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  1. This is making me nervous

    It's not a situation I would find myself in at my current facility, but the OP was asking what people thought about the situation as it is one she faces so I offered my opinion.
  2. This is making me nervous

    Fired? No. Prepared to protect my license? Damn skippy. We all take risks and that's one I'm not willing to accept. I refuse to accept any assignment I consider unsafe and being the sole nurse on my unit is not safe. There may be some who are ha...
  3. waterproof mattress

    I got a waterproof mattress pad after getting an expensive white mattress because stains void the warranty. I don't remember the name of the brand but the mattress store where I bought it had cut a piece of the pad and placed it over a jar filled wi...
  4. Can I refuse an assigment if .....?

    You are in orientation and expected to precept two new grads? I'd refuse that!
  5. This is making me nervous

    I would refuse to staff a unit as the only licensed person. Even if there was only 1 patient on the floor, I wouldn't accept the assignment unless there was a second nurse with me. You never know what will happen with that patient, or on my unit, h...
  6. I wear earplugs most days and still hear my alarm just fine. I currently have a dark and heavy curtain in the window because I found it blocked more light than the room darkening curtain I'd been using! I tried a sleeping mask but I'd take it off whe...
  7. how did they pass theyre boards??

    I have never heard of a jurisdiction where good samaritan laws cover on the job conduct. Even if they did, good luck finding a medical professional willing to testify in court that a 92% O2 sat justified your action.
  8. how did they pass theyre boards??

    Putting myself in your shoes, I would have helped him by telling him I notified his nurse and she'd be in shortly. In a few minutes, I'd check on the patient and remind the nurse again. If I was really concerned, I'd let the nurse know if she doesn...
  9. Another vote for all 3 in a row. If you hadn't said you were a night person I'd have suggested 2 on, 2 off and back for the final shift as dayshift people often struggle a lot on that 3rd night. One night off is not a night off when you work nights...
  10. "If you didn't chart it, you didn't do it." That was drilled into us repeatedly before we even started clinicals. I follow that today and hold other nurses to it as well. It's not just CYA either, documentation is also communication between staff. ...
  11. Departments that cut the most shifts?

    I've been at my hospital over ten years and in that time the only department that has never closed is the ED. Telemetry closed once for 3 days when they did some cleaning/renovation work (usually they close part of the floor down while they do the wo...
  12. How do you assess your patients post-cath?

    We no longer use pressure dressings either but if I had one I'd definitely feel underneath! We check the site and compare groins, check VS and pedal pulses q 15 min x 4, q 30 min x 4, q 1 hr x 4 and then q 4 hr x 4.
  13. Tele interview Tomorrow. Need your help!

    The market is more competitive now than it has been for a while so I'd be prepared to sell yourself not just as a nurse but as a tele nurse. Why do you want to work tele? And remember, they aren't just interviewing you, this is your chance to intervi...
  14. How long did it take to get use to working nights?

    Like a couple of others, it was an easy adjustment for me. I spent a year on dayshift and never did get used to it. I couldn't fall asleep early enough and was far from my "best" (both in personality and function) for the first several hours of my ...
  15. Are you serious?

    I would never actually do this but the mental picture of a nurse enthusiastically agreeing with all of a patient's complaints has me in tears I'm laughing so hard!