Nebby Nurse

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1. Drug seeking patients?

   Nebby Nurse replied to butter's topic in Safety

   So the point is, I as a nurse make absolutely no judgements when a patient complains of pain. I pick up the phone and call if a patient is telling me they hurt. I don't care if they are frequent fliers. I chose to promote comfort to the best of my ab...

2. Drug seeking patients?

   Nebby Nurse replied to butter's topic in Safety

   The worst hours of my life occurred in the hospital following a fall and subsequent hip fracture. Felt fine and dandy after the hip replacement and the effects of the epidural lingered. Was told I couldn't have a pca because my pressure was too low. ...

3. How many residents is too many for one nurse?

   Nebby Nurse replied to arabstarRN's topic in Geriatric

   It is common to have residents with greater than 20 medications. We are struggling with a nearly impossible task. The doctors are receiving perks for prescribing many drugs and we are left trying to figure out how to shovel spoonfuls of pudding, lace...

4. Another Rant About Rudeness/Bullying/Eating

   Nebby Nurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations

   Am old and broken. I work with several young uns and it is a pleasure. You must realize that new hires are insecure and they may not show it. Be confident and generous with your knowledge. Laugh a lot. Forgive the folks because they'll struggle like ...

5. Learning to assert self with NCP's/PCT's

   Nebby Nurse replied to tigrbuttrfly's topic in Safety

   It's tough being fairly new. These folks know their job and mostly do it well. It is imperative over time, in addition to your often impossible responsibilities that in order to take control of your assignment is to befreind them and earn their trust...

6. pt safety question, please help

   Nebby Nurse replied to nurse12b's topic in Safety

   Sorry but I feel that this is a frustrated family member rather than a nurse. "Adivan'"and "D\C" make me wonder.

7. Your Worst Mistake

   Nebby Nurse replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

   Some years ago when I worked in the nursing home industry I cared for an obese tube feed grandma with advanced dementia. The tube was out and I grabbed a new one to replace it. Couldn't insert and thought :This thing has probably been out for hours.....

8. Do you work in a "Magnet" hospital?

   Nebby Nurse replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

   Well we are all willing to do what it takes to make positive changes in the work place. Rather than wait for a gripe session i would like to be armed with the knowledge of what makes a magnet hospital attractive for nurses. For example, I read on a...

9. Do you work in a "Magnet" hospital?

   Nebby Nurse replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

   This is a great discussion and I enjoy reading the posts. Our facility which is part of a big hospital chain is working toward magnet status. Our wages are average to below average in our area. The psych unit where I work staffs 3 nurses for every...

10. Stealing drugs!! what's your opinion?????

    Nebby Nurse replied to mystc42's topic in General Nursing

    A "heavy hand with the pain medicine" is not necessarily a sign of a nurse who is diverting. It is common to assume so in certain facilities especially after a nurse has been caught diverting weeks, months even years previously. In fact some nurse...

11. Goodbye Agency Hello Psych

    Nebby Nurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Greetings all. In an effort to find work that is meaningful, I have accepted a fulltime position working with a small poulation of adult schizphrenics. It's been over 10 years since I worked on a psych unit and would like to prepare as best I can. ...

12. Do you like Agency/ staffing Nursing and would you switch back to being on staff

    Nebby Nurse replied to jamistlc's topic in Agency

    BadBird says it all. I have literally doubled my salary. I schedule my self working only four days a week, no holidays or weekends. There is plenty of work and seldom get cancelled. When I get tired, I schedule a week off. And most importantly I have...

13. Restraining patients

    Nebby Nurse replied to LinnetLegs's topic in General Nursing

    Restraint free policies are a fine idea on an adequately staffed unit but in my experience it is not always a good thing. And I'm not talking about posey vests and wrist restraints. Have you ever arrived on the unit in a long term care facility to fi...

14. What do you think of the Nursing Spectrum BB?

    Nebby Nurse replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    I was a Nursing Spectrum junky prior to the difficult registration process. Some of the posters had their feathers ruffled enough to petition for for this censored version and I found it outrageous that some of my favorite outspoken posters were bann...

15. Please Help Me

    Nebby Nurse replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Susy, the minute after I posted that thread I wished I could have taken it back. This thread is not about me and recounting that sordid sad part of my life sounds like I'm having a pity party here. I guess the point that I wanted to make was that yo...