Sleepyeyes

Sleepyeyes

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  1. Reusing medical supplies

    Sleepyeyes replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    Please tell me if I read your post wrong, but That is soooo not true. We have resistant TB, VRE, MRSA--super-bugs that became super from the injudicious and incorrect use of

  2. STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    Sleepyeyes replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    Look 'em dead in the eye and say, "Not what. Who. Who would I be?" then address the philodendron and ask, "Isn't that right,

  3. Nursing Salary Facts - You need to know!

    Sleepyeyes replied to km rn's topic in General Nursing

    No, i'm not.... and don't forget, teachers get 3 months a year off, plus

  4. What Do You Want To Hear When Receiving Report?

    Sleepyeyes replied to rebelwaclause's topic in General Nursing

    no wonder it didn't work; the implementation was a lil screwy to say the least! the whole point of having a few tape recorders was so that after report, the prior shift is immediately relieved upon...

  5. Hospital CEO was paid $2.25 million before 200 got the ax

    Sleepyeyes replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The pay scale for these CEO's is absolutely disgusting in view of the hospital losses. They really ought to get paid a percentage--makes me wonder why the brouhaha over the Red Cross's CEO making a...

  6. What Do You Want To Hear When Receiving Report?

    Sleepyeyes replied to rebelwaclause's topic in General Nursing

    I like our report system. We have the halls divided and a tape recorder dedicated to each section. You can go give report whenever you have a few minutes, you can talk as fast as you want, and the...

  7. If You're becoming a Nurse for the Money......

    Sleepyeyes replied to Kaelie's topic in Nursing Career

    sheesh. i'm an RN in the States and only make $18.70 an

  8. Share your BEST NURSING WEBSITES!

    Sleepyeyes posted a topic in General Nursing

    Nurses and students, please share your most awesome nursing information websites!! I found this one not long ago. It has a wealth of cardiac info--even PowerPoint demos of procedures like stent...

  9. Hospice and Families

    Sleepyeyes replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It's not so hard to take care of the patients; it's getting the family members' emotional needs met that's tricky. One man hounded the staff so badly one Christmastime, trying to make everything...

  10. Faxed Report

    Sleepyeyes replied to Y2KRN's topic in Emergency

    Our unit sec gets the name, dr, and dx. We give the room #; then report is faxed with the usual arrival time of the pt about 0-15 minutes. They have to give the unit sec the chart from ER and while...

  11. Dementia/rape trauma syndrome

    Sleepyeyes replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    it wasn't the shower, i don't think--- it was the shower ROOM that reminded her of the gas chamber. I was a CNA and this method was worked out in Care Plan before I was ever employed there. Was there...

  12. Dementia/rape trauma syndrome

    Sleepyeyes replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we once had a dementia pt who had been in a concentration camp. Just bringing her into the shower room freaked her out so bad that she was literally wild, trying to get outta there. So they...

  13. Questioning doctors orders

    Sleepyeyes replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to give you this website that had some info on palliative care/pain management for the dying. Usually when I or a colleague was reluctant to give an ordered pain med to a dying pt, it had...

  14. Questioning doctors orders

    Sleepyeyes replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    Not giving needed pain meds is a Biggie. The nurse could get sued for not giving, and the doc could be sued for not prescribing, if it's established that the dose ordered was correct for the...

  15. How does death effect you?

    Sleepyeyes replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I stopped long ago trying to control my sadness when someone passes on. I cry and I feel sad, and then I try to think about how that person may've been in life when healthier, or happier, and I'm glad...

  16. incontinence

    Sleepyeyes replied to dekatn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Bedpans?? Urinals?? Bedside commodes for those who can be assisted OOB. Failing that, more staff. You simply cannot do all that with the standard night crew. PS....And you know the rest of the drill....

  17. Are you afraid to approach minority staff members? WHY?

    Sleepyeyes replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a nurse angrily accuse me of being a racist one afternoon. Well, I really needed to get off the floor and take a much-needed break, and I wasn't interested in listening to any crap. I heard her...

  18. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    Sleepyeyes replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto jt, from sunny (overworked, underpaid, understaffed) FL

  19. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    Sleepyeyes replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    hmph. not a good idea

  20. A surgeon yelled at me...

    Sleepyeyes replied to MollyMo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :idea:Yes. You simply turn around and walk

  21. A surgeon yelled at me...

    Sleepyeyes replied to MollyMo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of our nurses had to call a doc at 3:30 am due to an unstable change in pt. condition. In mid-rant, she hung up on him. We cheered. Management backed her up. it's ABOUT TIME we got assertive...

  22. Restraining patients

    Sleepyeyes replied to LinnetLegs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yeah, but when you have a pt. who's pulled out 4 IV"s and a PICC line, you're kinda outta

  23. Restraining patients

    Sleepyeyes replied to LinnetLegs's topic in General Nursing

    If someone needs to be in restraints we prefer to have them 1:1 with a sitter, but that's not always possible, so we have to get an order from the doctor verbally for each 24-hour period. We also...

  24. Not a "people person" - problem?

    Sleepyeyes replied to vettech's topic in General Nursing

    I find that patients respond well to caregivers who are willing to receive the pt's communications. All that means is, the typical "people person" is more outgoing and friendly, but that is not...

  25. Night Shift ~ Greetings!

    Sleepyeyes replied to incognito's topic in General Nursing

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