then it should be on the the surgeon. The surgeon should make sure to the cut the appropriate area, just like the nurse using her hands to adminster the medication. A...

  3. Fumbled During Interview and Lost the Job

    Workitinurfava replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I remember fumblinga little during my interview but I stayed confident. I said hmm, well, and let me think, to give my brain time to think of certain situations. All questions don't have to be...

  4. I was slapped by a patient

    Workitinurfava replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

    "go back to your supervisor and tell her you need to talk to someone". ------------------------------- I am sure she knows to do this. Her situation I feel is helpful to a lot of nurses that may find...

  5. Another Tragedy at Vanderbilt

    Workitinurfava replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses are the easiest to throw under the bus. Do you think they want to get rid of their surgeon and start with someone

  6. Do I have to disclose mental illness

    Workitinurfava replied to NurseChaiPls's topic in General Nursing

    I have applied for jobs that ask if one has a mental illness. Did you application process consist of

  7. I was slapped by a patient

    Workitinurfava replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let giving great customer service get in the way of you protecting yourself. Many patients know about the press ganey stuff and they use it to their advantage. I bet he left the part out about...

  8. Working on weekends!

    Workitinurfava replied to PubSub's topic in General Nursing

    Apply for a PRN position and ask to be scheduled for weekends. You should be able to get almost any job working weekends and one day of the week if you can make that work. I am not hearing that you...

  9. Written Up

    Workitinurfava replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    So how did the patient feel after you gave both pills? Did the patient sleep? Were there any adverse reactions that the patient experienced as a result of getting both

  10. Written Up

    Workitinurfava replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree. This should be more of a teaching moment and also the MD should be counseled on writing orders. More details needs to be added to the

  11. Written Up

    Workitinurfava replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering why no other meds were considered to help this patient sleep? Ativan is not normally the first choice an MD goes with to help a patient sleep and not only that it can become addictive...

  12. Written Up

    Workitinurfava replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    You always have to question giving double of anything. The order could explain more but the way I see it is, if you give the med for sleep the patient won't need the other dose. Ativan can be given in...

  13. Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    Workitinurfava replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some older women can be jealous of young and pretty women, not all but

  14. Pre Nursing looking for ABSN program - low gpa

    Workitinurfava replied to lifesaver808's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You could go for your LPN and later your

  15. Charting and learning

    Workitinurfava replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. 2 weeks is not enough when preceptor are strictly doing their jobs and keeping you in a CNA role. The first week is generally classroom stuff. If she works 12s, the second week could be only...

  16. Charting and learning

    Workitinurfava replied to Trampledunderfoot's topic in General Nursing

    What a shame. Honestly you need someone to verify your techniques and let you know what you think you know through confirmation, otherwise how do you know if you are doing things right. Nurses should...

  17. CNA to RN

    Workitinurfava replied to Mary3010's topic in General Nursing

    I wish more nurses had the opportunity of becoming nurse techs, granted they meet the qualifications because they would have a better view of how it would be as an

  18. Under appreciated or Self-Centered

    Workitinurfava replied to BadChoiceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you are too good and they need someone willing to throw people under the bus. Many of the charge nurses I have ran into have been the nurse ratched

  19. Feeling Trapped!

    Workitinurfava replied to RNfindingherway's topic in General Nursing

    Can you tell me some of the reasons ICU nurses transfer to the ER? I am just

  20. Being Gay and a Male Nursing Student

    Workitinurfava replied to RShieldsSN14's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Have you not noticed gay men in the nursing field? I have worked with many of them and they didn't hide being gay. They act like themselves and

  21. Give 'Em Enough Rope

    Workitinurfava replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I knew a nurse that would show up for the 7p-7a shift, in the beginning about 15 minutes late. 15 minutes turned into 30 minutes, 30 minutes turned into an hour, 1 hour turned into 2 hours, 2 hours...

  22. U-World or Hurst Review

    Workitinurfava replied to jthoma43's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kaplan...q bank questions

  23. Unvaccinated Boy in Oregon gets Tetanus

    Workitinurfava replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Some people don't give their kids vaccines because they feel they cause autism and all sorts of other

  24. Job change - anxiety

    Workitinurfava replied to Michnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I tried working M-F and it was hard. I want to be done with work after 3 days. It is what I am used to. I want to know that I can schedule health appointments etc., when I am off during the week...

  25. Sitting down - New nurse looking for advice

    Workitinurfava replied to MgoBlue37's topic in General Nursing

    I mentioned this to someone. If you have IT experience, you have a chance at getting an informatics position. Not all of those positions require years of bedside