B927

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1. Bone Marrow Biopsy

   B927 replied to accent's topic in Oncology

   ativan and either morphine or dilaudid is our inpt normal seems to work ok. we tinker with the amounts of each based on the pt

2. "Us" and "Them" ... It Could Mean Trouble

   B927 replied to vadushkas_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   as someone who get migraines and once in a while must suffer the horrid ER, thank you. The retarded residents who want to stuff me full of narcs rather then treat the migraine are bad enough to deal with, but when you have to do that in a curtian roo...

3. The Most Hard Working Shift- Day Or Night Shift?

   B927 replied to TPS360's topic in General Nursing

   each shift has unique challenges to face and anyone who says pts sleep all night has never worked a night shift what we really need is to stop the in-fighting and team up together to fight for what REALLY matters- the safety and well-being of our pts...

4. fighting for better ratios

   B927 replied to B927's topic in Oncology

   you'd think I would have all that ratios memorized by now! But there is only so much info my poor little brain will absorb our numbers are based nothing on acuity (the charge is suppose to break up the hard pts between the nurses evenly) for a 29 bed...

5. waiting patiently

   B927 replied to shirls30's topic in Oncology

   Cancer is rarely the only medical problem in the pts I see. So all that other stuff they throw at you is very useful! Plus chemo can do some very nasty things to a variety of organ systems so knowing the signs of heart failure, DIC, kidney failure, s...

6. fighting for better ratios

   B927 replied to B927's topic in Oncology

   The other nurses are pitching in, but many are rather scared for their jobs. I am too, but I'd rather loose my job fighting for the right thing then keep my job and let my patients suffer. We do have a union and I am getting everything I do pre-appro...

7. fighting for better ratios

   B927 posted a topic in Oncology

   Hello I work on an inpt medical oncology floor. We recently moved from a crappy old 44 bed unit (compleate with 4 bed wards and mold in the ceiling) to a spiffy new 29-bed unit that is all private rooms and very much better for our pts! the problem i...