RNforLongTime

RNforLongTime

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  1. Does anyone enjoy being a nurse???

    RNforLongTime replied to Butterfly0328's topic in General Nursing

    Most days, I love being a nurse. What I'm tired of is the incessant backstabbing from coworkers, coworkers who can't do their job and dump on me so I have to spend over half of my shift cleaning up...

  2. What would YOU have done

    RNforLongTime replied to my4helpers's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with KTWLPN's post. I know I try to abide by what I tell the patient as in saying I'll be back in X amt of minutes...sometimes though, that doesn't happen. Another pt may be having a medical...

  3. push back/cancel with no pay

    RNforLongTime replied to sweetface18's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, they are ALLOWED to put us on call one shift a week and we have to take it. We get $2/hr for on call pay. The last two weeks, I've taken 20 hrs of on-call. Everyone in our hospital was...

  4. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    RNforLongTime replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have these same nurses working with me. There are times where I spend 30 minutes cleaning up after them! Really? Who cleans up after you at home!! I'm not Ms neat freak at home but I like things...

  5. Ohhhhh your a Nurse!?!?

    RNforLongTime replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think respect has to be earned. I was a CNA in an LTC facility during my last year of nursing school and it was tough! That said, I've had a few RN wannabe CNA's disrespect me, question my...

  6. Why choose critical care?

    RNforLongTime replied to pjwp2020's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a critical care RN for 9 of my 14yrs as an RN. I got CCRN certified in 2006 as that was one of my goals when I decided to go into critical care. I admit I was deathly afraid of cardiac...

  7. Fired By Patient Family

    RNforLongTime replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    I was fired by a patient a few months ago along with another coworker. This patient got upset with me because she claimed I was mean to her. My coworker was mean because he made her keep her leg...

  8. In your "perfect nursing world" what would you have?

    RNforLongTime replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    --houskeeping and respiratory therapists at night--I have to give my own treatments. do my own vent checks,clean my own rooms at night because those depts leave at 10pm!!! --a unit leader/nurse...

  9. What do you have to wear???

    RNforLongTime replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I can wear whatever color/print I choose! ONE good thing about where I

  10. Do you think it's right for nurses that are going to school do their homework at work

    RNforLongTime replied to tobesmartt's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a problem with it. So long as the work is done/being done and they are helping answer call bells, not a problem. Now if they are pawning their work onto other staff members so they can...

  11. A Passionate Note in Support of All Night Shift Health Care Staff

    RNforLongTime replied to Hockeydoll88's topic in General Nursing

    I have the same similar problem in my unit. Apparently the day shift nurses think that us night shift nurses should do ALL the baths ALL the time. Hmm...let's see...in my hospital, respiratory therapy...

  12. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    RNforLongTime replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    So, to answer the original question: I hate giving baths.....hate it! I will bathe my vent patient on Noc shift but I feel that if the pt is alert and oriented, they should be SLEEPING on my night...

  13. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    RNforLongTime replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    DITTO!! Most of the patients that I get in my ICU could actually be on the med/surg floor. Now mind you, I work in a small community hospital so the Dr's put patients in ICU that wouldn't qualify for...

  14. Rural Hospitals

    RNforLongTime replied to Darkfield's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a small community hospital ICU. We have 6 beds. The entire hospital is licensed for 200. There are two floors for psychiatric patients, a 6 bed OB dept, a 10 bet acute detox unit, a 38 bed...

  15. ICU visiting hours.. What is reasonable?

    RNforLongTime replied to TigerGalLE's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our visiting hours are the same as the general hospital visiting hours 10am-8pm. Two at a time, immediate family only, no children under the age of 12. No around the clock visitors unless the pt is a...

  16. Vent

    RNforLongTime replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, I've been doing this job for over 14yrs now. People suck. Had a pt the other night, was having runs of V-tach, like 12-14 beats at a time...was scheduled for a cardiac cath in the am but the pt's...

  17. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    I'm sorry that you don't like to be poked for lab work(says the pt with 10 tattoos and numerous piercings) but we need to see what the values are so that we can treat them appropriately since your...

  18. Preparing for CCRN

    RNforLongTime replied to PJMommy's topic in MICU, SICU

    I took the CCRN exam 4 yrs ago. Used the LGV review tapes, the disc from PASS CCRN and actually saw Laura Gasparis-Vonfrolio in person at a live CCRN review. She is a HOOT! If you can see her live, I...

  19. Calling in sick...what are your facilities policies?

    RNforLongTime replied to maxcat's topic in General Nursing

    We are allowed ONE call off in a 12 week period. One call off can be consecutive days...if you call off twice in that time period, you get a written warning. There are no prizes for perfect...

  20. Blood, Bodily Fluids and Germs OH MY!

    RNforLongTime replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    GREAT REPLY!!! OP, you sound like a germaphobe. Call me a bad mom but I NEVER put my child in a grocery cart cover that covered the grocery cart seat when he was a baby.....didn't wipe down the handle...

  21. Blood, Bodily Fluids and Germs OH MY!

    RNforLongTime replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    I leave my work shoes at work. I change out of my scrubs once I get home but don't routinely shower immediately after I get home. Never have. Been in nursing as an Aide and now an RN since 1991 and as...

  22. What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    RNforLongTime replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing! Apparently, I am just supposed to be thankful that I have a job as we didn't even get raises this past year due to the 'poor economy'. I didn't even get an extra day off work with pay..just...

  23. Holiday Nursing

    RNforLongTime replied to lsad78's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in my current unit for over 4 yrs and this will be my 4th Christmas working...I'm also scheduled Christmas night shift as well(which isn't the holiday for fulltimers but is weekend...

  24. Holiday Nursing

    RNforLongTime replied to lsad78's topic in General Nursing

    dON'T BLAME

  25. Underwear and patients

    RNforLongTime replied to twinkerrs's topic in General Nursing

    Seems harmless to me to let him wear those