Riseupandnurse

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  1. I was slapped by a doctor!

    Riseupandnurse replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the OP deserves our respect for what she has already done. The rest is entirely her choice and I for one would support whatever she does or doesn't do. It is very hard to deal with a...

  2. Cannot stand this MD

    Riseupandnurse replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there is at least one in every hospital. Money SCREAMS, so they can

  3. I was slapped by a doctor!

    Riseupandnurse replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    Please turn him in. Not all of us are so lucky to have a witness when a doctor lays hands on

  4. Would you do it?

    Riseupandnurse replied to jennjen512's topic in General Nursing

    Why do we have to give out information to all these people at all? It chews up a large part of a shift at time, with no benefit to the patient. And just to go and check the chart to see if a...

  5. Staying in touch with pt after discharge

    Riseupandnurse replied to Texas Tornado's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility formally takes a stand against patient-nurse relationships outside of the hospital, and I have to say I think they are absolutely right. It isn't a "friend"

  6. A rant: sick time use and policies

    Riseupandnurse replied to andre's topic in General Nursing

    I don't call in unless I am in the ER or have been to the ER in the past 24 hours. Their ER. We don't have to have a note because we were told a note wouldn't help us, as "Drs.

  7. Hesi - Itis

    Riseupandnurse replied to MadMike's topic in General Nursing

    HESI questions assume you know the facts, and then see if you can make use of those facts, in many cases. Be sure you read the stem (the question part) and understand exactly what it is asking before...

  8. Virtual Clinicals?

    Riseupandnurse replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    I REALLY don't think that you can do all these virtual clinicals and have them accepted by the BON. If that were true, a lot more schools would be doing them because yes, it's tough to find clinical...

  9. My question is: Why are nurses so mean to each other?

    Riseupandnurse replied to LadyJRN1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think one reason nurses are hateful to each other and backstab is that nursing is an oppressed group. We have to take whatever is dished out by so many different people: administration, physicians,...

  10. How often do you end up getting done late?

    Riseupandnurse replied to mama_bird's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in acute, not LTC, but it's the norm to be 2 hours overshift every time one works, even skipping meals. Occasionally administration will start a campaign against this, but it's futile. Too...

  11. Holiday Rotation

    Riseupandnurse replied to JuneBug04's topic in General Nursing

    This is the way we do it, and it was the worst thing about my nursing career. My family all lives 5 to 10 hour drives away, so we could never spend holidays with them, especially Christmas. My kids...

  12. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    Riseupandnurse replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly hope we get some results with the safe staffing initiative! It's great that the ANA is turning its attention to the concerns of the average nurse. I am wondering if they are doing...

  13. Question about hip fractures.

    Riseupandnurse replied to lolagurl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Your patient needs another xray, maybe even a CT. This is not right. ---ortho

  14. floating to other departments

    Riseupandnurse replied to smbmlt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am so sorry for you; that's more of "a nurse is a nurse is a nurse" thinking. You ask if you're required to float? Yes and no. Your hospital can require you to do this and fire you if you refuse....

  15. Cross-training when pulling nurses---or not?

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am interested in how different facilities float nurses. Is there any cross-training at your facility, so that a pulled nurse has some familiarty with the routine and the diagnoses, or are staff...

  16. Cross-training when pulling nurses---or not?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Would a med-surg nurse be pulled to ICU or L&D, or would they be given some cross-training

  17. Tips for NCLEX-RN please

    Riseupandnurse replied to heaverboo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would not recommend reading through old notes from school. Just keep answering questions. And yes, you assess but if you have enough assessment data to know that an intervention would help then do...

  18. The Customer is always right

    Riseupandnurse replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, no to the above poster. The customer IS always right in most health care facilities in this country, I believe. Certainly the ones I have had dealings with. And the American public is surly,...

  19. Do you discuss lab results/x-ray or other test results with patients?

    Riseupandnurse replied to KyPinkRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that legally it is in the RN's scope of practice to disclose test results. I never discuss them with patients or families unless I know that the doctor has already done so. With an NP,...

  20. What is the best advice you can give to new nursing students?

    Riseupandnurse replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Nursing

    Get a good, current NCLEX review book and go through practice questions over the material being covered before tests in the course. It's amazing how much that will

  21. Nursing Students and Report

    Riseupandnurse replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    It is a bit difficult for clinical instructors and students when hospitals use SBAR. When the hospital we use switched to SBAR, the group report was done away with and each oncoming nurse is...

  22. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    Riseupandnurse replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I sent that email on March 16th and finally got a response back from my rep. Here's what she thinks about safe staffing... While I appreciate the goal of H.R. 4138, I think we should first focus on...

  23. Intolerant of RN errors

    Riseupandnurse replied to medpsychRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, I think there is more and more intolerance of nursing errors. One problem, IMHO, is that there are so many more possible errors. Every new piece of machinery is more complicated, the policies...

  24. Do you think you could pass now?

    Riseupandnurse replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    I know I could pass it, but only because I teach NCLEX-RN preparation classes. What many of us old-timers don't realize (and I do only because I have to know these things) is that the test used to be...

  25. Implementing a new computerized charting system

    Riseupandnurse replied to ladybartylla's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I work with acute care adult medical and surgical patients, a variety of