ALISHAJO

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1. How do nurses "really" feel about students?

   ALISHAJO replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I like having students with me but I still have my job to do also...So when I get busy, I pick up the pace which sometimes leaves the students in my dust. You have to want the experience to get it. These are the students who follow me everywhere, ask...

2. Question: Does the nursing staff at your facility have cleaning assignments?

   ALISHAJO replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   We are not assigned cleaning duties but we know that when we are not busy, we are to be cleaning. There is a list posted in each room of items that need to be done all month long....I can't say that I greatly enjoy it.....I don't even like to clean a...

3. Favorite Quote and It's Origin Please

   ALISHAJO replied to nightingale's topic in General Nursing

   Just had a great quote from one of my ER patients, (who happens to be a nurse) " If you are going to be dumb, then you got to be tough" Jo Beth I wish several of our frequent flyers had learned this!!!! ...

4. Average LOS in your ER

   ALISHAJO replied to Bekka_Lass's topic in Emergency

   We have that problem from time to time, especially with the new ones but I have a few questions...... 1. Is the ER Doc organized? We have a problem with some of our Docs being very disorganized!!! Sometimes it helps to keep them moving in the right d...

5. spooky spooky spooky

   ALISHAJO replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

   In our ER dept, we are staffed with 1 RN at night with alarms on the ambulance entrance doors by our desk and the entrance doors to the front lobby. each entrance has 2 sets of doors and the alarms will ring when they open to admit someone. One night...

6. giving narcan, thiamine and D50

   ALISHAJO replied to ALISHAJO's topic in Emergency

   THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO! I really appreciate the replies. Just curious......Has anyone seen an actual Wernicke-Korsakoff's patient? How did they present? Thanks....Lish

7. giving narcan, thiamine and D50

   ALISHAJO posted a topic in Emergency

   I have a question that maybe someone can answer for me. The situation: 65yo Fe goes down at local camp grounds- brought in by EMS- coding the whole way- had initial few heartbeats at scene then asystole. In ER, pt not responding at all.....Pt is diab...

8. ID bands

   ALISHAJO replied to Connie G.'s topic in Emergency

   I work for a small ER also. I try to band as many of my ER patients as possible. (I'm probably the only RN there that does!!) When we started doing it in our ER ~ 7-8 years ago, the RN was the one responsible for it....of course the RN also registere...

9. fluid therapy with DKA?

   ALISHAJO replied to janine3&5's topic in Emergency

10. Any Recent JACHO visits

    ALISHAJO replied to LerRN95's topic in Emergency

    This sounds great!! Do you have info on where I can find out more about this to give the info to my manager?? Even a web site would be great......How long have you used it and do the nurses like it? Do you feel the charting more complete or less? Ho...

11. latex allergies in ambulatory care

    ALISHAJO replied to BugRN's topic in Emergency

12. Need advice about an MD harrassing staff..

    ALISHAJO replied to EMaas's topic in General Nursing

    EMaas, I understand even if Wildtime didn't !!! I think that there is some of this going on at almost all facilities, from either sex. When working with him, STAY PROFESSIONAL IN ATTITUDE AND WITH YOUR WORK!! When he starts in again ( which he will...

13. latex allergies in ambulatory care

    ALISHAJO replied to BugRN's topic in Emergency

    SPEAKING AS A RN WHO HAS LATEX ALLERGIES, ALL I CAN SAY IS SHAME ON YOU FOR YOUR STATEMENT ABOUT THE COST!!! ALSO WHAT ABOUT YOUR PATIENTS......HATE TO TELL YOU BUT LATEX ALLERGIES ARE BECOMING VERY FREQUENT AND LIFE THREATENING!!!! I HAD TO BATTLE W...

14. Documenting

    ALISHAJO posted a topic in Emergency

    How does your ERs document about cultural beliefs that influence health care?...in particular religious and/or spiritual beliefs? What type of questions do you ask? For most of our patients this is not a priority!!!! Anyone who can help me out..... ...

15. Nurse Tracking Devices: Whats Your Opinion?

    ALISHAJO replied to ladybyrd's topic in Activism

    "the unit clerks really appreciate being able to find you for a drs call or family looking for you. " .....I guess my question is how does this help the NURSE? If I am busy with a patient, then that patient becomes my priority!!! The phone idea for...