RNforLongTime

RNforLongTime

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  1. "practice what you preach"..am I only one who gets this?

    RNforLongTime replied to Shanlee79's topic in General Nursing

    My husband thinks that I should know EVERYTHING about everything simply because I'm an RN. Um, it doesn't work that way. If you needed a broken arm fixed, would you go to an OB-GYN? I mean with that...

  2. pt was very upset about fluid restrictions

    RNforLongTime replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Again, the doctor does not RECOMMEND diets and fluid restrictions....they are ORDERS! BIG difference! As nurses, we are obligated to follow doctor orders which means that if Mr Smith wants more...

  3. pt was very upset about fluid restrictions

    RNforLongTime replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    While that may be true, if a dr has ordered a pt to be on fluid restrictions and I knowingly give them MORE fluids beyond that order(1500 or 2000cc in 24 hrs) then I am putting MY license on the line...

  4. pt was very upset about fluid restrictions

    RNforLongTime replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient report me to her doctor because I would not give her any MORE water in the middle of the night after I already gave her the 100cc she was allowed to have during my 8 hr night shift....

  5. Suspended

    RNforLongTime replied to ajuma's topic in General Nursing

    Any updates on this situation OP? If you didn't hear from the ADON, I would just show up to work as originally scheduled. I hope that's what you

  6. Being Tired at work - How do you cope?

    RNforLongTime replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I know most places probably frown upon this but if I'm just starting my week of nights, as the mom of a 6yr old child who is soon to be starting summer vacation and I don't get a nap before my 12 hr...

  7. How can I be in two places at the same time?

    RNforLongTime replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't fly at my hospital either. If you got an admit at 9pm, you better have it done before 3rd shift. It's not right to dump it onto the next shift UNLESS there were extenuating circumstances...

  8. what is your overnight policy for family members in a double room?

    RNforLongTime replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility we do NOT allow any family to stay overnight in either the ICU or the Med-surg floor. ALL the rooms in med-surg are doubles. Only if a pt is actively dying or a minor are one family...

  9. What tips would you give a new RN

    RNforLongTime replied to SkeesB's topic in General Nursing

    Go to work, do your job, keep your mouth shut and go home. Management does NOT like employees who are complainers or questions policies. It's best to just bite your

  10. Do pregnant nurses tend to go into labor earlier than most?

    RNforLongTime replied to juliettesanchez's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't. I was induced and gave birth on my due date because of my gestational

  11. How many consecutive 12-hour shifts do you consider safe?

    RNforLongTime replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like doing even TWO 12 hr shifts in a row. But I'm not a spring chicken anymore either. I'll be 38 in August. I just don't get enough sleep doing two in a row. I'm a person who NEEDS her...

  12. ICU nurses can work anywhere??

    RNforLongTime replied to SiempreBella's topic in General Nursing

    They think so at my hospital! I've been pulled to the ER, med/surg(I started off there and was a med surg RN the first 4 yrs of my career) and OB at my current hospital. Apparently because you can...

  13. Venting

    RNforLongTime replied to MissyF_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Some families just like to complain about everything. Jesus Christ himself could be their nurse and they'd STILL find something to complain

  14. First complaint against me...

    RNforLongTime replied to EMSnut45's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ehh...not necessarily! In 2002, I posted about a family complaint situation I had..no names were used. The facility where I worked was NEVER mentioned in my thread. One of my coworkers saw the...

  15. I talked to HR

    RNforLongTime replied to TwilightRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, it's the

  16. I talked to HR

    RNforLongTime replied to TwilightRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto this!! I told my former nurse manager that I wanted to grieve my employee eval with HR since I did NOT agree with it and she had NO documentation to back it up. Guess what? 6 weeks later, I was...

  17. Dry, Cracked Hands

    RNforLongTime replied to jackieh1791's topic in General Nursing

    I use Curel Original Formula. Keep a bottle at the nurses station at all times, love it! No infection control nurse so no need to worry. . My hands are horrible! Especially my cuticles around both...

  18. Continuing Education Units(CEU's)

    RNforLongTime replied to rmd47's topic in General Nursing

    If you are a member of AACN(American Association of critical care Nurses) you can get free CEU's on their

  19. What's in your pockets?

    RNforLongTime replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I travel lite because it's such a small unit I work in that I don't have to go far to get stuff. In my right pocket of my scrub jacket, I keep 2 black pens and one multi-colored pen. In my left jacket...

  20. Mandated scrub colors

    RNforLongTime replied to FLOBRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work now, I can wear any color of scrubs I like. LOVE IT!! But so do the CNA's, Housekeeping and Respiratory staff. Where I used to work in the cardiac/trauma/surgical ICU we wore hospital...

  21. Why dont' nurses help each other?!

    RNforLongTime replied to scorpio24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Erm, Katie, I know EXACTLY what thread I am posting on. My point is that you are rude to all of us 'experienced nurses'. It was highly evident in your other thread and you bring your attitude to this...

  22. Telling relatives the patient has died

    RNforLongTime replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, and I've worked in 4 different hospitals, the doctor has always been the one to tell the family that a patient has

  23. Why dont' nurses help each other?!

    RNforLongTime replied to scorpio24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is exactly one of my coworkers! And exactly how I feel!

  24. Why dont' nurses help each other?!

    RNforLongTime replied to scorpio24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great post!! :yeah: This is how I feel about one of the RN's who currently works in my unit(the part I bolded). She asks other nurses to do her IV's for her and we all think it's because she doesn't...

  25. Why dont' nurses help each other?!

    RNforLongTime replied to scorpio24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Honey, you don't KNOW me. Only what I posted here. So please drop your "attitude" I saw it in your "experienced nurse" thread And I am disgruntled. ...disgruntled with having to clean up after them...