BSN16

BSN16

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  1. ARDS patient, dialysis

    BSN16 replied to zzyzx's topic in Critical Care

    I completely agree. anuria its self is not an indication for CRRT. Sounds like a resp problem to me. However many aspects are missing from this. Such as...the patient was hypotensive to begin with...

  2. Responding to annoying co-worker who asks you to work for them every week?

    BSN16 replied to NurseUnforgetable's topic in General Nursing

    "Hey, can you work for me?" "no" simple as

  3. Wearing secular head coverings?

    BSN16 replied to Oregon, My Oregon's topic in General Nursing

    Asking the nurse to re-clean the site is a perfectly acceptable response to that situation...but REPORTING her??? SERIOUSLY??? this was an extreme overreaction. I'm sure that you were absolutely...

  4. Religious accommodation means no Saturdays....ever?

    BSN16 replied to momto6msn's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like this is a problem about staffing, not about a co-worker. Why do you care what special exemptions your co-worker gets, just leave them alone and stop trying to make unnecessary drama and...

  5. Inappropriate nurses?

    BSN16 replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Honestly, i think this nurse let you off very easy considering how YOU treated HIM. If i were to ask someone this question and have them freak out on me, like you did, i probably wouldn't have been as...

  6. Inappropriate nurses?

    BSN16 replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    is this really such a big deal to you? I'm just not seeing why this is an

  7. CNA --> RN. Worth it?

    BSN16 replied to FutureNurseWoman's topic in General Nursing

    if you're thinking about bedside nursing, it doesn't get much better. My ICU unit gets maybe 1 aid if we're lucky. All patients are total care, all patients are 2+ assist. Being an RN encompasses all...

  8. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    BSN16 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    lol!! Those darn cats! I once had a patient who kept slapping his stomach and i asked him what he was doing he said:"Just making some noise so the cats will come sleep with

  9. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    BSN16 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "Hello, i'm BSN16 and i will be your student nurse for today" patient: "arent you a little too OLD to be a student nurse???" me: "Sir...i'm 19

  10. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    BSN16 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    I think that there are areas that are very saturated with nurses...and areas that are not. with that being said the areas that there arent a lot of nurses are more undesirable areas in the midwest...

  11. New job not what i was expecting

    BSN16 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So i've recently made a HUGE career change and have essentially relocated across the country for a job at a larger hospital. ** A little bit of background about me. Although i am not a SEASONED icu...

  12. OT for Time, Love or Money???

    BSN16 replied to SouthpawRN's topic in General Nursing

    We get over time pay....plus our PTO is based on how many hours worked...so you would also get extra pto plus extra shift

  13. Diversity/Religion In The Workplace

    BSN16 replied to RutgersFlower2016's topic in General Nursing

    unless i'm missing something, i didn't read anything where she told administration WHY she was wearing the headscarf. Yes, they did ask her if she was muslim but all she said was "no" without further...

  14. Diversity/Religion In The Workplace

    BSN16 replied to RutgersFlower2016's topic in General Nursing

    Actually depending on the faculity this is entirely possible that they have a specific policy against headwear. In fact this is directly from my employee handbook "Headwear such as hankies, bandanas,...

  15. Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

    BSN16 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I will switch arms but i almost never take a

  16. Diversity/Religion In The Workplace

    BSN16 replied to RutgersFlower2016's topic in General Nursing

    Almost all facilities have dress codes that employees must abide by, of course there are religious exceptions that would allow for one to have certain exceptions made for them. It sounds like your...

  17. Palliative Care on Med Surg Floor

    BSN16 replied to Tgeagle83's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, but usually it is set at a continues rate and the RN is able to bolus if written in the

  18. My inner snowflake

    BSN16 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Just went to a co-workers (RN) birthday a few weeks ago at a bar...the crowd consisted of many nurses, our intensivist, and a couple hospitalists. Although i conduct myself professionally at work, i...

  19. New job not what i was expecting

    BSN16 replied to BSN16's topic in General Nursing

    Quitting this job isn't something i've considered. Just questioning myself if i've made the right choice. As far as the unit itself....i'm not sure...ive only have ever been on the step down portion...

  20. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    BSN16 replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in the level 1 trauma/neuro ICU and i think your understanding of what we do is unrealistically high. Yes we do things like sedations, intubations, extubations, lines, machines....etc but these...

  21. IV Push med– do you always have to pull back for blood return?

    BSN16 replied to missjune's topic in Patient Medications

    Went to this website, could not access anything. Also checked up to date to find anything about how lack of blood aspiration in PIV means an not functional PIV, still nothing. If i were to take your...

  22. Dealing with a dirty old man

    BSN16 replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest thing i've learned is that you need to shut inappropriate behaviors down immediately. I've had patient ask me out on dates, ask me to help them with the urinal (when they are independent...

  23. Call it a hunch.

    BSN16 replied to bigd82's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes like calling docs, looking at labs,

  24. Call it a hunch.

    BSN16 replied to bigd82's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, what were her vitals? Was she hypoxic? What type of floor do you work on? What was her usual mental state? How soon after your assessment was the patient intubated? So many...

  25. Day shift or Night shift

    BSN16 replied to ADIDCRNStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily. Coming from an ICU standpoint i learn much more on day shift. Day shift is a time that all the doctors are around (which will generally explain a lot of things to you!). Also lots of...