Lakeshore18

Lakeshore18

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  1. Recently our Nurse Manager informed the nursing staff that we were now to conduct our shift report using certain "scripted" parameters. Basically, we are to wake patients up, conduct shift report at the bedside, include he patient in the process by g...
  2. Orders from hell...

    Many moons ago I worked in a large teaching hospital. We all dreaded July 1 when the new crop of very green interns made their appearance. Second week of July, new intern writes orders for his new admission and remembers hearing his resident tell him...
  3. Flu Shot or Mask?

    In New York State, as if 12/28/16, when the NYS Health Commissioner declared influenza to be "prevalent" in the state, we have no choice. You either get the vaccine or wear the mask in areas where patients are typically present. I always get the vacc...
  4. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    I never lend my bright orange stethoscope, which is ALWAYS looped around my neck, to anyone I do not personally know! And when I do, I usually look them straight in the eye and say with a smile, "if you don't come back in 5 minutes with this, I will ...
  5. Words You Hate

    I hate it when adults use cutesy or baby terms for bodily functions as in "Could you please give my mother the bedpan because she needs to go "cocky." I kid you not....a grown woman, who was at least 40 years old, came to the nurses station and utter...
  6. Being forced to stay at work. (West Virginia)

    Faced a similar situation here in NY last year during a supposed "monster" snowstorm. Huge storm predicted for Saturday/Sunday and I was working on Friday. At 10am, the hospital initiates a Code Disaster and mandates everyone to stay. Not one snowf...
  7. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

    After reading OP's account of this incident, two things struck me. First, I'm surprised that OP even heard anything after MD told her that she shouldn't even "speak" while he was in the room! Really?? 1950 called and they are looking for their lost ...
  8. 3 Months Orientation: I Want to Quit.

    Take a bit more time to hit your stride, Flustered. I am an RN with 30+ years of nursing experience, including 15 on a very busy telemetry med-surg unit. There are days when I feel exactly as you do! We are caring for sicker, more complex patients on...