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  1. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    burn out replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest problem is that nursing is not a charge item on the patiens bill. Nurses are paid in most hospitals from room/board charges or from lab charges. If we were able to charge for every time...

  2. PACU Stand By to cover ICU patients????

    burn out replied to Silentfoster's topic in General Nursing

    That is how it is at my hospital and the problem is really on of logistics because the ICU is holding patient for MEed Surg and tele but there are no beds available. Many times lately we have ICU...

  3. What would you bring?

    burn out replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Ear plugs are a must-just to tune out the iv pumps that beep all night long. relaxation tapes for when they say today we are going to test to see if you have cancer and tomorrow they test to see if...

  4. tracheostomy cares

    burn out replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most of the trachs today are Shileys with an inner plastic cannula which is disposable. The outer portion is not sterile but the inner portion is sterile. You must make sure that you have the proper...

  5. Stage fright and report

    burn out replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    You can really learn alot by listening to nurses give report..others may notice things or assess thing differently . I remember one time this particular nurse said in report that the patient was in...

  6. Should you wash patients everyday?

    burn out replied to prchater's topic in General Nursing

    bedridden patients I defintely give a bath every day(sometimes they get two ot three if they have alot of incontinence say from tube feedings) If the patient is awake and alert it is totally up to...

  7. Nurses married to law enforment officers?

    burn out replied to jeggstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I also remeber hearing (in some marriage and the family class) that nurses and police officers have the highest divorce rate than other occupations..hope that isn't the

  8. "Diploma Nurse preferable"

    burn out replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    my state hasn't had a diploma program for over 15 years, they must be looking for a much older nurse if they are where I

  9. CRNA anything like nursing?

    burn out replied to whatnext's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I guess some certified Registered Nurse anesthetist do not like to think of themselves as nurses but they still fall under the same board of nursing as registered nurses. Maintaining a patient on...

  10. When is it ethical to talk about religion with a patient?

    burn out replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    COnverting patients I believe does not belong at the bedside. However, if both the patient and the caregiver have the same faith and are sharing experiences about their faith I see nothing wrong..it...

  11. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    burn out replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    This is when it becomes time to delegate and what nurses have the hardest time doing. Yes I am busy with the chest pain patient but it does not take a nursing license to get a blanket...I will tell...

  12. What part of pt care gets overlooked most often

    burn out replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    1st staff breaks 2nd oral care 3rd

  13. Nursing Stressful......Says Who?

    burn out replied to MISS_TCM's topic in General Nursing

    nursing is stressful but not distressful...if it becomes distressful it is time to get

  14. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    burn out replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    at my hospital we have 10 minutes to administer pain med after the patient asks for it or else we can be reprimanded. I have no problem giving pain med and most of the time it is to people than...

  15. Vent: I absolutely HATE stupidity! Not ignorance.....STUPIDITY!!

    burn out replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    At our local hospital when ny daughter had her baby last year before the baby could be brought home she had to take her car seat up to the nursery to have it inspected before the baby could be...

  16. Where were u 9/11/01?

    burn out replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I had just gotten home from working 7p-7a and had taken the kids to school, numb sitting in front of the tv half asleep in my rocking chair when my mother said "look the wtc is on fire", then came...

  17. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    burn out replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    The real problem that I see (after reading the whole presentation) is that this girl has a monkey on her back and it is not the instructor. The problem is that smoking controls this girl to the point...

  18. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    burn out replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My heart and sympathy goes out to those nurses that have drug addictions and I praise the ones that have gotten help to get over their problem. However I believe drug addiction is very similar to...

  19. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    burn out replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    For twenty years I have heard this debat and it is primarily the reason I got my BSN was because I was going to need it in the future. Every nurse has an opinion about this topic and it is influenced...

  20. Social Security number

    burn out replied to backbone's topic in International Nursing

    When I got my childrens social security number I had to send a copy of their birth certificate. I am pretty sure you have to be a u.s citizen to get a ss # or some legal document that allows you to...

  21. Does teh new ACLS guidelines make a difference?

    burn out posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I just recerted my ACLS and was surprised by the 2005 changes. It seems like a much better and controlled process but I have yet to see it work in real life. It has been a while since I was in a...

  22. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    burn out replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    omg ... it's that old dead horse again... are we coding it this time? How many years are we going to beat this issue and still nothing changes. Until the entry level into nursing is deceided by...

  23. shift wars, GRR

    burn out replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work there are only 2 shifts and no difference is made between the two' each shift is expected to do half of the work. When I worked night shift we made sure we did at least half of the baths...

  24. Vent: I absolutely HATE stupidity! Not ignorance.....STUPIDITY!!

    burn out replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't quite understand what medicaid has to do with it..maybe these people don't receive it. I guess stupidity comes in all income level not just for the

  25. Enraged (venting)

    burn out replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    Deja Vue this sounds like my last 12 hours only my patient was not drunk he was an old drunk that has shot his liver and already had one tips procedure and admitted with an amonia level of 169. I too...