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  1. What is your take on multiple family members in room when they have roommate?

    hollyberry678 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My patient had a roommate who had multiple family members in the room, on the other side of the curtain. And actually a group of them came in around 1 a.m. The families' loved one (pt) had gone...

  2. Patient who is on his call light every 3-5 minutes ALL night long

    hollyberry678 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a chronic patient, lives at a group home, came into hospital with vague complaints. Complaining about the "lazy ED nurses" and all other staff in general. on his call light ALL night long,...

  3. Patient who is on his call light every 3-5 minutes ALL night long

    hollyberry678 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, thanks for the response. That was my guess, too...but how do you HANDLE

  4. blood sugar question

    hollyberry678 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If a patient had an HS Bs of 74 and was given 10 units of Lantus, and appeared to be sleeping during the night with VSS, would you do a 'cautionary' BS check during the night, given her BS of

  5. I dont handle lazy aides well

    hollyberry678 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I am not cut out for hospital nursing, I dont know. I cant seem to handle lazy aides well. Again I was assigned to the other side' on my unit, night shift, 2 rn's with one aide, 12 pts (6...

  6. new grad 'picked on'

    hollyberry678 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, this isnt about me, but about a co-worker. He was a new grad, he had switched his field entirely and went through an accelerated program, so he had little-no floor experience. He was hired,...

  7. I dont handle lazy aides well

    hollyberry678 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    As far as my posting my troubles, I tend to only post when I am feeling frustrated. I generally do not have a problem with coworkers, I am a great team player, work hard, and teach when I can with...

  8. Rhythm Analysis

    hollyberry678 replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    buy a rhythm interpretation

  9. how do you get NA's to help more? (those that want to do the minimum)

    hollyberry678 posted a topic in General Nursing

    There are a couple NA's on the night shift where I work who only do the minimum. they have the standard tasks, VS q 4 hours (2x/shift) and BS (blood sugars) at 0600. They drag these out and refuse to...

  10. Help! Rude MDs or is it me?

    hollyberry678 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am new to this position on a hispital unit in a county hospital. All is generally well except for the below incidents recently. I did last night email my nurse mgr about them, but hate to "be a...

  11. Help! Rude MDs or is it me?

    hollyberry678 replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    remind me not to post here

  12. Help! Rude MDs or is it me?

    hollyberry678 replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, everyone is so focused on the ocean spray incident, which I believe I addressed in response, that they have not focused on the bulk of my concern. I am sorry that I brought that incident

  13. Help! Rude MDs or is it me?

    hollyberry678 replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay, thanks Virgo, how would you have handled these responses (from

  14. Help! Rude MDs or is it me?

    hollyberry678 replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    no, the patient was not on O2, was on room air. Thanks for the replies, does it sound as I described it, that these mds were rude, or am I being "too sensitive". I did email my mgr. almost verbatim...

  15. Help! Rude MDs or is it me?

    hollyberry678 replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for the replies. Well, the person who needed the ocean spray was really uncomfortable, and it was keeping her awake, and her nose intermittantly (shortly) bled due to sryness, I just thought if...

  16. Redman's Syndrome

    hollyberry678 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I recently hung Vanco for a pt, went by IV book guidelines to run over 60 minutes. she developed hives/itching after it had run. Seriously frightening, gave her benadryl. She had an allergy to PCN. It...

  17. Please help: new grad on tele floor

    hollyberry678 posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hello, I am a new grad on a tele floor. I am still in orientation (classes). Can anyone give me any tips on starting out? This is a very high acuity station (Flolan, ect). What essential basic...

  18. For those of you who have experience resigning a hospital position...

    hollyberry678 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What was your experience? How do the hospitals usually 'end it' with you? Just finish up your notice period, and that's it? How do you know if you are 'rehireable' status (which as I read on here is...

  19. For those of you who have experience resigning a hospital position...

    hollyberry678 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Also, since I have resigned, and my manager does not seem happy, can she somehow 'mess up' my re-hire status? How does one know if they are in 'rehire

  20. For those of you who have experience resigning a hospital position...

    hollyberry678 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Loricatus, How could you manager not accept your resignation, and then do that to you? Surprisingly, my mgr did not respond to my LOR until I called HR to check on this a week later, then she seemed...

  21. For those of you who have experience resigning a hospital position...

    hollyberry678 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    So, if they consider you resigned, and you have nothing in your personnel file, are you rehireable, and will you receive your unused PTO

  22. Ethics of Nurse/Patient Relationships

    hollyberry678 replied to patwil73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, you wanted your tip,

  23. Safe, Dangerous, or Irrelevant?

    hollyberry678 replied to GomerPyle's topic in General Nursing

    My ex was an aviation mech., did you get caught in the post 9-11

  24. Ethics of Nurse/Patient Relationships

    hollyberry678 replied to patwil73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bartenders are not in a therapeutic relationship with their customers, they are not 'caring' for vulnerable within the health care system, with its myriad of ethics-- BIG difference. I was a waitress...

  25. Best way to ask out a patient

    hollyberry678 replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    I believe it is relevant to the issue of patient boundaries/vulnerable