MicheleRN2000

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1. Summer vacation

   MicheleRN2000 replied to ceecel.dee's topic in General Nursing

   Between May 26 and Sept. 1, employees are allowed 14 days of vacation, PDO time. My vacation isn't until Sept. 6, so I miss that, but yeah, vacations can overlap. It's not our fault that they don't hire enough people to staff the floor. I'm sure t...

2. Sick To Death Of Hippa!

   MicheleRN2000 replied to RNIAM's topic in HIPAA

   HIPPA is so hypocritical!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We now have to ask family members who call to talk to pts, for a number that has been assigned to each patient. I asked several nurses this weekend if they have been asking for it, and they said no. Just som...

3. How long does report take?

   MicheleRN2000 replied to RNnites's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a 25 bed general medicine unit. Like all others, report usually only takes 20 minutes...longer if we have to calls from lab, send pts to xray, etc...talking to families (ugh!!), and things like that. There's on nurse that wants "just the ...

4. nurse-patient ratio

   MicheleRN2000 replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg

   I work on a 25 bed general medicine floor. The patients are usually divided up into 3 teams, one team w/ 9 pts. and the other 2 w/ 8 pts. On day turn, they have an RN-LPN-NA combo per teams. Evenings usually about the same, except maybe only 2 LPN...

5. Hand lotion

   MicheleRN2000 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   At our hospital, they tell us not to wear heavy perfumes, but the lotion they provide us not only doesn't work, but smells like a bunch of flowers...much more heavy than any perfume I've smelled on anyone! Sounds like the IC nurse hasn't worked too ...