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  1. Sheez! She's back and venting AGAIN!!

    RyanRN replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    If my patients' pressors run dry I ether do pharmacys job and mix my own or they die, If there is a spill on the floor or needle boxes are overflowing on the counters ether I do houskeepings job or...

  2. Sheez! She's back and venting AGAIN!!

    RyanRN replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    So did the Unit Clerk get called to the office too? 4 hours is too long for picking up ANY orders - "now" ones or not? (gonna bet not) WHO would be held completely and totally responsible for any...

  3. Bed Baths, I dread giving them.

    RyanRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Thoughts: Team up with CNA or another RN from your unit - do her pt., then yours! Helps with the 'uneasy factor" and gets the job done quick. For best 'best' hints - ask an experienced/helpful CNA -...

  4. What exactly ARE the wrong reasons?

    RyanRN replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

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  5. Please Read (knee surgery)

    RyanRN replied to Lauren3249's topic in Emergency

    I cannot believe you have a 45 days wait period. "Force" this issue if you have to. This may not be life-threatening, but it isn't exactly a 'wait and see' surgery either. If I had a choice of...

  6. Floating nurses

    RyanRN replied to babsRN's topic in Nurse Management

    LauraKo ,nowhere here did I see anyone state that one type of nursing was 'more important' than another. Rather, the point was well made that nursing consists of many "different' areas. That old...

  7. The Shift from Hell

    RyanRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    In a case like this I'd definetely fill out a Protest of Assisnment form - whatever your hospital has. You're taking a big chance by not doing this should an untoward event happen. CYA. Just an...

  8. eICU...is it for you?

    RyanRN replied to jadednurse's topic in General Nursing

    So technically we become a cross between a NA and a Tech with continuous monitoring, distant assessments and second guessing. What about our experince, will it count? I mean if you have some off...

  9. Creepy!!!!!!!

    RyanRN replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    All the above suggestions are good. One point, I see NO reason why you 'tactfully' have to handle this situation. Just say and do what you have to - right is right and this loser knows darned well...

  10. how to reduce the smell?

    RyanRN replied to Tookie's topic in General Nursing

    "------Well, there was no identifyable C-Diff runny stool smell. I was disappointed :-( ----" - So sorry you were disappointed Mario, ewwwwww!!! LOL. Hate to disagree but you will, in time my...

  11. Crazy, abusive patient? What do u do?

    RyanRN replied to Anagray's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL SHAY and ERNURSRE My husband, a Correction Office, says 'CALL 911, call adm. and state clearly, either he goes or I do". I used to argue the 'nursing mentality' argument with him, now I consider...

  12. High Acuity, Low Staffing

    RyanRN replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

    Boy, did I ever get sick and tired of being stopped during working hours to give acuity ratings. I once told my manager "12". She asked what I meant by that, "well there are 12 patients here and...

  13. "Floating" rears its ugly head again

    RyanRN replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Trouble with only 'helping out' when floated, is that most of us don't have that choice. And you can't operate beneath your license. For instance an RN cannot work as an LPN. You are fully...

  14. "Floating" rears its ugly head again

    RyanRN replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Firstly, I'd like to comment as to WHY so many competent, educated, experienced nurses are scared to death when they hear YOU HAVE TO FLOAT TODAY! There IS something to that!!! All the reasons...

  15. the nurse/porn connection...........

    RyanRN replied to hapeewendy's topic in General Nursing

    Once had a patient A/0 on a vent who asked every single nurse and everysingle NA who came into contact with him "I need a bath please". Then told his wife he "loved the baths he got and why doesn't...

  16. intestinal virus...

    RyanRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Oooooohhh been sick since Thursday, went to work because I got up and vomited after our 2 hour call off time, hit every single toilet on the way to my floor! Must have appeared green ,my hair...

  17. Cell phone use in hospitals

    RyanRN replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    deathnurse, I have used each and every drug you have mentioned and still cannot for the life of me understand the rationale for reporting which lines are infusing which drugs. I had damned well...

  18. Cell phone use in hospitals

    RyanRN replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Deathnurse, that didn't answer my question about IV and ports. I am quite serious about a reasonable rationale, do you have one.? What would make the difference, say, if I switched the D5W and...

  19. body removal...

    RyanRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    thisnurse and desspoohbear !!!! nuff said you made my night!!!

  20. Cell phone use in hospitals

    RyanRN replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I am inclined to think those signs are there and staying there because "that's the way it always been"! We have them at my hospital also and I have often wondered just exactly WHAT kind of...