Giga

Latest Activity

1. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

   Giga replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

   I've read all the replies from people telling me that I need to reexamine my own priorities and that "there's no wonder they won't help me". Them helping me isn't really the issue, it's them making me do task for them because they're pussyfooting ar...

2. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

   Giga replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

   I know my initial statement were age discrimination, but a lot of people are being just as discrimnatory by holding older nurses to a different set of standards. "Oh she's older, she doesn't have to work at the same rate as the rest of us". There'...

3. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

   Giga replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

   I can tell you this much for sure and for true, it was me. I'm getting tired of the whiners and "task stretchers". I guess it wouldn't be so bad if they didn't constantly talk about how busy they were and at the end of the shift they're all like "O...

4. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

   Giga replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

   I have thought of a solution. A timed computer competency test. So if somebody passes it but then still takes a long time charting then you know they COULD go faster but they simply choose not to. Think of all the advantages of going slow, mainly ...

5. Night/Hospital gowns with side slits ???

   Giga replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

   Put a whole in an older night gown? Maybe buy one from the thrift shop, cut holes in it, and maybe reinforce the holes.

6. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

   Giga replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

   Well for one thing they could simply work faster, freeing up their time so they won't need me to "help" them every other round. So I'm suppose to do my own charting, meds, dressing changes, and task but they do not? They get a "free pass" because t...

7. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

   Giga replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

   I don't see how I'm suppose to "help" somebody chart faster. It's something they do every time they come into work. You'd think they'd have gotten the hang of it by now. I could probably do it with my eyes closed.

8. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

   Giga replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

   They're random in the sense that there's no specific rhyme or reason as to why one chart is chosen over the other, but we're actively encouraged to pull charts that we think something might be wrong or funny about. Since, at the time I pulled said c...

9. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

   Giga replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

   To the ones saying they're making extra notes or doing a more detailed version, all I can say is that is not the case in my situation. I know because I've been curious about this for a while so when I'm doing my montly random chart audits I've made a...

10. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    Giga posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working on the surgical floor for 9 months now and I'm starting to feel like I'm getting the hang of things on my unit. I've learned a lot of tips and tricks and my time management has really improved. One thing I'm getting really frustr...

11. Postive PPD, what did/would you do? Would you take INH?

    Giga posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, Long time stalker, first time writer here. Ok to cut to the chase I've tested positive for a PPD twice and now I have a choice between taking 9 months of INH or doing nothing. The pros of taking the treatment are that the medicine is free and...