dialysis12041999

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1. Nurses Past Their Prime

   dialysis12041999 replied to dialysis12041999's topic in General Nursing

   Thank You for your support. My goal is to make this facility the best that it can be with superior patient care. I do want all of the nurses to be happy and a part of a working team that is proud of their profession. I am truley passionate about n...

2. What is your take on multiple family members in room when they have roommate?

   dialysis12041999 replied to hollyberry678's topic in Relations

   I can understand your frustration. I have worked in several facilities including the present one, that has open visiting hours. It can really be a pain, but often I ask the visiting family members to leave the room to provide privacy for procedures...

3. 3-11 shift--how will this shift affect kids??

   dialysis12041999 replied to studentnurse3's topic in Career Support

   Although I am not a single mom- I can relate to your concerns about working shift work and missing your family. On one hand we want to spend as much time with our family as we can but on the other hand we have bills to pay. When we make the choice ...

4. Nurses Past Their Prime

   dialysis12041999 replied to dialysis12041999's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your reply and thanks for your view! I am encouranging all of the nurses that I supervise to be empowered to make changes. I encourage them to do so. I truely believe in nursing power. Perhaps I am still young, but I really am pasionate ...

5. Nurses Past Their Prime

   dialysis12041999 replied to dialysis12041999's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your reply. Your response is our current plan and we are giving this plan some time. We understand that we are all getting to know each other and building a new trusting relationship. But I am really concerned about the next nursing gener...

6. working while in recovery

   dialysis12041999 replied to kwilliams06rn's topic in Recovery

   Hey great news, the nurse that I supervise that was restricted was just lifted and she can work 100% without additional supervision. I am really happy for her. She is very eager to get back into working on the floor.

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

   dialysis12041999 replied to RnM21's topic in Activism

   OK I guess that I may be alone on this one but here goes... Just remember that their are two sides to every story but I am on the other side of the over time situation:saint:. You see, I am one of the people that get the overtime list and nasty e-...

8. Nurses Past Their Prime

   dialysis12041999 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I supervise 2 nurses that I really feel are past their prime. These two nurses are older and have a lot of experience(none of which they would share with a new nurse today:cry:) But I think that 25 years ago, they were just as mean and nasty as they ...

9. Do you talk about allnurses.com at work?

   dialysis12041999 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I am new to this site, so in the past I have not. I did peek into the Male nurse site and I read so many interesting topics. I did go back and ask the male nurses their opinions and I told them about the site. It was nice because I think we began c...

10. "Taking A Mental Health Day"

    dialysis12041999 replied to slmnewrn07's topic in Stress 101

    I want to take a mental health day. How sad is this, I am planning my mental health day in June. I am apart of nursing admin. and people may think that we sit in an office all day but we don't. I am on call 24hours a day 7 days a week. I am on the p...

11. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    dialysis12041999 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    Tonight I had dinner with friends and a friends mom who is a watriess was their. It was funny she because everything that she talked about was what nurses went through with customer service. I know that when I go out to eat I always ask for extra nap...

12. Looking for sub-specialt

    dialysis12041999 replied to irehabu2's topic in Disabilities

    I smiled when I read that you have short term memory. I feel that I have short term memory when I am under a lot of stress:wink2:! The wonderful thing about the nursing profession is that you can take your experiences and go to so many different pl...

13. Hospital figures break time out of pay?

    dialysis12041999 replied to ok2bme's topic in Activism

    I am split on this one. I do know that the nurses and CNA's are very busy. At my facility you are encouraged to take your required breaks and meal periods. They will provide you a slip that you will complete if you don't take a break.You can not use...

14. patient romance?

    dialysis12041999 replied to nursiemellie's topic in General Nursing

    Unless family members are POA's or the patients gives consent to provide this information, you don't need to inform the family.Care Plan everything including social relationships. If their was ever any questions about the relationship as long as you ...

15. Um...wear gloves please

    dialysis12041999 replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes I do agree with you. We can become comfortable when we are working in a home setting. Yesterday we were discussing at work those that worked in hospitals that remembered that you could not take your hospital scrubs home with you. You had to ...