mcrow

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1. Read this.....

   mcrow replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

   TRN, it is not that things can't be changed. Some things can. Work toward those as best you can. It is "the bigger picture" that is so hard to change. It really involves money, budgets, and cuts, that they give nurses no control over. Everyone has th...

2. Nurses in their own business/"nonbedside" nurses

   mcrow replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't tried all thoses other routes b/c of the time and money involved, but I was able to start my own home based business part time. It was one of the easiest things I have ever done, and it has given me that light at the end of the tunnel I ha...

3. nurse restructuring

   mcrow replied to Pamela67's topic in General Nursing

   The best I remember from the last survey I was involved in, JCAHO requires that nurses be properly oriented to areas that they float to. Of course, as long as it looks like it is done on paper, some facilities will fudge this as much as possible. Tak...

4. Nothing changes

   mcrow replied to Blue11RN's topic in General Nursing

   I find it sad that nurses who are mothers themselves have no compassion for fellow nurses who are pregnant or caring for their children or for the father of their children. Once, when I called in due to my young son being ill with an asthma episode, ...

5. Read this.....

   mcrow replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

   It's nice to hear from someone with such enthusiasm. It reminds me of myself when I first got into nursing about 10 years ago. I am sorry to say that after many years of trying to change things, and your ideas being turned down or pushed aside, my sp...

6. Independent Business Owners

   mcrow replied to Ownboss's topic in General Nursing

   I have my own home based business I do part time. I would recommend it for anyone who wants a change in their lives. The company I work with makes it really easy to get started. I was so surprised. This has been my light at the end of the tunnel and ...

7. Do you feel you have enough time to safely care for your patients?

   mcrow replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Most of the time I don't feel there is enough time to safely care for our patients with all the added paperwork, etc. they expect us to do. Safe patient care loads are a rare thing. That is one reason I am getting out of nursing and going into my own...

8. Nurse's Week. Whadya get?

   mcrow replied to bunky's topic in General Nursing

   Our Doctors, not admin, had lunch catered in, chicken and such, and the nurse admin. served and provided cakes. It was pretty nice. On our unit the clerks and our pediatricians bought us lunch the day before and smelly-good bath stuff. Our unit staff...

9. What do you do when you know a nurse is making false statements in the chart?

   mcrow replied to Deb2300's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that you should talk with this nurse, express your concerns. Surely she realizes that she could be missing a really important detail about the patients condition by not actually performing her assessments and documenting accordingly. If she d...

10. Does your medical facility have mandatory overtime for nurses?

    mcrow replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad I no longer work where I have to put in OT like I did before. Administrators should realize it is policies like MO that causes nursing burn out and high turn overs. I feel for you who are having to put in more than 40 hours a week away f...

11. Artificial fingernails

    mcrow replied to jeanrnurse's topic in Safety

    There were several infant deaths in Oklahoma that have been linked as nosocomial infections caused by nurses artificial fingernails. I have been told by our infection control officer that hospitals in OKC and Tulsa have policies now that restrict art...

12. Chronic Verbal Abuse by MD

    mcrow replied to Norske's topic in Relations

    I find sometimes it works to "kill them with kindness". Also try to remain professional even when they are not. I had a ortho surgeon that belittled everyone on the floor. Eventually he ended up treating me with respect when he figured out I was a co...

13. signing out medications

    mcrow replied to Danielle's topic in General Nursing

    I think the safest way is to get into the habit of first giving the med, then signing it off. There are just too many distractions that may cause you to forget to go back and to chart that the patient refused. [This message has been edited by bshort ...

14. Do you feel that Nurses are underpaid and overworked?

    mcrow replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Being overworked may not be the issue as much as working unsafely understaffed as most nurses do. The pay is not a big issue either other than when you compare other jobs in the hospitals where I've worked. A position requiring a license is often pai...

15. What's the difference between a charge nurse and a staff nurse?

    mcrow replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

    The duties as the charge nurse have never been outlined. We feel like they just want to name someone to blame if something goes wrong. In name, we are in charge of clerks who make more than most of us and whose job we are expected to cover when they ...