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  1. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    steelydanfan replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Leyla, you have totally missed the point. YES WE SHOULD BE SCARING OUR PATIENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR HOSPITALS! This public campaign only became public...

  2. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    steelydanfan replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I get so tired of posts that talk about striking by nurse being immoral. I am sure that some of them are trolls hired by the hospitals (and shame on you if you don't realize that they are active on...

  3. Why are so many nurses so bad these days?

    steelydanfan replied to ghillbert's topic in General Nursing

    You answered your own question when you wrote" I'm sure they weren't this bad when I worked the wards..... and you would be correct. They were not. Nurses were not as stressed, overworked and...

  4. Do you have a system for making fair pt assignments?

    steelydanfan replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Since most hospitals only have an acuity system in place because JCAHO requires it, and no charge nurse in my recent experience looks upon it other than a chore to be completed; I would have to say...

  5. scared of losing my license one day

    steelydanfan replied to niteowlrn29's topic in General Nursing

    Stop worrying NOW!I am assuming that you follow hospital policy correctly. Unless you are diverting drugs, or killing your patients with lethal injections; or sexually harassing your coworkers; you...

  6. Medication errors

    steelydanfan replied to asluss's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I have read all of the posts here, and I still come up with the same conclusion- the nurse was wrong to give 100u of insulin. no matter how it was written, what computer system you used, etc.,...

  7. night shift

    steelydanfan replied to marielina85's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, get over being "scared". You are a nurse, and part of your job is being surprised and startled every day. If you feel you have good backup to bounce things off of, then go for it! How else will...

  8. New Grad RN no job thinking of being a CNA

    steelydanfan replied to Gem0607's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I honestly don't know what to say to new grads anymore, the situation is that dynamic. I have seen a new grad snapped up by my manager, because she had been with us both as a terrific student; who...

  9. Being Sued / Losing License

    steelydanfan replied to Meraki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Every nurse is in danger of being sued at any time for anything. The thing to remember is that being named in a suit IS NOT the same thing as committing an error. With more nurses having malpractice...

  10. IF you WEREN'Ta nurse, what would you be???

    steelydanfan replied to sjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my dream job would be a translator for the U.N, but thats about 30 years too late. I am very attracted to the idea of hotel manager; hell, I deal with dissatisfied people all the time, at...

  11. Nurses with tattoos

    steelydanfan replied to Deargceann's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, my personal bias here. I HATE tattoos on women, and don't really care for them on men either. I think they look cheap, and I happen to subscribe to the belief that people who get them are...

  12. What is a "Sitter"?

    steelydanfan replied to august_snow's topic in General Nursing

    A "sitter", as others have said, is a staff person, usually a CNA, but depending on the pt.s and/or the hospitals staffing needs; may be a LVN or RN. Basically, they are there to monitor the pt. for...

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

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

    If just one new grad ever said "I want to start in Med surg and work my way up to Er/ICU/CCU I would probably have a heart

  14. Stopping a code w/o MD

    steelydanfan replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    If the pt. is a DNR per decision of the POA, the out of state relatives can protest till the cows come home, it DOES NOT change the legal standing of the POA to make a decision. Any legal grievance by...

  15. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    steelydanfan replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Once you realize the absolute corruption of the corporate owners of hospitals today, and come to understand that they have no interest in you as an employeee, OR the patients they supposedly "serve"...

  16. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    steelydanfan replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I just spent the last few days here in DC at the National Nurses United convention. We supported the Temple Pa nurses,who just won thier strike, we went out and picketed with the Washington Hospital...

  17. Can nurses legally "refuse" to take a new admit?

    steelydanfan replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    The Ca. BON will specifically look to see if an ADO was filed in any case involving unsafe staffing, and if the nurse involved did not adhere to state mandated ratios, or try to, (thus filing an ADO),...

  18. scooters

    steelydanfan replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I HATE scooters, plain and simple. The bruises on my ankles are testimony to the rudeness and sense of entitlement of the new breed of motoring grannies in MY grocery store. With a few exceptions,...

  19. getting patients to use their incentive spirometer

    steelydanfan replied to angelsr28's topic in General Nursing

    I too use the TV commercial reminder, it seems to work well. I find with a simple explanation of alveolar collapse and the resulting complications, my pt.s use thier IS religiously, and ask to walk!...

  20. Is there a doctor/nurse on board? Would you/have you answered?

    steelydanfan posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have not had this experience, but I would rate it as something every medical professional dreads. Share your experiences, or offer your concerns.

  21. Can nurses legally "refuse" to take a new admit?

    steelydanfan replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    Many replies to this thread have referrred to the idea that refusing an unsafe assignment is the right thing to do, however doing so might cost them thier jobs. Have we ALL lost our minds? Are nurse...

  22. Can nurses legally "refuse" to take a new admit?

    steelydanfan replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    Batman 25 is not correct. Yes, you have the right, and the legal responsibility to refuse an assignment that you know as a professional nurse to be unsafe. The ADO form is your legal recourse to state...

  23. Would You Accept Swine Flu Vaccine?

    steelydanfan replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, I will not be taking this vaccine. I had not taken the flu shot for years before signing on to my current job, where I am exposed to a lot of immunosuppressed clients, and took them to "protect my...

  24. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

    steelydanfan replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    Gila had a good point about lawsuits-ANYONE can sue you over ANYTHING. Because you are named in a lawsuit does not mean you have done anything wrong, it just means you were involved in that pt'.s...

  25. Overdoses

    steelydanfan replied to HeatherISU's topic in MICU, SICU

    " She was admitted from the ER with poor ventilations, lethargy"...why wasn't she intubated in the ER with those symptoms? Sounds like she had been unable to protect her airway long before she got to...