chewyd

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1. Family calls to the unit.

   chewyd replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   Is the son the hcpoa-if not -is the hcpoa law being violated.

2. Family calls to the unit.

   chewyd replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   I had a friend of a pt call me the other night.She was not the hcpoa-and she knew I could not tell her much.But she asked how the pt was doing ,if she was going to be transferred and then said 'I know who her Doctor is-is she being well taken care of...

3. was i wrong to call in sick?

   chewyd replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

   A few years ago I had laryngitis-could hardly talk.My fellow nurses would call the M.D.'s for me with me there right beside them-this was on a 7pm-7 am shift.I communicated with my pts the best I could and wore a mask when needed. Nowdays ,my policy ...

4. Potential fallout of refusing additional pts

   chewyd replied to PurrRN's topic in General Nursing

   2 years ago i had a family member in a well known medical center.She had surgery -gyn surgery -and died 4 days post op.The night of surgery-when I asked about her care we were told "on tje night shift we sometimes had 8-9 patints-so we might have to ...

5. Has anyone heard of Lakeview College of Nursing?

   chewyd replied to missBelle's topic in Illinois

   We hired 7 new grads in 2007 to work in our hospital.Of the 7-only 2 nurses passed boards on their first try and I was told they were pretty close to losing their accredition.

6. Rapid Response Team for Families

   chewyd replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

   as a nurse i am not sure how this would work-but I wish they would have had it at the hospital where my sister in law had her hysterectomy.the night of surgery -no urine output-bp 70's systolic.she had a known heart problem.I would have called an r...

7. Collapsing Colleagues?

   chewyd replied to Filine's topic in General Nursing

   We once had a nurse arrest on the 11-7 shift.I responded to the code and we worked on her for over an hour.She survived and was able to return to work.She had a known heart problem.The scary part was that she collapsed and finally another nurse hea...

8. Length of Preceptor & patient ratio

   chewyd replied to BELCJ's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a preceptor for several years.Our orientation runs about 8-10 weeks with 2 of those weeks in the classroom.We extend a R.N orientation if we feel she is not ready to be on her own.Our pt load is 4-5 pts and I usually start my orientee wit...

9. How Many Patients Do Your Monitor Tech's Watch?

   chewyd replied to Ace1's topic in General Nursing

   33 Patients

10. Are there any Illinois hospitals I should avoid?

    chewyd replied to raindrop's topic in Illinois

    Please Quote Some Of The Reasons I Am Curious To Kow What You Think-honest

11. Are there any Illinois hospitals I should avoid?

    chewyd replied to raindrop's topic in Illinois

    I DIS AGREE COMPLETELY.SARAH BUSH LINCOLN IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK-THEY ARE REALLY WORKING ON LESSONING THE RN LOAD.TRUE THEY HAVE HAD SOME TROUBLE WITH DOCTORS-I HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED HERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE SEEN IT GO THRU MANY CHANGES-ALL FOR...

12. charge nurse

    chewyd replied to flex nurse's topic in Illinois

    MY SISTER IN LAW DIED AFTER DEVELOPING DIC AFTER A HYSTERECTOMY,SHE HAD A HX OF CABG AND VALVE REPLACEMENT,WAS A NIDM AND HAD CIRRHOSOS OF THE LIVER OF UNKNOWN CAUSE,SHE HAD HAD A CARDIAC CATH WHICH CLEARED HER FOR SURGERY.SHE WAS ONLY 48.I KNOW YOU ...

13. Did it again, saved another life...

    chewyd replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in New Nurse

    I THINK IT IS GREAT THAT YOU SAVED THIS PT BUT WONDER ABOUT YOUR TITLE "DID IT AGAIN-SAVED ANOTHER LIFE".I HAVE 'SAVED" A PT MANY TIMES AND FELT GOOD ABOUT IT BUT NEVER BOASTED ABOUT IT.

14. Do you call your patients by first or last name?

    chewyd replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I Usually Ask Them If It Is Ok If I Call Them By Their First Name.if They Are Ages 18 To 30 I Usually Just Call Them By Their First Name

15. charge nurse

    chewyd replied to flex nurse's topic in Illinois

    now this nurse is working days and things have not changed.But now she is having nurses who have been out of school 6 months being charge.I personally feel this is putting too much pressure on them.And now she is having these "new grads"precept other...