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  1. Too slow for med-surg: other work options?

    Riseupandnurse replied to samiracat1958's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest rehab nursing (check how much pulling goes on though). It may not be just an issue of not being able to keep up, but also of the depth you want to go into on your patients. There's...

  2. Ok so now we can't drink coffee, how to quit?

    Riseupandnurse replied to kat29's topic in General Nursing

    My dad had to quit coffee because of GI problems. It was horrible...until he learned he could forestall the withdrawal symptoms with as little as one half ounce instant coffee

  3. What nursing "invention" would make you famous?

    Riseupandnurse replied to juscallmegrace's topic in General Nursing

    Computer systems that never become obsolescent, so that we never again have to go through learning an entire new

  4. What does your head nurse need to know?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would say, "You're great; I appreciate you a lot. I also know your clinical skills are rusty and that's NOTHING to be ashamed of. Come around me with for half a shift and see where the real...

  5. Hospitals and the aging nurse

    Riseupandnurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to everyone for their input! I actually went prn on the floor and now do a less strenous part of nursing for my full-time job. But I would do more hospital nursing if it weren't so hard on...

  6. The next shift nurse

    Riseupandnurse replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    It's not leaving admits that gets me upset; it's discharges. The patient is always in a hurry to leave or an ambulance has been booked, and I know NOTHING about the patient. It's very distressing to...

  7. "VIP" Patients

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

    My dad was very sick this fall and had to leave his hometown for the ICU of a large hospital in another state. When he was transferred to a regular floor, he was surprised and thrilled to be in a...

  8. "VIP" Patients

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

    Well, I appreciate a "heads up" that someone is considered a VIP. But the problem I have with this is the same problem I have with Press-Ganey. If I am really concerned with Press-Ganey scores,...

  9. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    Riseupandnurse replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree! It's up to us to support our fellow nurses. Many years ago I went to a seminar and one of the speakers said that at her hospital when a physician went over the top, the nurses actually...

  10. What nursing "invention" would make you famous?

    Riseupandnurse replied to juscallmegrace's topic in General Nursing

    Gloves to which tape doesn't

  11. Counting the Pyxis bid

    Riseupandnurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't so bad when the count could be done by two nurses on the same shift. We would try to make time an hour before shift change so that at least some of us could have a shot at getting out on...

  12. Counting the Pyxis bid

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    A few months ago the hospital I work at started a new policy that all the Pyxises have to be counted at 0700 and 1900. Nobody can go home until the count is finished. Of course, what usually happens...

  13. Counting the Pyxis bid

    Riseupandnurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone for their input! I haven't heard of any diversions on our floor; it was a policy that was implemented for the whole hospital at once to count bid. Wouldn't be so bad if 1) the...

  14. Question

    Riseupandnurse replied to friendlyone's topic in General Nursing

    As ortho nurse 17 years, we always lay patients on the unaffected

  15. Boards

    Riseupandnurse replied to aithug316's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If your state participates, you can get Quick Results, for about $8 through Pearson. Check the Website or call

  16. SBAR for shift report

    Riseupandnurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I like about SBAR is that it did somewhat get the oncoming shift up and moving. We were really in a rut; not unusual for them to sit in report for over an hour doing ????????????? But...

  17. Has anyone switched from Radiology to nursing?

    Riseupandnurse replied to undecided's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I graduated as an XR tech in 1976 and worked as one until I took a couple of years off with the second baby. Then I got my BSN and then my MSN and became a nurse educator. I could fill a book...

  18. What are your thoughts on Disney or AIDET "customer service" training?

    Riseupandnurse replied to marie-francoise's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think customer service is great for nonprofessional employees. But it is an insult to a nurse. The patient-nurse relationship goes so far beyond customer service. I would not give up all breaks...

  19. Physician Abbreviation - Can't Read This One

    Riseupandnurse replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    For once, Joint Commission is right. These screwy abbreviations are dangerous and need to stop. Several years ago we had a patient who the dr. made a DNAR in the orders. On discussing this with him...

  20. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    Riseupandnurse replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    I think you have worried too much about this jerk. He really did show his true colors. The patient didn't need the pitocin, it appears, and neither did the baby. You did nothing wrong. The only...

  21. Change of shift admissions

    Riseupandnurse replied to kittymom's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very interesting topic to me as a floor nurse, because it is my #1 problem at work. We virtually never get an admit from ER except within an hour of change of shift. I'm not advocating...

  22. Meal and Potty Breaks

    Riseupandnurse replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we have to go to the bathroom!! We must draw the line there! But I still don't understand how all of us can take meal breaks. There is nobody to watch your patients, in many cases. Everyone...

  23. Meal and Potty Breaks

    Riseupandnurse replied to Weeping Willow's topic in General Nursing

    What good is it to take a break if you just get even farther behind and have to stay overshift even

  24. How do you protect your identity?

    Riseupandnurse replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    I know a nurse (very dedicated) who was stalked by a family member of a patient. One of those family who sat by the bed and watched everything and had lots of comments, then continued the complaints...

  25. What MD speciality do you find the most difficult to work with?

    Riseupandnurse replied to nurturing_angel's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with ortho docs for 20 years now. To the previously posted comments I say, "Well, yup!" The best are the hospitalists. We love them; life got much simpler once hospitalists started...