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  1. It Ain't Like The Movies!

    They are just that good! [emoji23] I too love Grey's but watching it with me is bound to be accompanied by a slew of expletives and explanations as to what would really happen and why what they did would never happen ever. Same with House and Nurse J...
  2. What is the strangest thing...

    I used to work at a primary care clinic many years ago. We couldn't keep supplies in the room because patients took everything. Including the jars on the counter with cotton balls, tongue depressors, curettes, band aids. Everything!
  3. Magnet status...yay?

    This sounds horrific.
  4. Magnet status...yay?

    Thanks for the responses guys. It's pretty much as I expected. We have pretty excellent education for parents/families and pretty good preceptor program that they just changed to a 1 year nurse residency after I completed my preceptorship. I definit...
  5. Magnet status...yay?

    I just found out my hospital will be beginning the journey toward trying to gain Magnet status. My question is for nurses that work at Magnet hospitals, is it better or worse for employees? How so? How about for patients?
  6. Guidelines for use of Freddy Frogs

    I would get with your unit's PTs about them. I know ours are so strict on how things are used with the babies. Freddy froggies are really heavy compared to the babies so they absolutely can't be on top of them. That's like rule #1. We basically use t...
  7. what's your pet peeve?

    We must work at the same facility [emoji19][emoji19]
  8. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    That certainly is "mission impossible" *snort* [emoji19]
  9. Liver Transplant Nursing--What to know?

    My SIL just left a floor that could be described exactly that way after a year and a half. Good luck to you. Get to know anti rejection meds, lactulose (!), s/sx of encephalopathy, rejection. That's all I can think of since I am not from that world.
  10. In my ICU we do a bed bath with actual washcloths and then do the CHG wipes daily. And obviously pre-op.
  11. Patient privacy and pelvic exams

    Usually it's medical assistants working in these types of roles in doctors offices. And if they are chaperoning the provider (Doctor, NP, PA) then they are 1. Providing assistance with supplies and 2. Being a second set of professional eyes in case t...
  12. Typical peds ratio

    My peds CVICU/PICU/NICU is 1:1 or 1:2. Step down and heme/onc is 1:3. The floor is 1:4
  13. Monday morning urgent care..

    Please PLEASE tell me the "I fell off my bike Saturday afternoon and my mom thinks my arm is broken" is an exaggeration [emoji52]
  14. Today I learned I'm glad I live in the desert! Yowza!
  15. We strip chest tubes on my floor. You hold the top of it firmly then squeeze whatever is in the proximal tube down to the first junction. It increases the pressure in the chest causing more fluid/clots to come. I guess we are also doing a study to d...