NotYourMamasRN

NotYourMamasRN

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  1. Working 12's with small children

    NotYourMamasRN replied to karo07's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like our house. My husband works full time during the week and has been in college. I work every Sat and Sun and am in grad school. We have a toddler and adolescent. It sucks big time! We...

  2. How can technology help Nurses/physicians

    NotYourMamasRN replied to sparks19's topic in General Nursing

    The other day it took me 1 hour after report to get a COW to work. I went through 3 and every time I thought it was working something would go wrong. I was restarting and setting up a new COW every 20...

  3. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    NotYourMamasRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone, I have worked in various departments and facilities as a nurse with five years of experience. I was also an ER Tech before becoming a nurse. I am in a new department, a Med/Surg Tele. My...

  4. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely agree with you. I am very interested in value based purchasing and the way it has negatively impacted nurses. Just the other day my boss said that nurses are of no financial benefit to...

  5. Am I a bully?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will agree, not

  6. Am I a bully?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you. JDAM is Joint Defense Attack Munition, and it is an air to ground bomb that we dropped from the F-14 Tomcat at that time. It is still in use. It is a very accurate weapon and can use GPS...

  7. CNA attire during interview?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Shanty3710's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I always wear a business suit to interviews, I even wore one to an interview for a volunteer position at my local VAMC when I was in nursing school. I just think it sets a good tone for my motivation...

  8. Am I a bully?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. Thankfully there are a lot of great people on this website that offer valuable advice and set a better

  9. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Stalker Status! I would like to introduce "Been There, Done That" who is upset with my reply to her on another board and is stalking my replies and attempting to bring her practice of lateral violence...

  10. Am I a bully?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Several points to make based on your reply. 1) This "footnote" is actually from a scholarly reference and is a piece of a concept analysis on "Wisdom" in nursing. Toward an Understanding of Wisdom...

  11. Am I a bully?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I disagree and think that there is a lot more to the situation than what is being described for the situation to result in termination. I also think that your reference of "snowflake" for the nurse...

  12. Am I a bully?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't really understand the situation being described. But having worked in business and HR before becoming a nurse, I know that creating a hostile work environment after being repeatedly counseled...

  13. Early Morning Nurses (and Nursing Students)

    NotYourMamasRN replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    I am a horrible morning person and having Hashimoto's doesn't help at all. I worked nights for most of my professional adult life, from 2002 to mid 2015. I am days now and it is a hard adjustment but...

  14. Refusing to float

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NurseKC123's topic in General Nursing

    In one of the hospitals I worked in, it was written into our job description is a sneaky way that floating was part of the job and a mandatory evil. I learned this when I was asking to not be floated...

  15. Being a pregnant nurse

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NurseLiliRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I was working ER and ICU while pregnant. My coworkers were great about helping with lifting and what not. I only had to advocate for myself once, when a charge in the ER was arguing with me to take a...

  16. Dedicated Trauma Nurses in the ED

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    No problem at all! As far as staffing goes, it was great. Otherwise it had some challenges like anywhere else. I moved out of state so I couldn't keep commuting 3 hours and decided to work closer to...

  17. Dedicated Trauma Nurses in the ED

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    I do not remember that ever happening. I must say however, this ER was staffed better than any department, I have ever worked in, in any facility. We also had an ED OBS Unit that we were able to pull...

  18. Epic care plans and goals

    NotYourMamasRN replied to djamies's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital also requires Careplans be updated every shift. I hate it because we are double charting, everything I put in the Careplan template has already been entered into the assessment. It is a...

  19. Dedicated Trauma Nurses in the ED

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    I worked in an ER that had this position. When crud hit the fan, they were lifesavers. They floated and helped us all, then when the big guns rolled through the door they took control. It saved a...

  20. Use of cellphones while at work

    NotYourMamasRN replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    There is a zero tolerance policy for cell phones at every hospital I have worked at. I never carry mine. I do give the number to my work, for emergencies, to my husband. Otherwise I only touch the...

  21. Do you feel safe reporting errors?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to sweetdreame's topic in General Nursing

    I feel safe enough in most instances to self report. I have once and I think my manager appreciated that I manned up to screwing up a med. We notified the NP and monitored the patient. Luckily no harm...

  22. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    NotYourMamasRN replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    I have never been rude to a student. But I definitely will say it can be a lot of work to be responsible for the nursing student AND my heavy patient load. But the worst part is I have never gotten...

  23. What annoys you most in your daily tasks?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to mangi's topic in General Nursing

    My phone!!! Every 5 seconds it is a call from another nurse, the charge nurse, the doctor, another ancillary staff member, an overbearing family member that wants an update every 5 minutes or thinks...

  24. First Job as a Nurse manager

    NotYourMamasRN replied to joohwangee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One of the SNF/LTC facilities I worked at lost 4 of their 5 managers in a one month period. They resigned or quit because the new DON that came is was, to say the least, the worst nurse and leader in...

  25. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Mine have been: Tele 1 to 6, ER 1 to 4, ICU 1-2 with 2-3 Tele holds during cold and flu season, SNF 1 to 30 skilled floor, 1 to 40 mix of skilled and LTC floor. Not a single one of these places ever...