NurseSince2014

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  1. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny that you mention "ghost of the deceased cartoon lover." Many of us have actually joked about that. The manager is well aware of it, but seems to joke about it himself. Unless someone...

  2. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    We do turn off the TVs, but this person turns them back on

  3. Is it wrong to start infusion that will not finish till next shift?

    NurseSince2014 replied to Capp's topic in Patient Medications

    This is ridiculous. Work is constantly passed on from one shift to the next, that's just the nature of nursing. If the medication hadn't been hanging at all, that would be one thing, but that wasn't...

  4. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering...do you think it's possible this would fire this person? If it is who we think it is, she is an otherwise excellent nurse who seems to have a sense of humor, so this would be a...

  5. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly no,

  6. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    We actually do turn off the TVs as soon as we hear them/have time. Problem is whoever does it, just turns them back on

  7. Gave medications too early is this an error?

    NurseSince2014 replied to daniela095's topic in Patient Medications

    Also be cautious of what your preceptor says to you, and what they actually report to your manager. I'm not saying you need to be suspicious of your preceptor, but sometimes preceptors don't feel...

  8. Gave medications too early is this an error?

    NurseSince2014 replied to daniela095's topic in Patient Medications

    It's good that you are concerned, because yes, it is an error. One of the rights of medication administration is "right time." 6 hours early is not the right time. With that said, the patient probably...

  9. Nurses aggravating my patients.

    NurseSince2014 replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    While she should have asked the patient what she needed instead of assuming what she wanted, I don't necessarily think that she was saying this to make the patient mad. In this case, based on what...

  10. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    No, thank you for your response. I have a feeling many of my coworkers would react the same way you would. I guess I want to avoid embarrassing the person because I know I would be embarrassed if I...

  11. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    Management actually has actually removed the TV remotes from empty rooms, but you can still turn on the TVs using buttons on the TV screen itself. Even unplugging the TVs doesn't help, as this person...

  12. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    Oh trust me...you can hear the TVs all the way down the hall, especially if four or five of them are blaring at the same time. It doesn't go unnoticed, it's just that we haven't actually caught the...

  13. Friend is sending FB requests to all ICU/ER nurses

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good idea and one that I hadn't thought of, since I don't personally use LinkedIn. With that, she probably could get more information as to how to obtain some of the roles she is seeking...

  14. As a RN, which would you choose?

    NurseSince2014 replied to GenieToBe's topic in General Nursing

    I am 28 and am very healthy. Currently, I am a full code but have occasionally thought about changing my status to DNR/DNI as well as prohibiting other life-saving medical interventions. Like you, I...

  15. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    It's a small, 50-some resident facility, but each nurse and aide are assigned a large number of residents. Most of them are too busy caring for residents to notice if someone is entering rooms and...

  16. Loud Cartoons for Elderly Patients

    NurseSince2014 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    Also, staff members are suspicious that it is one particular nurse who is doing this. There is reason to suspect her, too, because she recently changed the backgrounds on the computers at the nurses...