tanhaight

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1. I can't understand what you're saying!

   tanhaight replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   It's not about being old foggy's or relaxing standards, it's about being able to read what a person writes. If I have to decipher the meaning as I read the words, I skip the post. Too much work. And it's your, not you're by the way. Original poster w...

2. Night Shifters!

   tanhaight replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital gives $4.50 an hour shift differential and if you have filled your weekend comittment (every other week) and you pick up another weekend night (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) as extra you get the usual shift diff plus $125 for RNs for 12 hour...

3. Nursing unit set up...help!

   tanhaight replied to tanhaight's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, I wish we had electronic order entry like that! The MDs entering paper orders in the chart will be the big challenge if the charts are sitting up at the nurses station and the nurses are way down the hallway.

4. Nursing unit set up...help!

   tanhaight posted a topic in General Nursing

   We are opening a new tower at my hospital that is set up differently than what we are used to in the old building. Nurses will document on computers outside patient rooms but the charts will be kept at the nursing station at the end of a very long ha...

5. This is sick but I quit without notice need advice.....

   tanhaight replied to kasendamiles86's topic in General Nursing

   I think you know it was a crummy thing to do a no-show, anxiety or not. Someone else probably had to stay over or a charge nurse/manager was pulled to the floor to cover you. I'd call tomorrow and give final notice and since I wouldn't give you a ref...

6. "English Only" Rule at Work?

   tanhaight replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

   Like it or not, it is a commonly held belief in the western world that speaking another language in front of someone else (WHEN you are capable of speaking a common language) is just plain rude....like picking your nose in public or farting in an ele...

7. Crutch Walking

   tanhaight replied to caringkay RN's topic in NCLEX

   Orthopedic Core Curriculum: (which is the bible on this) 4 point gait: Supported/partial WB is permitted on both legs. Safest gait, gives maximal balance b/c there are always 3 pts of contact with the floor. Slow gait b/c it requires constant shiftin...

8. New admits at shift change

   tanhaight replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

   For the record, I could never do an ER nurses job...I would implode after one crazy night. Most nurses understand each others position; it's the lazy/negligent few who make it difficult for others. I've tried to give other nurses the benefit of the d...

9. New admits at shift change

   tanhaight replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

   It's not a secret that many (not all) ED nurses hang on to patients until they leave so they don't have to take another before end of shift. That puts the new shifts in both departments under the gun. Please just send your patient when THEY are ready...

10. Owning a home in California

    tanhaight replied to love-d-OR's topic in California

    Let me clarify. LA is still expensive and probably always will be for the average consumer. Inland areas or the places mentioned above are where you want to buy. My husband and I just looked at land around San Luis Obispo and it's still pretty expens...

11. Owning a home in California

    tanhaight replied to love-d-OR's topic in California

    Housing prices have dipped a little bit but still very expensive. My husband bought our home 27 years ago so we're lucky but I tell my college aged son not to count on living here. I have no idea how newlyweds or new college grads can afford to live ...

12. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    tanhaight replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My third post in a row, I know but this grammar purist is riled up. My brother in law is a widely published linguistics professor, a genius who speaks 21 languages fluently. I'll take his word and his alone over anyone elses...its CENTimeter unless y...

13. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    tanhaight replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, 'sontimeter' is the french pronounciation but the word has been 'anglicized' and the accepted way of saying it on this side of the pond is centimeter. Foyer is french also but the pronounciation has remained french as in "Foy-yay" not FoyER. As...

14. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    tanhaight replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand the 'sontimeter' instead of centimeter pronounciation!! It's always the ones who think they are the highly educated and enlightened ones. I've lived in two countries with the metric system and that's the first time I've heard 'sontimete...

15. Chemotherapy on med/surg unit

    tanhaight replied to veronica butterfly's topic in Oncology

    We don't keep linens separately but if they are soiled and it's within the 48 hours post chemo we put them in a biohazard bag and label it indicating chemo precautions. Where it goes from there, I don't know. Our pharmacy does spike and prime the che...