stressednurse

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1. I Don't Think So!

   stressednurse replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, guess I am lucky where I work. I did work agency for a while though and was put in uncomfortable situations as far as staffing in the past. The state of PA requires a minimum hours of care per patient in a 24 hour period (HPPD). This is calcu...

2. 7 Days On/7 Days Off- Love It or Hate It?

   stressednurse replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

   My first nursing job was 7on/7off, I worked 6 hours Monday-Friday, 12 on Sat and Sun. Then had 7 off, got paid for 40 and had full time benefits that was in 1992, I have suggested simular scheduling where I work. We have just started a weekend prog...

3. Babies uneccessary death!!

   stressednurse replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

   I cant seem to access this site with the mothers statement. Please offer a link. Thank you.

4. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

   stressednurse replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Safety

   OK add LTC to this pain management dilemma. 105# 72yo wears 175mcg Demerol patches changed Q48hr. Takes PRN perc q4hr and klonopin TID. Usually seen dozing in her wheelchair, when awake she is on the call light for more meds. The narcotic use has...

5. Does anyone double-glove?

   stressednurse replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes I double glove for suppositories and suctioning and usually dressing changes. If the procedure takes more than 5 minutes I usually reglove. In my opinion everyone has everything imagined and things we don't know about. Gloves are cheap.

6. What do you do and how long have you done it?

   stressednurse replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

   Paramedic for 4 years while I went to nursing school. 1 year in med/surg then ICU/CCU in a 12 bed unit that did fresh open hearts (this facility also did sex change operations and I got pulled to that area occasionally). After 2 years of that I wen...

7. Advice re. Demanding Resident

   stressednurse replied to mary761's topic in Geriatric

   Good luck with passing boards. When you do and a nurse aid says that a patient cannot have a BM and has passed very small balls of BM multiple times....please intervene and give the patient something to assist with this before that patient starts t...

8. Ethical dilemma -- new nurse

   stressednurse replied to pdmt's topic in General Nursing

   My orientation to ICU/CCU after almost a year of Med-surg was under the direction of the nastiest nurse (Bonnie) ever put in control of newbies to ICU. I quietly listened to her demeaning comments and not allowing me to do much of anything as "I was...

9. Does This Place Exist?

   stressednurse replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes I work in a facility that has really good communication between docs and nurses and respiratory staff and the nurse aids too. But cover your eyes as I work in a Specialty Care Center, yes what most people call a nursing home. Far from my first...

10. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    stressednurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I was a paramedic prior to becoming a nurse. I also worked as a flight nurse and have my Pre-hospital RN certification. I stop if it looks like no one knows what to do or if it looks like someone is doing something unsafe. Otherwise I leave it up ...

11. What was your secret weapon for surviving nursing school??

    stressednurse replied to michelle_s_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I went to nursing school so I could support my kids when I divorced my ex-husband. That kept me going, working another job and pregnant with the third child during first year of school. My marriage wasn't going anywhere and after 3 years of trying ...

12. Staff Safety & Facility Policies

    stressednurse replied to obeyacts2's topic in Safety

    Where I work we would need a designated person to make all those calls to the authorities. Patients and family members seem to think that abusing the nursing staff will help to heal the patients.

13. Understanding Alzheimer's

    stressednurse replied to suzy253's topic in Geriatric

    They reach us from their world, those that understand that are so awesome.

14. Doctor in your next life?

    stressednurse replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a Veterinarian, but not a people doc.

15. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    stressednurse replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    New vs Old