danh3190

danh3190

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  1. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    danh3190 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I wish our management would stress noise control. Of course managers come up with silly ideas like acronyms (SHHH), but the message is good. Noise is one of the main complaints I hear from my...

  2. Use of cell phone apps on the job?

    danh3190 replied to SanDiegoCaliRN's topic in General Nursing

    We're not supposed to use them on the floor. I do use mine occasionally as the apps on my phone are superior to those on the computer. I've used it in a patient's room if he asks a question I don't...

  3. Who is calling my references?

    danh3190 replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. I was surprised to get a call from a private investigator when I applied to my current employer. She was following up on my degrees. E-mailed her a copy of the diploma and transcript and no...

  4. How should nursing schools pick students for admission?

    danh3190 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    1. Basic entrance exams like are currently being administered. 2. Some sort of psychological exam to show ability to multitask and deal with nursing demands. 3. Interviews. A lot of people test well...

  5. Two 12s and two 8s shifts

    danh3190 replied to tokidoki7's topic in General Nursing

    I like the two 12s and two 8s. Besides I couldn't take the 10% cut in pay for three 12s. My favorite shift of all is the 3p - 11:30P shift. The vast majority of meds are passed, most of the people...

  6. Two 12s and two 8s shifts

    danh3190 replied to tokidoki7's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know what to recommend. Many of us also work two 12 and two 8. We don't have much control over our schedules. On our unit we work every other weekend. Never have a consistent day off. We...

  7. Employee of the month

    danh3190 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I think our hospital has a couple levels of recognition, but to tell you the truth I've never really paid any attention to them. I once got the lowest level and was apparently invited to some...

  8. Cardiac Enzymes? In a nut shell-highs/lows-what it all means?

    danh3190 replied to angell883RN's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind the footnote about false positives too. At first I was surprised when the cardiologists were discharging people with elevated

  9. Speeding tickets and employment

    danh3190 replied to loveishope's topic in Texas Nursing

    It never occurred to me to tell anybody about my speeding tickets (2 tickets, 3 warnings). Don't think it's necessary in PA. As for the comments about not speeding, on my way to work everybody is...

  10. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    danh3190 replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    I was reading an article today about the closing of Walter Reid Medical center and somewhere in the article there was mention of a garden where some of the nurses married their patients. But in a...

  11. New Residents, Eeek!

    danh3190 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm weird but I like the new residents. I don't get a lot of attitude from them and they are often eager to teach. (Yes folks they do know more than us). If I think their order is dangerous I...

  12. Advice for an EMT in Nursing school

    danh3190 replied to A-fib's topic in General Nursing

    All of the above advice is good. When I was in nursing school, I kept my EMS experience sort of quiet since in the past some nurses weren't exactly fond of paramedics. Besides, nursing and EMS are...

  13. Deoderant

    danh3190 replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be surprised if a patient who's been properly washed every day would develop a bad BO problem. The odor I have trouble dealing with doesn't come from the armpits but from the groin/butt area,...

  14. Percocet PRN

    danh3190 replied to ChristineWV's topic in Patient Medications

    to 1 tab q3 PRN as the patient

  15. Giving Report to Medics... What do they know?

    danh3190 replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a paramedic we didn't learn lab values per se though we learned about the electrolytes, e.g. we knew what a low K or low hemoglobin meant, but we wouldn't have known that a K of 3.2 or and...

  16. Percocet PRN

    danh3190 replied to ChristineWV's topic in Patient Medications

    Another problem is what happens when you hand the patient off to another nurse? Isn't it just easier to ask the MD to change the

  17. Incompetent nursing assistants

    danh3190 replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree that improved pay and benefits are good positive motivators, but at the hopital where I work they have good pay and pretty much the same benefits as me but it doesn't matter to some people....

  18. Physical Abuse against Staff

    danh3190 replied to ErinBSN's topic in Emergency

    If you have any male nurses or aides you could assign them to the

  19. Incompetent nursing assistants

    danh3190 replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in General Nursing

    What you're describing might not be poor training, but a lack of desire to

  20. Hypothetical Question: What happens when the baby boomers retire?

    danh3190 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a floor and I don't think it will be that big a deal when we retire. There are only a few of us (probably less than 5%) who are within 15 years of retirement. Seems to me like most of...

  21. Religion in the Room

    danh3190 replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Although I'll tell people I'm Catholic if they ask me, I don't feel it's my job to "witness" to them as in trying to convert them. I figure my witness is doing my job as best I can for them because...

  22. At what point are employers asking TMI?

    danh3190 replied to KayRN910's topic in General Nursing

    As has been stated, it's all very legal. If we don't like it there's a way to change it, which is to VOTE. Are the current legislators helping the situation of the working folk. If so vote in more...

  23. The Whistle Blower!

    danh3190 replied to singleumm's topic in General Nursing

    I find that the hardest thing about documentation is finding the appropriate place to put the information and waiting for the computer to respond to the mouse clicks and open the right screen. I...

  24. Concern: Age Discrimination for a New 58 RN

    danh3190 replied to Cyns's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know I couldn't find an ED or ICU position when I graduated at 56 despite 25+ years as a paramedic. One MD I know (not involved in the hiring process) said I shouldn't be discouraged; I'm not...

  25. can they use this against my license?

    danh3190 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I'd even call this a "careless" mistake. Sounds like the poster was just overwhelmed with issues at the moment and the CBG got overlooked. It's happened to me, usually when meal trays...