Riseupandnurse

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  1. I pick the days that I'm dumped on....

    Riseupandnurse replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

    My hat is off to the float pool nurses. Floating is the absolute worst part about bedside nursing in a hospital, IMHO. Even when I was treated well, which was almost always, because there was so...

  2. Habits you picked up from work...

    Riseupandnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Thinking most of the people I see out in WalMart are fall risks and grading them as to that risk. Tensing up when I see someone start to cough because I expect them to aim straight at me and I will...

  3. I just can't do this anymore...

    Riseupandnurse replied to ruthiemk's topic in General Nursing

    In general I always thought people shouldn't comment on other people's marriages, because we can't see both sides. However, your story resonates with me because it has been mine. I agree with the...

  4. False accusations.

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

    Capp---you did the right thing. Please don't listen to people bashing you about your attitude. We are human and can think whatever we want to as long as we don't act out all of our thoughts or...

  5. Well, it is what it is. Just a revelation.

    Riseupandnurse replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    After many years of nursing I took a career aptitude test just to see what would happen. I found out my dream career would have been as an architect. :) But I also got a lot clearer on what I liked...

  6. Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    Riseupandnurse replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Five is ok IF they are the same 5 at the end of the shift that you started out with. Unfortunately, that is very often not the case. An admit or discharge is often like having 2 patients instead of...

  7. Angry Nurse here!

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

    Many years ago I was chatting with an RN I knew who worked OR in a different facility. She said she couldn't stand one of the doctors and a big reason was that he felt free to take anyone's food out...

  8. Computers that don't work

    Riseupandnurse replied to rnckr's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of problems with barcoders. A student figured out to take it into the room still in its charger and then plug it in in the room while scanning. Only way to keep the charge long enough to get...

  9. A Call to Action from the Nation's Nurses in the Wake of Newtown

    Riseupandnurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree there is a lot of bias in the poll questions, but I am used to it. I am a member of 3 of the organizations calling for all this stuff. I object to what they do and have told them this...

  10. Nurses, what is on your Santa wishlist?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I wish for a job or help with school for everyone who replies to this thread with these needs. My heart goes out to you. For those in practice, I wish that managers could work December 26 in the...

  11. Visitors who stay overnight. Vent.

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

    It is great when a family member understands that nurses are only human and the great majority of us are doing the best we can. The family member that is just there to help the patient and is...

  12. A Call to Action from the Nation's Nurses in the Wake of Newtown

    Riseupandnurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I really don't like it when organizations I belong to take detailed stands without consulting their members. The fact is, it's not just access to mental health services that needs improving, it's the...

  13. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

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

    So many choices..... one that sticks out in my mind: Every year there was an employee picnic. One year the powers that be hired some buses to transport the nurses who were working that day out to...

  14. Win CASH! Christmas Nursing Caption Contest - $100

    Riseupandnurse replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    "Since you guys come in here every hour begging for something to do because 'I have the time', I signed you up to make 100,000 toys and ride with Santa. Get

  15. Can I be terminated for this mistake?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Good grief; stop worrying. I know of a nurse who forgot to get the consent signed, hung the blood and had a family member walk in and hit the roof. Seems they were all Jehovah's witnesses. I also...

  16. Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    Riseupandnurse replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    How in the world do you not cut corners?? I am a perfectionist; it has slowed me down all my life. But NOBODY can follow all the rules in a typical shift. Another thing about all that hand-washing;...

  17. Online PhD in nursing programs

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Can anyone recommend a good online PhD in nursing program, or know of a source for a list of such programs?

  18. How important is it to accept extra shift work?

    Riseupandnurse replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    We always bargained before we said "yes". I wanted to know where I was going, how many other nurses would be there, and if I would be bumping any of the staff off their regular floor, causing a pull...

  19. holiday pay this year-what??

    Riseupandnurse replied to orla's topic in General Nursing

    Virtually all nurses on the weekend are "weekend option." So they are not working holidays at all per se. If it isn't on the weekend, it's not an issue for them. Most years it works out great for...

  20. popping and squeezing boils

    Riseupandnurse replied to tjnurse67's topic in General Nursing

    OP---no, nurses shouldn't pop boils. I am sorry to say, though, that I have had several. The last couple of times I went to the dermatologist and what does he do? Pops them. Without antibiotics....

  21. Shafted on Thanksgiving

    Riseupandnurse replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry this happened to you. At our hospital we were never officially given off until 30 minutes after the shift started. They called it "standby ETO" (earned time off). So you couldn't do anything...

  22. This Does Not Make Sense - But happens anyway!

    Riseupandnurse replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Over the top: all floors having to count the pyxis not once but twice in 24 hours. And some floors have TWO pyxises. And it has to be one oncoming and one offgoing nurse. And they are loaded down...

  23. New grad took unwanted position, now what?

    Riseupandnurse replied to KristoRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with those who are telling you not to burn bridges. If you do take the hospital job, make darn sure it's a good fit and no warning bells are going off. You may not want to ever go back to...

  24. Need advice!

    Riseupandnurse replied to TheDreamJourney's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree with the networking advice. Every really good job I ever had I got through networking. Make good friends with your clinical instructors. They are the ones most facilities want to hear...

  25. Night shift, CNAs and homework

    Riseupandnurse replied to bubblymom373's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I don't know how there can be no work and there is time for CNAs or nurses to concentrate on homework. Could count on my fingers how many times I have ever seen it happen. Certain people have...