Do you "allnurse" at work ?

aura_of_laura · May 19, 2010

Yep. I consider this to be a resource to keep on top of how nurses respond to education practices, infection trends, and the like. Allnurses.com is a pool of diverse, experienced, thoughtful professionals who have valuable input on difficult situations. Part of my job is to monitor trends and see how they will affect my facility.

And it's great for killing time on slow days

sunnycalifRN · May 19, 2010

Nope, no time to go on the Internet for anything . . . on breaks, if I get them, I just sit there and "veg" out

WondeR.N. · May 19, 2010

yep...I'm at work right now. I learn a lot on these boards! I'm not in a hospital, though, so my schedule allows me to take a few moments now and then to check the news, visit allnurses, etc.

Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN · May 19, 2010

just curious.....do you visit "allnurses" when you are at work ?
praiser :redbeathe

hell no--i prefer to keep my an identity a secret from my employer :)

PedsAtHeart, LPN · May 19, 2010

I am working right now. I work in an office and have some down time and I too feel this is a great resource for nurses. I figure its better for me to come to allnurses then to play solitaire or something in my free time :)

Zookeeper3 · May 19, 2010

YUP, absolutely, I'm comfortable that anything I post here, is not different than anything I'd say, do or stand up for at work! My work can read through anything and I'd say to management or my peers and have already said it, so it's a moot point.

Yup, here at work and those skanky buggers can read through it all. I'm good with me and my posts. I'm no different at work when I post then at home.

THose who are monitoring... "you have way too much time on your hands, get out of the office, help your nurses, drop your paperwork and set your priorities"

what else do I need to say... aside from my home address, but they know it anyway.

I pray they are monitoring me now:yeah:

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · May 19, 2010

I do on my lunch break, don't have time to when on the clock unless its reallys slow. When I worked in school health I would always have time for AN.

sistasoul · May 19, 2010

Nope, no time for that.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · May 19, 2010

just curious.....do you visit "allnurses" when you are at work?

i do not visit these forums when i am at work because my workplace does not have any computers that are available to floor nurses like myself. only the managers have computers that are tucked away in their offices. yes, we still contend with paper charting. if we want to look up a drug or procedure, we must do it the old-fashioned way and grab a book.

makes needs known · May 19, 2010

I'm surprised so many of you openly admit that you are online while at work. So many facilities are down-sizing staff to save money. I pass medications, do treatments, talk to anxious family members, handle emerging health problems, take new orders, and deal with the staff I supervise. I have 20-42 LTC/rehab patients, and if I have a "slow" night I take my supper break at a decent time. If I really need advise, I get it from our facility SV, or I contact a DR.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · May 19, 2010

I pass medications, do treatments, talk to anxious family members, handle emerging health problems, take new orders, and deal with the staff I supervise. I have 20-42 LTC/rehab patients, and if I have a "slow" night I take my supper break at a decent time.

I have about 31 LTC/rehab patients. I guess I'm spoiled because a medication aide passes all the pills and a treatment nurse does all the treatments, which takes a time-consuming workload off my hands. I actually have plenty of downtime that I use to chart, take a break, and so forth. However, I cannot access the internet at work because there are no computers available to floor nurses.