tirednursedude

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1. Do your nursing supervisors do anything?

   tirednursedude replied to tirednursedude's topic in General Nursing

   Wow are you lucky,your clinical coordinators sound like our off shift supervisors. Ours unfortunately are has beens who cant work the floor anymore,think they know everything,yet just walk around not wanting to be bothered.When you tell them you need...

2. Do your nursing supervisors do anything?

   tirednursedude replied to tirednursedude's topic in General Nursing

   I am mostly referring to off shift nursing supervisors that run the whole place while the floor managers arent there,particularily on evening and night shifts.

3. Do your nursing supervisors do anything?

   tirednursedude posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a question. What do your nursing supervisors do for you and your floors? Do they merely walk around looking cool,having the title,not wanting to be bothered? Or do they actually still do some nursing things? I was just wondering if they are al...

4. Prefering RNs to LPNs

   tirednursedude replied to SunnyandIrish's topic in General Nursing

   LPNs are going to go the way of the dodo in a hospital environment anyway.They belong in a SNU or nursing home,not a fast paced hospital. Between having to do all of their IV meds,do their charting,do their consents,do their discharges,asses their pa...

5. ETOH Abuse

   tirednursedude replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

   Yes exactly.We have the same losers come to ER with syncope,alcohol is .45. HELLO!!! Passing out is part of being drunk.We had one the other night,came in on the damn squad with vomiting,.29.These people are a waste of time and money,they are self pa...

6. Magnet Status

   tirednursedude replied to vintagecarol's topic in General Nursing

   Shared governance is great in name and concept.In the hospital where i work we are trying to get magnet by the end of the year.Yet when our rep brings up ideas while at meetings with the execs of nursing,she is quashed and has several docs tell her t...

7. Magnet-Scam or does it help the floor nurse?

   tirednursedude replied to tirednursedude's topic in General Nursing

   You would be very surprised if i told you which MAJOR system i work for.It surprises me too and i work there!! Its snowing here now in Ohio....

8. Magnet-Scam or does it help the floor nurse?

   tirednursedude replied to tirednursedude's topic in General Nursing

   Oh but our nite supervisors say 'dont play the it isnt safe card with me'. Its very sad,8-10 isnt safe,you just cant watch that many people when you have 3 or 4 confused 90 year olds it's just awful.They will never get magnet if they interview us now...

9. Magnet-Scam or does it help the floor nurse?

   tirednursedude replied to tirednursedude's topic in General Nursing

   LOL Your nite staffing is busy with 5-6 patients. I would give half my pay to just have 5 people at night,a good night we have 7,most nights 8-10 and i am in management with this load!! I certainly hope it improves staffing,but right now,if they came...

10. ETOH Abuse

    tirednursedude replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    No it doesnt show while caring for them,I let them punch me,kick me,swear at me.I take it like a trooper. Im sorry,but i have no sympathy for someone who jumps off a vent and runs to the bar.The patient has to want to quit themselves,no amount of ati...

11. Magnet-Scam or does it help the floor nurse?

    tirednursedude replied to tirednursedude's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah we were assigned to them.No one knows what one they are on or even cares about it,after working my shifts per week on nights,i am not going in at 11am on my day off or when i work that night for some damn meeting to watch a bunch of professional...

12. ETOH Abuse

    tirednursedude replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen the same etoh'ers come and go. We have them on the vent in icu on ativan drips,2 days later they get dc'd and go right to the bar.I could care less about them,they are obnoxious,take precious pca's to sit with them while they dt and for w...

13. Magnet-Scam or does it help the floor nurse?

    tirednursedude replied to tirednursedude's topic in General Nursing

    What is your ratio on night shift?

14. Why do people abuse nurses?

    tirednursedude replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Because the majority of patients on our floor anyway come to the hospital to seek drugs and to have the power of the call light.im sorry,when you drive to the er with a suitcase packed and a kfc dinner in a bag,it isnt a unplanned visit to the er. Bu...

15. Magnet-Scam or does it help the floor nurse?

    tirednursedude posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital just applied for magnet,theyhope to have it by the end of this year or early 09. None of us can see what it will do for the floor nurse,it seems to be taken by most as a pat on the back for the corporation. None of the nurses are happy,i...