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isn,t nurse Jackie a on the job drug abuser/ She may be tough ,but I hope my patients don't think I am in the getiing percs with a little on the side:confused:

New to OB and everyone tells me babies have a Sleepy time an hour or so after birth. How long is normal and when should I be worried if they won't nurse? Also , under the bili lights how long would it take for retina dammage. We have babies in pp ...

no nurses week for us, it is now Health Care Workers Week, that way "everyone " is included, because otherwise, the other depts would be upset.

I miss it!

I just switched to OB after 18 years in ED, I say go for it,. I was getting a little "cranky" in the ED, but I do love it. Change is good, gets your mind working harder again, but I am a nervous wreck in OB, Its hard to help women breath through pai...

So sorry for her treatment, too bad they didn't have a fast track/minor care area in ED. So what does everyone think of fasrt track/minor care four of the areas 6-8 hosp have them, run from 1100 to 2300 or 0900 to 2100. Do you think it encourages n...

just being on oreintatio in labor and delivery,last two days no deliveries, and i stayed away from mother baby.sure i have a virus, sore throat cough headache, no fever and a nasty cough.today and tomorrow off, need to go to work wed and thus, now pr...

we now have a policy if the patients tell us they are going to leave, we go get a doc to see them right away, most of the docs just treat them. only a few will saythis isn,t and emergency and we will see you as soon as we can. So lets reward the se...

Hi everyone, been around here for a few years, but after working 18 yeasr or so in the emergency dept, I have just started in the ChildBirth Center. My mind is so full and swimming with new stuff, I think it will explode any minute now! I just fini...

I was happily working my 3 10 hour shifts, some with their 8 hours snf some 12". then our new nurse manager decided everyone will have to work 3 12, no other way! I sais I would do 2 12 but with my arthrits ands knee inj, 3 would definatly kill m...

I treat every one the best I can , like all of you, but I think that if you work in the hospital, from housekeeper to adminstration and you come to the Ed ,if at all possible, I am not going to make you wait. There is little benefits to working in t...

I feel your pain. i get horrible migranes from fragrances. We have a no scents policy at work, but it doesn't stop some people. Once I got such a bad migrane and started vomiting and ended up having to be seen, (work in the ED). She never wore p...

I would love to hear about it. We are trying to work it out and do a trial one of these days. Any info would be so helpful. [email protected]

western Mass, union 35 per hour base,15 years experience

I'm trying to get into heaven the hard way!

on er nurses day we got a card, but the clinical coordinator bought us supper. We used to get $100 check at Christmas from the er docs, but other departments complained so the docs were told not allowed to give us cash. So now they throw a holiday ...

our male tech will usually ask the female to lift her breast, but the males usually don't do EKGs on females without a female present. Its just not worth the potential problems. In the initial cp protocol, there is always something for the other p...

do to our increasing waiting to be seen times, we need to reassess the people in th WR q1 hour after triage. Anyone have a policy on this? Who is responsible for this, and how do you do it? Just go from pt to pt and take vitals and talk to them ,...

I am looking for an Ed nurses notes flow sheet to help with documenting. We will be going paperless in about 18 months, so not looking to buy a system like T-Charts. To improve flow and keep the nurse at the bedside more, we want to seperate the n...

Looking for a change.I am an emergency nurse,for 15 years. I still love the job, but am tired of not having the time/staff or toolsto do my job the way it shoulde be done. In home care, do you feel you have this? Have been reading thru your posts, ...

Trying to get our hosp to have chair massage therapy. I would gladly pay for one on a break, or after work, just rub my neck and shoulders. I think someone could make a fourtune!!!

There is always "a minute" to think. 60 sec a long time

pulling caps off tubing and needles with my teeth

Let's see, we seem to be having a run on 14 year old females, who after having a figh with their mother, take a handfull of whatever happens to be around,The last one took her mothers ativan, because mom took away the cell phone, she was chatting on ...

In nursing for 30 years, once set the heparin to run at 100cc/hr instead of 10, ran only 30 min, no harm done, but I got very pale....also some how I got 2" of nitropaste stuck on the back of my arm, didnt notice, but I dropped like a stone after won...