Search Results

I remember feeling the same way a couple years ago. I moved to a different type of nursing, then in to supervision. I still feel the same. Nursing dissappointed me in many ways. I am lucky...

That is theft. Most hospitals have a toll free, anonymous number to report these type of violations to if you cannot bring yourself to tell your manager.

Don't believe that all hospitals are phasing out LPN's. That remark is from someone who does not have adaquate knowlege of how the LPN job market flucuates. With that said, University Hospitals...

The absolute worst for me was in ER. We had a baby that coded and we could not revive him. Took the parents in to a private room near the ER lobby. They (both over 300 lbs) engaged in a fist fight...

Absolutely! Nursing is about adhering to the standards of care that your hospital and the state have dictated. Simple. But in reality we need to understand and deliver the customer service that is...

First off you know to notify the nurse for a change in rythm and that is very good. Next you need to know parameters for individual patients. So......if a patient gets tachy (say 130 or >) notify...

So what. As long as the person can do their job who cares. For those who keep crying that their job is a "calling" and think that they are God's Angels of Mercy I say get a grip and get therapy....

Two choices: Leave now before he really messes up and you find yourself involved in a lawsuit or fired. Keep up the happy face, try to wait it out, document and hope you outlast him.

Why should the nursing supervisors need to be NALS and PALS certified when they have never needed to be before? Seems like the need is diminished even further with the OB department closing. For the...

Another reason some experienced nurses become "bitter" is that they have been dissappointed by management, co-workers, patients, ect. Most every nurse starts out with an idea of the changes that...

All private rooms would be nice, but very expensive. There is an allocation of resources in all aspects of health care, and nursing homes are not exception. My MIL has a private room in assisted...

Oh Gosh I have had family members like that and I sympathize. First off you did a great job considering you are not an experienced nurse. Later you will be able to set some boundries and if you are...

Wow! I do feel your pain. This was very much like my first nursing job and it was scary and depressing. It would be a great idea for you to move on. I think you will find that the experiences you...

I agree that you need to request a meeting with your nurse manager and ask for a conference with the nurses in question. Make sure you request the meeting in a formal communication such as e-mail or...

That must have been hard to watch. But in the end most of those type of situations end up with people drowning in their own secretions. The difference in this case vs. a peaceful looking death is...

The punishment seems harsh, but it is that way at my health system as well for computer HIPPA violations. I think it is because there is proof of a violation in which they are tracking all...

No. I have worked with people who are dangerous as nurses and doctors, but I do not fear them in general. One nurse who I think is dangerous as a person does her job very well. But both dangerous...

I am so glad to hear all the responses to this thread. For my part I admit that my agressive behaviour was unacceptable and I am sorry that I did it. At the time I felt frustrated. We had nurses...

I am saying that I was that type of nurse. I am not anymore and am hoping to garner discussion on this type of behavior. Do you do it and why? Do you accept it and why? Do you have suggestions...

I must be getting old. I think I may have been that nurse. Impatiently listening to report, flipping thru the chart or the computer, gathering info, not waiting to hear it. Interupting with my...

The question if she thought it was a CVA would be "Any residual?" Not what are his residuals. Never heard any nurse ask it that way. I once asked a nurse a patient's code status. She told me "The...

There is a lot of mucous that covers the lining of the stomache and I believe the intestine. It will make it's way to the bowel and I see it post op on patients after being npo and then having clear...

Everything from feed, bathe, clean c-diff bottoms, to CPR, trach care, ng tubes, peg tube feeds, post op, turps, orif's, detox, colon preps. If your floor is run on the cheap you will draw blood,...

lets just take this statement from the op: is it just my idealistic view of what a nurse should be or does this bother other nurses? i have heard several times lately and have read articles of...

We had a UC like that once. She was merciless. We became good "friends" at work. I listened, nodded, pretended to care, but always kept busy or pretended to be so not to spend too much time with...