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  1. Continuity of the Pen Addict Thread

    shellsgogreen replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I think I've become the pen dealer at work - word got out that I have a stash of great pens, and now everyone from housekeeping right thru to the MD's snag pens from me. Pretty soon I'll...

  2. Good Joke!!!

    shellsgogreen replied to BookwormRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    hehe...thanks for

  3. Warning Signs

    shellsgogreen replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    anytime someone (from md's -> family) comment that the pt is looking "much more alert today" i practically have the crash cart at the

  4. what is the nurse/patient ratio where you work?

    shellsgogreen replied to Hubby's girl's topic in General Nursing

    suppposedly --> one ; eight, on a tele floor but it seems to be the standard lately that it's one; nine. (grr) we do make sure our concerns are heard each time this happens - it is unsafe as well...

  5. How does everyone wind down after work?

    shellsgogreen replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    reading usually works for me - very

  6. Awful Externship Experience

    shellsgogreen replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    you mention that this nurse isn't your preceptor - did you talk to your preceptor about this? i'm sorry you had such a disappointing experience. my opinion, it was inappropriate for her to tell you...

  7. Do you take the MAR into the patient's room with you?

    shellsgogreen replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    it's all about pt safety - that's the reason why management is watching

  8. Use of IV push antihypertensives on the med surg unit

    shellsgogreen replied to will robinson's topic in General Nursing

    in the hospital where i work, we can't push antihypertensives on my unit - i'm on a monitored floor, which means there are orders for cardizem and lopressor etc but the md is the one who will push it...

  9. Witnessed my first death today.

    shellsgogreen replied to loriangel14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    of course you're not weird! when i first began, i was nervous about this - in fact, i remember my first one; the md had assessed the pt that morning, mentioned to me that the pt would probably pass...

  10. First day back at work... and I find used narcotics in my mailbox!

    shellsgogreen replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    glad they took the appropriate action by putting in locked

  11. My two least favorite words

    shellsgogreen replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    "up grade" = extra stress; especially when there's no beds available in the icu

  12. Finally!!

    shellsgogreen replied to Maverick80's topic in General Nursing

    congrats to you! and good luck with the new

  13. A Bad, Bad Day

    shellsgogreen replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry you had such a rough day:icon_hug: and i think you're going to be a great rn

  14. have a question

    shellsgogreen replied to LVNwannaBE2007's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, they don't seem to care? What ever happened to pt

  15. Hospital Activities for Staff!?!

    shellsgogreen replied to ERnursegrl04's topic in General Nursing

    my hospital doesn't really offer any social activities for those of us on the bottom of the food chain - so we do our own unit shin-digs; dinners

  16. Help me please!

    shellsgogreen replied to coffeenut2's topic in General Nursing

    if you do choose to start a graduate rn position, in which some hospitals do offer, pending an rn license, then i also think you need to consider if this will be effective for your studies -...

  17. Er Nurses

    shellsgogreen replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    .....and please, no surprise transfers five minutes after we just told you the bed is not yet ready:uhoh21: ( not really a complaint - we do know you're super busy too and need to clear the...

  18. What did you do

    shellsgogreen replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    i once had a pt who was alert, ambulatory and had no sensory deficit call me into the room to move his newspaper from one side of the table to the other. no chest pain, no sob, no pain - just...

  19. Ugh!!!! Getting the dreaded phone call!

    shellsgogreen replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    my prayers are with you and your

  20. What didn't they teach you?

    shellsgogreen replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    my school didn't teach iv insertion - i would like to have learned this prior to working in a

  21. Nurses, have you been told that you need to improve your time management skills?

    shellsgogreen replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    pretty much when i first started, but not so much now - although having said that i do tell myself i need to improve my time management - i sometimes catch myself scurrying back and forth while...

  22. who should be punished

    shellsgogreen replied to alfhabeta's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I agree it's not about punishing, and I know when I'm countersigning a medication, I am also assuming my part in checking the correct pt, med, dose etc. If she countersigned the med and all was...

  23. Patient Abuse

    shellsgogreen replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    from what you describe, sounds as though there was nothing to be suspicious about prior to the incident with the nurse and cna . you reported him - you did more than anyone else did in this...

  24. Its pointless to call the doc. Do you have faith in the docs where you work?

    shellsgogreen replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    i find if the md is laid back about care for the pt - then i go to someone who does care, and i get the orders i need; and then i make a point of telling them what transpired during their

  25. OH MY GOD I gave the wrong pill!!

    shellsgogreen replied to nursing_student84's topic in General Nursing

    i have yet to meet a nurse who has not made an error they wish they could take back ...what you did was not intentional, don't be too hard on yourself. you're in the learning process, in fact, we...