MorganO

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1. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

   MorganO replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

   If you have the time, do you not want to know what your patient needs? I am sure this question is not about who answers the light quicker and ethnicity. It is about why a nurse stood outside the door assessing response times rather than stepping in...

2. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

   MorganO replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

   There is no excuse for not answering a light. That poor patient in the room was probably trying to get on a bedpan or walk to the bathroom. That is how our elderly fall. Where is the :heartbeat in our profession when we stand outside the door to s...

3. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

   MorganO replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I had to buy my cap because there was no capping ceremony at my college but it was mandatory for work. I graduated in 1986 and it was the beginning of the end for caps...thankfully. I cannot count the number of times I had to peek into areas that w...

4. Our GI Unit is restructuring...could use your help

   MorganO replied to IAKaren's topic in Gastroenterology

   3 RN's sounds like alot. We have 2 per procedure room. We however do not computer chart during the procedure at this time. We have gone to scanning the intraprocedure record into the EHR as we have not discovered a user friendly computer charting ...

5. Repair cost per procedure

   MorganO replied to HowardB's topic in Gastroenterology

   I have recently had the sales rep evaluate our costs of repair for our scopes. They were purchased in 2005. The cost to repair these scopes was $25,417.5 since purchase. However we have completed 7447 procedures during that same time. The sales re...

6. BioVac

   MorganO posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   Our physicians have asked us to stock Biovac, a direct suction device from USendoscopy. Has anyone used them and are they effective?

7. public's view of nurses

   MorganO replied to bulldawggirl's topic in General Nursing

   Just a thought...although you are providing the direct am care for your many patients and Nurse Schmooozer is passing meds and let's call it interacting with the patient's family, why are we not viewing this as a collaborative effort to offer patient...

8. computer charting

   MorganO posted a topic in General Nursing

   Where is Nursing on computer charting? Our facility has a "multidisciplinary" charting system that sells itself as a "poweful program that will change charting as we know it". Our facility's goal is to create an electronic chart...sounds good. A...

9. Tricky homework questions - HELP!

   MorganO replied to Kiwi's topic in General Nursing

   My answers #1 is 1 Knowledge is vague #2 is 1 "Time is muscle" the quicker the doc will consider thrombolytics, the more benefit the patient will have from the med. Pain can be managed with NTG if VS stabke #3 Not sure #4 CPR althought I would...

10. OF mega codes and AED's in LTC...(kinda funny!)

    MorganO replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric

    Absolutely...schools have them in the hallways and available at sporting events. Not just for spectators, but for the rare sudden death of young athletes. Not that it happens often, but once is enough.

11. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    MorganO replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you misunderstood. I was trying to point out to the writer that he assumed RN's have an associate degree and was venting my frustration with his ability to address an RN's bad behavior, but that same nurse has no recourse when she is treate...

12. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    MorganO replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you misunderstood. I was trying to point out to the writer that he assumed RN's have an associate degree and was venting my frustration with his ability to address an RN's bad behavior, but that same nurse has no recourse when she is treat...

13. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    MorganO replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    But, if you do want to come jump down my throat or treat me like you wouldn't spit on me if I were burning, I will not hesitate to write it up and remind you that an associate's degree does not qualify you to question my MEDICAL judgment. :angryfire...

14. eating at the desk

    MorganO replied to dkarlin's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago...Our hospital started the no eating or drinking at the desk rule. The main target of the crack down was the coffee at the desk. When JCAHO came for a survey, we were all especially careful to not have our coffee at the desk. Imagin...

15. Do or nurses do pacu after hours?

    MorganO replied to emmijay's topic in PACU

    I'm with Mattsmom. This OR would not be for me. I guess I'm wondering how you got into this mess. Is this new to your area or something that you agreed to upon accepting this position? I work in a rural hospital. As a critical care nurse, I have h...