trulynurseatheart

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1. Scrubs: Made in the USA?

   trulynurseatheart posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   Hello, I wanted to support the local/national economy and buy US Made Scrubs (in White-as required by our work)! But, to my dismay, I cannot find any good scrub bottoms. I found a few tops and ordered some from Duck Scrubs, but the bottoms were see...

2. Dont know about HomeHealth

   trulynurseatheart posted a topic in Home Health

   I am new to home health. Today was my 3rd day, ( I usually work 1day/week.) For the amount of time it takes me to do the charting, fax the paper work, drive, etc , I am making maybe 10 an hour, before taxes. Ex: today I had only 2 patients. I left t...

3. 10 Tips for Home Health Nursing

   trulynurseatheart replied to homehealth20's topic in Home Health

   How have your first few months been?

4. 10 Tips for Home Health Nursing

   trulynurseatheart replied to homehealth20's topic in Home Health

   Its so good to hear positive comments about home health nursing. I am just starting, have done a few shadow days, and think I will like it. I am overwhelmed by the constant distractions in the hospital, short staffing, and bad morale. I am hoping I c...

5. feelin down...

   trulynurseatheart replied to Lissacheer87's topic in General Nursing

   It took me almost 2 years! And I still often feel that way. It is not a perfect world out there. Its scary all the mistakes that are or almost made. Just do your best, listen to constructive criticism, and learn from your mistakes. If night shift ...

6. Safe PT to Nurse ratio, what is yours?

   trulynurseatheart replied to rudeRN's topic in Safety

   Same way I feel!! And it is hospital practice to also encourage staff to brainwash patients every hour from admission to discharge that infact you are giving 'excellent' care.

7. Happy Nurses Week!

   trulynurseatheart replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Celebrating by not being at work! Tomorrow (Friday)3-5pm there is a nursing day celebration with a 2 hour thing set up where we can go shopping, pick up our gifts, food, etc. I know that there will be no one to cover us on the floors, so I doubt ma...

8. nurse manager-request to work on the floor

   trulynurseatheart replied to trulynurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, You are right, it should be the norm. And the latter 2 rules have been violated. I think she is stressed, she came in at a time when the hospital is barely staying afloat, is trying to initiate changes too late, with little support, and not...

9. nurse manager-request to work on the floor

   trulynurseatheart posted a topic in General Nursing

   Our unit is stressed out with high acuity, barely adequate staffing, and management telling us we are the reason for our low patient scores, therefore our hospital will not get reimbursed. We have a new manager (since august) and this is her first m...

10. Fast acting insulin and meal time--it's just not that simple

    trulynurseatheart replied to kanzi monkey's topic in General Nursing

    We had an inservice with one of the endocrinologists, and she advised us, in most cases, if the patient is NPO- and the glucose is high- give the Sliding Scale Cover... Its to cover the current glucose level. Other things have to be considered, and ...

11. trach care with No inner canula

    trulynurseatheart posted a topic in MICU

    I work in a smaller community hospital in the Chicago Area. Usually I have pts with disposable shileys or reusable inner cannulas. Lately we have had pts with trachs with NO inner cannula. I ask, how do we clean those? I am told that we just clean ...

12. Conditions in hospitals getting worse

    trulynurseatheart replied to JDougRN's topic in Safety

    I regret not getting my entire floor to request that our new manager work 2 day shifts and 2 night shifts before being hired, or making all these changes on the floor. Our ratios are not bad, 5-1 days, 6-7 on nights (light tele/medsurg ortho), but ...

13. Not loving my career choice today

    trulynurseatheart replied to willcare4u's topic in New Nurse

    WOW Sounds just like me!! Though, now that I am 3 years in, Im improving.

14. Does it get easier????!!!

    trulynurseatheart replied to BB06's topic in New Nurse

    It IS overwhelming at first. I had a difficult time, even after my 3 months of orientation. They only wanted to give me 8 weeks, but I took 12. Ask questions!! figure out how other organize themselves and their day. Have cheat sheets for reference...

15. Nurse Acuity Bill vs Staffing ratios

    trulynurseatheart posted a topic in Illinois

    Hello All, I was wondering how your hospital is using the "Nursing Acuity Bill" and if there have been any significant changes sine it went into effect January 2008. We just recently had a meeting for the "nursing care committee" which meets to dis...