ubcnme

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1. Visitors with no common sense!!

   ubcnme replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   OMG! I can certainly relate to these situations. Once while working on tele, had a 80+ year old male, totally disoriented and total care with 6 family members that stayed around the clock....laying around in the recliners, in and out of the kitchen...

2. Tips from Nurses to Their Managers

   ubcnme replied to betts's topic in General Nursing

   I needed the B.S. bingo idea yesterday for our staff meeting! I can relate to soooo many of these. Esp this one by mother/babyRN... Thinking you know more than me because you have an advanced degree and no clinical experience or expertise in my spe...

3. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   ubcnme replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks Agnus and right back at ya....I'll let you know what 'they' are planning for our 'staff appreciation day'.

4. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   ubcnme replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   Amen mtgirl63! We're in the same boat as you. We didn't get diddly either...not even a "We sure do appreciate our nurses and how hard they work" which would have been more than enough. Our facility is planning a 'staff appreciation day' as well an...

5. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   ubcnme replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   We just got a special nurse's day gift from our nurse manager and team leader....one of our staff nurse's is quitting! Yep, the team leader is new...came back from the county jail because the health dept lost their contract with the jail so they had...

6. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

   ubcnme replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

   Take home every two weeks is 966.00 and this is with 3 exemptions. I'll have to change it back to 1 soon for the last six months of this year so I get SOMETHING back on my taxes and don't have to pay. Community health just doesn't pay...and this is...

7. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   ubcnme replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   Well, administration at my place of employment doesn't recognize ANY specific day e.g. secretarie's day, nurses day, etc. They said they will celebrate an All Staff Day sometime....when? They never said...how convenient. Instead, coworkers are lef...

8. protéinurie?????

   ubcnme replied to nursy_ann's topic in General Nursing

   Proteinuria? Maybe? I think it's when you spill protein over into your urine.

9. For those that have left bedside nursing.

   ubcnme replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

   I left bedside nursing on a tele unit about 2 1/2 years ago. There are very few things I miss...most being the assessments, skills, and direct patient contact. I don't miss the exhausting 12-hr shifts, too many high acuity patients to take care of ...

10. What is your title and what state/province are you in?

    ubcnme replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    RN, county health department: communicable disease/immunizations, Kansas.

11. Online License Renewal Anyone?

    ubcnme replied to johnboy's topic in General Nursing

    I renewed my license this year online as well; though in Kansas we don't have to list our CEU's but you have to have them available in case you get chosen for an audit. Did an ETF for the fee and that was it. Great!

12. What to do?

    ubcnme posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, basically I'm looking for suggestions. I work for a public health dept current in immunizations but had worked in the STD clinic for the last 2 years, recently transferred to immunizations this past June. Our nursing supervisor retired in June ...

13. Hepatitis B Vaccine... Needing Answers

    ubcnme replied to AmyL219's topic in General Nursing

    Amy, I work in the immunization dept at a county health agency where we give alot of hep B series. I just started hep B series for the county jail and have to draw their titers when we are finished with them. In checking with the local hospital, I ...

14. Management Euphamisms....add yours now!

    ubcnme replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    On the issue of money: "We're getting a facelift!" (remodeling)=We found money to remodel and make ourselves look good to the county commissioners even though your wages are crap and don't compare to the hospitals/nursing homes....suffer!

15. Is Nursing Administration Supportive of you where you work?

    ubcnme replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, I've decided to go ahead and write up the nurse whom I witnessed breaching confidentiality in the waiting room.....p*ss on them if they don't like it. We already have a bad enough stigma attached to our agency b/c we are the 'county health dept...