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  1. Grrrr scheduling!

    jo272wv replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Every once in awhile I will get a schedule like that but ninty percent of the time its two on three off than one on two off. If your schedule becomes more than you can handle, often, then talk to your...

  2. IV Lopressor on the med/surg ward?

    jo272wv replied to country bumkin's topic in General Nursing

    lopressor IV push is pretty common on my med surg floor. It is always pushed slow and the vs are taken prior to administration and orders are generally do not give if SBP is less then 100 or HR is...

  3. Semi-private

    jo272wv replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    most of the rooms on my floor (med-surg) are semi private but by next november our new tower will be complete and ninty percent of the rooms will be private. Most of the pts now want private but can...

  4. Families, are they getting more demanding?

    jo272wv replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    First off the customer service is fine to a point, it does make us focus on comfort to our pts, but hospitals have taken it to the extreem as a way to get pts to return to that certain hospital (money...

  5. If they are so worried about my health....

    jo272wv posted a topic in General Nursing

    Come November my hospital is implimenting a no smoking on hospital property. The reason is to promote better health of the staff and pts. I smoke and I am in the process of trying to quit d/t it will...

  6. Hospital Survival Guide for Friends and Family

    jo272wv replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    this would be very situational.. would depend on which unit, hospital policy, physician, dx,

  7. massage, still done?

    jo272wv posted a topic in General Nursing

    My fellow workers had a discussion last night on massage theropy for pts. I remember years ago when the nurse came in every night and ask if I needed a back rub, last night a pt ask a nurse to do this...

  8. Oh God, A NURSE is my pt!!!!

    jo272wv replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken care of two RNs in my short carreer and have only had positive feedback with them. Actually when they returned to work we became very good friends. It made me test my knowledge of what to...

  9. shift wars, GRR

    jo272wv replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights and feel that day shift does probably work a little harder with the addition of baths, meals, continuous order changes, ect, but they do generally have more staff as well. I chose nights...

  10. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    jo272wv replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot of good in striving for "customer satisfaction", my hospital insists on it. The only problem is that if you have a pt that feels you should wait on them hand and foot eventhough they...

  11. What part of pt care gets overlooked most often

    jo272wv replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent policy, wouldnt mind this on my

  12. Have you had a gastric bypass or lap-band procedure?

    jo272wv replied to puggymae's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a med surg floor which is also our hospitals Gastric Bypass unit. First of all the success and failure of either procedure is choosing the right surgen. Make sure that the surgen is...

  13. How do you distance yourself from negetivity?

    jo272wv posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a med surg floor at a university hospital, I was told when I graduated to be carefull about being pulled into negative conversations. I work nights and this leaves some time to sit around...

  14. How do u work nights and have a life?

    jo272wv replied to luv4nursing's topic in General Nursing

    I work three 12 hour night shifts per week, 7p to 7a. I plan nothing on those days d/t its just plain work and sleep. When I come off either a two or three day run, I sleep until noon then start my...

  15. feel guilty not contributing

    jo272wv posted a topic in General Nursing

    We had this nurse retire last year, this year she came on hard times and our floor took up a collection for Christmas. No specifics on what was wrong which I appriciated the confidentiality of the...

  16. feel guilty not contributing

    jo272wv replied to jo272wv's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks you all, because of all your comments I just sent out a second check to the St. Judes Hospital in this nurses name. Merry Christmas to

  17. Do you have Nurse Aides?

    jo272wv replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    I work on med surg where 2 to 3 aides are working days and afternoons, it was not until recently that the matrix was re evaluated and changed to let us have a pca (aid) after 11pm at 21 pts, of course...

  18. What was your favorite/most memorable graduation present you received/gave?

    jo272wv replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was 48 years old when I graduated, the best gift for me was that my father, who is 79, on portable 02, was able to travel five hours to see the first of 5 children of his graduate

  19. How does your facility handle low census?

    jo272wv replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Ours is about the same, the census is checked every four hours, if we are out side the matrix then we check last call off dates for the staff one or comming on and the the employee say that was called...

  20. Management measuring handsanitizer and soap usage

    jo272wv replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    That is pretty funny to measure hand sanitizer. Must be the latest trend though, they just appointed a foam in foam out committee on my floor, it consists of one RN, one LPN, and two CNA's. The main...

  21. "Did you just call me nurse?"

    jo272wv replied to odobodoko's topic in General Nursing

    I know a lot of nurses get upset when a tv show gives negetive light on the nurse profession and this is understandable since the public in general can not always distinguish between reality and what...

  22. first write up. what to do

    jo272wv posted a topic in General Nursing

    Need some advice: I was supose to administer a nitro patch to the right foot of a pt for blood clot prevention. I was called into the office two days later and told I put it on the left foot and would...

  23. Leaving work at work

    jo272wv replied to Lightning Bug RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a RN since May and have the same problem. I was hoping it eases up a bit as time served goes on. Guess not

  24. 8-hour vs. 12-hour workshift: Traditional or Innovative? Benefit or Hazard?

    jo272wv replied to WELLimAnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked 12 hour shifts since I graduated in may, I like having four days off a week with the option to pick up another shift for overtime. The only time it hurts is if census is down and you get...

  25. I had an appendectomy

    jo272wv replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    Will depend on how well fellow workers will help if you do need to roll a heaver pt also. I had a incision from a H. hernia repair before lap was used. I went back to work to early and have had...