quazar

quazar

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  1. Negativity

    quazar replied to nerdynurse22's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. You have to make a conscious, concerted effort to not do it at first. After a while, though, you'll get there, and it will be second nature.

  2. Treat the Patient, not the Monitor.....Really?

    quazar replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    In the OP's defense, when I was a new nurse, I relied heavily on the monitors (fetal monitors, bear in mind), as my spidey sense wasn't well honed yet, and 99.9% of our patients were medicated,...

  3. Which penlight do you use? Incandescent or LED?

    quazar replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL me too, BUT NOT TO CHECK PUPILS. I only use it to see in the dark if I don't want to disturb a patient, or if I need to see a something in a room where the lights need to stay dim. I would never...

  4. got fired/terminated

    quazar replied to YesYesRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a hideous preceptor as a new grad; she was known for being a unit bully, especially to new grads and new orientees. She had a reputation for driving away new nurses. Why on earth they allowed...

  5. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    quazar replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1. I want to fist/chest bump you through the screen for that. You. are. awesome. 2. I would have killed to have been a fly on the wall to witness that encounter. 3. To the OP, I've had the...

  6. Actual handwashing vs. sanitizer

    quazar posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have noticed for a while that I am one of the few nurses who usually washes her hands with soap and water before and after patient contact, rather than using the hand sanitizer. Most (not all, but...

  7. Actual handwashing vs. sanitizer

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    This is most helpful, thank you!Thanks y'all, this has been a really educational thread. Y'all are

  8. Negotiation...is it a thing?

    quazar replied to DNS.RN78's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on how flexible you are and how long you can wait. I once turned down a job because they didn't offer me enough, and said so. They called back a month later with a higher offer. *shrug*...

  9. Actual handwashing vs. sanitizer

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! Totally this! It really is a psychological thing I

  10. New Charge Nurse

    quazar replied to Chilled1121's topic in Critical Care

    In almost 20 years of nursing, I have never, ever asked to have my assignment changed for any reason other than the patient was violent towards me. That's it. They are being childish and ridiculous...

  11. Actual handwashing vs. sanitizer

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, this is helpful. I appreciate

  12. Tattoos?

    quazar replied to heronurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's cheating; everything looks awesome on Adam

  13. How do you get your first nursing job?

    quazar replied to stnurse2016's topic in General Nursing

    I got a job in NICU as a new grad because I did my senior year practicum

  14. Is this common?

    quazar replied to pepino23's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of a discharge nurse, that's pretty swanky. My facility has an IV team, but you only call them if it's a difficult stick or you don't have time/can't do it for some reason. Lab does...

  15. Job offer retracted

    quazar replied to Endo nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you handled it very well.

  16. Stethoscope

    quazar replied to GuineaPigs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought my Classic SE II in nursing school and it's what I've had my entire practice. Love my stethoscope.

  17. Lucky he was constipated, or he'd be dead

    quazar replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I'm never teaching childbirth classes. I have enough of a cloud following me around at work as it

  18. When you're the patient...

    quazar replied to quazar's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes,yes, yes to ALL of this! Yes, I won't go to the hospital where I work for that exact reason. Sorry, HIPAA, schmipaa. People talk. I *might* go now that there's the "break the glass" feature on...

  19. When you're the patient...

    quazar posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just curious if other nurses do this, or if it's just me. When I'm the patient, I tend to not report pain or under report it, for the sake of not appearing weak and/or not wanting to be bothersome to...

  20. Tattoos?

    quazar replied to heronurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree, that would freak me out. I don't even know what these sex trade tattoos look like, which is not a good thing, given my area of specialty. I need to know that kind of stuff. I think I'll be...

  21. Tattoos?

    quazar replied to heronurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Maybe it's because in L&D I work with a much younger patient population or something, I don't know, but y'all....tats and piercings in intimate places and rainbow hair and all kinds of different...

  22. Is This Normal?

    quazar replied to jack1971's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, absolutely normal.

  23. I hate night shift, need some advice :(

    quazar replied to chocolateistheanswer's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I tend to agree with her answer. I mean, missing your spouse a little bit is common, and missing out on some social things here and there, but the degree of your depression and anxiety and just...

  24. When you want to slap your co-workers

    quazar replied to thecrossfitrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've had this scenario happen at 2 hospitals now, and I handled it the same way each time: ignore, ignore, ignore, and focus on the positive in my own head. If the complaining got too much I found...

  25. Dear Abby and social induction of pregnancy

    quazar replied to teacupRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep, and patients are also notorious for selective hearing, and for hearing entire conversations that never