Mary H.

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1. work hassles and team spirit

   Mary H. replied to saphie's topic in Relations

   It is important that problems get documented from the process perspective. Most often when there is a problem, a particular nurse is just there at the time the problem is discovered, but the problem happens because a process breaks down in one or mo...

2. Security Issue----Name Tags? What do you do?

   Mary H. replied to ERguru's topic in Emergency

   Interestingly enough, the Nevada law says the first and last name must be "clearly visible from at least 3 feet away." I don't know where our Nurses Association was when this was passed, but obviously they think we're immune to stalking and gangs he...

3. nurses' rights or responsibilities to pts.

   Mary H. replied to leslie :-D's topic in General Nursing

   If the doctor has ordered Percocet, or any other medication, and the patient meets the criteria specified in the order (q4h prn pain), you will have more trouble defending NOT giving the medication than you would to give the medication. The only tim...

4. nursing salaries

   Mary H. replied to natbrat's topic in General Nursing

   In sunny outdoor and good skiing Reno, base pay for RN is $18.16. I just got an offer from a facility in town for $30+/hr for night staff RN. Come on over, there's lots to do and plenty of jobs.

5. stop a moment and give me an estimate of the number of hours a week you work for free

   Mary H. replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately, it is usually a clue when a position is salaried that you will be putting in more than 40 hours/week. I am have had several salaried management/administrative positions and put in a usual week of 50 hours and more much of the time. A...

6. Nursing Uniform Theories.

   Mary H. replied to Embibi's topic in General Nursing

   When I started as a nurse 26+ years ago (Wisconsin), we were wearing variations of white (colored top, white pants), but we had to wear hats - YUK. The hats went away with the advent of male RNs - no one I knew was brave enough to tell them they nee...

7. stethoscopes

   Mary H. replied to sunfire's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I have had a few different stethescopes. One Sprague-style that I liked was cheap. I still use it for auscultating my horses and dogs. Now that I am older (read don't hear as well as I used to), I spent more money and got a Littman Master Cardiol...

8. Tell us about your computer system

   Mary H. replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I was part of several Meditech implementation teams at my prior facilty. LPNs in NM could assist with data collection and deliver care, chart what they do. Our entire paper system and our Meditech was set up to require only RNs to complete portions...

9. First SCARE

   Mary H. replied to memory's topic in General Nursing

   A needlestick is never a comfortable thing to have happen, there are so many unknowns involved and a long time to wait (6 months) before being reasonably certain regarding an exposure. Most of the time things turn out OK. PLEASE do not fall into the...

10. Spooky Stuff

    Mary H. replied to bunky's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard things but never had them happen to me. In one old Catholic hospital, staff and patients reported seeing a nun in full long dress come around and visit patients. The story said that there was one old nun who lived in the building until...

11. Socialized Medicine/Nursing

    Mary H. replied to PPL's topic in General Nursing

    Talking about the military's healthcare is a valid comparison, but those covered individuals are young, healthy individuals (for the most part), not aging, chronically ill individuals. A one-payor system seems to be better at preventative intervent...

12. Socialized Medicine/Nursing

    Mary H. replied to PPL's topic in General Nursing

    This is a really interesting topic. I wonder what legal protections and limits on liability are written into the Canadian or other socialized system. Also, our society is different than the other countries, particularly with regard to us not being ...

13. Nurse's Week. Whadya get?

    Mary H. replied to bunky's topic in General Nursing

    On Saturday, we worked with REMSA on a community project with child safety seats. On Monday, we had an ice cream social with 3 sessions, including evenings and nights (served by shared governance council, directors, managers, supervisors, nursing VP...

14. 8 hour shift vs. 12 hour shift - your opinion...

    Mary H. replied to TovaFlynn's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 26 years. During some times of my career, 8 hour shifts worked better. I worked graveyard, and I had time to be involved with my daughter's school, go to school myself, or just play. During some times of my career, 12 hours w...