Riseupandnurse

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  1. Would you come in during an epidemic?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    [I]during our last staff meeting we were informed that as we are exiting a patient's room for the first time after your shift assessment, we are REQUIRED (not encouraged) to say "Is there anything...

  2. What I Hate About Nursing Is...

    Riseupandnurse replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    Families. The rabid, endless pit of expectations, never-leaving, always-watching, always calling families who write down everything they think you are doing, and every answer you give to their...

  3. Nursing Shortage Fallacy?

    Riseupandnurse replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Government figures, which have been posted on this site, show there are about 400,000 RNs in this country who aren't working in nursing, and even more who are working in nursing, but only part-time....

  4. Ban on Mandatory Overtime Passes PA Senate

    Riseupandnurse replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You do not have to stay beyond the time period you agreed to, as long as the work on that shift is caught up and there is someone (oh, yes, even management!) to turn the patient over to. Yes, the...

  5. I can't believe I stood up to one of the 'bullies'!!!

    Riseupandnurse replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Well, bullying is JCAHO's new hobby horse. They have decreed that facilities must have a policy to address bullying in the workplace, by any party, and this policy must be enforced. So look for lots...

  6. Should I be upset? Or am I making a big deal out of nothing?

    Riseupandnurse replied to redhead09's topic in General Nursing

    You do not have to have any courses in teaching or education at all to teach nursing. What is necessary is an advanced degree in nursing, not in education. So many nursing instructors are just doing...

  7. Vent! Shift from hades

    Riseupandnurse replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I worked once night shift so sick I could barely stand. Had a patient who went septic on me too and kept pulling out her SLs. When days finally got there I went to the ER with a temp of 103. I had...

  8. Safe Harbor/Unsafe Staffing Levels?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    The instructor should have pulled those students right off the floor and gone to education. What terrible publicity for the hospital! I doubt that any of those students will be overly eager to ever...

  9. How Do You Think That the WallStreet Scandal Will Affect Nursing Jobs?

    Riseupandnurse replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This mess is big enough for blame for everybody to go around. Consumers who took on too much debt, banks who let them, Congress who sat back and did nothing, the good old boys from both parties at...

  10. Thank you notes to patients?

    Riseupandnurse replied to darkblue's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I've always thought no=one will be happy until nurses quit getting paid a wage at all and work only for tips. Imagine the savings to the hospital and the great Press Ganey scores!! A win-win...

  11. Healthcare and Election 2008

    Riseupandnurse replied to dmaccnursing_student's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it matters anymore what either candidate wants, after this massive bailout of the financial system. We won't have the money. And even when we do, I am not in favor of my children being...

  12. about NCLEX pass rates...

    Riseupandnurse replied to 09nurse's topic in General Nursing

    One reason a school might have a low pass rate is that they retain students who aren't doing very well, work with them, and let them have their chance at the boards instead of failing them. This is...

  13. i feel trapped. i need help!

    Riseupandnurse replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I could never have been a nurse in my 20s. I was 39 when I graduated. Please switch fields. You are miserable now; if you stay in and go into nursing, you will be even more miserable. There are so...

  14. Is There Really A Shortage Of Nurses?

    Riseupandnurse replied to DimpleBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of tying you down that long. Even the military doesn't do that. And no, there isn't a shortage. There are lots and lots of licensed nurses who just don't like the way the work is...

  15. I think I HATE what i'm doing...

    Riseupandnurse replied to ilovematt48's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I feel for you!! Listen to what your mind and your heart are telling you. You do not want to be a nurse! Get out now. It will only get worse. The first two years of nursing are so very, very...

  16. A culture question

    Riseupandnurse replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a few situations where I'm not 100% sure a patient is competent to sign for surgery. In that case, I've had both the patient and the closest relative, husband or child, sign too. I can't...

  17. OMG! why does everyone HATE NURSING!

    Riseupandnurse replied to twinjeep97's topic in General Nursing

    I don't hate nursing at all. I hate that it is impossible to actually do it anymore in too many cases. It is overregulated and micromanaged to death. We don't need more nursing instructors or even...

  18. Do you know the right answer?

    Riseupandnurse replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    what's the

  19. pyxis narcotics count

    Riseupandnurse replied to connieg's topic in General Nursing

    We count twice a day, has to be oncoming and offgoing shifts. I also hate the 5 second pause every time a new little slot opens up. Takes about 20 minutes when everyone is already exhausted or...

  20. Nicotine Test

    Riseupandnurse replied to NurseDianne's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to go back to what another poster said. Is it just nurses who are targeted for these screens, or is it maintenance, dietary, secretaries, etc.? Because that says what the motive is and...

  21. Time management + getting/staying organized

    Riseupandnurse replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in General Nursing

    I take my Kardex copy and write down on the bottom right hand side the time of any med for that patient (noting if it's an accucheck with ssi) and any tasks with their times if applicable. Ex: Call...

  22. Nicotine Test

    Riseupandnurse replied to NurseDianne's topic in General Nursing

    How about testing blood sugars for known diabetics? Or caffeine levels for coffee drinkers? Since when do we have to come up to astronaut standards...yet are so stupid we have to have scripts to...

  23. Enduring the Pain (long-ish)

    Riseupandnurse replied to EleRico's topic in General Nursing

    Don't recommend teaching with a bad back. Most teachers do clinicals and there is a LOT of prolonged standing as a student tries to figure out how to do something at the bedside. Actually harder on...

  24. Tips for New Nurse Educators

    Riseupandnurse replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    rn1233: You might think about teaching a skill like foley insertion or wound care, with the questions you would ask a student to encourage critical thought and the charting they would

  25. Insight for Capstone NEEDED!!

    Riseupandnurse replied to Deidra36's topic in General Nursing

    I really feel for you. I can't understand why this is better than 90 hours of preceptorship. I also don't see how doing away with all the briefs could work. Is there no way out of