dinorn

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1. It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

   dinorn replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have these same problems in our Women's services dept. Our hospital is very big on patient satisfaction. If we have a family complaining they want a comp tray, extra chairs, or even an extra bed in their room, the nurses will tell them it is not a...

2. It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

   dinorn replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

3. Pros and cons of closed unit

   dinorn replied to Rae's topic in General Nursing

   i work in a closed unit (women's services)we do not get pulled to other floors. we are cross trained to l&d,postpartum,nursery and these are the only units we are required to work. we do take call 2 to 3 times a month.i have worked open units in...

4. Med/Surg overflow on OB/Gyn/Peds unit

   dinorn replied to BAccardorn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   on our postparum/gyn surg unit we often get overflow from other areas. we are a "clean" unit, therefore our hospital policy states we can not accept infectious patients. we NEVER accept a pt requiring isolation. our administration is aware of this po...

5. NCLEX questions

   dinorn replied to linsin's topic in NCLEX

   contact the nursing program at your local college, there are several nclex review classes available for a small fee. i also agree with the above response the review books are a great help and since it has been awhile since you were in class the book ...

6. Go for a nursing degree?

   dinorn replied to Monika's topic in General Nursing

   i went back to college to pursue nursing at age 33,had two school age children and then became pregnant with my third. i was taking my 2nd semester of a&p when he was born. difficult? yes but with good family support and my own determination i ma...

7. epidural catheters

   dinorn replied to critcare99's topic in General Nursing

   the hospital where i work all rn's are allowed to change the epidural bags,change the pump settings,and administer bolus doses. we do take a ceu course on epidurals.