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1. Conditions in hospitals getting worse

   been there replied to JDougRN's topic in Safety

   Safety in hospitals ???? Since when ?? I've "been there" both as a patient and as a nurse.....after I discharged from my patient status I quit and went into Home Health and loved it. Recently a hospital ,where my husband had been a been a patient, ...

2. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

   been there replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

   Got in trouble big time once. MD ordered a change in the flow rate of a regular IV, which I did, and documented, and told the on-coming shift about. I went home and was called about three hours later. When I got there I was in big trouble with the...

3. where are the nursing shortages?

   been there replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

   Certainly not Baton Rouge. After Katrina and Rita a couple of us RNs answered the call for RNs at two local hospitals. Both stated they were accepting only "displaced RNs" (those from the New Orleans area displaced by the hurricanes). Two or three...

4. The most embarrasing thing you've done at work!

   been there replied to ClaireMacl's topic in Humor

   I didn't do this but they say revenge can be wonderful. A rather hard and strictly business nursing instructor of mine in nursing school chastized me for not being able to catherize an extremely large woman with cellulitis in both legs. Two other s...

5. My School is Gone!

   been there replied to glascow's topic in Post Graduate

   Please don't think your question is trivial due to what we have suffered here. I'm a Baton Rougean, we suffered damage, those parishes above us have had no food, water, power for days without help and they have to come to whatever source of gas they...

6. Can any RNs tell me if this is true

   been there replied to geminiskittels's topic in General Nursing

   Narcotics are not a good mix with patient care. The RN is responsible for anything you do under the influence of the medication and could well lose her license. I agree with another post, if you require Vicodin for pain you should not be working or...

7. What are the pros of getting your BSN?

   been there replied to browsing's topic in General Students

   I had to take a speech class and give oral presentations. As a BSN I often have to speak in front of groups (MDs, nurses, MSWs, family members, etc). I see no difference between the groups of RNs but there have been rumors around here for years that...

8. Nursing shortage! Nursing program waiting lists!

   been there replied to melpip3's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I was lucky. I got into nursing school the first time I tried. We entered by GPA and there were only 25 slots. However, what about the nursing shortage when there are a lot of us who have only been retired a couple of years and need to go back to w...

9. Heavily Tättooed: Can I get into nursing???

   been there replied to YukonDave's topic in General Nursing

   Some facilities may not appreciate the art work but not all of them. I know of nurses with warts, freckles, leg braces and one who has a butterfly on the top of her breast that is easily seen. The best liked nurse in one hospital is an old retired N...

10. I made a med error

    been there replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in Geriatric

    I also question how the patient received the Toprol without a script. Of course dizziness is an early side effect and goes away when the med is stopped. BUT how did he also get Tegretol if it was not on the med list? The dialysis unit usually has an ...

11. Venting...Hosp pts coming from skilled nursing facilities

    been there replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    As a prior DON in skilled nursing facilities I agree this is criminal abuse. The DON is responsible for the condition of every resident and the actions, or inactions, of each nursing staff, and, each staff member is responsible for his or her action...

12. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    been there replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN/LVN

    I think this subject has been beaten to death. We all have the right to our own personal opinions. As nurses we all have been subjected to a lot of crap during our careers but we stick to it and do the best we can for our patients. That is why we a...

13. allnurses mentioned in AJN and it ain't flattering

    been there replied to actioncat's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the link. Very interesting article. Shame, shame that AJN couldn't find any other comments on allnurses. It doesn't "fit" logically in the flow of the article and reads, to me, as if this was a direct hit on nurses in general being indif...

14. Why Do We Tolerate This?

    been there replied to kmchugh's topic in Men

    Kevin I apologize for all of those who posted "cutsey" remarks. Most, I'm sure, are from very young persons who have never been exposed to the real world before nursing school. I feel male nurses look at the sexuality of the patient as 1) this is a...

15. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    been there replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN/LVN

    I wouldn't chart what you suggest because it is not correct. What would happen if the administrator knew this patient and asked her if she refused and she said she didn't? Can we try to think from the patient's point of view? Why did she only want...