NurseNinaFla

NurseNinaFla specializes in Med Surg-Geriatrics.

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1. Lied on...what to do?

   NurseNinaFla replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks all I feel better..guess I'm a little mistrusting working with some very treacherous people over the years?..sad but true... I will admit my mistake and learn from it and put on a happy face!:)

2. Lied on...what to do?

   NurseNinaFla replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

   i guess the best thing to do is let it go and as mamamerlee advised,admit i don't know how it got in the bed (although i still feel the cna is lying) and try to be more careful..thanks!

3. Lied on...what to do?

   NurseNinaFla posted a topic in General Nursing

   The other night my supervisor gave me a personal inservice that my unit manager left for her to give me stating; A TB syringe was left in the patients bed,a safety issue (a CNA found it etc.. Now here's the real story I did leave it in the room on th...

4. Feels Like I'm Drowning... I Can't Seem to Get it!

   NurseNinaFla replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Nursing

   Delegate & Prioritize!..The CNA's can do the pillow fluffing,you have meds to pass,IV's to hang,charting to do etc...If it makes you feel any better though after 25yrs I still feel like I'm drowning sometimes and there are many times I do not tak...

5. Is it legal to call yourself "Nurse" when you in fact are not?

   NurseNinaFla replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

   Not only Illegal,but Ignorant as well..or better yet "stupid" is probably defines calling oneself a nurse when in fact they are not!

6. Odd things you've seen in nursing

   NurseNinaFla replied to SoulSearcherRN's topic in General Nursing

   I was always glad when I started wearing glasses just for the afor mentioned reasons!

7. Totally Gross! Had to share...

   NurseNinaFla replied to Bumashes's topic in Relations

   Gotta love the lil ole ladies!

8. perturbed by "Personal Inservice"

   NurseNinaFla replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

   Thank You ElkPark (and everyone else) for the feedback..another lesson learned and yes in the future I will insist on an "official" inservice..much to the annoyance of uppermanagement I'm sure!

9. perturbed by "Personal Inservice"

   NurseNinaFla replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

   Everyone got an inservice after the fact,I and several other Nurses recieved a personal inservice (next time it is a write up,because we failed to follow procedure and documented wanderguard was functioning...my Gripe is I was misinformed and a prope...

10. perturbed by "Personal Inservice"

    NurseNinaFla posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am quite perturbed to say the least,I along with several other nurses were given a "Personal Inservice" regarding failing to follow procedure and false documentation...here's the story... Recently on our unit we began using a device called a wander...

11. Is there anything at all about nursing that you don't like?

    NurseNinaFla replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Infighting between shifts,all the Big I's and little you's..were all here for a common purpose..the patient,and all these conflicts distract/detract from that!

12. Someone signing "RN" when they are not

    NurseNinaFla replied to SweettartRN's topic in General Nursing

    She's in BIG trouble!

13. Accepting gifts from patients...

    NurseNinaFla replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Once many years ago a resident gave me an angora spread (I had remarked how pretty it was..insisted I have it,I was young didn't know any better..it was a small spread nothing elaborate...well guess what? she told my boss she wanted it back! My boss...

14. You know you're Old School when...

    NurseNinaFla replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Wow these shared memories make me feel like a spring chicken!..I do remember metal bedpans though..yikes!.. I read somewhere,something about nurses duties in the 18th century I believe, when they had to shovel coal light the furnaces,mop floors etc.....

15. when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

    NurseNinaFla replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Seems as though here in Fla it was around the late 80's to early 90's in some places,when I left Med/Surg in 90" they were still wearing them and wore them at the LTC until about 91-92"