Riseupandnurse

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  1. go to nursing school or not?

    Riseupandnurse replied to jen1000's topic in General Nursing

    I would advise you not to do this, based on what you have said. If you're still not sure, try an LPN program first. There are some that are part-time, evenings or week-ends. You will see a little...

  2. Lunch????

    Riseupandnurse replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree that we MUST go to the bathroom when necessary!! But actual meals; how do nurses do that? Sure, we could take them, but in many places there is nobody to watch your patients, so if they need...

  3. I worked a double yesterday and today I called out!

    Riseupandnurse replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The patient who was yelling, "This is abuse!" was right after all. The NURSE was being abused. My advice to everyone is to never, never, never double back. A double is not nearly as bad as trying...

  4. What did you think Nursing was About?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    One doctor who liked to play with us explained it to me this way: "You are chasing me down to try to get me to look at a leg that you think might have a DVT. If you catch me, I have to look and then...

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

    Riseupandnurse replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Sent it in and glad I

  6. Why do people abuse nurses?

    Riseupandnurse replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I work, I owed a bill for ER. I could not understand the bill, and called Billing to ask about it. I swear I was not abusive at all, but the woman got very huffy and said that...

  7. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    Riseupandnurse replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous poster who said to sign up with a temp agency for non-nursing jobs for awhile. I did that (while keeping my nursing job) several years ago just for a change of pace. I...

  8. What did you think Nursing was About?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly thought my job would be to follow the doctors' orders, and that they would all be kind and caring and really concerned with all aspects of their patients' well-being. I have no excuse, as...

  9. LPN doing assessments Mn

    Riseupandnurse replied to ElderCare Nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The NCLEX-RN review books stress that only registered nurses can assess, teach, or evaluate, and that LPNs are to be given only stable patients and delegated standard tasks with predictable outcomes....

  10. There is no nursing shortage!

    Riseupandnurse replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen the statistics of how many nurses in the U.S. are able-bodied but not working in nursing. (This was the topic I chose for a college class I took that required three speeches on the same...

  11. Jealous Wife!!!

    Riseupandnurse replied to MurseHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I wish you the best, but I foresee trouble. Nursing student relationships are very intense, and a nursing class shares experiences in a way the families don't understand. Best scenario would be if...

  12. CALLING ALL NURSES: I Need Your Input

    Riseupandnurse replied to PACURN216's topic in General Nursing

    Years in nursing: 20 What type of institution do you work at? community; acute and outpatient What 5 things are important to you as a nurse from most important to least: 1. Stable work environment;...

  13. Hourly Rounding

    Riseupandnurse replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, we were supposed to end each visit to the patient's room with those exact words. "Is there anything I can do for you? I have the time." As far as I know, we're still supposed to be doing it, but...

  14. Co-worker being negligent and nothing is being done!

    Riseupandnurse replied to preciousbaby621's topic in General Nursing

    You need to look for another job. The more you learn in nursing school, the more troubled (and rightly so) you will be about these illegal situations, as pointed out in these posts. Look for and...

  15. Help Prioritizing on Leadership Tests......

    Riseupandnurse replied to brandilovesaaron's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, assessment comes first but when it comes to prioritizing interventions, assess only until you are confident that an intervention will help. As an example, if someone is having trouble breathing,...

  16. Help Prioritizing on Leadership Tests......

    Riseupandnurse replied to brandilovesaaron's topic in General Nursing

    ask yourself, "what is wrong with each patient? is it life-threatening? which patient is most likely to die first, and why?" use maslow, and if airway, breathing, circulation is threatened, go there...

  17. Fellow RN died this morning.

    Riseupandnurse replied to Ali_Oop07's topic in General Nursing

    I've always said nights should get double the pay and not do 12 hour shifts, and I haven't worked nights in years. I was sick all the time when I did, and basically had no life at all for 3 years....

  18. Fellow RN died this morning.

    Riseupandnurse replied to Ali_Oop07's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for you, and for your fellow nurse. The very same thing happened to a nurse at our hospital. She stayed awake to take her kids to grandma's, then was going home to sleep. Thankfully...

  19. Are They As Brutal As People Say

    Riseupandnurse replied to kbswife's topic in General Nursing

    Clinicals do not have to be brutal. Here is what clinical instructors want: 1. Fill out all your paperwork. Don't come in with blank spots. And read the corrections from the week before. Some...

  20. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    Riseupandnurse replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    If this country ever drafted nurses, they would start with the ones who are keeping their licenses current but at present refuse to work the bedside due to poor working conditions. These people would...

  21. What should be done about this? Unbelievable backstabbing...

    Riseupandnurse replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    DO NOT talk to this woman!! Nothing good can come of it. your friend needs to follow up and if no action, I would contact HR and tell them you certainly don't want to resort to suing for slander...

  22. I had just had it with my job!!!(long)

    Riseupandnurse replied to OklaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds as though you did something that had to be done!! I wish just once that management would get down in the trenches with us and show us personally how to time manage the way it ought to be done....

  23. "You are getting very good care"

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Management at our hospital wants us to constantly tell the patients that we are giving them "very good care, very good care, we hope that we are giving you very good care". One of my relatives just...

  24. R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    Riseupandnurse replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Respect is very important, yes!! This is what I would want to show respect from management for its nurses: Do NOT give us any more baskets of candy as a thank you for working overtime,...

  25. restructuring the hospital into the Hilton

    Riseupandnurse replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I blame boards of directors for this. Appearance is everything in most service industries, thus Press Ganey and smilesmilesmile. I keep wondering how universal health care would change things. I...