meownsmile

meownsmile BSN, RN

Med/Surg, Ortho

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  1. need help re reading glasses

    meownsmile replied to mjm1979's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, bifocals, I know its hard to make yourself fess up to the fact its time, but when you have to have them to do the tasks you are talking about its just easier all the way around to get used...

  2. Advice for decreasing noise

    meownsmile replied to RN ColbyJack's topic in General Nursing

    We found most of the complaints about noise of course came at the 11pm shift change generally. We try to get the evening CNA's to get vitals and pull the patients doors to before shift change at 11....

  3. Nurse to patient ratio

    meownsmile replied to Bonny619's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I think it depends on the facility. If you are working a facility that doesnt utilize LPN's you may see 4-5 patients with a CNA. If you work in a facility that DOES utilize LPN's it would be more...

  4. Unfair ADON

    meownsmile replied to sorpy69's topic in General Nursing

    Were these done by nurses that were there working with you on your shift or ones that were left by previous shifts? If the nurse wasnt there, i guess there isnt much question that they have to be...

  5. Nurse Rounding

    meownsmile replied to Margeincharge's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Rounding is a shared responsiblity as far as my facility goes. LPN, CNA and RNs. Very few times there might be a patient that hasnt had any contact with a member of staff at 2 hrs. And that depends...

  6. ABC or 123

    meownsmile replied to Inquisitive one's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In a facility they absolutely need to be arranged by room and bed number. What if you have 2 Bob/Robert Smiths on the floor. Not impossible even in a small

  7. Bad Rep for Med Surg

    meownsmile replied to kellyskitties's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ill 3rd that, the workload and the pace at which you have to do that work is sometimes beyond rediculous. I love med surg, love the change in patient care pace, it keeps me on my toes. But i know a...

  8. Working with shingles?

    meownsmile replied to matchstickxx's topic in General Nursing

    Most facilities would NOT let you work with active shingles and im sure they would require a release from your PCP before you came

  9. difficult co-workers

    meownsmile replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Attitudes like that usually continue because administration let it continue unchecked. About all you can do is to continue to delegate, repeat yourself when needed and if you go up against refusals...

  10. Abandonment???

    meownsmile replied to Happeetxn's topic in General Nursing

    If you are a JCAHO hospital you will be abandoning this type of report within the next year im sure. We just changed all our reporting to verbal face to face with walking rounds to introduce and...

  11. Has anyone heard of orbital cellulitis strepttococcal infection?

    meownsmile replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I had a friend/patient who i took to the eye doctor one time with a horrible eye infection. He promptly was admitted to the hospital and put on IV antibiotics. It came up overnight and he didnt...

  12. Oprah talked about nurses today

    meownsmile replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I think it was only the 5-6 who took care of one particular child who had leukemia. It wasnt every nurse on the

  13. Robert Morris College

    meownsmile replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is a Robert Morris College in Illinois but i was thinking it was more business centered. Is this a new program? Tell us what state this is

  14. "A good first impression???"

    meownsmile replied to ahett's topic in General Nursing

    My facility went through that almost 10 years ago. It didnt work. With all the floating people were having to do it made no difference at all what color people wore. All it served to do was make...

  15. Low Census....again!

    meownsmile replied to SouthernBelleinsocal's topic in General Nursing

    We have a call off list,, and if you dont ask for it they start mandetory off. But they rotate and everyone gets their turn. I dont see why they would always call of the least senior staff. Not a...

  16. Newbie Needing advise

    meownsmile replied to MedicGA's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree if you think you want to go into OR,, do med/surg first for a while. Most facilities would want you to anyway just to gain some experience. The OR and the actions/attitudes of some docs in...

  17. Accused of "Cheating her out of medicine"

    meownsmile replied to LightCommaStix's topic in General Nursing

    Although i never had the same instances as you as far as being questioned about "cheating meds" i did have someone have a problem with what my job was when i worked with MR/DD groups. They were upset...

  18. Could this be a hippa violation???

    meownsmile replied to krsrn2005's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I agree with an above poster who said it could be any one of your acquaintances that could be trying to exploit the knowledge that you are on a pain medication. Alert your dr that you will not be...

  19. Who else here really loves precepting? I do!!

    meownsmile replied to christvs's topic in General Nursing

    Yep i do a lot of precepting, senior students, new RN's, new employees and i love it. We have a lot of students in various stages of their clinicals and love them on the unit too. So nice to see the...

  20. Salary negotiating

    meownsmile replied to big apple's topic in General Nursing

    Starting at 21 an hour is pretty high end for the midwest too. I think starting is more like 16-18 an hour for new grads. The rate increases pretty quickly the first year or two then levels off to...

  21. putting urine on burns? has anyone ever heard of this?

    meownsmile replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    UHmm no and no.. But,, urea creme is used for exfoliating warts after they freeze them. So i imagine it would be useful for debreding necrotic wounds. But i dont know that human urine has quite the...

  22. Excelsior College and Illinois

    meownsmile replied to jadedRN04's topic in Illinois Nursing

    CRNI---I wholeheartedly agree with your opinions on foreign nurses. Im not saying ALL are in this category, but i have seen some of the ones you have apparently. And of course they just made it...

  23. med surg after 2 years away?

    meownsmile replied to celle507's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I know a nurse that entered med/surg after 30 years away and shes doing

  24. ER nurse going to Med-Surg

    meownsmile replied to rachelaleanRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    Med/surg is an extension of Er i think. You just keep the patients instead of sending them on someplace else. Med/surg usually has a fast turnover of patients so you should be comfortable with the...

  25. Did I miss the memo???? (rant)

    meownsmile replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    You keep doing what your doing. As for the "other" med nurse. No more manipulation so she can get off the difficult hall anymore. Let her fall on her