BeenThere2012

BeenThere2012 ASN, RN

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  1. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    BeenThere2012 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thank you for answering. Is there some reason you are not looking for another nursing job now? If the BRN gets involved, it will be much harder to find work at that point. Even while employed, you...

  2. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    BeenThere2012 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes! I'll be with you on this

  3. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    BeenThere2012 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Kallie3006...what is the Workforce Commission

  4. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    BeenThere2012 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I too want to try to find ways to protect nurses better. I'm still trying to figure out how myself...I KNOW other nurses feel the same. Have to think on this. Don't know about change.org and if...

  5. BP meds

    BeenThere2012 replied to Justanewbie's topic in Patient Medications

    PO anti-hypertension medications rarely cause a BP to suddenly​ tank. Often, some patients need up to 3 or 4 meds to keep BP under control. Also, if the patient has been on them for some time...

  6. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    BeenThere2012 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wow! So

  7. Fentanyl Patch med error

    BeenThere2012 replied to nursesaysay's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank you for clarifying. And, you are correct in how you have been handling this. It is not an option for us to NOT report on narcotic discrepancies. Yes, DO teach also, but you can't just leave it...

  8. Fentanyl Patch med error

    BeenThere2012 replied to nursesaysay's topic in Patient Medications

    This is an excellent response for any number of subjects where we are "chastised" and it doesn't make sense to us. OP, I think you should get clarification from the DON on what she is implying and...

  9. Fentanyl Patch med error

    BeenThere2012 replied to nursesaysay's topic in Patient Medications

    I understand your point on this particular part of the post. I am saying that, according to the OP, there has been more than one "error" regarding proper handling of Fentanyl patchs with "per diem"...

  10. Fentanyl Patch med error

    BeenThere2012 replied to nursesaysay's topic in Patient Medications

    I think the point here is that regular staff are following the policy and the per diem are not. Something in training

  11. Fentanyl Patch med error

    BeenThere2012 replied to nursesaysay's topic in Patient Medications

    I am still dumbfounded by why the manager is implying that you did something wrong. I don't get

  12. Fentanyl Patch med error

    BeenThere2012 replied to nursesaysay's topic in Patient Medications

    This too! Is it possible.that it was rubbed.off and lost in the

  13. I/M Injections

    BeenThere2012 replied to OR_RN13456's topic in Patient Medications

    Okay. I'm old. Thanks for the update. We were taught to always aspirate while giving IM injections. There was no mention of them being specific to a site regarding

  14. I/M Injections

    BeenThere2012 replied to OR_RN13456's topic in Patient Medications

    It is common for injection sites to have some redness...some vaccines do cause inflammation. The "bump", can be caused by the same. Now having said that, I can't really speak to your technique...

  15. I/M Injections

    BeenThere2012 replied to OR_RN13456's topic in Patient Medications

    Not sure about this...Ive hit veins before in the deltoid...not often at all, but still

  16. Bullied for reporting a med error by another nurse

    BeenThere2012 replied to StaffNurseMcS's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was thinking this was different nurse who had the same experience. But was wondering

  17. Bullied for reporting a med error by another nurse

    BeenThere2012 replied to StaffNurseMcS's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is true in theory, but it has come back to bite me in the butt on one occasion with one employer. I believe it is the right thing to do, but you need to be careful in how and what you say in the...

  18. Preceptor not a good match

    BeenThere2012 replied to neuronurse16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you have the best of both worlds... The day preceptor is actively teaching you and the night preceptor is allowing you to practice on your own. You learn a lot both ways. You learn the most...

  19. Calling report to the floor.

    BeenThere2012 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    We hear a lot of complaints on this site...but your's are completely valid. I'm guessing she simply has no clue ....Sounds like she needs to walk in your shoes for a

  20. Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    BeenThere2012 replied to sd610's topic in General Nursing

    As another poster stated, my grandmother told me I should be a nurse starting from a young age. When around 4 years old, I had a toy nurse kit (have no recollection why I liked it so much), and told...

  21. Calling report to the floor.

    BeenThere2012 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I understand. That is why I said that I realize it is out of your control. This is another conversation that brings up how pressured we all are are working in hospitals. Too much on all sides....

  22. Calling report to the floor.

    BeenThere2012 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Good

  23. Calling report to the floor.

    BeenThere2012 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I have always appreciated ER nurses like you! Thank you for trying to help...You have your own side to deal with and I get how frustrating it can be to be met with "attitude" when you are simply just...

  24. Calling report to the floor.

    BeenThere2012 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Jumping out of bed, pulling out IV lines, NGTs etc., is the usual/norm for Pediatric patients. Welcome to our world! I do admit, we often have a parent at the bedside...but when we don't or when the...

  25. Calling report to the floor.

    BeenThere2012 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    No! Some are too unstable to transport off ventilator, bagging, a lot of bumping around etc when you can hardly suction them without huge desats, can't turn them without decompensation and so on....