Sean 91

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1. How do you induce passing gas post-op?

   Sean 91 replied to bjaeram's topic in General Nursing

   I think you want allphysicians.com The case manager must be going nuts after 12 days, not to mention the doctors--can't believe they are "unconcerned." Insurance and/or Medicare funds must be running low. Haven't seen any mention of ambulation. Wa...

2. Starting Nursing at 52 and Nervous

   Sean 91 replied to eyeball's topic in New Nurse

   Started a little older, too, like you. The primary problem at my beginning facility was the patient load of 1:10, not people--now at a wonderful facility that is 1:5, and a great group to work with, too. Nurses are great to work with! I've got pra...

3. Being around alot of women....Pros and Cons

   Sean 91 replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I was the only male in my RN-BSN class of 40; scared me to death at first. But most of my classmates were quite respectful, and I in turn. And usually I am the only male on my shift (although, of course, there are plenty scattered throughout the ho...

4. I am an American.

   Sean 91 replied to UnionRN2's topic in Relations

   Maybe it's not cultural. Maybe the doctor is a paranoid personality disorder type. In nay case it is a silly request and no way can it be enforced against nursing. We owe an obligation to get clear communication from M.D.'s and that usually includ...

5. Benefits of being a male nurse vs Female nurse

   Sean 91 replied to girtenbt's topic in Men

   As a guy at our facility, you get an extra break period when they call all the guys over the intercom, by a special code designation, down to Behavioral Medicine when a patient is going off, for example, or when they need lifting help somewhere. Som...

6. Do you have a system for making fair pt assignments?

   Sean 91 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

   One of the hospitals in our four-hospital chain in our city assigns by blocks--a 5-6 room stretch on Med-Surg that doesn't change, regardless of acuity. It's "this is my little corner and this is where I am usually going to work." Period. I don't ...

7. Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

   Sean 91 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   When the full law comes into affect, then maybe patients like the woman who had to leave my hospital med-surg floor two days into her hospital stay--two days after the insurance company cancelled her health insurance for a pre-exisiting condition (ob...

8. Patient to Nurse Ratio

   Sean 91 replied to Lorien_LPN's topic in General Nursing

   Started off my nursing career as an RN with 1:8-1:10 nights (4-5 times 1:12) and started getting neuropathy and swollen ankles (Our older charge nurse with history of long term illness would call just before shift half the time, leaving us in the lu...

9. Your thoughts on the nursing jurisprudence examination?

   Sean 91 replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Texas

   Many of the answers require common sense, within the scope of nursing practice, so to speak. And a few are just blatantly common sense (right vs. wrong). But to be prepared for those questions referencing a specific section of the nursing regulatio...

10. texting at work

    Sean 91 replied to questionsforall's topic in Professionalism

    Texting??!! What really bothers me are employees who are chatting on their phones!! Especially some aides, who if you are looking for them, just go to the staff room and there they are. But, I mean, walking around the hall as they get linens talki...

11. Anyone willing to talk to nurse form USA about healthcare in your country?

    Sean 91 replied to 2kidsandadog's topic in International

    I just finished T.R. Reid's (2009) book, "The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care." An excellent read, giving a good overview of the fractured American health care system...Well, one really can't call the U...

12. Research Questionnaire - Reducing Patient Falls

    Sean 91 replied to innovationspace's topic in Safety

    Oh yeah, we have "skid proof" footwear which does make a difference over the bare feet or athletic socks many pts come in with. Gait belts are unavailable exc to PT--probably a $ matter. We do dead lifts (pivots), for some pts.

13. Research Questionnaire - Reducing Patient Falls

    Sean 91 replied to innovationspace's topic in Safety

    1.have you ever witnessed a patient fall? yes. several times, been near. have heard the thud. in most instances, the bed and/or other alarm(s) are not in place--but some people are just quick and are over the rails and out of bed before you can re...

14. Fired all the LPN's

    Sean 91 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in LPN/LVN

    A hospital I worked for a few years ago did the same partly in an attempt to move toward magnet status. It gave the ultimate to te LPNs to go for LPN to RN or find another job. Most LPNs left as most were older. Also, there was only one LPN tech s...

15. Do pediatric vaccines still contain mercury?

    Sean 91 replied to Bridget41040's topic in General Nursing

    No. A family member asked me today (Sept 21) about mercury in the influenza vaccine, so I researched CDC and FDA sites and saw that all pedes vaccines, except the flu vaccine, are now free of the preservative thimerosal, which has a 49% content of th...