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  1. Do you check on your patients less when family is in the room?

    sassy_cassie replied to 3dayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I check on all my patients as frequently as possible, but a pt that needs me less gets less visits. If there is a family member in the room who is competent they get checked on less, because they are...

  2. ALWAYS called to work on days off?

    sassy_cassie replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work prn, so it is a whole different story. When I worked full-time I would only answer the phone if I want to go in. After not answering or saying no enough times they stop calling. If you often...

  3. Pregnancy: best during nursing school or as a new hire?

    sassy_cassie replied to science in flowers's topic in General Nursing

    I am pregnant and a nurse. I had my kids after I was done with school. Physically I can no longer do my job. I ended up quiting my parttime job and only do prn 4 or 8 hour shifts at my other job. The...

  4. How does PRN work?

    sassy_cassie replied to msmoore's topic in General Nursing

    All hospitals handle it different I work PRN in a small hospital. The nurse manager makes the schedule leaving shifts blank where scheduled nurses have asked off or where they are short for other...

  5. Can I be a nurse if I'm not a morning person?

    sassy_cassie replied to wannabeanRN90's topic in General Nursing

    coffee, coffee,

  6. Why aren't pt phones & TV free?

    sassy_cassie replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    We have free cable, wifi, and local phone calls at both hospitals I work at. I have never really thought about it as it is standard here. However, it seems unfair for the insurance companys to have to...

  7. medication time regulations

    sassy_cassie replied to KittykeeperRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have an hour window on either side to give meds in general. However meds that are given very frequently and insulin I try to give closer to the scheduled time. I have often questioned HS meds...

  8. why is the pay so low?!?!

    sassy_cassie replied to cawkazn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That is very inline with LPN pay here. Actually I think LPNs here start closer to $13. I started as an RN in a hospital and starting pay was only 17.50 4 years ago. The cost of living here(rural...

  9. Exposure to Medications

    sassy_cassie replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    I have recently started wearing gloves to give HS meds. There is a warning that pops up on cholestrol meds and prostate meds not to touch or crush if you are pregnant. I am pregnant and 90% of my pts...

  10. awesome nurse pt ratios

    sassy_cassie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have awesome nurse pt ratios. At my PRN job the staffing is great. It is med-surg. although it is a small hospital so we have swing, peds, and hospice on medsurg. We don't have an IV team...

  11. How many nurses?

    sassy_cassie replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    At both of my jobs, if census is low enough we only have one nurse on the floor. Both jobs also have house supervisors to come to the unit if

  12. Per Diem Nurses?

    sassy_cassie replied to JoeDEDRN's topic in Emergency

    Most of the PRN people at my job are nurses who used to work there, but now want less hours. Many of us have young kids and didn't want to put them in daycare. $52 per hour is crazy. I make exactly...

  13. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    sassy_cassie replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I usually let it go to voicemail if it is my part-time job. If it is my PRN job I answer becasue thats how you get PRN shifts. I like to listen to them on the voicemail so I can make a decision and...

  14. Most ridiculous patient requests?

    sassy_cassie replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was 8 months pregnant. I had a pt ask for a piggy back ride. I told her no we would use the lift. She said all the other nurses give me piggy back rides. ya

  15. A nurse by any other name...

    sassy_cassie replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    Here patient care cordinators are the nurse

  16. If you are a parent, what type of schedule do you like having?

    sassy_cassie replied to mks1014's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 3 year old. I work 3pm-11pm every other tuesday, sat and sunday. It works well because my MIL watches her for a few hours every other tuesday and then my husband the rest of the time. The...

  17. Isolation Patients: what is your protocol for dining ?

    sassy_cassie replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

    This is a topic i fuss often at work about. In inpatient rehab the patients all eat in a dining room together. The trays come from the kichen then when give them to the patients at the tables. Our...

  18. Have I missed something about tylenol?

    sassy_cassie replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Google any drug with almost any side effect and a link will come up, becasue someone somewhere belives its true. As to tylenol and hearing loss I have no idea if that is

  19. NEVER say we are short staffed.

    sassy_cassie replied to TipitiwichitRN's topic in General Nursing

    When pt's ask if we are short staffed I usually say something like, "Our census is up tonight. Although I have everything undercontrol you might have to be pretty patient tonight. They call it being a...

  20. PEG tube dressing help.

    sassy_cassie replied to maemae0410's topic in General Nursing

    If your facility has stat locks for Foley catheters, put one on the pts abd then you can clip the end of the peg tube into that. Then it can clip in and out for feedings and will not need replaced...

  21. What are the staffing ratios in your state?

    sassy_cassie replied to Barras's topic in General Nursing

    I have 2 jobs. At one job we have up to 6pts per nurse or if there is an IV cert LPN the LPN takes her own 6, so the RN has 6 + keeping an eye on the LPN's 6. We have an aid for about every 6 pts and...

  22. Nurses not speaking english at work

    sassy_cassie replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    I am as white as they come and only speak English. However, The USA does not have an official language. Due to freedom of speech we may speak whatever we please. If the nurses are speaking to the...

  23. Tornado Evacutation

    sassy_cassie posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is your hospitals policy regarding tornado watches, warnings, and sirens? Do you take the patients to the basement via elevator or leave them where they

  24. Contact precaution, their visitors, and HIPPA

    sassy_cassie replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you did well. At my facillity visitors do not have to gown and glove if they will not be visiting other pts in the hospital. If they choose to gown that is fine. With C.Diff the family...

  25. Transition from new grad to RN: What did you wish you knew?

    sassy_cassie replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I needed to easy up on my expectations of myself and others. I still struggle with the fact that I can not always get everything I would like to done. My coworkers don't always do everything how I...