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  1. Hospital vs Hotel

    lorster replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what happens when the indigent patient walks through the ER doors? I wonder if the menu changes and he gets a plain old patient gown instead of the white spa

  2. Hospital vs Hotel

    lorster replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I just happen to be in Houston all this week. And yes, I'm going over there and checking it out. I'll be back to you on this

  3. Families, are they getting more demanding?

    lorster replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutey right. I refer to it as the 5 star hotel customer approach and most of our hospitals are going toward this with regards to patient care. The customer is always right attitude and...

  4. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    lorster replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, I think we all work at the same facility. Patient (customer..sorry) surveys really do seem to focus on the promptness of services such as how fast the nurse came back with juice and water. I...

  5. Hepatitis and insurance.. what to do???

    lorster replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Also be aware that the hepatitis series is optionsl. You are not required to get this series. You can say

  6. Trouble c accents at work?

    lorster replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    Let me give it to you from a patients perspective. I'm a nurse in a small northwestern town. No accents to speak of so this is never an issue for me. I traveled to a big hospital in Seattle for a...

  7. Should you wash patients everyday?

    lorster replied to prchater's topic in General Nursing

    I did a research paper on this my senior year of nursing school which by the way was many moons ago but the basic reasoning for the findings has not changed in that time. What I learned in a nutshell...

  8. Please assess your patient well!

    lorster replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

  9. Shocked at Surgery

    lorster replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

  10. I'm quitting nursing

    lorster replied to MVH119's topic in General Nursing

  11. I'm quitting nursing

    lorster replied to MVH119's topic in General Nursing

    One of the problems is that people are disillusioned by the profession. For whatever reason, they think that it is glamorous...or something. So, they sink all their money into a college education...

  12. how do i max my income as new grad

    lorster replied to focker-male nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ok everybody, I'm playing nice today. Focker, we are a union hospital here so it is all negotiated during contract talks. Our new grads start at 20.00 an hour base pay. I am in Montana. We get...

  13. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    lorster replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    Well Mstazz, mamason has risin in the ranks because she chooses to stand in line. You however will get nowhere in this profession because you abuse your rights as a citizen to question authority....

  14. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    lorster replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a smoker, never have and don't know a lot of people who are smokers. I don't like the smell of it. I will say that I have taken care of many many smokers. And they reek. That said, are we...

  15. Familiar with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

    lorster replied to CathyRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I got mono 10 years ago, thought I was going to die. I have never felt good since. I was diagnosed with RA a year ago. Try going to some web sites that deal with autoimmune disease as many of those...

  16. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    lorster replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree. This is so high school. Reminds me of when the princepal took the doors off the girls bathroom because they were all in there smoking between classes. Come on. The thread...

  17. Inventions for Nurses

    lorster replied to ryanfocker's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I knew it woule be out soon. Makes me wonder how effective it will be. Have you heard anything about

  18. What to like about your state

    lorster replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in western Montana. We have four seasons, June, July, August and Winter. Lots of snow and cold. Starting pay for RN's is about 20.00 per hour. Plenty of perks too. Lots of summer and winter...

  19. Inventions for Nurses

    lorster replied to ryanfocker's topic in General Nursing

    I went to a diabetes conference a while back. They spoke of a glucometer that will be measured much like the ototemps. Also, insulin will be in inhalers. Yah, maybe no more

  20. I'm not sure...

    lorster replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    I work the med surg floor and by the time I take care of the patient, they are vomiting bile so it really does not bother me. But yes, the chuncky stuff I have a hard time with. Don't let that one...

  21. Clogs while nursing

    lorster replied to Leselberry's topic in General Nursing

    My manager says to wear whatever you can stay comfortable in. I wear brown leather keens because this company does not make white (which I do not understand). Many wear crocs but my feet hurt when I...

  22. Critical Thinking For Med-surg nursing

    lorster replied to mojofla's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Well, i have decided to stay with this company. So far, they are being great. No test taking, three shifts in a row, all guaranteed. All self schedule. Floating is on a rotating basis, which is...

  23. Need help choosing between two job offers

    lorster replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, heres the deal. RUN from that first job. You cannot equate money to happiness, and the job that feels right to you is the one to take. You will spend that extra 60 cents an hour on counceling,...

  24. Does LPN spend more time with patient than RN?

    lorster replied to JBirdAngel's topic in General Nursing

    We use the team leading approach. RN's and LPN's get the same number of patients, then we have two CNA's for 35 to 38 patients. So you can see that our CNA's are spread pretty thin. The nurses have...

  25. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    lorster replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Well obviously this person had not spent even five minutes at the bedside. I know as a nurse of 18 years, I set my priorities. If I have six patients and one is having chest pain and one wants a...