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  1. Alcohol prep pads

    Haunted replied to aegirl's topic in General Nursing

    You should ALWAYS have alchy preps with you during clinicals. I assume they are all sterile until you use them. Also keep cheat sheets on lab values, drug cards on your patient, scissors and multi...

  2. Passed My Drug Screen!!!

    Haunted posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever gone through the same nightmare as me (see "failed my drug screen) ???

  3. Passed My Drug Screen!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I searched every web site I could find about how long meds stay in your system and even Tranxene is flushed in about 10 days. The only quantatative screen would be a hair test, which is rarely done. I...

  4. Passed My Drug Screen!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    AWWWW, now my agency rep tells me I did not complete yet another competency quiz, nor did they obtain references. Now lookee here...this should have been THEIR responsibility when I came in and spent...

  5. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

    Haunted replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I still can't find a job, so I am with registry until a position in a hospital opens up. I was recently fired from a non union, non contract hospital here in OC for "violating a reasonable employer...

  6. Failed my drug screen!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Retook my drug screen today. 60 bucks, in cash, small unmarked bills. Wish me

  7. Can anyone help me?

    Haunted replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there.Not too familiar with your area (Kansas) but I would contact the closest hospitals, surgery centers, urgent care clinics etc and see if they couldn't use you on a PRN basis. If they can't,...

  8. Injecting good humor in the work place...getting thru the grind.

    Haunted replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Guy goes to his doc for a check up... Doc: your in great shape for a 60 year old man Mr Jones! How old was your father when he died? Mr Jones: Who says he's dead? Doc: Oh well! Your father is still...

  9. Your perception of student nurses when they visit your hospital?

    Haunted replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I am fortunate to work with students, either LVN or RN, I always make it a point to COLLABORATE with them when providing care to the patient. I incorporate some humor, a bit of hand holding...

  10. Failed my drug screen!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Well kids....I appreciate the feedback here and have to say that I do think to some extent a drug screen does violate some aspect of privacy but what occurs to me is that I tested positive for a drug...

  11. Failed my drug screen!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Update! I just got back into town and spoke with my registry. They tell me they will only pay for one drug screen and I must take it up the tail pipe to the tune of 50 bucks for a 10 panel urine...

  12. Just got canned!!!

    Haunted posted a topic in General Nursing

    WOW! I became in house registry with a Medical Center in Orange County California over a year ago after working 5 years outside registry. I enjoyed the staff at this facility and had begun to feel "at...

  13. Just got canned!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    UPDATE!!! Since getting canned I followed one posters advice and filed for unemployment, citing "wrongfull termination". During my telephone interview with EDD the case worker asked me if I had...

  14. Just got canned!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Kat, I hope you come back here often and use this site as a resource. Would your concerns be any different, however, if you had chosen another profession? Law, retail, travel etc.? My point is, you...

  15. Bad day at Work

    Haunted replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm getting really depressed

  16. Just got canned!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Deb, I would make it a point to come into the room and assist my CNA with baths and linen changes and I agree, it is a good opportunity to really assess the patient. But, at this facility, we would...

  17. Hospital: Putting patients at risk

    Haunted replied to DraggingCaboose's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Dragging, what state is this facility in (besides confused!). You can notify your local Joint Commission of Hospital Accreditation to do a walk thru, I can guarantee a stiff fine, also the...

  18. Lpn's being dumped?

    Haunted replied to tiliimnrn's topic in General Nursing

    Most facilities here in California use LVN's (LPN's) to make up 50 % of the ratios. I was an LVN before an RN and the scope of training is completely different in that LVN's here provide more direct...

  19. Failed my drug screen!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Just came back from my MD. She said, "don't worry about it! Feggedaboutit !" and provided a copy of the ativan scrip. That is the only RX I have that I take so I'm not going into a tail spin over it...

  20. How much abuse from patients do you take???

    Haunted replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    We have a frequent flier at one hospital I worked at that was so loud and obnoxious, on her call light every 10 minutes. She was completely ambulatory but would insist that nurses wipe her butt after...

  21. Failed my drug screen!!!

    Haunted replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just going to let this Drug Doctor who reads the test results report back to the agency that I failed the drug screen. I have a scrip for ativan, I showed it to the registry guy. He can come to...

  22. Things you wish you would have known!

    Haunted replied to VeryPlainJane's topic in General Nursing

    Practice starting IV's on your school buddies. Keep cheat sheets in your pockets (lab values, parameters etc) always read the H and P in the chart of your patient and focus on their primary diagnosis....

  23. typical nurse/patient ratios?

    Haunted replied to FZ1Tom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In California, Ahhnold voted for the nurse ratio law, which means that on a med/surg floor we can have up to 6 patients, in January it will be 1:5. Non union, non contract hospitals have eliminated...

  24. If the "Captain Trips" of influenza materialized would you quit your job?

    Haunted replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    With those odds, I'm likely to get it anyway, may as well go out with a nice hit of MS on board. I would keep

  25. If the "Captain Trips" of influenza materialized would you quit your job?

    Haunted replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    With those odds, I'm likely to get it anyway, may as well go out with a nice hit of MS on board. I would keep