Rogue1

Only certain types of patients/family members will nominate someone for a Daisy award. You could be putting your all into some horrible patient with poor coping skills just because you know it is the right thing to do while your colleague with the e...

When you are changing diapers, feeding, etc, you are doing important assessments. Think of it that way, as your opportunity to observe and chart carefully. And try to empathize with the parents--they are in a very alien environment both physically ...

At my facility we have small 50ml NS bags that can be connected to the primary line, and there is usually always an order in for 'NS flush'.

Why battle with large amount of air in the line at all? Better to just put your small NS bag on the primary tubing and add secondary tubing to run the abx.

Excellent overview. I don't think the average (non-nurse) person--or even school administrators--has even a whiff of a clue about what school nursing involves. Hats off to school nurses!!

Interesting article--thank you! I work in peds so I see this on a regular basis, but I did not realize recurrence can be so tenacious. From the outside it can seem like not such a big deal but for the patients battling it (especially the older ones...

Yes I do. People forget that the purpose of lockdowns was to prevent the collapse of our healthcare system. Everywhere would have become like NYC, and quickly. It would have decimated our health care system.

But how many pizzas did you get?? Joking aside, it amazes me how management STILL ignores adequate retention incentives.

Report it. Surely you can do it in a way that keeps your name out of it, but for the minors' sake you cannot just look the other way. Imagine if this were your kid.

There is a big difference between what you do and how you are expected to do it. I think we have to be really careful in separating those. On my med/surg floor we have lost many long time staff, and they were all very conflicted about leaving--lovi...

So sorry to hear of your situation. It is not acceptable patient safety (let alone care), and it is not a sustainable work situation for you. Not only are the patients in danger, you are at risk of loosing your license. I assume appeals to up...

Solution: Unionize. Pool together to get your workplace needs met by admin. And reject anyone who tells you that 'recharging' and 'regenerating' yourself individually is the way to solve this problem. The problem is with the system therefore it i...

Most professional nursing organizations advocate more for patients then they do for nurses. And, as many have already mentioned here, workplace administrations advocate for the bottom line and see nurses as obstacles to that. I am thinking the only...

Excellent article. This topic needs to be discussed industry-wide. Meanwhile, bedside PRNs at my hospital have been waiting 4 1/2 years for a raise....

Follow your heart and gut--try peds out! There are many different types of units/jobs within a peds hospital or clinic--you can move around until you find the one that appeals most to you. I have been working in peds (acute care, med/surg floor) fo...

Ways to afford pricey things on an RN wage: 1) inherit a ton of money 2) go into debt up to your eyeballs (and enjoy the feeling for a lifetime) 3) win the lottery/find a briefcase full of money on the street 4) get an advanced de...

I just laugh and say "unfortunately I am way too busy working all here the time to be able to know anything about the news/politics" and change the subject to how awesome the hospital food is, LOL.

I've been thinking the same thing about this Dr. Conley--he does not even remotely sound like any doctor I have worked with. He obfuscates and sounds unprofessional. I would not be surprised if he is being bullied into saying things in particular w...

There are mandates right here in Western countries! Can you believe it? You are MANDATED to wear pants in public places! Silly old health codes, you know--wouldn't want to spew all those nasty bacteria by scooching across the booth at your local bur...

Macawake, thank you for your very thoughtful and nuanced response. I agree with many of your points. It is irritating how when one wishes to have a thoughtful and nuanced discussion the self-appointed freedom fighters will try to slap the topic shu...

So...are you saying that person A's freedom is more important that person B's life? There are always limits to your 'freedoms', whether you admit to them or not.

Thanks for bringing up the topic--I have been wondering about this! (Can someone fix the links to the articles? I'd love to read them!) My hospital has given us 3M model 8511 respirators with valves (to be used up to 33 times before getting a new o...

At my hospital: (as of April 9) we get one N95 mask to be worn for 3 shifts, after which you get to turn it in for UV sanitizing We are to use them through 10 UV treatments, which means 33 wearings (considering you can wear it 3 more times after the...

Funny how the ADN is supposedly 'only' a 2 year degree. That's only IF you ignore the 2 years worth of prerequisites you need to get into an ADN program. And 'four year' BSN programs are actually 2 years of gen ed (your prerequisites) and 2 years o...

Not sure who originally said this, but you know what they say: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." First thing we should do with statistics is examine them relentlessly--what was asked, who was the sample, what is it...