steelydanfan

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1. New Job -- Unfriendly Welcome By Staff

   steelydanfan replied to Michizzle's topic in Relations

   The ones on 3rd shift are probably WORSE than the day people, because the boss isn't AROUND! Rude and impolite are pretty much grounds for dismissal anywhere, and if YOUR DON has gotten rude and impolite CNA's to deliver GOOD nursing care, I'll eat m...

2. Should I retest a patient with a positive PPD history?

   steelydanfan replied to Thomas RN's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, I had the same thing happen, and at my new place of work, they INSISTED on testing me again. Lo and behold, I was NOT positive. I would guess that someone long ago read it incorrectly, and I went through too many unnecessary CXR's, and a slew ...

3. Report without Orders?

   steelydanfan replied to missbutton's topic in General Nursing

   In my experience, no pt. can be sent to the ICU without the basic bridging orders being WRITTEN: airway, cardiac and prn pressor orders, and an Intensivist handoff, PERIOD. Otherwise, it's a dump pt., and they can stay in ER all night for all I care.

4. .9 = Nine 8-hour night shifts in two weeks. Too much?

   steelydanfan replied to EmmieRN's topic in General Nursing

   This is TOTALLY dependant upon your age. When I was 23, 3 12's were no problem. Loved the continuity, loved the 4 days off in a row. As a 50 year old, 12 hours just about kills me, and if I had to work full time, I might well kill somebody else.

5. Lunches: Brown bag or cafeteria?

   steelydanfan replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

   I have only worked in one hospital wher I wanted to buy lunch, because the cafe food was SOO good! But now I brown bag it, because getting there and buying it would consume the entire 30 minutes! (Not to mention that the fodd is rank!) A sandwich or ...

6. Nurses not making enough...wait what?

   steelydanfan replied to Reese2012's topic in General Nursing

   I think you should mind your own business. Since you have no idea what your friends do, or are responsible for, you have no way of judging thier worth. When you can come up with a value table that can tell me EXACTLY how much someone should be compe...

7. New nurse... Dressing change?

   steelydanfan replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

   I don't understand why you are so confused about such a clear order. "Daily" means "Daily" or once every 24 hours. Why is this confusing? If the dressing is signed and dated, yes by all means use that as your guide, if you can't find any other docume...

8. Do you worry about your patients after leaving work?

   steelydanfan replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

   At the time we do shift report, every one of us is undergoing a self evaluation as we report our day. Some may recognize it and communicate our lapses and "to do lists" at that time, some may not. Report should contain my observations, what I see as...

9. declining a nursing job without burning a bridge?

   steelydanfan replied to NurseNancy88's topic in General Nursing

   There are probably 50 more posts after this one, but this caught my eye. In rejecting a job offer, only two things should be said. 1. "I must decline your offer of employment as I have been offered a position that better suits my needs." 2. "I real...

10. Customer Service? Maybe on your home planet.

    steelydanfan replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in Relations

    Do I laugh or do I cry? I'm not handing out hotel room keys here, I am trying to keep people alive, and restore them to health. This situation is far too serious for me to have to spend masses of time placating idiots who think that good nursing ca...

11. I gave a back massage yesterday

    steelydanfan replied to melmarie23's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry that you never get to do some of the nicer things in nursing. Giving a bath or a back rub (we are NOT talking MASSAGE here) can reveal a wealth of information, or simply allow YOU to feel good about going the extra mile for someone who is sick ...

12. What scares you most as a rn?

    steelydanfan replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely my worst nightmare! Is this your baby? SOOO adorable!

13. when the day shift arrives

    steelydanfan replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in General Nursing

    It's not lack of resources, it's lack of guts. I worked nights for 10 years, and yeah, you call a doc in the middle of the night, you get reamed. SOO what? I have seen nurses who don't call for admit orders for pt.s admitted at 3 am DESPITE explici...

14. If YOU were the patient, would you feel comfortable...

    steelydanfan replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Relations

    This is why I cringe when I see families bring babies in to see 'Grandma". I ALWAYS have a talk with them about how we have visiting regs and why a hospital is not a good place for a litttle one with an underdeveloped immune system.

15. RN's are part of one huge CULT!

    steelydanfan replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    What is REALLY killing American companies is the idea that the shareholders are God, and that profits are the be-all and end-all of a companies function. The idea of producing a quality product has gone by the wayside. If a worker cannot make a decen...