elizabeth321

elizabeth321

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  1. charting help - ugh!

    Report received. Patient awake on stretcher on initial rounds. Respirations clear and easy at 16 respirations per minute. Alert and orientated x 3. Patient stated slept poorly due to pain. Reports...
  2. NEVER say we are short staffed.

    We don't tell the patient we are short staffed because it is not their issue and it is neither professional or fair to burden them with this
  3. Does her family know how sick she is?

    It is not about YOU feeling good about what you did....if I start picking it apart one comment by one comment I can find many things wrong...I see your responses as presumptuous...."I guess nobody...
  4. Does her family know how sick she is?

    I am not sure I understand your post...but based on what I can determine from the content I think you were out of line.
  5. Help for lovely 87 y/o Male with Cdiff

    best suggestion.............everybody wash your hands!!!! I wouldn't comment on any of the supplements or diet suggestions that have been
  6. Nursing 3-11 and marriage

    I say parallel parenting and too much time away is NOT good for a marriage. IMHO
  7. Nursing 3-11 and marriage

    I didn't read what everyone else said....it sounds like a no brainer...this isn't working out...not only is it hard on your marriage...your kid needs you in the evening...more so as a teenager than...
  8. stupid documentation!

    petty and condescending feedback in my
  9. Comfort Food After a L o n g Shift

    popcorn and club soda with lime
  10. stupid documentation!

    what kind of "nurse" is charting as described
  11. Sick of the complaining!

    you need to post zero tolerance of abuse ....and firmly say that you would be happy to discuss the families concerns or direct them to the manager if they would like to have a proper conversation. It...
  12. Thryoid storm question..........

    so what
  13. so what happened? did you write and pass? Did you work as a grad nurse after you were done your course so you were getting front line experience? When you aren't studying read read read....you have to...
  14. Knowledge or Information Hoarding

    Bigger issue for me are nurses who don't want all the information at report time because they are too busy chatting about what they did last night with a coworker, texting or just generally not...
  15. Need help please...

    In other words tell her what she wants to
  16. i dont wanna be a nurse

    .....besides someone with NO experience should not be teaching
  17. Nurses setting up other nurses!

    What exactly are they
  18. Refraining from judging

    What a thought provoking refreshing question....I am very impressed with the OP. The fact that you are asking about what most everyone is thinking is awesome....it is something we all struggle with...
  19. I don't want gifts and food and poems for nursing week. I want a fair and respectful contract and the opportunity to do my job as a skilled professional.
  20. Does any other professional group such as doctors, lawyers or other such types have a "day" set aside where they are honored?
  21. How to get the cna's to follow instructions

    You JSTARZ make a pretty presumptuous insinuation............that CNA's who don't work...........do so because of how the other staff are treating them....that is ridiculous.....you certainly assume...
  22. Why do we have to sign in & out for lunch?

    people are asked to sign in and out because there are some that have abused it and ruined it for the rest of
  23. I hate nursing..

    I beg all of you haters....go find another career........it is easy to figure out who you are and I hate working with you ......for the sake of the career, our patients and their families go do...
  24. well i haven't done care plans for a long time but as a nurse I am thinking about : no K replacement ordered? if is he in ICU she must be post op intubated....otherwise why would she be there? sepsis?...