nickola

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1. CPAN exam 2018

   nickola replied to jdyrek2's topic in PACU

   It's well worth it to purchase the on demand learning for the exams on the ASPAN website! Then purchase the practice tests- those 2 things helped me greatly!! Good luck.

2. Why so many tattletale nurses?

   nickola replied to Butterflybee's topic in Relations

   A manager who allows tattling fosters this back-stabbing, 3rd grade, mean girl behavior. A good manager will bring parties TOGETHER to discuss issues & concerns, rather than calling the one tattled on into the office & blindsiding them- which...

3. nurse coming to work drunk

   nickola replied to nickola's topic in Relations

   A group of us have gone to our Risk Manager, who wrote it up. If nothing is done, we will report this to the BON, as this is not the first incident w/this particular nurse. I have worked with other nurses who were suspected of coming in intoxicated, ...

4. nurse coming to work drunk

   nickola replied to nickola's topic in Relations

   No orders for meds, the NM just gave them, as well as fluids, no orders. The nurse acted drunk, she said it had been 2 hours since she'd had her last drink, if so, she must've been plastered b/c she did indeed appear impaired!

5. nurse coming to work drunk

   nickola replied to nickola's topic in Relations

   No, we have no proof, although she did say she'd been out drinking all night & just came to work. (not sure that's good enough since her BFF is the manager)

6. nurse coming to work drunk

   nickola posted a topic in Relations

   Recently one of the nurses on our unit came in drunk. She looked like she'd slept in her clothes, had foul breath, and was nauseous & pale. The nurse manager is her friend, and she put her in a room at the end of the hall, started fluids on her &...

7. Why so many tattletale nurses?

   nickola replied to Butterflybee's topic in Relations

   A few years ago my manager told me that another nurse had complained about me b/c she didn't like my tone of voice when I greeted her one morning as we passed in the halls!! The complainant considered my greeting "hostile" LOL!! I guess "Morning ____...

8. Why so many tattletale nurses?

   nickola replied to Butterflybee's topic in Relations

   Very well put! It does seem that people are two-faced & passive-aggressive-- dramatizing things & making mountains out of molehills!!-- all very sick, dysfunctional behavior. Too many times management doesn't see this though, & don't get ...

9. Post-op Calls

   nickola posted a topic in PACU

   Is there a standard or recommended time frame in which to do patient callbacks after PACU discharge? Administration wants us to do them the next day, we are so busy that sometimes we don't have time until 48-72 hrs later, & we have recently been ...

10. The "Flirt"

    nickola replied to exit96's topic in Men

    I see nothing wrong w/a little harmless flirting- it's an ego boost! HOWEVER, we have one so-so looking new RN that flirts to the point where it's affecting her work- you can't even be in the same room w/her & her 'target' - she's shameless, plus...

11. Filter needles...are they necessary?

    nickola replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    we do not commonly use them where I work, they are available. We are not drawing up meds from large ampules though, 1cc is the largest.

12. Can we get rid of the sugar in nursing?

    nickola replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    Some of us are tired of picking up the slack from the nurses who are busy treating all their patients like puppies!

13. Tired of nurses threatening to quit!!!

    nickola replied to bradyc's topic in General Nursing

    all too true, & these people are doing a heckuva lot of complaining to staff-- management only sees the tip of the iceberg! These people will be on their very best behavior around the boss, but then complaining about the boss when he's out of ear...

14. Confronting a co-worker

    nickola replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is an old thread, but I admire your wisdom in confronting the CNL the way you did. We recently had a similar situation w/our CNL, only the 2 most vocal (WHINERS) people on our unit went straight to the DON & complained. This resulted ...

15. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    nickola replied to RnM21's topic in Activism

    Seriously! I have to agree, I am SICK of employees who milk the clock to get more hours! When your work is done, you leave--PERIOD!! We also have a certain amount of people who regularly come in 1-2 hrs earlier than the shift starts- yes they clock i...