Estella

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1. I Got The Job!!!!!

   Estella replied to bewbew's topic in General Students

   Hey Bewbew! Congratulations! You're going to start a journey of a lifetime! May the sea be calm enough to keep you happy, and choppy enough to keep you on your toes! God Bless! Estella

2. Suggestions for changing the current nursing situation?

   Estella replied to Estella's topic in Activism

   Hello, In our hospital netowrk we have a Corporate Integrity Hotline and a Corporate Ethics contact person. The hotline allows us to report unethical behaviors we observe in the workplace. I've seen it work, mainly to the benefit of the network, bu...

3. Diprivan question

   Estella replied to New CCU RN's topic in CCU

   Hi! We have a nutritionist and pharmacist working together on a daily basis to keep the lipid levels r/t diprivan and TPN usage. When tube feeds start, they reevaluate the lipids there, too, just to be sure the pt isn't getting way too much fat. (We...

4. Suggestions for changing the current nursing situation?

   Estella replied to Estella's topic in Activism

   Hi Youda, Thanks for replying. My Community Oriented Nursing instructor is a member of the ONA and the president of our district. I attended their meeting just last Thursday with a classmate, who works at the same hospital I do, and one that is in...

5. Suggestions for changing the current nursing situation?

   Estella replied to Estella's topic in Activism

   I hear you. How do we change things? How do we make our importance known? Without nurses, people die from lack of care, or from the care regime prescribed by some of the doctors if a nurse isn't there to put it to a screeching halt. Most people ...

6. Suggestions for changing the current nursing situation?

   Estella posted a topic in Activism

   I've read on the board a lot of comments about nursing conditions being in need of change. With the shortage, the baby-boomers coming of age--and old age-- and nurses being a hot commodity, are there any suggestions to help either draw non-practicin...

7. What smells?? ER!

   Estella replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everybody, I guess I'm still new enough to remember when I watched medical TV and it made me want to be there! Now that I'm on the front line in a Coronary Care unit, it's so much better! If you want a laugh: for my BSN leadership course the ins...

8. Is my employer the only hospital wasting tons of $$$$???

   Estella replied to nurs4kids's topic in General Nursing

   In 1997 my hospital passed JCAH with a 100% rating. To celebrate, each employee was sent an overnight bag with "100%" printed on the side, a gift card for a video store, and a custom woven lap blanket with a quote from the man the hospital is a memo...

9. Diprivan question

   Estella replied to New CCU RN's topic in CCU

   Hi! I was a new grad, starting off in a Coronay Care Unit about three years ago. Diprivan/conscious sedation is one of those grey areas in class that they never really get into, because most nurses won't be using it. One thing I did learn was to l...

10. How much Verbal Abuse should a nurse take from a PATIENT?

    Estella replied to billssisbeth's topic in Safety

    I'm in total agreement with all who have said "You don't have to take it!!!" An "Assignment Against Objection" form may do wonders if you are ever assigned a patient with a history of abusing nurses, among other things. If your agency/unit doesn't h...

11. Showing up at work smelling of alcohol

    Estella replied to srtrn's topic in Safety

    I had a similar, but worse situation when a doc came in on a weekend "plastered." He started rambling orders that made no sense, and were potentially harmful. I had the Unit Service Coordinator call the nursing supervisor in our hospital to come ch...

12. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Estella replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

    I was a nursing assistant on a general surgery floor when this happened. It was only my second week! An elderly man had abdominal surgery, and had been complaining of gas all day. "Just can't get it to move...." My nurse assured me that if he moved...

13. New Medications For Women

    Estella replied to Andy S.'s topic in Humor

    Do you suppose JackAsspirin is effective against headaches caused by doctors?

14. No Bed Flatulence

    Estella replied to LasVegasRN's topic in Humor

    I just don't want to think about how it must have smelled the following morning!!!!!! :imbar :imbar :imbar Sounds--literally--like my father-in-law!!! LOL :chuckle :roll :chuckle *

15. A little Cat (stevens) song/movie

    Estella replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in Humor

    I wonder if this will change where we go when we have time to order out for lunch!!!! Thanks so much! Love it! :rotfl: :imbar :chuckle :wink2: