nelcoy4

nelcoy4 has 18 years experience and specializes in Rehab, Neuro, Travel Nurse, Home Care.

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1. Why don't you just read the chart?

   nelcoy4 replied to Guest219794's topic in Relations

   At my facility the ER nurses don't give floor nurses report. We (floor nurses) get a 20 minute notice that a patient is coming. The whole facility uses Epic, so as long as stuff is documented it is easy to read the chart. My issue is that there has b...

2. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

   nelcoy4 replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Safety

   At my hospital they have a form for the pt or POA to sign that is very detailed for alarm refusal. Also in the alarm refusal form it goes in depth about forfeiting rights to sue in a result of a fall (something like that, the form is very long and in...

3. How do you deal with explosive customers?

   nelcoy4 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Relations

   Like somebody already said, I get silent and take all emotion off my face. Many times they feel stupid when they realize how they sound and they are not going to get a reaction. Some apologized, some don't. I never argue back, sometimes I ask them do...

4. This transporter looks as if he wants to punch me everytime I see him and Im scared

   nelcoy4 replied to willowRN's topic in Relations

   His angry face could just be his facial expression, it may not be directed to you personally. When transporters/lab/environmental/supply workers look evil around me, I'm always mirror their facial expression (then smile) and then I say a corny joke a...

5. Pill falls on pt gown...is it safe to give?

   nelcoy4 replied to sle1191's topic in Safety

   I've never heard of this. I would have to do incident reports everyday because a lot of my patients dump their meds in their hands. Then I'm searching everywhere for a pill. I give it to them just as long as it doesn't fall on the floor. Off topic- I...

6. I either need day shift or to be single. Vent

   nelcoy4 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

   Everybody said what I wanted to say, but I also just want to say I hate lawnmowers!!!!! Everybody on my block knows I work night shift and I don't expect my neighbors to be quiet because my schedule. BUT my neighbor across the street mows his lawn 3 ...

7. Night shifters, a few questions

   nelcoy4 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

   I work 7p-7a and I sleep from 10a-4/5p everyday. I keep my sleep schedule the same and I can't sleep at night. I run errands in the middle of the night, early morning, or evening times. It can be a little lonely being up in the middle of the night, b...

8. Nurses with dreadlocks

   nelcoy4 replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Nursing

   There is 3 nurses on my unit that have locs and I never heard a problem about it. Personally I think if the unit and region is culturally diverse then it won't be a problem.

9. Vent. Should I feel bad about not picking up shifts?

   nelcoy4 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   I'm part time also, but I usually sign up for 36 hours. Whenever I sign up for 20 hours I always get calls. I never answer the phone and I don't feel guilty at all. When i first went to part time I had a lot of haters on my floor. At first they thoug...

10. Cellphones at work

    nelcoy4 replied to Rehabme's topic in Rehabilitation

    My manager doesn't mind that we carry our cellphones on us. She just doesn't want us to take calls in pt's rooms and we have to keep it on silent. I don't talk on my phone at work, but my phone has come in handy a few times. I downloaded Goggle trans...

11. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    nelcoy4 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Relations

    I truly don't care about your kids. How can you do any work when you are either on your cell phone or the work line taking personal calls? To the externs if you see that I did something different then then you was taught in nursing school, think of a...

12. Working nights, tons of work meetings scheduled during my sleep hours?

    nelcoy4 replied to Jaimie.RN's topic in Safety

    I don't go to any meetings that are not immediately after my shift. I talked to my manager about it and she suggest that I can get the minutes of the meeting from somebody that attended and post them on the nurses' section on the hospital website. I...

13. Drug seeking patients?

    nelcoy4 replied to butter's topic in Safety

    I recently had a issue at work and hopfully somebody here can help me with this. I had a pt with CVA that has a history of opioid abuse. He's on methadone maintenance and the only prn pain meds ordered for him is Tylenol. His affected side is contrac...

14. Families who refuse pain management for the patient

    nelcoy4 replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    I've had pt's family members tell me that they do not want their family member (the pt) to have pain meds or know about their dx. I let them know if pain meds are ordered and the pt asks for it, I am going to administer it. I find out what is their r...

15. Problem with another nurse

    nelcoy4 replied to brokenroads27's topic in Relations

    One thing I had to learn to do is learn every RN's style of report on my unit and let them know my style. We do written report, but we also do a quick verbal to make sure the next shift RN understands. There is 1 RN on my units that loves a full, ful...