Nurse1990BSN

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1. I Quit!

   Nurse1990BSN replied to Super Nurse JoshuA's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! That took intestinal fortitude! You rock! There have been incidence at my hospital where we were short staffed and management had told the staff on duty that they had "called everyone". When I later asked my fellow nurses if they had been cal...

2. what do nurses hate about doctors?

   Nurse1990BSN replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

   Well said! Novicetoexpert you hit the nail right on the head!

3. Bad night with a heparin drip...

   Nurse1990BSN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   Incredible! Makes me wonder.... and shudder. Just would like to add my two cents worth....dialysis caths are usually instilled with 5,000 units heparin and should be marked as such.

4. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

   Nurse1990BSN replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

   I totally agree with you. I am an ICU nurse and often get pulled to the floor or to the ER. On the floor I usually have 8-12 patients assigned to me with a tech or LPN (hopefully). According to our policy I am supposed to treat these "customers" l...

5. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

   Nurse1990BSN replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

   Did my thing. Took the survey. Received letter from my senator stating: Thank you for contacting me regarding your concerns about S. 7 3 , the "Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 200 7 ." It is good to hea r from you. I agree with...