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  1. Written up today for something stupid

    steelydanfan replied to lylenrn's topic in General Nursing

    OK guys, we may all just be splitting hairs here, but it seems that the OP was getting reamed for something SOMEONE ELSE failed to do. That is: a perfectly normal, expected action of a nurse to do a...

  2. Thought I was doing fine... THEN got a call from my manager.... :(

    steelydanfan replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    1. If you have already passed your probationary period, you would have to commit a pretty severe error to be fired, so I think you are OK there. 2. Again, this person is not a mentor, they are a...

  3. Thought I was doing fine... THEN got a call from my manager.... :(

    steelydanfan replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Firstly, your willingness to have an extended orientation tells me that you have the ability to assess your performance appropriatley. Secondly, "asking several questions", or even A LOT of questions,...

  4. "It's a Family Affair....."

    steelydanfan replied to patrice meursault's topic in Emergency

    And I love the busybody friends and neighbors who have to call for updates, offer (usually) bad advice, and otherwise feel have to insert themseves into a place they have no business in. I loved the...

  5. Rules for the ER (long)

    steelydanfan replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Oh, then I must apologize profusely that the ER no longer has to deal with all the drug-seekers, uneducated parents and drama queens who will high foot it to another facility after they saw this...

  6. Trauma Observation Unit?

    steelydanfan replied to AvaRN22's topic in Emergency

    As far as I know, there has never been a break-down of trauma/non trauma in an 24 -hour observation ward. This would seem to be very specialized and revenue negative, if you get my

  7. Heated debate between Civilian ED RN and FMF Hospital Corpsman.

    steelydanfan replied to testing109's topic in Emergency

    It would be so nice if we did not have to resort to infighting and territory claiming. But, I must say this: If you don't walk into an ER planning to be collaborative instead of know-it-all with the...

  8. Dilaudid IV Push

    steelydanfan replied to hdreserve's topic in Emergency

    I STILL don't know why we are giving out so much Dilaudid! This is a powerful opiate that should really be reserved for end stage pain. Why is every chronic pain pt. on it, and why is it so routinely...

  9. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    steelydanfan replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    And what normal rational person would decide that because his eyebrows hurt it demanded a trip to the ER? the ER takes care of crazy people ALL DAY

  10. 2010 jobless grad needs advice!

    steelydanfan replied to frisco96's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure of the law in all states, but many states will not allow you to work as a CNA while you hold the title of RN, and those that do would require you to have the assessment responsibilties...

  11. Over riding a resident?

    steelydanfan replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    What does Med-Surg have to do with this? This nurse could have called on the crisis team if she felt THAT stressed. Yeah. maybe she did not have the ability to do a quick EKG on her own, but the...

  12. Over riding a resident?

    steelydanfan replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    All of the above posters have stated my position clearly; you were wrong, you owe the resident an apology, and I hope you are never my

  13. Advice for new grad RN, after terminated after 3 1/2 months

    steelydanfan replied to luvnursingRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is so ironic! As an ICU nurse with 14 years of experience, applying to my newly local hospital, I found I could'nt even GET an interview with the Manager, (after being positively interviewed with...

  14. Advice for new grad RN, after terminated after 3 1/2 months

    steelydanfan replied to luvnursingRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You have had 2 interviews for a position in a Doctors office, and the topic of salary never came up? Or if they quoted a salary, you did not immediately start posting and calling to find out if it...

  15. I think I was terminated from my PRN position...

    steelydanfan replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    So, it seems they are now paying a lot of overtime to deal with the shortage that they encountered by firing all the per diem staff; and making the core staff so unhappy with mandatory overtime (is...

  16. NEVER say we are short staffed.

    steelydanfan replied to TipitiwichitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Question: "Wouldn't telling the patient the floor is short staffed make them more liable to sue the hospital instead of the nurse"? No, and I'll say it again, NO. Malpractice attorneys are very adept...

  17. NEVER say we are short staffed.

    steelydanfan replied to TipitiwichitRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, what I take from this summary of Safe Harbor is that yes, it's better to have a nurse than no nurse at all, tha the only real problem they are concerned about is that you not allow yourself to be...

  18. NEVER say we are short staffed.

    steelydanfan replied to TipitiwichitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently, you missed the entire point in my post, as you quoted it. I said that you should NEVER tell a pt. or family member that the unit is short staffed, because if there were a serious event...

  19. Biting your tongue when it comes to visitors!!

    steelydanfan replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, and there would not be a conflict in the first place if family members would just learn to shut up and observe for 5 minutes before deciding that: 1. These idiot nurses no nothing, so I'M gonna...

  20. mistake - unable to fix

    steelydanfan replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    Whether or not is was the PICC line that caused the infection, they still have to treat the pt. The PICC line culture was only to further isolate source. It makes no difference once they get the blood...

  21. NEVER say we are short staffed.

    steelydanfan replied to TipitiwichitRN's topic in General Nursing

    The REAL reason you should NEVER tell a pt. or family that you are "short staffed"? Because it will come back and bite you in the a-- if ANYTHING untoward happens to that pt. You have a...

  22. Written up today for something stupid

    steelydanfan replied to lylenrn's topic in General Nursing

    The response "sad to say" just about did me in. You should NOT have to go back more than 24 hours when doing your chart checks! You are in NO way in the wrong, you have too much else to do, and...

  23. Dialysis, HIV and terminal Pts. Abuse?

    steelydanfan replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    My short answer is no. I do not agree with paying for hospital stay after hospital stay for a non-compliant alchohol or drug addicted person. I do not want my tax dollars spent on people who want to...

  24. Dialysis, HIV and terminal Pts. Abuse?

    steelydanfan replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    You have verbalized the frustrations so well, this is why I left ICU. I just could not stand one more Doctor rationalizing that torturing a 90 year old with renal, cardiac and pulmonary failure was...

  25. I think I was terminated from my PRN position...

    steelydanfan replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    A list of days available is all you are required to supply. I think it is nuts to "fire" a per diem person. They cost the faciity absolutely nothing until they hit the floor, and firing them means one...