3ringnursing BSN

ICU; Telephone Triage Nurse

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    What would you think if you saw this patient?

    3ringnursing replied to coffeemamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in telephone triage with primary care clinics scattered all over town - we too get inappropriate calls, such as CP and wanting to schedule an appt in several days, acute abd S/S's, inability to...
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    What would you think if you saw this patient?

    3ringnursing replied to coffeemamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    What do his tonsils look like (does he have 'em?)? Is his breath foul smelling? Is he febrile? Does he C/O sore throat (Can he still write? Give any subjective information or insight at all?)? Hmmmm...
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    Med/ surg nurse to patient ratio

    3ringnursing replied to aloha16's topic in General Nursing

    I agreed to float to a tele/cardio unit one night from ICU because I couldn't afford to take a low census night off (our unit had a no float agreement) ... I was given 12 patients. Granted they were...
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    Running into former patients

    3ringnursing replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Since I used to work ICU my first response was, "Oh! Sorry - I didn't recognize you with your clothes on!" (Which was the truth - people look different without all the equipment we hook them up to)....
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    L&D RN w/ Herpes - Embarrassed

    3ringnursing replied to Kr_nurse09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You PHI is privileged information. That being said, no one wants their coworker's pawing through there medical history either ... After 2 decades of various nursing positions I have settled down into...
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    Customer Service and Patient Satisfaction...

    3ringnursing replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    No, you are correct believing what is best for the patient really should trump the customer satisfaction surveys. It's prudent, safe and common sense. Taking a similar approach as a parent is called...
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    When will everyone understand things are different in the ER

    3ringnursing replied to ClayH's topic in Emergency

    One thing that made me want to leave acute direct patient care in any capacity was the unrealistic expectations and extreme stressors placed on myself, and all of my brother and sister nurses doing...
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    Feel like a horrible nurse!

    3ringnursing replied to Verygreennurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is hard, but before you beat yourself up any more consider this: the nephrology note said call for DBP > 115 - if you called for less than that the nephrologist would have asked why you...
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    Student nurse dismayed by bedside nursing attitude

    3ringnursing replied to new gal's topic in General Students

    Come back in 10 years and tell us how you feel then? You may feel
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    On-call or cancelled? That is the question!

    3ringnursing replied to Eschell2971's topic in General Nursing

    In 1998 when I worked in an ICU at a certain hospital that has since closed many years ago we had mandatory call once a week, and also for low census (this was a result of a unit nurse decision before...
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    Nursing school Q: 1 min/1 question?

    3ringnursing replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    No. In the 1990's we were given a fair chance at exams. That doesn't seem possible unless it's multiple choice and you are extremely familiar with the
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    Nursing school Q: 1 min/1 question?

    3ringnursing replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    No. In the 1990's we were given a fair chance at exams. That doesn't seem
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    Being called a baby nurse

    3ringnursing replied to NurseA1987's topic in General Nursing

    What I find interesting in situations like this is coworker's like that are the first to cry if they feel slighted in any way. It's just an attempt to make you feel less than you really are. Consider...
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    Contacted multiple times for same empty shift

    3ringnursing replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    What I also hated when I worked nights was the mandatory staff meetings in the middle of the day - say at 1300 ( my 0100). Of course I was expected back by 1830 later that day for report. One day I...
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    Supervised Smoking Requirement Legal?

    3ringnursing replied to adodell85's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Maybe start with an internet search - beginning with JCAHO, the health department, or the American Cancer Society? You may find some answers to this dilemma. After all, many facilities are smoke free...
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    THE HEALER

    3ringnursing replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    My heart goes out to your heart - I lost my 2nd pregnancy very early on, but I never counted on how deeply it would affect me. It was on Christmas day and I was working. I had started spotting, which...
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    Glutton for Punishment?

    3ringnursing replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Some people know everything, doncha know? Luckily we don't need Google with those people around
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    Glutton for Punishment?

    3ringnursing replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I call this type of information folklore truths - stuff that a friend's sister's husband's brother's cousin swears is gospel. Kind of like the break room beliefs we have about the rules at work -...
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    RMA Wants to Become LPN : Afraid of Failure

    3ringnursing replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you don't take the risk and toss the dice you'll never know how awesome you can be. I say go for it! Nothing good is easy - plus we need you. More available nurses is always better than less in my...
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    THE SCENT OF DEATH

    3ringnursing replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome story. Thank you for not ignoring what your gift told you and using it to help others. What you experience is called "Intimations of Death" - it can be expressed as a particular odor the...
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    Does anyone else ever envy their patients?

    3ringnursing replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I get what you mean, but no. The problems they are dealing with are not worth all the sleep in eternity. As you are they're nurse you know the underlining problems they are up against - would you want...
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    Age of Nurse = Level of Experience? Or Not?? The survey says...

    3ringnursing replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I had another career first that didn't pan out, and went back to school to finish pre-req's at 23 y.o. I put my nose to the grindstone, and worked my fanny off - I graduated by 26 y.o., and turned 27...
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    What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

    3ringnursing replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stop retching ... (And my son won't stop laughing) I have a terrible time getting my yak reflex to shut down, and sputum is my
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    What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

    3ringnursing replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

    hahahahaha! Nice! * * * My husband had real bad gas the night my son was born via C-section from nerves and excitement. He stood to the right of my head (trying not to pass out - he wasn't...
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    New Grad With Baby on the Way - Should I work nights?

    3ringnursing replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I took the last pencil and paper NCLEX February 1994 - 8 1/2 months pregnant. We had planned for my husband (then a cook) to stay home with our son for the first 2 years. Too soon it seemed my...