RNowakowski

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1. I don't want to clean poop

   RNowakowski replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! Everyone keeps saying that she will not be able to avoid poop, and that psych patients throw feces. As an NP all she has to do is duck and call for someone to clean it up. I have NEVER seen an NP clean up a patient. If they do a skin check...

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

   RNowakowski replied to Guest219794's topic in Relations

   My facility considers it a violation of privacy to look a patient up before they are physically on the floor. We cannot even check an H&P or labs until they arrive. So any info I can get from the ER nurse makes my job easier. Do I need an IV pum...

3. Anatomy of a Code

   RNowakowski replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I work as a subacute nurse. So we get less codes. But when we get one it is so different. We do not have a doc in the facility 24/7. So codes are run completely by the nurses. We have no pharmacy and no IV meds, no respiratory, no anestheologist. We ...

4. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

   RNowakowski replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Professionalism

   At my place all of the department managers who have 4 wheel drive have to sign up to get employees if we have bad snow. And for the times when the weather is really nice and people call off for car related reasons, the supervisor or DON will go and ...