ladybyrd

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1. Saving your back in Rehab

   ladybyrd replied to germain's topic in Rehabilitation

   Worked in rehab for over 12 years with no injury, 'cept the usual aches and pains that go away after a good nite's rest. Our secret: USE CONSISTANT TRANSFER TECHNIQUES FOR EACH PATIENT! My biggest...

2. suspended license

   ladybyrd replied to jmb62's topic in General Nursing

   Similar thing happened to acquaintance who was a fairly new nurse. The narcotic count was off, and due to his inconsistant documentation (due to understaffing and overwork) there was no way to *prove*...

3. Difference between 22" and 27" stethoscope: Which is better?

   ladybyrd replied to Rileycat's topic in General Nursing

   Never take one to work that you wouldnt mind loosing!!! Had a friend who took her "top of the line" to work... had it less than a week before it came up missing Whether it was borrowed,lost, or...

4. Nurse Tracking Devices: Whats Your Opinion?

   ladybyrd replied to ladybyrd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   The feeling among the most of the staff has been: "keep an eye over your shoulder, and your back to the wall"...Recently, I spoke to a former middle manager, who said our perseptions are correct and...

5. Nurse Tracking Devices: Whats Your Opinion?

   ladybyrd replied to ladybyrd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   To those of you who currently use these devices, a few questions: Does your hospital/floor have "standards" for minimum or maximum time in a patients room? Does that minimum/maximum standard change...

6. Nurse Tracking Devices: Whats Your Opinion?

   ladybyrd replied to ladybyrd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   "...when you have a cna who spends a total of 75 min in patients rooms in a 12 hour shift you have good reason to be looking into this..." I agree that this system can be benificial for dealing with...

7. Nurse Tracking Devices: Whats Your Opinion?

   ladybyrd posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

   The hospital I work for has changed our classification to "associates" and "partners in healthcare". They are redoing our evaluations to reflect "objective criteria" for evaluations rather than the...