RNMoxie

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1. Confused between two job choices

   RNMoxie replied to Cynwillrn18's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure on your husband's service connection, but based on the information you're providing, take the PHN job. In my opinion, it's no question. You are in a great position to do so with all...

2. Confused between two job choices

   RNMoxie replied to Cynwillrn18's topic in General Nursing

   I need more information to give an opinion. What state are we talking about? Do you have your ASN or BSN already? How long till your retirement? Are you taking over health insurance or is there a...

3. Danger zone after brain bleed

   RNMoxie replied to MsLaura's topic in General Nursing

   Try to keep her on a schedule. It MIGHT improve. Once there is one stroke, there is ALWAYS a risk of another. To be more cooperative it includes one or combination of risperidone, diazepam, Ativan,...

4. I was deemed an unsafe student in nursing school and it affects my confidence as a nurse now

   RNMoxie replied to dsaprog's topic in General Nursing

   Imposter syndrome. I'm still dealing

5. What do I do next?

   RNMoxie replied to Strugglebus101's topic in General Nursing

   Before someone even tells you what went wrong, do you know what went wrong? You literally challenged your preceptor, your instructor, and your DON. Whether you meant to or not, you did. You left...

6. Thank You To My Peers

   RNMoxie replied to Patricia Ordnung's topic in General Nursing

   This is a great post!! I get a lot of "thank yous" from patients, but honestly, I like the ones in writing the most (preferably with cookies, donuts, etc.). But even without food items, when I'm in...

7. west la VA new grad

   RNMoxie replied to QING ZHU's topic in General Nursing

   I work for VISN8, so not your VA. No matter what anyone tells you, the VA is awesome! You will hear from a lot of people already there for years how the grass is greener. It's not. There's a reason no...

8. I can't take it anymore!

   RNMoxie replied to H K's topic in General Nursing

   Nurse Beth isn't wrong. You will encounter this practically daily even on a medsurg floor. If the patient isn't AAOx4, just redirect. "What's your favorite meal/holiday?” "Come sit here and look at...

9. Will it come back to haunt me

   RNMoxie replied to RNMoxie's topic in General Nursing

   I did think of the fire extinguisher, but I didn't want to break the glass or make the patient and staff inhale that. The flush is out of the question. My aim sucks. I cannot hit a cigarette from 5...

10. Hospital Patient Care

    RNMoxie replied to WhirlyGirlNurse's topic in General Nursing

    And also, are you kidding me? YES! 100% Yes! I will initiate aspiration precaution without hearing back from neurosurgery first. The patient is lying flat! That is responsible nursing judgment. I...

11. Will it come back to haunt me

    RNMoxie replied to RNMoxie's topic in General Nursing

    I love this response. When I first went into bedside nursing, it was HCA. It provided many traumatic experiences to the point where I thought I'm just a terrible person and an even worse nurse. I try...

12. Will it come back to haunt me

    RNMoxie replied to RNMoxie's topic in General Nursing

    While I appreciate everyone's support so far, is anyone here in admin or some type of leadership role? Not to put another layer on it, but I want to apply to a leadership role, assistant nurse...

13. Hospital Patient Care

    RNMoxie replied to WhirlyGirlNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone who is ordered to lie flat on their back is considered an aspiration risk when taking anything PO, I don't care if you're 9 to 99. Add on top of that that you're 69, less than 24 hours from...

14. Will it come back to haunt me

    RNMoxie posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient recently decided to light up a cigarette on a medsurg floor. Not sure where he got the cigarettes and lighter, he was on our floor for weeks and never did this prior. I only had him in...

15. Hospital Patient Care

    RNMoxie replied to WhirlyGirlNurse's topic in General Nursing

    OK, so to give you an idea of what it is now like... On a medsurg floor the RN has 5-7 patients. There are no LPNs, they usually only work in nursing homes. Techs, or CNAs, have about 15 patients...