lv2ski

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1. A question regarding team work..... need advice!

   lv2ski replied to hapeewendy's topic in Med-Surg

   This 'absent' team member is lowering the morale of the floor and making it an unsafe environment. It sounds like you can't even trust her in an emergent situation. I could not and would not continue to work with her, since your complaints have gon...

2. first on scene of accident did I do all I could have?

   lv2ski replied to Robbin M's topic in General Nursing

   Robbin, You did a great job and service to this victim by assessing the abc's and being there to provide comfort. There was nothing else you could do, as many of the other members have said, without suction and an airway,etc.... I must admit this is...

3. nurse to patient ratio

   lv2ski replied to Rileycat's topic in Med-Surg

   Hello everyone, these numbers/ratios are horrendous! I will never again take responsibility for 10-11 patients. I left a rural hospital where that happened frequently, with tele, pedis, you name it. Now I am at a larger hospital where ratios are pr...

4. How would you have handled this????

   lv2ski replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

   Duckie, you showed a professional quality with how you handled that situation that doesn't need any special letters on your tag! BRAVO to you. Experience is really what matters so much in dealing with patients and their families. Titles may help wi...

5. nurse-patient ratio

   lv2ski replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg

   Hi, In resonse to ldjrn... It is infuriating and saddening to see what you are up against I too have had many a shift with what I consider unsafe staffing. Presently I am at a hospital where the staffing is 'ok' when compared to most places. I left...

6. Newly licensed and ready to begin my "New Life", but scared to death!

   lv2ski replied to RNLauraZ's topic in Med-Surg

   To SarsRN...you may not have your instructors there with you now but you will have experienced nurses there mentoring you. You will not be alone. I am still comforted by the fact that others are around with their own knowledge and input, and we uti...

7. most and least favorite DX to care for?

   lv2ski replied to MollyJ's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with kewlnurse and some others...I find it extremely hard to care for ETOH withdrawels! Many of the docs just don't know and care about treating withdrawel. Really any out of control psych case is out of my league, yuk! I'll stick with acut...

8. RN's removing surgical drains

   lv2ski replied to conniejean's topic in Med-Surg

   We do at my facility, but it depends alot on the docs themselves. We have one who purposely doesn't stitch the drain in so we can remove it easier. It's really not too bad, we do many more difficult tasks. Every facility may have their on policy.

9. Epidural bolusing by RN's

   lv2ski replied to CaronRN58's topic in Med-Surg

   Using epidurals for pain control is becoming more common. at my facility they are used almost as much as PCA pumps for post- ops. We give alot of intermittent doses/? boluses. It probably depends alot on your facilities policies. I am not crazy about...

10. Survey: Should the U.S. recruit nurses from other countries?

    lv2ski replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    To the foreign nurses reading all of this in dismay, I must say that I think I am speaking for many of us when I say it is not about you personally. I am sure many of you are great nurses. It is the system Nursing as a profession is in dire need of...

11. Survey: Should the U.S. recruit nurses from other countries?

    lv2ski replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

12. Why 12 hr. shifts???

    lv2ski replied to SusieQ1243's topic in General Nursing

    I could never do 12's on med-surg. We do 9 hour nights and I am beat after that. Offten we're scrambling too much for a break anyhow. My hat's off to those that it works for, but not for me. Luckily at my hospital we can do either.

13. Newly licensed and ready to begin my "New Life", but scared to death!

    lv2ski replied to RNLauraZ's topic in Med-Surg

    Hi Laura, those are normal feelings you are experiencing.You need to take a deep breath, frequently, and utilize the confidence you have that helped you survive nursing school, the first and maybe largest hurdle! Remember always that you are not alon...

14. nurse-patient ratio

    lv2ski replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg

    I started working at a larger New England hospital where the staffing is ok. It is alot of ortho-neuro surgical and general m/s, trauma. We have 4-5 on days, 5-6 eves, and 6-8 nights. All RN's and cna's. Better than the small community hospital I l...

15. Stethoscopes

    lv2ski replied to Mito's topic in Med-Surg

    I like the Littemann lightweight. Comfortable around the neck. Not too long, or short and good sound. Costs around $50. Good luck:)