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  1. How much do CNA's make these days and is the pay worth the workload?

    fetch33 replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have been a RN for 23 years...I have NEVER called a tech or nursing assistant to clean up a patient while I walk away. In fact, where I have worked for the last 10 years, we rarely have a tech on...

  2. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    fetch33 replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    I always say... 'women pay good money for

  3. MRSA isolation... should it be done for years?

    fetch33 posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    I had a patient last night. She had MRSA back in 2002. Had no open wounds of any kind, except her fresh incision. The nurses on the previous shift put her in isolation when she came back from surgery...

  4. True? --> "RN's Can Work 3Days/Wk And Make A Good Salary!"

    fetch33 replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    You couldn't pay me enough to work days at my hospital.... Tons of patient turnover due to a very busy ortho unit. I choose to work nights and have done so for 16 years. The shift diff is 15 % of base...

  5. Questioning the Decision of Nursing

    fetch33 replied to ChihuahuaMamaX2's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the Midwest.. we still have lots of positions unfilled PLUS I know of 5 nurses I work with on nights that will be moving in the near future.... more unfilled positions. I think it just...

  6. True? --> "RN's Can Work 3Days/Wk And Make A Good Salary!"

    fetch33 replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    I love 12 hr shifts! Right now, I am in the middle of my 14 day vacation... I only used 4 days of vacation pay. I've been a nurse for a long time now. I can easily pull in 80-88k a year, depending on...

  7. I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    fetch33 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Misswoosie, Right now, as an RN, I am generally responsible for 4-9 patients, depending on if I am providing primary care or working with a LPN. So can I expect my patient ratios to go up...

  8. I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    fetch33 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22184921 about medicare fraud From http://www.hhs.gov/stopmedicarefraud/ : Most health care providers are doing the right thing and providing care with integrity. But...

  9. I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    fetch33 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just heard a horror story from Canada on a talk radio show. A woman's father needed a heart bypass at age of 59. He was denied by the medical board because he smoke and drank. The doctors gave him 5...

  10. Pinky finger issue

    fetch33 replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a large ortho unit in a major city. There is an orthopedic practice specializing in hands that uses this hospital. They call the pinky finger a small finger or fifth finger. The fingers are...

  11. 'Be Tender'

    fetch33 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I had received an order to anchor a foley on an elderly man who was retaining urine. I explained the procedure to him, telling him that a male nurse was available if he felt uncomfortable with a woman...

  12. staffing

    fetch33 replied to 1husband's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any ancillary staff like techs or nursing assistants? I work a very busy orthopedic unit. Night staffing is usually 5 patients, primary care as we don't have techs. If you happen to be...

  13. Nursing 10 years ago

    fetch33 replied to kauffman's topic in General Nursing

    Ten years ago, we had programs on the EKG machines that would interpret them for you. Being an orthopedic nurse, who does EKG's maybe once a month at best, this was great. Then they took away those...

  14. Question about donating blood

    fetch33 replied to HeatherB,CST's topic in General Nursing

    I use to donate faithfully. I was turned away often for low hct and once for an elevated pulse of 104... during which time my B/P was 90/50... I can't believe THAT didn't disqualify me! Now I am...

  15. night shift

    fetch33 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked nights for 13 years, mostly 12 hr shifts. I usually don't even get off of work until 8 or 9. When I get home, I immediately pop a couple of Benadryl and then I unwind for an hour or so....

  16. Hourly Rounding / Walking Reports

    fetch33 replied to patwil73's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hr nights on a busy ortho unit. A couple of units in the hospital are trialing hourly/q2hr rounding. We are in the q 2 hr group. Supposedly, it will reduce call light usage. I say it may on...

  17. Self inflicted

    fetch33 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, I've seen so many.. I'll start with the first: A man tried to kill himself, so he shot himself in the head. He awakened to find a nasty wound to his head. He called his doctor's office, but was...

  18. Policies on Pt.s bringing Weapons/Guns onto facility grounds?

    fetch33 replied to MsPiggy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Law enforcement personel are the only ones permitted to carry weapons into the hospital. However, in my 21 years of experience, I have had two incidents happen. One night all was quiet at the nurses...

  19. safe patient handling--ceiling lifts

    fetch33 replied to lee1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have Liko brand of lifts installed in the hospital where I work. On my unit we have 16 rooms with lifts and also various portable units. Honestly, the portable units hardly ever get used, so I...

  20. Are you paid for orienting someone?

    fetch33 replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    I get paid $2 an hour for orienting. We have only one assignment between us. Many times however, I will get charge duty in addition to

  21. Documenting pain and pain medications

    fetch33 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We just got a new pain documentaion protocol. Supposedly, it is required by JCAHO for our total joint patients, therefore, it is going to be used on all of our patients on ortho. You have to document...

  22. Documenting pain and pain medications

    fetch33 replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

    This is something we already have to do. It is the level of pain that the patient states is tolerable to

  23. Documenting pain and pain medications

    fetch33 replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I have been a nurse for over 20 years. I rely a lot on my physical assessments and experience for my patient care. To be told I have to count respiratory rate and get and oximeter reading on...

  24. HIV Positive Nurses

    fetch33 replied to JeepDudeRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I know of one HIV positive nurse in the hospital where I work. He couldn't keep it a secret from management because he was admitted with complications. He was still in direct patient care last I...

  25. Lost in the sharps box

    fetch33 replied to MSN_Ed's topic in General Nursing

    I have retrieved a hospital cell phone from a needle box. Here is the story. A worker that replaces code carts was pushing a new one down the hall while talking on her phone. The phone slipped out...