Toots

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1. It's hard to live with a nurse because...

   Toots replied to Brian's topic in Humor

   One more story: When my four children were in grammar school and my husband and I were both working time, there was no such thing as "sick days" even for them unless REALLY necessary. One day I received a call from school saying that my oldest son ...

2. It's hard to live with a nurse because...

   Toots replied to Brian's topic in Humor

   My husband, an electrician, bolted upright at 3A c/o severe pain to his right hand. After assessing pules and cap refill, determined his circulation was not impaired. Upon further questions, turns out that during the day at work, a light bulb had b...

3. Stuck with the HIV patient needle

   Toots replied to Toots's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the link - wound up with a very informative CDC publication on Exposure to Blood, What Health Care Workers Need to Know. Will be bringing it to my hospital on my follow-up and ask that it be given to every hhw who suffers a needlestick. ...

4. BSN vs. ADN

   Toots replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital gives pay differentials BSN and Masters prepared as well as a one-time bonus for attaining a certification. You don't have much of a prayer of doing anything more then staff nursing unless you have a minimum BSN...a Bachelors in another...

5. Stuck with the HIV patient needle

   Toots posted a topic in General Nursing

   Interested in other nurses experience with HIV drugs after a stick with a contaminated HIV needle. Stuck last night, on the HIV drugs with minimal information on the side effects, risks, etc. Have you taken them? Would you do it again?

6. Violence in the Emergency Department

   Toots replied to JWV's topic in Emergency

   California is one of the states that makes it a mandatory police report for violence against a health care worker. You may try to contact the California Nurses Assocation for more information. I hope you are okay physicall and emotionally.

7. family presence at bedside during resuscitation and or invasive procedures

   Toots replied to JWV's topic in Emergency

   ER nurse l5+ years, find the "new" family present during codes very stressful on the staff. The last two = one who claimed to be a "nurse" (but had little knowledge of ACLS procedures) watched, took notes, and critiqued the code; the second the fami...

8. Union or not?

   Toots replied to akn's topic in General Nursing

   currently work in a hospital that has been union for 20+ years and one that is non-union and lost a union go-round last summer. The major difference with a union is the CONTRACT - that contract gives nurses specific rights which non-union nurses do ...

9. Biased care in the ER?

   Toots replied to Mijourney's topic in Emergency

   Surprised nobody responded - but really think ER staff as really color blind. We went into ER because we want to make a difference in someones life and wouldn't work there if we were going to sort out our care by race or socio economics status. The...

10. How do you cope with intensity?

    Toots replied to nursing writer's topic in Emergency

    We support each other - when we can get away, go into the break area, talk to each other, go over the events trying to figure out if there would have been anything else we could have done to change the outcome, sometimes to reaffirm that we didn't do...

11. How do you cope with intensity?

    Toots replied to nursing writer's topic in Emergency

12. Violence in the Emergency Department

    Toots replied to JWV's topic in Emergency

    There is NO reason this should continue on a regular basis. Are you all reporting and documenting these episodes through your channels? Are you filing police reports and filing charges against these patients/family members who are threatening, assa...

13. Does your medical facility have mandatory overtime for nurses?

    Toots replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is unionized and our contract states that nurses cannot be required to stay over after their scheduled shift unless an "emergency". The nurse managers declare the unit "unsafe" and consider it an "emergency" situation which would compro...

14. nurse:patient ration in the ED

    Toots replied to Hayden's topic in Emergency

    Midwest major City, inner city ER non-trauma. Patient:nurse ratios - l RN to 3-4 patients sometimes l:l depending on acuity level. We're trying to go to team nursing which is having growing pains with the RNs wining but after reading the postings, ...

15. RNs overworked/underpaid/unsafe staffing

    Toots posted a topic in Emergency

    Response to general topic are RNs being overworked and underpaid. For all the heath care adjustments that are abeing made and the added responsibilities RNs are assigned which used to be done by ancillary staff, darn tootin we are underpaid AND over...