tish666

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1. Strange experience yesterday, feedback please...

   tish666 replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

   I think you did the right thing. The patient ALWAYS has to come first, and pain control is a big issue in both the facilities I work in (hospital and LTC). I feel the nurse going off shift should have addressed the issue. You are not off duty until r...

2. Your Call Light is On Can I help YOU?

   tish666 replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital recently opened a new patient bed tower and moved my floor (Medical/Oncology). We know have tele and all the "fun stuff" that the others units have had, and that we are not used to. I was assigned to a 78 year old man who was admitted wit...

3. "Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

   tish666 replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

   I was an LPN and became an RN this year. I think that the only patients who really cared if I was an RN/LPN? NI were a couple of retired nurses we have had admitted to our floor several times in the last 4 1/2 years. If you weren't an RN you knew the...

4. Is your facility warning staff for overtime, for missing lunch breaks or other?

   tish666 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   My facility has started writing us up for clocking in early or staying over without a "good reason" . The reason? Nursing is $1,000,000. over budget for the year. Of course all the extra help we had for JCAHO and Magnet were counted. Our old staffing...

5. I knew it wasn't right while I was doing it...

   tish666 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   In the hospital I work in LPN's are not allowed to take orders, but we are working changing the hospital policy. Other hospitals in Ohio let LPN's take orders. When I answer the phone and the doc tries to give me an order I always explain that per ho...