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  1. rx refills

    burn out replied to minnesotanurse100's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient has been discharged and the doctor forgets to write prescriptions for the patient but they are listed on the discharge instructions then we are allowed to call those meds to the patients...

  2. Patches

    burn out replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    At a local nursing home it was discovered that people ( nurses or cna's) were stealing the fentanyl patches off of the residents. The FBI was called in and all the patients receiving fentanyl...

  3. Quit after a week!

    burn out replied to McArdle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A similar situation happened to a person I know and what she did is not the norm but got the desired effect. She knew that her administrator would do nothing so she reported what she knew to the...

  4. Unsafe situation? Need advice, please.

    burn out replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you believe that you are in an unsafe situation then it is time to leave. I have left jobs before when I believed that my license were on the line the same should hold for a certificate. You have...

  5. Working through a Temp Agency

    burn out replied to spoiledbrat0627's topic in General Nursing

    Why not just go apply at the hospital if that is what you really want? Then maybe they will help with your nursing school

  6. Nursing Shortage

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

    It sounds like the one thing most nurses agree on is that the shortage is hospital created. (yeah, we agree on one thing). However I am very much against unions but I would support a all nurse union...

  7. 9 N.J hosipitals to be struck June 2

    burn out replied to mark hamel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Was it worth it? Did the union really help the nurses? Are they better of now than they were before the

  8. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

    burn out replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient had received MS would it be wrong of the nurse to tell the wife that it caused resp depression? Like wise, I don't know that much about anesthesia meds or what medication the patient...

  9. The patient's family members

    burn out replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    These are the reasons that I believe so many nurses burn out and there is nothing you can really do to stop it..it is almost like being in an abusive relationship the only thing you can do is

  10. How much do you follow Policy and Procedure?

    burn out replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I have also observed is that nurses that continually let visitiors stay past visiting times are viewed as the Good" nurse or the "Nice" nurse that let me stay all day yesterday and I am the...

  11. How much do you follow Policy and Procedure?

    burn out replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar instance the other day in ICU. My patient sedated on the vent had just had an incontinent bowel movement and needed cleaned up. Visiting times were over 30 minutes earlier and one of...

  12. Who knew that a med tech = MD

    burn out replied to nursesaideBen's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that the most irritating people are the ones with an ounce of knowledge and think they know it all. I work with a pct like that but she is excellent at her job (she thinks she knows my...

  13. "Welcome to the Jungle"

    burn out replied to Aneroo's topic in Emergency

    The biggest problem I have when I get pulled to ER is remembering who gets what labs drawn and which ones for specific patients. For example what lab is it that is drawn when a women comes in with a...

  14. Leaving the Profession!

    burn out replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry but I never intended any disrespect to you and I am quit glad you are not ready for a rocking chair yet. I never implied you were any kind of nurse because you never mentioned what kind of...

  15. The Frustrated Learner Thread aka "I HATE studying MORE THAN ___!" All rants welcome!

    burn out replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate studying more than hemmorhoids...there is a real pain in the a**. Of course I have sat and studied so long my hemmorhoids now have

  16. How often do you take a break?

    burn out replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    Never if you go by the legal definition of a

  17. Defibrillators...

    burn out replied to CANRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have used them on pacer and dual demand I suppose it also deactivates the defib ...i never saw any spikes on the ekg afterwards. The magnet weighs about 1-2 pounds and is circular with a hole in...

  18. Whose responsibility To Get Informed consent for Surgery?

    burn out replied to copycat's topic in Emergency

    Where I work the physician is responsible for talking with the family and patient explaining the procedure and answering question and he actually fills out the consent and puts it unsigned on the...

  19. RN's vs LAB

    burn out replied to chaosRN's topic in General Nursing

    My biggest complaint is with Physical Therapy. The other day they had orders to get the patient (who is very large and is non weight bearing) out of bed t.i.d. p.t. got the patient up and three...

  20. Dealing with the loss of fellow nurse

    burn out replied to brokenheartrn's topic in Emergency

    I worked with a BIG guy who was our monitor tech on the weekends and during the week he was an EMT. Tom and I worked alot together and he was like a big ole teddy bear. After coming off an abusive...

  21. Am I Weird? I Am Nervous.......about

    burn out replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    It took me a good year to feel comfortable in ICU..hang in there. Maybe talk with your charge nurse or nurse manger to see if maybe you could take the more stable patients until you get used to being...

  22. Help with a patient who wants to end her life

    burn out replied to oxyjen's topic in General Nursing

    I will agree with you that ALS is a terible disease but I must stop there. There is a BIG difference in withholding life support and assisting with suicide. In the situation that you mention I see...

  23. Leaving the Profession!

    burn out replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    I too feel your pain and understand completely where you are. After 20 years of bedside nursing it is hard to admit that the job gets harder every day. Are the patients getting heavier or is it just...

  24. Nursing Solutions

    burn out replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for you help, it has helped get my head out of the clouds and feet on the ground again. I knew it was too good but couldn't figure out the

  25. Nursing Solutions

    burn out posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just received a letter in the mail and find the offer almost too good to believe. This is a company that has been hired by a Magnet Hospital in Virginia to find RN's. The offer is $20,000 sign on...