RN>20yr

RN>20yr has 25 years experience and specializes in CVICU, Critical Care Transport, PICU,.

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1. Manager catch phrases

   RN>20yr replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   When the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.=information is siloed. Information is power and people don't like to share power, therefore "leadership" ends up having to "unpack" a...

2. To the Nurse held Hostage yesterday

   RN>20yr replied to YoutubeTheNP's topic in General Nursing

   HUGS to you my RN colleague. I have cared for a few prisoners handcuffed to the bed. I remember my empathy battling with my sense of safety. I almost always gave the prisoner the benefit of the...

3. Would you be content if you worked your current job/specialty for the rest of your career?

   RN>20yr replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

   No. Out of all the good and bad things I could say about nursing as a career, the versatility and flexibility of nursing is one of its greatest assets IMHO. I see myself as a "Critical Care Nurse" and...

4. Normal to be so tired on my days off? (I work day shift)

   RN>20yr replied to TheRuralNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Have you tried Melatonin? Its available OTC and safe enough to give to kids (we use it in the PICU) I use 5mg tabs (NOW brand) and helps to get the sleepy feeling started. Also do you have a "blue...

5. Caption Contest

   RN>20yr replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   "What was I supposed to do again? I can't remember...Oh yes!! Breathe in Breathe out Breathe in Breathe out Breathe

6. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

   RN>20yr replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Yes they do. And a lot of the things they say are four letter words I cant type out on this site

7. Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse

   RN>20yr replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Nurse Jackie of course. She was REAL. Cared about and fought for her patients. It ate her up in the end cause she was as human as they

8. Manager catch phrases

   RN>20yr replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Our "Leadership" is always "Unpacking" Things that have been "Siloed" At our "World Class" Newly named "Health Care System" Insert eye roll

9. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

   RN>20yr replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

   Weirdest thing I ever got- A "ViewFinder" toy that included a round disk of slides depicting PR views of how wonderful our hospital

10. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    RN>20yr replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    " I knew I should have been a RN!" Lament from a Physician after he found out that I had requested a break from dealing with a particularly difficult family/patient, my student loans were paid off, I...

11. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    RN>20yr replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    Jerked Chicken LOL. A Jamaican

12. Highest Paying States For Registered Nurses

    RN>20yr replied to nursephillip's topic in Nursing News

    California pays so well because of the strong union presence in our state. Thank You California Nurses Association and others. Some of those wages are

13. Dealing with a dirty old man

    RN>20yr replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    It's VERY common. Last time I had some creeper say that to me I looked at him directly. Then I said "One of the reasons I became a nurse instead of a physician was the ability to easily change my...

14. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    RN>20yr replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient in the ICU with a head injury, was post-op, but had remained in a deep coma for several days. So when he began to respond I was excited to tell the the family the good news when they...

15. PACU Travel Shifts?

    RN>20yr posted a topic in Travel

    Hi All I love my 12 hr shifts. Something about having more days off than on appeals to me . Having worked Adult CVICU and PICU I am used to 12 hr shifts. I have also worked as a traveler in the PICU...