TigRN

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1. Corporate Healthcare nightmare

   TigRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism

   It is awful. My husband had an appy a couple of years ago... knowing the state of health care from an RN perspective I made sure I was with him pretty much 24 hours a day. I slept in the room and provided pretty much all of his care. If I hadn't h...

2. how have you dealt with flirting doctors.

   TigRN replied to kimmicoobug's topic in General Nursing

   Do they even get Sexual Harrassment 101 in med school? haha But you are right Mattsmom -- many nurses do that and they may make the assumption that we all are alike [course you know what happens when you ass-u-me :roll ]. We had one nurse that I rec...

3. how have you dealt with flirting doctors.

   TigRN replied to kimmicoobug's topic in General Nursing

   I once had a doctor [resident] leave a note in my locked "locker". How he got it in there remains a mystery still. He didn't sign it, all he did was right "you're hot" on it. It took me about two weeks to figure out which one it was. At this part...

4. Artificial Nails

   TigRN replied to Nursekatydid's topic in General Nursing

   Do what mine did -- do it annoymously... if your ID people would do it. I'm surprised your hospital has not gotten on board with many others and not allowed them. If you can get the nail from her [heck I wish I had been offered margaritas!! :roll ]...

5. Artificial Nails

   TigRN replied to Nursekatydid's topic in General Nursing

   NICU Nurse -- see my previous post on this thread... my IC nurse here actually did culture an inhouse acrylic nail..... it was mine! And I don't even come into contact with patients.... so that should tell you how much fungus, bacteria they can carr...

6. Artificial Nails

   TigRN replied to Nursekatydid's topic in General Nursing

   tntrn - you're right it doesn't mean ALL nurses with fake nails are running around with a fungus growing under them. But, if you read the articles and the studies it shows a STRONGER incidence of infection spread, fungus, etc., in those with artific...

7. Artificial Nails

   TigRN replied to Nursekatydid's topic in General Nursing

   You beat me to my comment Klone.... you don't wear gloves for everything you do in the patients room.... you can easily leave your little bugs on the door handles the patient uses. I don't recall wearing gloves when I handed out medicine that went i...

8. Artificial Nails

   TigRN replied to Nursekatydid's topic in General Nursing

   Okay -- I too can't resist to respond. We have a policy in our hospital that nurses in the patient care areas can no longer have artificial nails... they can actually be written up for it and terminated. Many hospitals have gone to this policy base...

9. Nurse patient ratio

   TigRN replied to gaulkari's topic in General Nursing

   To all those out there wishing JCAHO would make unannounced visits -- my understanding, at least here in California they are now doing that. You will know the year, but that is it. They could show up on our doorstep tomorrow.

10. NC NCLEX Becoming Harder to Pass...

    TigRN replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Vicky..... when I graduated we were one of the first [at our school anyway] to be able to take the computerized test! It was way much better than sitting for 2 days. I also like the teir that if you answered so many questions in one te...

11. New Student

    TigRN replied to RN Student 2k4's topic in General Nursing

    It most likely depends on the facility. I work for the federal government [and recently have seen the state and local governments doing the same thing] is that we generally do not bring ADN's in anymore. Most of our posting say directly on them BSN...

12. Looking For The Best Start

    TigRN replied to babydoll0015555's topic in General Nursing

    Klone - I didn't see that her "caps" were on except when she listed the college that she was looking at....which is the proper acro for that college. Babydoll: How difficult is RCC to get into? I live in that area and I am familiar with the RN prog...

13. Toasted or burned to a Crip

    TigRN replied to Bambi's topic in General Nursing

    Unlike what you are doing I jumped right into a BSN program... with two small children [18months apart!]. There were some days I questioned my sanity in doing that. The worst part came the week before I was suppose to graduate -- I just truly wante...

14. HELP! Need Las Vegas Nursing Info

    TigRN replied to mw4cc's topic in Nevada

    cc - while I am not a "nevada RN" I work for the VA Administration which has an outpatient facility, home health and a small inpatient facility in Vegas. The pay is pretty decent when you consider the "perks" -- great benefits and I don't think you ...

15. Online forensic nursing program

    TigRN replied to cna on her way's topic in Forensic

    Pennie - Have you started looking into jobs where your education will be utilized? Such as coroners offices, police, CSI, etc.? I am curious about that aspect. Thanks Trish