Nurse131382

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1. Calling in for no sleep

   Nurse131382 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't think I should get into my personal reasons for not being able to sleep. Plus I did say I was up sick due to something I ate. But thanks for the input.

2. Calling in for no sleep

   Nurse131382 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

   I should have added that I had fallen asleep around 10 but woke up with GI issues around 12 that didn't allow me to sleep. I was thinking I might be able to work thru the GI issues but the lack of sleep they caused was my major concern. I have never ...

3. Calling in for no sleep

   Nurse131382 posted a topic in General Nursing

   On Friday I was scheduled a 12 hour shift that went to 3:30am. The Monday after I am scheduled to work at 0700. I had one night to try and totally change my sleep schedule. That being said it's 3am and I haven't slept a wink. I need at least 5 hours ...

4. IIVD

   Nurse131382 posted a topic in General Nursing

   For some reason at my hospital when an IV is locked we say it's IIVD. I never really thought about this but what the heck does it mean? Is there a different term I should use?

5. Am I a bad nurse???

   Nurse131382 replied to Newnurse65's topic in General Nursing

   Take a deep breath. You are being way too hard on yourself. Some of these mistakes could be anxiety, but you're also new. Give yourself a break and time to learn the swing of things!

6. Can I still be a nurse?

   Nurse131382 replied to dragonhawk's topic in Pre-Nursing

   A hot chest and chronic fatigue x 1 year do not sound like repercussions of the TB test. Nursing is an art and a science. If you don't believe in the science part for your own health (ie vaccines) then you should not become a nurse in my brutally hon...

7. Change of shift admissions

   Nurse131382 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work at is considered a smaller hospital. Our patients discharge by noon and beds are usually cleaned within the hour. If this happened every once in awhile it wouldn't be a big deal but it happens every single day. It isn't much bette...

8. Change of shift admissions

   Nurse131382 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was discussing with a coworker the other day the prevalence of change of shift admissions. At our hospital it seems like the ED holds onto the admissions until shift change. Think I'm being dramatic? Nearly everyday we get 5 admits between 1500 and...

9. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

   Nurse131382 replied to twss2323's topic in Relations

   $5 to the hospital cafeteria, a scavenger hunt (who has time for that at work?), and some sort of stair climb event...

10. What is the drug of choice in your area?

    Nurse131382 replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    Meth, alcohol, antidepressant and anxiolytic abuse, opioid abuse. Midwest here, usually when they come in it's a combination of several of those.

11. Schedule Conflict

    Nurse131382 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a little background to my question: I have worked on the same floor for 5 years. 3.75 as a PCT and the other 1.25 as a nurse. I started on overnights and finally decided i had enough so I applied for a day evening position that I was not given. ...

12. Vacation?

    Nurse131382 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I don't typically request time off but when I have it doesn't get "accepted" or denied officially with notice. We find out once our schedule comes out. Our maternity leaves are not covered by temp positions they just expect the rest of the staff to f...

13. Vacation?

    Nurse131382 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately my request has been denied I was informed today due to the other employees being on maternity leave. I have the vacation planned and paid for so I'm not really sure what to do next.

14. Vacation?

    Nurse131382 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone else have issues with vacation time being approved when others are expected to be on maternity leave? I put a request in 5 months ago and since then 2 employees have started and will be taking maternity leave June/July/August and I reques...

15. Unprofessional charting

    Nurse131382 posted a topic in Professionalism

    I work on a busy cardiac floor and most of our PCT's don't make hourly observations in the EHR. However we have one who does and it is riddled with spelling and grammar errors. It also doesn't include what I perceive as important information that nee...