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Been a nurse for two years but recently transferred to a PCU and I’m just shocked at how little it seems the providers on this unit care about people who are withdrawing Had a patient last week on second day of withdrawal. CIWA was 24 and 2mg of Ativan IV every hour (max in our CIWA protocol) was not touching them. Paged provider to state my concerns and recommend moving to higher level of care and they said as long as the Ativan lowers her CIWA score when reassessing half an hour later the ICU won’t take them?? Then recommended I hold Ativan all together until patient was agitated enough/high enough BP for the icu to take them?? Meanwhile they are in locked restraints after ripping through their vest and getting aggressive toward staff, hallucinating and disoriented, etc. Are we just waiting for patients to have a seizure at this point before transferring to icu? Also should mention this whole time I had five patients and I literally told my charge and the provider even if I’m able to
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Hello everyone. I have accepted a 10 week contract with Walgreens as an RN immunizer. Starts 9/8 and goes until 11/13. Pay is $53/hr and the job description states I will only be doing vaccines. Has anyone ever worked with Walgreens as an immunizer during the flu season? Any insight would be helpful. Also the store I will be working at is a tier 3/4. Thank you!! submitted by /u/Prestigious_Visit395 [link] [comments]
i’m in southern california and my hospital has had 3 rounds of layoffs since last june. even bedside staff members have been laid off. i feel like management is insinuating that we should just be grateful to even have a job so we need to deal with the lack of resources & short staffing now but keep patient satisfaction scores up ! submitted by /u/nosleepnatalie [link] [comments]
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I have a coworker who I absolutely hate getting report from or giving report to because he absolutely nitpicks the fuck out of EVERYTHING, talks in a high pitched anime voice like it’s supposed to be cute, and is passive aggressive. He also talks to me like I’m an idiot and goes through my charting trying to find things to criticize. Who even has time for that? He has been a nurse for a little over a year and I’ve been one since 2018. Not saying I’m better than him because I have more experience, but I am saying that I am competent enough to do my job without someone micromanaging me. We have these note cards that night shift (his shift) fills out with patient updates for rounding that are supposed to be discarded after each shift. I did so and said nurse got upset with me for doing what I’m supposed to do and that NO OTHER NURSE ever complains about, all because he would have to fill out a new one. I’m sorry you have to fill out a new note card dude. He went through my charting and sa
i’m sorry i’m trying to move on but i’m so over it. It’s my day 3/4, 1700, I work on inpatient onc unit. Family member walks by the nurses station but I didn’t really notice her (Not my patient btw) she goes “HI” aggressively…. i’m like “oh hi” I go to pull my pre-meds for vidaza. (Short half-life chemo, have to give as soon as it comes to the floor.) Another family member steps out of a room patients room. The first family member starts talking to her and is like “I’m just really not impressed by the care here! The nurses staff are so LAZY and they don’t even say hi when you walk by the nurses station” and just goes on and on about how much we suck- knowing full well I can hear her and know she’s talking about me. At some point i’m just like “Have you ever considered we’re taking care of patients” She goes “I’m not talking to you” I say “You’re talking ABOUT me and i’m standing right here 😃” She says some dumb shit and I said (heat of the moment) “No you’re talking shit about me and i
Regarding a walk in that I was asked to triage today: "So they came here...to the peds clinic...to have dental surgery...for the cancer in his mouth?" Disposition: hopital submitted by /u/entiteaaa [link] [comments]
Primary nurses are asked to pick up the slack from everyone else in the hospital: -doctors not placing orders -transporters not moving patients -environmental services not cleaning rooms, floors, surfaces -IT not fixing computers and equipment -Unit Assistant not answering phones/call bells, organizing charts, etc -CNAs/Sitters/lift team and PT/OT cleaning and moving around patients When we do these things, it detracts from our ability to focus on our nursing. When we fail in some aspect of our job or even one of the random jobs above, we are written up. It’s too much work for one person to possibly do. Remember that when your boss asks you to leave the unit to transport or receive your patient or any other thing from the laundry list of bullshit. When you start to do someone else’s work, you will be expected to do it and you will have one less helper every time. Count on it. That’s how executives get their bonuses and stockholders make earnings. Hospitals do this all the time, even mo
In my journey from working on the floor as a patient care technician to behind a desk as a medical secretary, nothing has surprised me more than how often I hear women calling on behalf of their AOx4, fully capable S/O, father, brother, uncle, adult child, etc. In some cases, the caller isn't even listed as a patient contact, which of course makes things somewhat inconvenient for all involved parties. Maybe it is because I primarily worked nights hospital side, but I've hardly ever run into this outside of the clinic! These days, I have upwards of 4-5 phonecalls a day that begin with something to the effect of, "Hi, I'm calling to set up an appointment... My name is X, but the patient's name is Y - I'm spouse/partner/sibling/kid... No, they're sitting right next to me," <cue a distant voice in the background that sounds like the patient> I'm truly baffled as to why the patient just doesn't call us themselves. Has anyone else run into this, or possess some insight as to what's up with t
Alors racontez-moi : quelle est la chose la plus drôle, absurde ou inattendue qu’un patient vous ait déjà dite ? Je suis curieuse de lire vos anecdotes. submitted by /u/AmphibianCute14 [link] [comments]
I am a somewhat experienced ER nurse (2 years) who also did 1.5 years in the icu, all in nyc previously. Have my CEN, working on CCRN, genuinely am passionate about emergency medicine in normal circumstances fwiw) I started working at an ER in Georgia after my family relocated down here to try it out. I’ve spent a lot of time working in an extremely busy ER at my last job so I was used to having a ton of patients and doing hallway medicine in nyc - juggling tasks is nothing new to me. but oh my GOD I hate my new job here (in the er of a hospital I guess I won’t name but maybe I will if anyone is curious enough to message me. ) there’s no teamwork, the charge assigns patients completely randomly and overloads certain people (ie me, some others) with extremely sick icu level patients while some get an easier assignment daily. The management is absent more than any previous management I’ve had. TLDR I want to quit so so badly. They offered me a 10k sign on bonus and I should have known fr
I don’t have to be stressed out to do a good job! I don’t have to look like a chicken with its head cut off to prove I’m a good nurse and that I actually care!! Nurses don’t have to wear their anxiety like it is a badge of honor, because personally, I don’t think it is I don’t have to rush for your profit margins and compromise patient safety! Healthcare doesn’t get to slurp up all of a nurse’s energy like they are a used Caprisun Nurses shouldn’t have to pick up that fourth 12 hour shift to pay the bills and support their children, just pay them well enough in the first place Private equity and this high stakes corporate finance mentality needs to be banned from healthcare, you have no grasp of what you are asking nurses to do and you are liking committing sins you cannot comprehend Private equity, leave healthcare alone. submitted by /u/LetterStandard5217 [link] [comments]
I work in a pediatric orthopedic clinic. Doctor tells me to write a school note for his patient to allow him to use a wheelchair at school and use the school elevator. I put it in and go let the parents know they’re good to head out and can get the note at the check out desk. Mom proceeds to ask me if I’ll ask the doctor to provide a note to allow the kid to switch schools. Because he can’t use stairs right now, and the school he’s at is multiple stories, but there’s another school in their district that’s just one level. I explain what the note says and ask, “does the school not have an elevator?” wondering if maybe the doctor just assumed the school would have one but they don’t. She replies “well… yeah… they have one. But he doesn’t really like getting on it….” LADY. Really? You’d rather have your kid transfer schools than tell him that he needs to be a brave boy and ride the elevator for 4 weeks? The coddling I witness just boggles me at times. submitted by /u/kitkatquick [link] [c
So I currently work as the Stroke and Sepsis Coordinator for my hospital. I applied to the program manager role as I’ve been working in that role since my coworker left, expecting a raise of course. I didn’t expect a huge increase but they actually offered me 36.75/hr. That’s 19% less than my current salary for more responsibility. The recruiter said they cap nursing experience at 10 years (I’m at 16+ years w/ BSN). The new range for the role is 30-40/hr for the role. I escalated it of course to my director and will wait to see what they come back with. I’m just so disappointed to see where nursing salaries are headed with gigantic corporations. This one is “non-profit” and is aggressively buying up hospitals. Has anyone encountered this? submitted by /u/Ecowarriorgoddess [link] [comments]
I work at a small hospital. I wouldn’t let the two surgeons there ever touch me or my family. I have been a nurse for several years at bigger hospitals and lot of stepdown surgeries for years. This past week I had a post appendectomy patient on a CLD. Me totally not thinking brought the patient tomato soup. I know this is full liquids but it was an accident . I have an infant and am sleep deprived. The surgeon comes to see the patient and sees the soup. He looks at me and says oh this is full liquids so I guess you decided he wasn’t on clears. I apologized and said no it was a mistake. He then incessantly accuses me of practicing medicine In front of the patient until I walk out crying. I do not want to work there anymore this is a huge accusation. What are other nurses opinions submitted by /u/Suspicious-Deer-5147 [link] [comments]
What is THE ONE THING you wish every nurse knew that is common knowledge in your specialty? From wound care, don't use telfa! submitted by /u/ghostoftheweek [link] [comments]
So one of our surgeon’s standard order set includes intradermal lidocaine for IV placement. The instructions are to use a tb syringe and inject 0.2 ml in 5 locations around the area and then wait 5 min. I get EMLA but we don’t even typically use that for regular IVs here. (We have no peds) And only for ports if they have their own at home since we don’t even have it on formulary. Is this less painful than just one quick poke? We have access to an ultrasound so I rarely fish around for questionable, more superficial veins. There’s some amount of wiggling with that… but still. I’m not sure getting poked 5 times with the smaller needle is better. So is this a new thing and I’m getting old? Or is it just really old fashioned? Because this particular surgeon is probably of retirement age here soon. submitted by /u/potato-keeper [link] [comments]
I took my CCRN this morning and passed! 🎉🥳🍾 To anyone thinking about taking it, just do it! I’m a very anxious person, so I went into the exam expecting the worst. I had put it off for two years, but I went ahead and scheduled it and committed to studying 30 days ago. To prepare, I watched all of the Nurse Life Academy YouTube videos, read the entire Barron’s CCRN book, and completed the AACN practice test bank. I consistently answered 50–150 practice questions per day, depending on whether it was a workday. I even went on vacation during my third week of studying, but I continued doing practice questions and reading Barron’s while I was away. For background, I’ve been a MICU/mixed ICU nurse for four years. When I started studying, I didn’t know PA catheter values, much less their indications. I gained so much knowledge throughout this process, and passing has given me a huge confidence boost. My personal goal was to answer at least 100 questions correctly. One unexpected thing was tha
Maintains low salary ranges, low call pay ($7.5/h compared to Inova $13.5/h and DC hospitals $15/h), poor benefits, inability to call out sick with a doc note (occurrence) all the while the CNO salary’s increased from $530k per year (2023) to $681k per year (2024), source propublica. submitted by /u/eapeco [link] [comments]
Curious what your hospital’s policy is if a patient leaves with an IV in - whether they leave AMA or staff forget to remove it. We always shrug and hope the patient gets it taken out, and doesn’t use it for IV drugs. Recently heard about an ER patient who left AMA with an IV and they called for a welfare check on the patient submitted by /u/believeRN [link] [comments]
I recently started working the front desk at fetal treatment center, where patients are seen due to abnormalities with their fetus. It's not a happy place, there's very few days where there's good news. Many patients are so anxious and heartbroken. With a place so full of sorrow, I'm sure I'm going to hear the same things over and over, and I'd like some advice on how best to respond to these things. I learned to say "take care" instead of "have a good day" when patients depart. I've become mindful to not ask about baby names, or project into the future too far ahead. Keeping it professional, of course. But if a patient walks in for a follow-up, and I remember their name, sometimes they sigh and say "it's not very good to be known in a place like this." Or, "it's like being a regular at the police station". I'm left a little awkward when trying to respond. What would be a comforting/assuaging way to respond to this? I appreciate your input! submitted by /u/ConstantRide5382 [link] [comm
I was taught to write in 3rd person; I.E., “this nurse assessed patient ” or “writer assessed patient” and it just always feels so awkward and unnecessary. I’ve been noticing that a few coworkers notes are mainly written in 1st person lately. Is this acceptable (finally)? The nurses writing in 1st person are new nurses, is this what they are teaching now? I hope so! I think the ANA needs to re-evaluate this way of teaching. This writing method was taught before computerized charting became a thing. It’s silly to write “this nurse” instead of “I” now that we have EMR. Of course you or “this nurse” did or said or witnessed whatever you are writing about, afterall, it’s your name as the note maker on the EMR. It’s tome consuming to keep writing “this nurse” instead of “I” and it’s just funky. submitted by /u/Weekly-Mix-9480 [link] [comments]
Today I was telling my mom some nursing stories, specifically my time as a new grad during the 2nd wave/peak of covid… memories I haven’t thought of in a while popped up. Specifically one man… he was on high flow o2 maxed out, wasn’t doing too hot, could barely make a move without desatting. What he said will forever stick with me. “Am I going to die from this?” I reassured him that he would not, and has been doing better and he will be ok… 2 days later he was intubated/ on vent and died. Telling this story today I just started freaking sobbing and I couldn’t stop.. and then so many memories came rushing in that I haven’t thought of since they happened…I felt overwhelmed with flashbacks of emergency chest tubes being put in at the bedside, code blues, people FaceTiming their family for the last time. So many. Freaking. People. Died. Our unit was a half tele half icu and you knew once they got transferred to ICU side due to intubation it was pretty much over. Out of all of our covid pat
I noticed my patient was wearing pull ups for absolutely no medical reason. When I asked him about it, he just looked me dead in the eye and said: "I worked for 40 years. Now I do not care anymore, I earned the right to shit my pants." I was speechless. 🫡 submitted by /u/Ghostwriter881 [link] [comments]
I work at a hospital where doctors regularly expect you to put orders in for them. Are there any orders that you would flat out refuse to put in for a doctor? submitted by /u/dagnabit11 [link] [comments]
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I work in psych now and pt got mad bc I would not give her soda. She then says "fat ass, that is why you are fat" and just kept yelling. submitted by /u/4shmed4i [link] [comments]
Went in to see my patient and hang her new bag of TPN.. when I unhooked the existing line from the patient, this is what was attached 🤦🏼♀️ submitted by /u/fo0fff [link] [comments]
Hello. I’m a new grad! Started my job on the first week of July. Two weeks ago, I made a med error, but I notified provider, filled out a report, told my preceptor, and met with my manager to talk about it. Since then, I’ve been so thorough on my medication administration. Today, I had a busy and rough shift. I come back home to see I have an email for a SUBUTEX that is unreconciled and if not addressed or witnessed, I have to write another report. I call my preceptor for everything for us to double check, but I’m also switching from using a Pyxis to an Omnicell — and trying to adjust. I have no support system. I do have my mom, but after telling her about the stress I was in, she ignored me and told me to go to sleep. Am I gonna lose my license, get a pay deduction, or get in trouble? I literally work tomorrow and cannot stop worrying. I’m just tired of being a failure, and I already have low-self esteem. I want to be a good nurse so bad, and it seems like the more I try, I fail. subm
What is your experience with mean nurses? Currently sitting in my car crying because I am being bullied by another nurse. She is consistently nit picky with me in report, complains about everything. She finds fault in everything I do. Same nurse taped a medication to the educators door because there was some in the vial left over. She claimed it wasn't here, but it was my patient and she had them that night. I am not a new nurse, I have over a decade experience. And this girl started as a new grad. She just hates me and is mean. I called my manager and let her know what was going on. I'm too old for this middle school bullshit. submitted by /u/elboweats [link] [comments]
Hi, i have been a nurse for a little over a year and a half. I started as a new grad on a very busy oncology/med surg floor. We have 5 patients, and here lately I feel like work has been so heavy. The patients are so so sick sometimes, requiring multiple blood, platelet transfusions, chemo, etc. In the last year I have had so many patients that have been on our floor for a very long period of time and we end up losing them, it’s very difficult to the deal with. I have several coworkers that I love, it makes work so much easier. But here lately, I feel like I’m miserable. Having 5 patients on a floor where the patients are so sick has become so difficult. I have insane post shift anxiety. I always wonder if I forgot to chart something or if I forgot to do something because it’s truly so busy. Most days I don’t take a lunch or even have time to drink water. I am thinking about looking for new jobs in December when my 2 year contract is up. But it’s been really hard at work and I feel lik
I have a patient currently who is gonna need to go back to the OR tonight for an emergent washout after their CABG this afternoon. They had a CABGx10 with cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Deez Nuts who used to work in Yo Mama's Mercy Memorial Baptist St. John's Wort Hospital in Hell, Michigan. However the group was dissolved and we need to consult him/his group of nutz ASAP. I cannot find him anywhere and I'm stuck in the bathroom #ibswarrior. Does anyone know where he's at? THIS IS NOT A JOKE DO NOT DELETE THIS MODERATORS submitted by /u/chirpikk [link] [comments]
Same question as the title. I live in the DFW area. It is way oversaturated here. Tried applying to a ton of residencies in all areas and no dice. Really need a year of hospital nursing under my belt. Can't comfortably reposition due to financial and familial responsibilities but I'm honestly at the end of my rope and need to really consider moving even if it is a huge jump and honestly scares me a lot due to familial debt and etc I already am struggling to pay off. Needless to say: (preferably near or in TX) where is it best to move to as a nurse grad with only home health experience? I just need a reasonable pay and place to work atp. submitted by /u/hopelesscod [link] [comments]
I’m a new nurse working with someone who’s been a nurse for many more years than I have. This is going to sound mean, but they make me question their competency. Examples: They watch me draw up heparin and asked why I didn’t wipe the hard plastic cap with an alcohol wipe. I told them I was taught in nursing school to alcohol wipe the rubber part the syringe punctures, the cap is just disposed of. They told me they forgot if a particular medication was supposed to receive a saline flush or not after administration. This is an extremely common medication given on a weekly basis, that they have been administering and documenting for years, themselves. There have been a few other things that have transpired as well but I don’t really want to go further into details. I’m apt to think that this person is just F-ing with or testing me, and that no one who has been an RN for so long would be like this. Has anyone else experienced this type of thing? submitted by /u/echoes_into_the_void [link]
Who is in your hall of fame for rudest and most difficult family members you have had to deal with? ngl- I have literally told a family member if they think our care isn't good enough then they're welcome to take the family member home to nurse themselves. Usually helps to shut them up or it can amusingly make them more mad. submitted by /u/Outrageous_Fox_8796 [link] [comments]
Bright and early this morning a coworker wrecked my brain so I had to pass it along to coworkers all day. So Reddit it’s your turn! The Adult Long cuff cannot be used on an arm too large for the Adult Regular cuff. Same range, same circumstance when used within that range. So what my coworkers and myself want to know… why does it even exist if you cannot use it in place of the overly wide adult large cuffs? Are they more expensive than the adult regular? submitted by /u/rw421 [link] [comments]
I can't get my mom to understand that I'm leaving healthcare and I'm happy about it. She is partially correct because for years I called myself "just a CNA'' and that I wanted more for myself. I became an EMT because I wanted something different and thought being an EMT would make me feel better. The only thing I realized is that I'm just burnt out from healthcare. I dreaded the idea of going to work even just a few days a month. I dreaded "dealing" with patients and always in scenarios that wouldn't have bothered me before. My mom thinks I'm trying to prove myself and that I need to be great in order to see myself as worthy. That's partially true because again I've always called myself just a CNA. More in depth about why I'm leaving healthcare, is tied to Covid and the mass amount of misinformation going around. I worked through Covid and my hospital ran out of ventilators. My job was to listen to the pulse ox alarms and manually ventilate my patients when they stopped breathing. I sa
because the job is constantly in demand everywhere i figured it wouldn’t be too big of a stretch to take a year off to go be a wild lands firefighter or merchant mariner or something like that. just to say i did it and have an interesting life. i guess i’ve always thought of nursing as a safety net but let me know if im tripping submitted by /u/allcapszackattack [link] [comments]
A couple of nights ago we had a unwitnessed fall on my unit. I’ve always been taught to call the physician on call if on nights or hospitalist if it’s during days when a fall happens so they can come assess. However when this fall happened and I notified pages the physician (they called back almost immediately which wasn’t expecting) I told them about the fall and how there were no head injuries or major bleeds. Patient was alert. I hadn’t put the VS in the chart yet but they were stable. I told my co nurses and they all looked at me like I was an idiot for notifying the physician about this fall. I understand a full complete assessment wasn’t done but they said unless they deemed it necessary to call the physician during their assessment findings there wouldn’t be any point in calling them. For the past few nights I have been very confused and I’m scared I might’ve did the wrong thing. I feel very incompetent after their reactions. submitted by /u/Dear_Success3373 [link] [comments]
No im twiddling my thumbs and scratching my balls (im a murse) submitted by /u/JayLin95 [link] [comments]
Hi everyone! I just moved to a new city a few months ago for a new job. I'm a new grad nurse who just got off orientation, I work nights 7p-730a. I live alone in the city and don't know many people apart from a couple friends I have met at work. Recently I have been wanting a companion and I figured a cat would be perfect as they're more independent than dogs. I was just wondering if anyone else who lives alone and works long hours has cats? I have owned cats my whole life, but always while living at home with my family, never while I am the sole caretaker. What do you do while you're gone for that time? Would you recommend getting 2 so they can keep each other company? I'm just worried me being gone for 12 hours would make them lonely. Sorry i'm very anxious and want to be sure I actually can give a cat a good home. submitted by /u/No-Application4078 [link] [comments]
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My older post: https://www.reddit.com/r/nursing/s/lWC4MCaWpn I spoke with the manager. I got a different preceptor. She was really kind and patient. But she also recommended that I get more orientation days. I spoke with my director and they’re only willing to extend my orientation by 2 WEEKS (6 shifts) for a total of 4 WEEKS (12 shifts) orientation to ICU. I said that’s not gonna be enough for me and I don’t want to commit and say yes now, only to have this conversation again in 2 weeks. I asked if she could help me transfer to another unit, maybe med surg/tele. She said there’s no availability right now. So I just resigned. I want to thank everyone who gave me advice and made me advocate for myself. I appreciate all your thoughts and support. Super sad about this but I’m glad I was honest. submitted by /u/vivrelavie [link] [comments]
I recently left my first nursing job and I’m realizing now that how they did things was pretty weird. i’m wondering if anybody else’s units do this as well? essentially, they would play musical rooms at night. Meaning during the night shift, they would change the room number of most of the patients and we would have to switch and swap a patients entire room during the night shift. keep in mind I worked in an ICU. Most of the patients were on some form of machine (impella, cvvhd, ecmo, balloon pump, etc) and many, many drips. They always waited until 3-4AM to tell us. We would just be getting started with morning labs/meds and assessments and they would tell us we need to switch rooms. Each patient took around an hour between packing and prepping, moving them, setting them up in their new room, and then breaking down the old room for the next patient. We also needed multiple staff members to help move them. It ALWAYS resulted in us being unable to do all of evening tasks and caused so m
I really think more people need to know about Kim Hiatt because her story shows just how broken our healthcare culture actually is. Back in 2010 Kim was a super experienced pediatric nurse who made a fatal medication math error that sadly killed a fragile baby. She reported the mistake immediately. The guilt was instant, but what happened after made everything so much worse. She became a textbook case of "Second Victim Syndrome", where a healthcare worker gets completely traumatized by an error and basically drowned in shame and isolation. Instead of getting psychological support or help from colleagues, she was fired, publicly dragged, and left totally alone with her guilt until she tragically took her own life seven months later. We demand absolute 100% perfection from nurses and doctors every single day, but as soon as a human mistake happens, the system just discards them instead of helping them cope with it. If we don't start building actual psychological safety and peer support i
I know this a negatively coded. Im sorry. But, in the ED, when someone who just came in becomes npo, gets agitated, and says "but I haven't eaten all day!!!@111" when denied a turkey sandwich 5 seconds after getting triaged. How the fuck am I supposed to make sure you eat something in the previous 16 hours before you came in? Ill make sure your bgl is ok and feed you when I can, but why is this suddenly your AMA hardline stop? I know there are reasons and extenuating circumstances. But besides those. Im getting slightly irritated by this. submitted by /u/kawugiri [link] [comments]
Why is it the norm that, to get your break, you give your 5-6 patients to a nurse who also has 5-6 patients? Leaving that nurse responsible for 10-12 medsurg patients. To me, that shouldn’t ever happen even for 30 minutes. Yeah, hopefully no one calls and all is good. But what if all hell breaks loose? I never do that to another nurse because I’m so convinced it’s horribly unsafe. I take my break at a time when my patients are least likely to call, and if they do call then I just deal with it. I understand every nurse deserves a break, but there’s gotta be a better way to do it than making another nurse responsible for 10-12 patients. submitted by /u/Minimum-Possible-415 [link] [comments]
Hello! A couple months ago I had nominated a nurse at my local hospital for a DAISY Award. And nominated her for something that happened in 2024 that I had always wanted to thank her for and never knew her name so I’m very excited born at this moment because she actually won the award. From what I’ve read online, it will be a pretty quick ceremony, but they emailed me to say that I could be there and I really really would like to bring a gift that would be helpful and long lasting to show my appreciation. So far the only things I have found that are useful to ER nurses are pens, high quality metal badge reels and trauma shears, but I don’t even really know if these items would be appreciated or heavily used in the ER. I’ll be honest I didn’t really know where to even start to look for ideas. That’s why I’m posting here! Please help me think of a long lasting, thoughtful and practical gifts that I can give the nurse during her ceremony! Thank you for any suggestions and the work that yo
Throughout nursing school I always wanted to work in the ER. I worked as an extern at both of the major hospitals in my area and spent most of my time in the ER. When it came down to applying for residency I was offered an ER position at the HCA owned hospital (which I already worked at as an extern). This hospital was the only trauma hospital in the area so even though it was an HCA facility I knew I would get experience. Going into my nurse residency I already knew some of the problems with the facility, but I tried to have an open mind starting as an RN. After 2 months and multiple shifts with my preceptor showing me how undoubtedly unsafe working here was, I decided to quit. I spoke with the department managers, and the nurse residency coordinators and it really didnt seem like anything was gonna change. I knew that if I was to get off of orientation I would never feel safe as a nurse working there. The department is chronically understaffed, patients are thrown on the wall like it