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  1. Is my supervisor trying to get me to quit?

    steelydanfan replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    while alot of this may seem harsh, there are a few kernels to be harvested. your first mistake was to not to document the problem behaviour, then request a meeting with a.n. with your supervisor...

  2. Calling out sick. How much notice?

    steelydanfan replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    We all seem to forget that we work with SICK people, and as such are at higher risk for contracting illness. no mater how much we pride ourselves on our highly developed immune systems! No need to...

  3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    steelydanfan replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, you are a either a troll, or an incredibly naive teenager.No, you can't visit Uncle whenever you want, and I could give a rodent's behind about youur culture. The man NEEDS rest, and once I...

  4. CNA's on your floor?

    steelydanfan replied to nursingal32's topic in General Nursing

    12 residents betweeen 2! My aides are responsible for 8-16 acutely ill patients at at time. And as far as when they get up, well, someone will be first and someone has to be last. Hire a private nurse...

  5. CNA's on your floor?

    steelydanfan replied to nursingal32's topic in General Nursing

    "So I ask them to keep a list"... As a manager, your job is to get YOUR butt out on YOUR floor and manage YOUR employees. It is NOT my job to monitor the people YOU hired! And it is NOT about being...

  6. "W5: The fight for medical information after patients die"

    steelydanfan replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in General Nursing

    Whie I stand by my earlier posts, giving a pt. with a GI bleed (the second case) Lovenox is indefensible. But somehow I really doubt that this Dr. went in and gave it himself after EVERY nurse in that...

  7. "W5: The fight for medical information after patients die"

    steelydanfan replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in General Nursing

    Don't rely on newscasts to have true informaton about anything. They go half-cocked all the time. The witnesses statement that a racing heartbeat and low blood pressure are "definite signs of a...

  8. "W5: The fight for medical information after patients die"

    steelydanfan replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in General Nursing

    The doc saw a rapid heart rate and no BP, he gave the verapamil to slow down the heart rate enough to diagnose the underlying rythm and maybe get a blood pressure back. Was he wrong? Yeah, add a...

  9. I'm mad and sad(about pt's family)

    steelydanfan replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    I was dumbstruck when I read this, because it could have been written by me! My best to you, Tabitha, and know that someone else shares your

  10. I'm mad and sad(about pt's family)

    steelydanfan replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    This is what you gotta love about students! They want to do the best they can, but make assumptions at the drop of a hat! And then they come here and tell us we are unfeeling. As if we have not...

  11. Am I expected to give medicine from unlabeled home cassettes??!!

    steelydanfan replied to lashuna1028's topic in General Nursing

    Any meds that a person brings from home must be sent to the pharmacy for inspection and relabeling. Giving a med which has not been so inspected leaves a nurse open to "dispensing without

  12. What are "caring" qualities of a nursing leader/manager?

    steelydanfan replied to sktrgrl01's topic in General Nursing

    Me, as

  13. I need to talk about my night.

    steelydanfan replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You know, my heart goes out to you. I was faced with the same thing as a new NP, 2 of us on a 32 bed ward with 1 NA; and a charge nurse who had graduated 1 year before. We made it through the shift,...

  14. Question regarding lack of bed bath in ICU

    steelydanfan replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    The place for the hurting spouse to take out her anger is with the nurses she has issues with, her spouse, her counselor and her spiritual advisor. This is a place for nurses to talk to other nurses;...

  15. males vs females as new RN's.

    steelydanfan replied to yahoo1's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are a stellar genious, and if you were, I doubt nursing would be your first choice; there is NO way you could have graduated nursing school at 19. We would ALL have heard about

  16. Question regarding lack of bed bath in ICU

    steelydanfan replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently you do, since you brought it up as an OP. I know it is easier to dwell on a bedbath then deal with whatever it was that caused your husband to be in ICU in the first place, but I for one am...

  17. Need help with this vague patient safety question.

    steelydanfan replied to obfuscate's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The best safety advice is to get your loved one out of that germ ridden environment as soon as possible before an attending can find more diagnoses to prescribe for! The healthiest patients I have...

  18. Is it realistic that I'll make 80-100,000 thousand after I graduate with associates.

    steelydanfan replied to Awright162's topic in General Nursing

  19. Gift ideas for nursing staff?

    steelydanfan replied to KB24's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you decide on will be appreciated. I think cupcakes is a lovely

  20. males vs females as new RN's.

    steelydanfan replied to yahoo1's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps the reason that you got so few responses was that the rest of the bloggers, like me, found the question to be so insulting. We have worked so hard to be non-gender specific, that your...

  21. What is the most difficult aspect about being an RN?

    steelydanfan replied to scott.andrew's topic in General Nursing

    The number one pet peeve to me is ancillary staff, professional or not. They will grab ANYBODY who looks like a nurse and try to foist thier problems off on you. The patient does not want to: eat,...

  22. Thats it! I'm moving...where can i get a job?!

    steelydanfan replied to Nire83's topic in General Nursing

    ok, a bit of advice. do not have your husband quit his "amazing job" just so you can get experience. there is no guarantee that the job offer you do get won't be a nightmare scenario, and then where...

  23. advise; how do you handle the loss of a patient?

    steelydanfan replied to idnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    In the end, all you can do is hone your skills to be effective in times of emergency, understand the frailities of life in the times you could not help; and moderate your reactions when life ends...

  24. What is the best nursing advice you ever got from another nurse?

    steelydanfan replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    #1 and#2 are stellar, I'm not sure about #3. DOCUMENT EVERYTHING IMPORTANT. KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT UNLESS IT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR PATIENT, THEN OPEN YOUR MOUTH WHENEVER YOU THINK IMPORTANT. DON'T GOSSIP...

  25. Over riding a resident?

    steelydanfan replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing