I like to think I work those holidays, because I can. I am not a patient lying in a bed on Christmas or Thanksgiving, and I can still spend some time with my family in my own home on those days. Thankfully my family and friends understand I can't alw...
In my 30+ years of nursing, I've called in twice due to ice/snow. One time I got half way down my street, which is a snow emergency route, due to going off the road twice because of very bad ice. Four wheel drive doesn't do ice any better than any ot...
Makingitright, I don't know about other states, but in New York, it is public record if a licensee has lost their license, or has had disciplinary action against them. It's all posted on the NYS licensing website. The issue of what to call her seems ...
NurseJeanne replied to 1199SEIU RN's topic in Activism
It's happening where I work too. People have been mandated, and are reporting it (filling out the form) to the Dept of labor. One nurse told me she also called them and they said they will be investigating. Mandating due to the facility's lack of pro...
I have to say, without a doubt, the one thing that gags me is doing mouth care. I work with ventilator patients, and their mouths are nasty! Even with frequent mouth care, it's still yucky. Never hurled, but lots of gaging going on. Other than that,...
NurseJeanne replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing
My concern is that paperwork. Hopefully it's not possible for passersby to see it. Not that they'd be trying to read it, but who knows? Could this be a HIPPA violation? Patient info in view of others not involved in their care? I believe your appear...
Med/surg units 10:1 days and eves, 12:1 nights. On the respiratory unit (ventilator patients) where i often work, 4:1 days and eves, 5:1 on nights, but can be 6:1 on any shift if short staffed. We have CNAs, usually similar ratio to nurses on Med/s...
NurseJeanne replied to 1199SEIU RN's topic in Activism
Kcochrane, the way I read the law, they can't cry abandonment unless they can legally mandate you; i.e. emergencies, as outlined in the law. Many of us know, we're in for a fight with our employers over this. I'm already hearing we'll be suspended if...