quazar

quazar

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  1. Too many screening questions?

    quazar replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have been surprised on a number of occasions by the most innocuous looking patients giving the most shocking answers to screening questions. Had the questions not been there, I likely wouldn't have...

  2. Inappropriate CNA behavior?

    quazar replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Nursing

    Please report their behavior. Your post made my blood run cold. I have a parent with advanced dementia and Parkinson's, and the thought of my parent being "cared" for by these people is horrifying....

  3. Would You do This Commute?

    quazar replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    My current commute is 27 miles one way, but 45-55 minutes in rush hour traffic. I deal with the commute because the job and my coworkers are definitely worth it. I use the Waze app on my phone...

  4. What would you think if you saw this patient?

    quazar replied to coffeemamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhhhhhhhhhh, crap. IDK about preventing implantation (I would think not, but fertility is not my niche, I work with the end result of fertility treatments), and yes it can definitely grow bigger...

  5. What would you think if you saw this patient?

    quazar replied to coffeemamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do OB so this is totally out of my wheelhouse and I would probably be calling a code stroke. HOWEVER, since freaking out and calling in the calvary for backup is not a choice (I love you, rapid...

  6. Family not supportive, is nursing really that bad?

    quazar replied to emnicole's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is anyone in your family a nurse? If so, talk to that person and seek their advice. If no one in your family is a nurse, I would take their opinions of your choice of future profession with a grain...

  7. "Nursing of the Childbearing Family" Clinical

    quazar replied to kaseyrachele's topic in General Students

    What would probably be most helpful for you to learn is just basic assessment of the postpartum mom, also known as the BUBBLE-HE, and basic assessment of the newborn. Learning fetal monitoring strips...

  8. Feel like a horrible nurse!

    quazar replied to Verygreennurse's topic in General Nursing

    The fact alone that the physician calmly and nicely sat down with you and took time to explain things without flying off the handle says that a) he's a pretty decent fellow to work with and hopefully...

  9. Nursing School in Seattle

    quazar replied to MaddieGilchrist's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Oops, I think you may have accidentally clicked the wrong state. Perhaps if you message one of the mods, they can move this for you. :) Best of

  10. "Nursing of the Childbearing Family" Clinical

    quazar replied to kaseyrachele's topic in General Students

    Aww, OB was my first clinical, too. Try to stay calm and enjoy yourself

  11. Increasing Press Gainey Scores

    quazar replied to karlamparo's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, shocking. I'm sure they were all distributed to the people who needed to see them,

  12. Student nurse dismayed by bedside nursing attitude

    quazar replied to new gal's topic in General Students

    This is probably the best description of the core problem with nursing today that I have seen. Spot on, exactly

  13. L&D RN w/ Herpes - Embarrassed

    quazar replied to Kr_nurse09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your coworkers should NOT be judgmental about HSV. Many people have it, and it can lay dormant for years, unknown until an outbreak happens that they never saw coming. To equate HSV with being...

  14. Increasing Press Gainey Scores

    quazar replied to karlamparo's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes, yes. Here's a dumb question: do candy stripers (or some version of them, you know, high school aged volunteers) even exist any more? I know I don't see them in my hospital except maybe a...

  15. Keeping textbooks for reference?

    quazar replied to cnsrn1's topic in General Nursing

    I've looked at some old OB textbooks, and omg SCARY. Of course, those were from the 1930's, so

  16. Keeping textbooks for reference?

    quazar replied to cnsrn1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm keeping mine so that years from now I can laugh about all the crazy stuff we used to do in medicine in the dark ages. Or something like that. I paid a king's ransom for them. They make...

  17. Increasing Press Gainey Scores

    quazar replied to karlamparo's topic in General Nursing

    See, and that SUCKS, because there is also evidence to show that urban hospitals that serve primarily low income/uninsured/underinsured patients have a much harder time with HCAHPS scores. Large...

  18. Nursing school: ECU vs UNC-CH

    quazar replied to ncnrs2be's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I would focus on where you want to end up when you graduate, honestly. The job market is thriving in RDU and it's a great place for new grads to get jobs, even in coveted specialty areas like ICU, ER...

  19. Increasing Press Gainey Scores

    quazar replied to karlamparo's topic in General Nursing

    Ooo, adding that to my Amazon

  20. Infant Warmer

    quazar replied to rn_bobi_69's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Multiples of the following: Suction catheters in 6fr, 8fr, 10fr Pink tape, paper tape, tape to secure ET tube (can't think of the name of it now sorry) ET tubes in 2.0, 2.5. 3.0, 3.5, 4.0...

  21. What makes your job meaningful?

    quazar replied to chillinlikeavillain's topic in General Nursing

    Knowing, without a doubt (because I have been told so), that when my time on this earth is done, I will leave it having made a small but definite difference in a stranger's life. Yeah, corny, but...

  22. Increasing Press Gainey Scores

    quazar replied to karlamparo's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has great HCAPS scores. Our patients are satisfied and give glowing reviews. We don't AIDET. Ever. Hourly rounding happens not because it's mandated but for one quirky reason:...

  23. Increasing Press Gainey Scores

    quazar replied to karlamparo's topic in General Nursing

    Great news for administrators wondering what to do about the ever present patient satisfaction question!! There is actually RESEARCH out there that shows how patient satisfaction measures cause HARM...

  24. Scheduling harassment

    quazar replied to NurseDisneyPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    Just a note to the people getting upset about the "not working weekends" part. I don't work weekends either, nor do I work holidays. It's not magic or favoritism, it's what is in my signed...

  25. Guilt after shifts

    quazar replied to Pedsnurse1026's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it's normal to feel upset about missing an IV. Don't stress though, you get some you miss some. Even super experienced nurses blow IVs sometimes. It happens. I limit myself to a 2 stick...