Nurse1966

Nurse1966

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  1. Customer Satisfaction Surveys: Tell me what you think

    Nurse1966 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    My problem with the surveys (Press Ganey) is we get dinged for things we have no control over. Such as, not having a private room with a water view available. Yes, people/patients/family members get...

  2. Infection

    Nurse1966 replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    When the line was removed, it may have broken the biofilm loose, and once those puppies get loose and free, they can cause infection. You couldn't have done anything to prevent it, sometimes things...

  3. Please be nice to medical students

    Nurse1966 replied to cantor2537's topic in General Nursing

    I like med students...it's the interns that can drive me nuts! They had a lecture on rhabdomylosis once, and wouldn't you know the next month just about every other pt was diagnosed with...

  4. ER Nurses contracting MRSA

    Nurse1966 replied to ernurseodessa's topic in Emergency

    Your Infection Control nurse should haver information for discharge teaching for patients with MRSA and other resistant bugs. If not, if your hospital has "Carenotes" that might help, or the CDC...

  5. ER Nurses contracting MRSA

    Nurse1966 replied to ernurseodessa's topic in Emergency

    There's been studies done that MRSA has been cultured off of shopping cart handles...so these nurses could've just picked it up in the community. Employee health would say "if you followed protocol,...

  6. Family member complaints

    Nurse1966 replied to Nurse1966's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your replies! I'm glad to know I'm not the only one out there suffering family interactions. The deal yesterday was the guy was a r/o TB (with risk factors, cavitations on CT, etc)...

  7. Family member complaints

    Nurse1966 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quick question...lately, it seems I've had patients whose families are extremly discontent with everything. Including me! My question is; am I the only one out there who is being complained about?...

  8. Family member complaints

    Nurse1966 replied to Nurse1966's topic in General Nursing

    Almost 9 years...last 7 on a tele floor in a big city on the east coast. I've been PRN for quite awhile now I'm part time. Maybe it's time to leave bedside nursing, which would be a shame, cuz the...