shavsha

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1. my daughters blood test proved positive for downs syndrome

   shavsha replied to scotdanzer's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My sister had this same test and it came back "positive." Caused tremendous worry for a couple of months. Then she had an amnio which was normal. Her little girl is completely healthy and a cutie too. I will pray for you and your daughter.

2. Driving a great hospital into mediocrity...

   shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

   I use to be so proud of the great care we were able to give our patients at our hospital. The maximum nurse patient ratio on our floor was 6 with a CNA to help. Now a consulting firm has come into to help us work "smarter, not harder." First the...

3. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   shavsha replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   Do not let your parrot visit you in the hospital...and especially do not attempt to give your parrot a kiss when you have an NG tube and extremely small nares...or the parrot might just bite the NG tube in half you you'll have to get the NG tube repl...

4. Stupid med error

   shavsha replied to Nurse4God's topic in General Nursing

   (((hugs))) I once made a potentially FATAL med error regarding route. I gave a med IV instead of SQ!! (Lovenox) The reason was hurrying. I was so very busy that shift and already running behind when I got called away to a code and when I came back ...

5. What steth to buy

   shavsha replied to alet3ff's topic in Emergency

   I have a Littman Master Cardio and the acoustics are wonderful. My only complaint is that it is heavy. I understand that there is a Littman Lightweigt available but I don't know how they compare to mine. Still, NO REGRETS!

6. Can Management do this?!

   shavsha posted a topic in Activism

   Our hospital got a new payroll computer system that changed the dates we would receive payroll checks. What they didn't forsee was that the dates turned out to give the full time nurses overtime twice a month even though their schedules did not chan...

7. Can I read my own chart?

   shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am going to have surgery soon. Do I have a right to read my own chart while I am in the hospital? A collegue said that I have a right to read my chart on a "need to know" basis. I replied that I need to know everything! Does my nurse friend hav...

8. RN School is tough !!

   shavsha replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

   Mario, I so know how you feel. I think one of the reasons nursing school is so hard is because NURSES CARE! We want to be perfect for our patients. We never want to be unprepared or make mistakes. We realize that we are not sacking groceries or c...

9. "Supervising" LPN's

   shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes in my hospital instead of having a full team of paitents with a CNA I am assigned a full team with an LPN...but really what that works out as is we split the team and work pretty much independently. What I do not understand and cannot see...

10. I Passed The Nclex!

    shavsha replied to FloridaCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go!!!!!!! Congrats and welcome to our profession:)

11. new grad here working on med surg

    shavsha replied to incognito's topic in General Nursing

    Every great once an a while I will get a note of appreciation or even a small gift. I keep all these notes and I have a little shelf where I keep my little tokens. It helps me remember that even though it is not often expressed I am a good nurse. ...

12. Dealing with a retired HH nurse...

    shavsha replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's going to be hell if the coversations starts "Well, I've been a nurse's aid for 20 years....."

13. Dozens of nurses at Northern California hospital balk at wearing locators

    shavsha replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

    When I was hired on at my facility I was initially appalled by the idea of the locators. But I must admit that I have found them helpful. Our acute care unit has four hallways. If I need my charge nurse for anything I just punch a dial and I know ...

14. Want to be a nurse...but too stupid?!?

    shavsha replied to Worthy's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Worthy, Don't let fear and doubt keep you from following your dreams. 95% of success in school is desire and perseverence. You have suceeded in your previous jobs which is a good indication that you will be successful in nursing school too. And re...

15. Is this rude?

    shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have to have surgery soon (not in my facility but an affiliated one ). I feel like posting a sign above my bed that asks "Have you washed your hands?" or "Wash your hands, please". It has nothing personal with the facility...I'm just afraid of MR...