Huganurse

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1. Sick call policy

   Huganurse replied to goldgram's topic in Nurse Management

   If this were any other job besides nursing that employers were doing this to....there would be h#ll to pay. I am certain that anyone else would have the ACLU, the ADA, and any other government law or...

2. Belly Piercing/Tattoo

   Huganurse replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

   Hi shavsha, Never heard of 6 month tatoos, have heard of 6 week tatoos. Have also heard of problems r/t infection and others r/t reaction from type of metal used for ring or bar. You may think you...

3. Butterfly Vs. 22 gage. What do u use prefer to use?

   Huganurse replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

   I use the butterfly/vacutainer system as well most of the

4. Getting a bad reputation at work

   Huganurse replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

   Oh dear! I have to say I'm glad I'm not in your shoes right now. You did exactly what you should have done. You were right in both cases to report and write up the incident. I'm sure you can sleep...

5. my back hurts.......does yours?

   Huganurse replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

   My Doc knows I'm a nurse. When I visit him, he asks, have you ever hurt your back? I look at him and say, what do you mean? Of course! I'm a nurse! Then he looks at me like I'm crazy or...

6. Benefits vs no benefits. I have a ? for ya.

   Huganurse replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

   $75.00/pay period (Q2W) in lieu of

7. New use for Tylenol?

   Huganurse replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

   BadBird, that's what I was thinking too. When I'm sore and have aches and pains, I take Tylenol for that reason and of course I sleep better. That's why I take it before I go to bed, so I won't lay...

8. Bedside charting and confidentiality

   Huganurse replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   We were not given demerits by JCAHO for bedside flow sheets. They only had the I/O's on them and nothing more. It was a way for us to communicate. The aids charted BM's on the sheet. They were...

9. Breaking rules: what about ETOH for DTs?

   Huganurse replied to Rainagrey's topic in General Nursing

   This reminds me of the time my Dad needed surgery. He picked the hospital that would provide him with a beer on his lunch and dinner tray.

10. Admissions at shift change

    Huganurse replied to kahann's topic in General Nursing

    Never worked anywhere were they held admits for any reason except not having a bed available. Unfortunatly, that has happened too. The poor patient ends up in the hall or treatment room until a room...

11. What do you carry your pens, tape, scissors, etc in?

    Huganurse replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    After too many years with all my nursing paraphanelia in my scrub top and lab jacket pockets I have changed my ways to accomodate my sore shoulders. All that weight is just too much. I bought a...

12. Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?

    Huganurse replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that all of you have a right to your opinions on raising kids. I missworded my last

13. Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?

    Huganurse replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    cheerfuldoer, you are right on. Sorry, but I see this equal opportunity as a down fall to motherhood. To all you who have such strong opinions about this situation being ok when you have never...

14. Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?

    Huganurse replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    I had been the breadwinner in my family for many years. I no longer am, thank goodness. They are only little once and YOU only have ONE chance to raise them and watch them grow. Missing milestones,...

15. Promod Powder woes

    Huganurse replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    From Ross 1. Place one level scoop of PROMOD powder into a clean, small (approximately 6- to 8-fl-oz) container for mixing. 2. Add 7 to 10 mL of room-temperature water. 3. Mix well with disposable...