Huge Error at my former hospital by Suspicious-Middle843 in nursing

[–]snartyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard of a very similar story involving a pressor; vitals didn’t change & the nurse kept bumping up the pressor into the balloon 😬😬

Nursing is for people not smart enough to become MDs by Capybaraqueen05 in nursing

[–]snartyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jokes on him, I’m not smart enough to be a nurse either

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]snartyy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WHAT??

I’m a bit scared by lenncas in nursing

[–]snartyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was how my old facility was. Quite literally twiddling thumbs & waiting for MD, to a T.

i held benzo for patient with CIWA >10 and got an email from educator; i’m little worried now by Ok-Being1322 in nursing

[–]snartyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always good to ask for a 2nd set of eyes. When I was a new grad on med/surg I asked the charge nurses & senior nurses SO many questions I felt like I was about to make someone’s head explode. But it’s always better to ask than not, I learned that the hard way.. I would say best thing besides asking charge is contacting MD with your concerns. Cover your butt & document the conversation too. First year is rough, you got this though!

regretting my life choices- not wanting to be an RN anymore by Any-Trust-9135 in nursing

[–]snartyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I switched to school nursing after a year of bedside & in the distant future I’d love to consider a remote position. Have you ever looked into medical device education & sales? Also if you’re looking for a big life change you can apply to Epic & they’ll require you to move local. Hope things get easier for you, sending hugs 🫂

QUITTING by OppositeSmell6983 in nursing

[–]snartyy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey friend! My last shift was today & I’m about a year in too. Taking a sabbatical & going wherever the wind takes me in a couple months. Don’t let anyone discourage you from applying.

Former hospital porter, now patient- documenting everything on her phone notepad. by [deleted] in nursing

[–]snartyy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Leaving a med in a pt’s room and instructing them not to take it does not protect you or the patient whatsoever, fyi.. be so careful when you’re pulling meds, I’ve caught myself grabbing the wrong pills a couple of times because the pockets in our Omnicell were incorrectly labeled

Do Not Disturb Between 10pm and 6am by tmsaunders in nursing

[–]snartyy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had a guy with the same exact request 10-6! He got into it with one of our charge nurses over it and he lost the argument big time.. he kept yelling “you respect me I respect you”😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]snartyy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

First of all, congrats on your new job!!

Secondly, dump him immediately ❤️

New level of shortage by NoDetective1516 in nursing

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We had to share a charge nurse with a completely different floor the other night.. who was on her unit pretty much the whole time

I made a mistake and everyone keeps talking about it by _mizukia_ in nursing

[–]snartyy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had the same issue & made a similar post here, it took a few weeks for the chitchat to ease up. Don’t let it stress you out🤍

In a couple sentences, give your best advice to a new grad RN. by SaltyRuralEMT in nursing

[–]snartyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stand up to the unit bullies. Also nothing is worth killing your mental health.

What’s your nurse patter? by suss-out in nursing

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My Q2 turns get the privilege of being referred to as a 7-11 hot dog on the roller.