Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing
Strange enough, today a patient came to my floor from the ED.
The ER acknowledged an order for NS 60ml/he at 1400. The NPO patient came to me 2000 with no fluids in sight.
The nurse...
Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing
It is an issue because where I work nurses do the EKG, blood draws, start our own IV, etc. There is one CNA for 20 tele patients. We don't have ancillary staff like others do. There is no tele tech....
Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing
Yes but the doctor writes the order at 0650 and my shift ends at 0645. Technically, my shift is done and I don't look at the orders at that time. Im usually finishing up on my notes. Am shift is...
Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing
I was told in orientation that if you acknowledge an order, you are responsible for carrying them out.
The ED at the hospital has a habit if sending patients up with orders that should have been...
Hi there! There are some questions I have about EPIC and acknowledging orders.
If the patient came to the floors at say 4pm, but an EKG was ordered at 1pm, but the ER nurse never acknowledged...
Googlenurse replied to chare's topic in Nursing News
Well, it's time to snatch up any hospital job you can find now because with this recession and everyone going to nursing school, I believe there will be a glut in the coming years. Then it will be...
Googlenurse replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing
I don't know why some nurses say common sense is all a nurse needs.
How can a nurse use common sense without a good knowledge base?
Common sense without a good knowledge base is...
Googlenurse replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing
Yeah not sure how you are going to get trained as a new grad.
Hospitals really do themselves a disservice by not wanting to train non acute care nurses to acute care. I feel my 8 weeks of...
I had a nurse manager in a magnet hospital in NYC tell me she won't hire anyone that worked travel nursing within the past three years. Her explanation was that she won't have any information about...
Googlenurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing
For everyone saying she went against P and P,I think everyone does that too at some point.
It is against Policy and Procedure to hang potassium with normal saline. But I did that last night...
Googlenurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing
I voted no, but it's based on my opinion that hospitals are doing this because they do not want to hire ADN Registered Nurses, who can command the same pay as a BSN RN.
Just think, if hospitals...
Googlenurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing
Why were you suspended for that?
I know a nurse that hung the wrong antibiotic on the wrong patient and he wasn't suspended. That happened a month ago, with the state there. This was a long...
Googlenurse replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing
This is what I don't understand. Why do hospitals want to hire Lpn's and not hire ADN RN's?
I always maintained there is no nursing shortage. If everything improved with staffing ratios, pay, etc...