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A hospital i worked in used a sticker system. Every box of tissue, bottle of lotion etc had a sticker that had to be put on a form that had patient name on it. for bandaids there was an area at the botom of the page that could be tallyed. Dresing supplies abviously had sstickers. it was crazy. I would walk out a room with stickers all over my shirt.

I agree with the first responder that you only have something to say when it goes wrong. I perfectly love nursing. I love taking care of my patients and their families. I like many nurses do not like the fact that hospitals are now being ran like hotels. We do not have time to cater to people like hotel concierge. We must put their safety first. If you are to have surgery, you may not have ice chips for you may aspirate during surgery, I know that you are thirsty, but NO. I know its hurts a patient to walk after surgery but i must get them up and make them use thier incentive spirometer. I care more about their care and health than if they get mad at me. Unfortunately I have been written up by patients and their families I have also been thanked by many families and patients. I have found that patient teaching is the single most important tol we have to get paitents and their families to understand the why behind our actions. i wish you peace and blessings in your journey into the world of nursing.

Try a sterile needle that are usually on the carts.

Assisted Living.

My hospital givs us a choice. Take the shot or wear a mask every minute you are in the building. If you are cought without the mask before the end of respiratory season you may be terminated. Simple and your autonomy is still intact.

I would like to see admin work with secretaries. I would also like to see them skip their lunch and never put their bottoms on a chair for six straight hours. I would really love to see them deal with people telling them "no sorry we can't hire any new ancillary staff to help you with copying, typing or gophering because its not in the budget this fiscal year. I hope the patients don't learn that their safety is not in the budget.

I would have to agree with you. Many times i do work overtime and bust my butt. But those that I am assisting will give me the worse patients since I am on overtime and i'm getting paid more that night. Yeah the pay is going to make my kid feel better because I missed her game winning goal. Or make my husband feel better because I missed date night. I wish that people will listen to themselves when they say certain things.

I am with a teacher/coach. We met in college I still like to see him run

where i work we are supposed to round q 1 hour. at nite i usually count respirations for 1 minute and use a small beam flashlight to look at skin color without flashing patient in eyes then I chart that.

I do not agree with your post. I was an CNA for 10 years before becoming an LPN and I will tell you that the very hardwork that CNA's do are the basic care of the nursing profession. It is by no means a very small part. Even now I like to do vitals on my patients because I can assess skin temp, pain level, mental status, airway, breathing, listen to heart tones with apical pulse all at the same time. I like to empty the foley so that I can smell and look at the urine. I like to assist or even change my patient to assess stool color, consistency smell and assess skin. I like to assist with transfers to assess strength. I am not saying that I always have time or that I do this with every patient but when I do I take full advantage of the extra assessment I can get in with my patients. JMHO

my guess would be: first pass your NCLEX, second get a job in an high acuity ICU, third get pass your orientation phase and get your legs under you, then at the facility where you are employed ask if on your days off if you can shadow a fellow employee into the OR.

As a nurse who is often a patient I understand the poster's issue. I have had to work with nurses who continuously tell how much they "hate it here" but want leave because the money is good but they are mean to the patients and at times sloppy with meds a patient care. As a patient I have waited hours for pain medication and when I complain the nurse will tell me "well you are a nurse you understand how busy it gets" Yes I do. But my patiants do not wait 2.5 hours even if I have to get an order for the meds. Do i think that some nurse need to quit yes. Do i think that some great nurses just need a long vacation definitely. I just took 3 wks off and i couldnt feel better.

I am actively working on the Rez now and I love it. My children are learning another language. The scenery is beautiful and the sandstorms are definitely different. I think yoiu should try it.

When I was considering becoming a Nurse I asked many Nurses why they became Nurses if it is considered to be so stressful and difficult. One 30+ year Nurse explained it this way " The Peace Corps said it best its 'The toughest job you'll ever love'" Now that I have been a Nurse a while, I totally agree.:pumpiron:

As a former CNA turned Nurse I have a few suggestions that may help the Nurse-CNA relationship. -if you are in a pt's room and they need vitals at that time and you are assessing pt. get the vitals and let the CNA know so that they don't do the work double and they can get on to something else. -when you have downtime(lol) ask them if you can assist them with anything. -keep communication open, let them know how important and time consumingcharting and chart checks are to pt. safety. -if they say they are busy and they are not being rude, mentally step back, are they just setting up showers or doing full baths; placing meal trays or feeding; etc. Remember pt care is a team effort and everyone has to be on board. Maybe at the start of shift give everyone a duty list (we do it works well) and remind them that the "MD's and pt's may throw in a few wrenches throughout the shift but we can handle it"