homesteadlite

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1. Should I leave this racist town?

   homesteadlite replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Relations

   Yes, you should go where you have researched the patient population prior to accepting a position. That's the essence of Nursing: that you accept the people you're working among. Also, please realize the racist problem goes both ways - especially ...

2. Tips for New Nurse Educators

   homesteadlite replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   Thank you, Vicky, for this wisdom!!

3. Never driving to work in snow again

   homesteadlite replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   Fiona, did you ever work in Texas by any chance?

4. Do you work at Providence Spokane, Everett, or Olympia?

   homesteadlite replied to JimZ's topic in Washington

   Thumbs down for Providence in Olympia. I have heard the morale is terrible.

5. Burned out at the bedside, thinking about advice nursing

   homesteadlite replied to MA Nurse's topic in Triage

   I was recently at a AAACN conference and there were a couple of Kaiser T.T. nurses there... great people, very very professional IMO. I LOVE T.T.! I was really burned out at bedside nursing and was injured (that's a whole other story!) and my eventu...

6. # of calls per hour

   homesteadlite replied to beach48's topic in Triage

   I work in a call center in the evenings, and they would like us to take and document 3 to 4 calls per hour. There is a big emphasis on customer satisfaction - in my opinion, that includes the physicians for whom we take call, but the hospital's appr...

7. Time Management Strategies

   homesteadlite replied to cousx2's topic in Emergency

   Dear cousx2: It's nearly a year later. I read your articulate posting about your thoughts on time management needing improvement several weeks into your ER preceptorship. I am researching time management strategies and would like to know, please, ...

8. Blood administration policy

   homesteadlite replied to nickola's topic in Safety

   Glad I was able to access this link at work, because someone just asked me if they could give blood thru a 20-gauge Huber needle, I told them yes, I thought so, used to use 22/24 g on neonates all the time without a 2nd thought, but could someone mor...

9. Extra-long scrubs - know of any online vendors?

   homesteadlite replied to homesteadlite's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Thank you so much!

10. Extra-long scrubs - know of any online vendors?

    homesteadlite posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

    You know, I never really thought of myself as a mutant at 5' 9" until my quest for scrubs that are long enough became more... questy. I need 34 - 35" inseam. Does anyone have any suggestions? I've tried all the big brands, I've tried Green Scrubs ...

11. Pronunciation

    homesteadlite replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ElkPark, you have me ROFL laughing again! Same reasons people pull bed sheets "taunt"... people buying houses use "relators"... exacerbations are "exasperations"... Cardizem is "Cardiazem"... fibrillation is "fibulation"... I could go on and on... b...

12. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    homesteadlite replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. Was this REALLY a near-miss? sounds like a big-time miss to me. Still think you did well, considering

13. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    homesteadlite replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree with hrtprncss' thoughts & SBjerne's practice at her other place of work. You acted really carefully & thoroughly & quickly, it sounds like to me!! Too bad your management is dumping on you!! That bites!! Wish you were my ...

14. new nurse dead at 23

    homesteadlite replied to RN@34's topic in Disease

    So sorry for the loss of your friend. What a shock. Honor him by remembering his gentleness and proficiency when you need to draw strength. ElkPark, I absolutely agree with your thoughts on nurses being in the background (compared to other service ...