Bri1231

Bri1231 BSN, RN

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  1. Where Were You...9/11

    Bri1231 replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was working the night shift at UCSF. I remember it all so clearly even though it all happened so long ago. Almost twenty years can you believe? I went into a patients room at 5.55 am to get a set...

  2. Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    Bri1231 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Whether this is off topic now or not I will stick my two cents worth in. I have jumped around different areas of nursing, a little stint in the ED, a little one in the Cath Lab etc etc etc. I have...

  3. Patient report

    Bri1231 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some advice before I decide to go to the powers that be. I moved to a new hospital at the start of the year. I do a lot of agency so I am able to see how things are done on multiple units. One...

  4. Patient report

    Bri1231 replied to Bri1231's topic in General Nursing

    As promised here is a quick update on the new report system. All nursing staff RN/CNA in patient report at the start of the shift and report starts with Safety brief Patients at clinical risk (...

  5. Using medical terminology as a nurse

    Bri1231 replied to RCHCLVN's topic in General Nursing

    This is why you must always document Urine red, ? Hematuria, await further testing. Or just document nothing at all until you have strip tested it. But there is nothing wrong with writing ?...

  6. Patient report

    Bri1231 replied to Bri1231's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the reply. First of all I am not taking this personally I have come on here to get advice from everyone to figure out a better way to deal with patient report and I am taking all of the...

  7. Patient report

    Bri1231 replied to Bri1231's topic in General Nursing

    Do I get paid to take charge of the unit on some shifts. No. So it is like I never bring who gets paid to do what into nursing. When I do take charge I give out the assignments and then I take one...

  8. Useless Shift Report Information

    Bri1231 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    ??Oh those nurses who go on and on and on so much that I actually after patient number three have many times had to read up on the remaining patients myself because I started to loose interest and...

  9. Using medical terminology as a nurse

    Bri1231 replied to RCHCLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh......the neverending debate over what can you chart at night. How many ways can you write it. Lol. I continue to write what I have always written. 2am. Patient appears to be asleep. No clinical...

  10. Using medical terminology as a nurse

    Bri1231 replied to RCHCLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Ah ha ha ha ha I love these

  11. NHS Apprenticeships

    Bri1231 replied to Leedeedee's topic in United Kingdom

    ??What kind of idiotic stuff is

  12. Patient report

    Bri1231 replied to Bri1231's topic in General Nursing

    And on the sitter one......at what point does HIPPA stop you from telling the perfectly competent sitter from another floor whether the patient is DNR or not. She actually did not know. That is so bad...

  13. Patient report

    Bri1231 replied to Bri1231's topic in General Nursing

    You are totally right. What I see here is a communication issue amongst all staff groups. It actually is quite bad here. The reason I ask about this issue is because in a previous setting the patient...

  14. Patient report

    Bri1231 replied to Bri1231's topic in General Nursing

    I second what that tech said! It is so true. I think that my concern is at least there is some kind of hand off to the techs/CNAs on your unit. As there are here. But some units basically give less...

  15. Patient report

    Bri1231 replied to Bri1231's topic in General Nursing

    Patient mobilzed out of bed when they have a low BP which was checked by the RN, not reported to the CNA and therefore not reported to the incoming CNA. CNA gets patient out of bed. Disaster. Patient...

  16. Using medical terminology as a nurse

    Bri1231 replied to RCHCLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have, always do, and will continue to chart hematuria when I see it. It to start with is NOT a diagnosis as previously pointed out and you could I guess write Self voided 250mls urine. Rose...

  17. NHS Apprenticeships

    Bri1231 replied to Leedeedee's topic in United Kingdom

    I think these two things will be left for band 5s. Specifically the charge part. There needs to be those set boundaries. I am super happy that the ones who have progressed into this role have done...

  18. NHS Apprenticeships

    Bri1231 replied to Leedeedee's topic in United Kingdom

    There is also one other aspect that applies here. Whilst I do see band 4s and band 5s as equal nursing skill wise in regards to a lot of things one thing they can not do is take charge of a ward....

  19. NHS Apprenticeships

    Bri1231 replied to Leedeedee's topic in United Kingdom

    That is actually a valid point. If a RNA makes a mistake with care that person goes to court or sits infront of the NMC. However somewhere along the line they had to have properly registered...

  20. NHS Apprenticeships

    Bri1231 replied to Leedeedee's topic in United Kingdom

    I think for the answer to this you must look at the US Canada and Australia. All places where this role has been firmly lamented in their nursing system for

  21. NHS Apprenticeships

    Bri1231 replied to Leedeedee's topic in United Kingdom

    I just think it all went a little big wrong post degree. I for sure have always found most of the time that old school nurses whether is be diploma or certificate made much better nurses. Should they...

  22. Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    Bri1231 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    ?It is a sad

  23. Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    Bri1231 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    This is true. I have of course seen the aide that I asked an hour ago to get vitals sat chilling on the phone or hiding in a cupboard somewhere. There is always that one or two. I have also seen that...

  24. Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    Bri1231 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Customer service! It has just really a long time ago become a big business to the powers that be. It is so shocking. You mention that and I remember an orientation week for one hospital. The guy said...

  25. Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    Bri1231 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    That is terrible. I could not even