babiesX2

babiesX2

previously Med/Surg; now Nursery

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  1. Annoyed about a bonus ...help *long*

    babiesX2 replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would take the advice of the PP r/t filing a formal grievance/complaint. In the future, I would do as Timothy advised and use email to confirm bonuses and such prior to the shift. That way you...

  2. Let's play I Remember When.....

    babiesX2 replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    A large hospital we go to has a display of antique medical equipment. There is a set of "rectal dilators" on display. Can anyone tell me what were those used for? :uhoh21: My oldest daughter is 13...

  3. q for the pros: what's my story?

    babiesX2 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite great aunt went to nursing school in the 1940's. After her graduation she joined the Army "to see the world." She joined during WWII. She retired after she came home from Vietnam. Her...

  4. Does this bother you?

    babiesX2 replied to Gods child's topic in General Nursing

    Bah! I think this prospective governor is ignorant to the amount of responsibility that nursing carries. I'm not overly concerned that this type of program will ever be developed because many...

  5. Nurses dating Doctors??

    babiesX2 replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    MarieLPN, I was agreeing with your post. I guess I was writing in a hurry and it didn't come out that way, but I truly was agreeing with you. True, the frollicking in housekeeping closets, empty...

  6. Nurses dating Doctors??

    babiesX2 replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is downright unprofessional. I think at the OP's facility the reason nurses would be the ones punished is because it is nurses who abuse the "privilige" of these personal relationships by...

  7. Pubic hair

    babiesX2 replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! I thought it was weird when a pt asked me to trim her toe nails! (I got a podiatry consult from the attending MD.) Ummm, could a family member help her out? I certainly wouldn't even...

  8. Nurses dating Doctors??

    babiesX2 replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    There is a nurse and MD who dated, got engaged, then married. The nurse used to be a staff RN. Now she is a charge. She refers to her MD husband by his 1st name. I find this to be very...

  9. If you own Danskos did you...

    babiesX2 replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I had to size up, too. Normally, I wear a size 7, but for Danskos to fit comfortably I have to get the equivalent to a size 9. I like my shoes to be

  10. The patient's family members

    babiesX2 replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    That is such a good idea. It makes perfect sense. Thanks for the

  11. care errors

    babiesX2 replied to zaleah's topic in General Nursing

    This post is from the perspective of being a pt and the mom of two NICU pt's for many months in a row. I was hospitalized for 6 weeks -- 5 weeks hospital bedrest during my twin gestation pregnancy and...

  12. claiming to be what she isn't

    babiesX2 replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    It is pitiful that someone needs to pose as a nurse to boost their self-esteem. Maybe if they actually walked in a real nurse's shoes for a day they would see how dumped on we are by patients,...

  13. MD's writing orders for "variance reports"

    babiesX2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I work at, it is common for a group of Dr.'s to write in the orders "variance report regarding fill in the blank." I've never worked at any other hospital so therefore, I do not know...

  14. MD's writing orders for "variance reports"

    babiesX2 replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    It troubles me that MD's at other facilities who wrote orders like these were reprimanded, and they are not at my

  15. How often do you draw blood?

    babiesX2 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in well baby nursery, and I draw labs on babies

  16. MD's writing orders for "variance reports"

    babiesX2 replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    My previous unit director is very aware of this problem, but no one seems to think it is a big deal except me. She is the 1st in the chain of receipt of a variance report. It goes to her then to the...

  17. MD's writing orders for "variance reports"

    babiesX2 replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    One nurse did that and another order was written to write her up for not following orders. It is ridiculous. Yes, variance report is the same as an incident report. I learned in school to never...

  18. MD's writing orders for "variance reports"

    babiesX2 replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    I should have said this earlier. My thinking on their writing this in the orders is that they want it to be a part of the medical record and they think it makes the nursing care bad and takes...

  19. MD's writing orders for "variance reports"

    babiesX2 replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    Due to serious financial struggles (which the hospital claims is due to the competing private one-day surgery hospital), a series of lay-offs took place recently. Can you guess who got canned. . ....

  20. Suspended without prior write ups

    babiesX2 replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see an error. I'm reading the order the same way you did. For it to be a med error, the order would need to say something along the lines of "Lortab 1 tab BID prn but not to be given with...

  21. When Docs Cover Up Surgical Errors

    babiesX2 replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire It makes my blood boil to think about

  22. Patients reading their own charts-yay or nay?

    babiesX2 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, pt's must go through HIM and pay $.10 per page. The medical record it property of the hospital, and as such, I must follow the rules that the hospital dictates. I don't like the idea...

  23. Foley Cathether

    babiesX2 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    A foley is used when continuous drainage of the bladder is desired. It is so named after Dr. Frederick E. B. Foley, an American physician, 1891-1966. (Mosby's 6th edition medical dictionary)...

  24. Just want to vent about a coworker.

    babiesX2 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I work prn for a hospital, and they call me around 4 or 4:30 AM plenty. Yes, it wakes up everyone in the house. It is especially infuriating when I let them know my dh will be out of town for his...

  25. I'm making the leap and going agency! Questions

    babiesX2 replied to babiesX2's topic in Agency Nurses

    Thanks for the