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  1. Beat up by Press Ganey !

    Riseupandnurse replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is the boss's boss, by that I mean the board of directors of a hospital. They are mostly businessmen and they understand selling shoes and cabbages and Happy Meals. They do not...

  2. Someone told me something that upset me today.

    Riseupandnurse replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should ever work off the clock. If you're too early to clock in, you should not be doing patient care. I am afraid that if you injured someone or yourself and you were technically...

  3. Beat up by Press Ganey !

    Riseupandnurse replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am very worried about talk of universal health care until we do away with Press Ganey and customer service as a measure of how good nursing care is. The measure of nursing care should be progress...

  4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Riseupandnurse replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually said this about 2 a.m. on a night shift: "No, I assure you I did give you your sleeping pill several hours ago. I did not steal it and take it myself as you are accusing me of. The last...

  5. In over my head and don't know what to do!

    Riseupandnurse replied to heyheyhey35's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely quit! I have almost 20 years experience and I would NOT take a job, anywhere, where I was the only RN, at least not without a lot of orientation with stable patients. This is so nuts....

  6. Conflicting thoughts about nursing-just had to let it out

    Riseupandnurse replied to jco2's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for the OP. What we need to remember is that in general it is nurses who are reading this thread and replying. Re-reading what the OP had to say, I don't think there is such a very deep...

  7. Nurse - Patient ratios in your hospital?

    Riseupandnurse replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

    Med-surg, days four to one; evenings 5 to one; nights 6 to one. 2 NAs on days and evenings, one on nights. Ward clerks. The problem is you might have four patients on an A, but by the end of the...

  8. How do you get out on time?

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you get out on time???? I hate working over shift, yet am forced to do it every time. I come in early, get right down to business, work hard, don't take breaks and yet can never get done....

  9. How do you get out on time?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am certainly willing to improve my time management skills; I don't take the attitude that I don't have a lot to learn, even though I have been on the same unit for 15 years. I work evenings, BTW....

  10. Scope of Practice, Blood, Vitals

    Riseupandnurse replied to maximundo's topic in General Nursing

    You might check with any facility that offers health screenings, such as a pharmacy. There are a few pharmacies that offer these at various times to the

  11. New Head Nurse---how will this turn out?

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our new head nurse hit the floor today out of orientation. Came out swinging. Seems to be focused on pleasing the doctors, being in the hall for the doctors, thinking ahead to what would make the...

  12. New Head Nurse---how will this turn out?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    There really wasn't anything dramatic causing the opening. The previous long-time head nurse (she was tough but fair) wanted a lateral move into a different position. I think towntalker is right;...

  13. Preparing to take HESI

    Riseupandnurse replied to shrasberry's topic in General Nursing

    HESI questions are very logical. Concentrate on the question stem and do not look at the answer choices until you can answer the question, "What is wrong with this patient? Or, what could be wrong...

  14. Do nurses really have any power

    Riseupandnurse replied to Quaffetti's topic in General Nursing

    I reiterate; can you get a doctor on board? Administration had a policy for us once; can't say what it was on a public forum but it was a complete reversal of what they used to say. I fought it for...

  15. Do nurses really have any power

    Riseupandnurse replied to Quaffetti's topic in General Nursing

    I am scared for you too. Totally inappropriate of management. The only way out is for everyone to stick together and say no. If you can get a doc on your side it would help, but of course there may...

  16. Frazzled and incoherent

    Riseupandnurse replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    I am very Kardex-dependent. We get a copy of each of our patient's Kardex and I write on it at the beginning of the shift and update as I go along. Helps a lot. The other day someone tried to give...

  17. I have a silly question

    Riseupandnurse replied to mume2mykidz's topic in General Nursing

    At the local hospitals float pool mean that they will float the nurse ANYWHERE with no home floor. Heart floor, rehab, intensive care, labor and delivery, fresh postops. Hmmm, well yes, they float...

  18. Med Error

    Riseupandnurse replied to mrscoozy's topic in General Nursing

    This system does not sound kosher to me. Granted sometimes we all have to override with a new order, but I thought JCAHO etc. mandates there hss to be a meds system in place where routine orders are...

  19. Accompanying a visiting doctor

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Years ago I had time to go into the patients' rooms with a doctor who dropped by to see his or her patient. I didn't mind, and it was a great way to find out what was going on with the care. I still...

  20. Hey Hey,,, Anyone else on call tonite??

    Riseupandnurse replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We can ask for the shift off, and they will call us (once in awhile). But they don't actually give you off for sure until 30 minutes after the start of the shift. Up to then you have to wait by the...

  21. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    Riseupandnurse replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had a guy a few years ago. Administration thought he was WONDERFUL!! Always were singing his praises to the rest of us because he would come in whenever they called, night or day, and go to any...

  22. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    Riseupandnurse replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is a place in nursing for those who are committed to doing a good job, because that's just who they are, and they would try to do a good job and show respect and compassion for others no...

  23. Bereavement policy

    Riseupandnurse replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    I recently lost my father and I was not scheduled to work, so wound up taking off six days to be with my family out of state but had to call off at the hospital only one. What I found was that I...

  24. How's the job market in YOUR area?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    No shortage in the bottom of Missouri. Plenty of

  25. Bereavement policy

    Riseupandnurse replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you're administration. Guess their family bonds are closer. I missed the funerals of my aunt, uncles, grandfather, and one of my grandmothers. Wouldn't do it again; I would call in whatever....