tirramisue replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in New Nurse
mark- I used to write everything down, and then never look at the paper again for the rest of the shift. I finally realized I was doing it because everyone else did, and because whomever was giving me report expected me too. Got to the point where I...
tirramisue replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing
The hospital I'm at just recently started using this thing called bioquell (http://www.bioquell.com/) after we had a bad few weeks with a norovirus. I love this thing, it looks very furturistic-the room gets completely sealed up and the bioquell mac...
tirramisue replied to pokey sn's topic in Connecticut
Hey- I'll see you guys there too. I love St Rays, I've been a traveler for seven years and worked there twice on contract. Now that I'm settling down, going on full time. See ya in July Tara
tirramisue replied to suzannasue's topic in Travel
I've been traveling for 5 years. I started traveling after major burnout when I had only been nursing for 1.5 years. Traveling has helped save my sanity. Although the pay is not excellent, it is still more than hospital employees make, and allows ...
The new thing this year for JCAHO at our hospital is name bands. They have all these charts about who was found on what floor not wearing one and when. A few nights ago I walked into a pts room, the CNA was giving her a bath. I noticed her name ban...
There are a couple different tactics I use, both with MDs and with other people who are abusive towards staff. If they are throwing things and doing any physical, security-stat. More than once I've asked someone who was hollering to please slow d...
My second year as a nursing student, I became a CNA to get experience. On my second shift (and nights, which I had never worked before), I went in to assist with a drsg change. The pt had been in the hospital for months, knew everyone in the commu...
tirramisue replied to deespoohbear's topic in Medications
Oh hello Mr X..back to see us again with CHF....ah, well we don't have any diuretics, so we are going to wisk you down the hall to the dialysis suite....By the way, noticed you are O neg, we are a bit short, mind if we steal a bit?? Just kidding of c...