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  1. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    lauramae18 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our facility is looking to go to white uniforms for RN's because of uniform recognition. Research shows that when test members are shown pictures of people in scrubs, they almost always pick the...

  2. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    lauramae18 replied to lauramae18's topic in General Nursing

    our facility is at UPMC

  3. Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider Nurse-Patient Ratio Legislation

    lauramae18 replied to geekgolightly's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Our facility changed our RN/pt ratios a few months ago. It's been painful. I usually have 8 pts @ night, and our floor has maybe 1 CNA. Rarely do we have 2; it's usually 1 but then she's pulled to sit...

  4. 16 fired for HIPAA Violations

    lauramae18 replied to DesertRN2's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    At our hospital we use a multipurpose machine (copier/scanner/fax/emailer) to send orders to pharmacy. You hit "TO" , type RX, and then press "SUBJECT" and type in the patient's last name. It's a...

  5. Are nurses behind in their knowledge?

    lauramae18 replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with fiesty. Most nights I feel like I don't have enough time to get all my work done at a bare minimum, let alone the way I like to do it. You know, make sure my patients receive some...

  6. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    lauramae18 replied to lauramae18's topic in General Nursing

    we asked for those because they are used at other facilities in our hospital system; but they are bent on all

  7. What would make you say "I could never do that"

    lauramae18 replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to say "Psych" but so much of what I do on my cardiac step-down floor is psych, so I'll stick with the ICU because I can't take suctioning people. Snot and mucus make me hurl. True

  8. UPMC Mercy info

    lauramae18 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    that's funny. we've heard doctors say they are leaving but then find the grass ain't always greener. So nice to have you back,

  9. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    lauramae18 replied to lauramae18's topic in General Nursing

    I know. I guess I was just naive in thinking they would actually listen. And care. Ohh how I hate to be

  10. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    lauramae18 replied to lauramae18's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all for your time and participation! Management had already decided we are moving to white even though we were supposed to be "discussing it". So, April 1 we are wearing white pants, white...

  11. UPMC Mercy info

    lauramae18 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I work there. I love my job but not always how I have to do it. I think that's going to be the same no matter where you go nowadays. You can pm me your questions if you'd

  12. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    lauramae18 replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to derail this thread... but I have a few questions for you: What unit would you recommend new grads start on? How do nurses learn to be adequate to work on a telemetry floor? Does this...

  13. From the Other Side of the Bed Rails - When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

    lauramae18 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    This was a well written perspective! Thanks for your

  14. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    lauramae18 replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    I am always the "slow" one and last one done at work because I do a very thorough assessment. I will admit, though, if it's a patient I've had for a few days and it's an easy patient - in with chest...

  15. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    lauramae18 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights... and have only been late once this season due to the snow. However - I have noticed that around 8pm is usually when the snow teams seem to take a break. I guess they figure that the 9...

  16. New interesting abortion poll

    lauramae18 replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    voted!

  17. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    lauramae18 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient tell me she was allergic to: plastic- we had to tape her id band to her gown, even though she had on plastic eyeglasses and was doing that plastic cross-stitch people make Kleenex...

  18. how many of you go to the grocery store after working with patients?

    lauramae18 replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    Almost all my shopping is done on my way home from work in the am. I am by myself, it relaxes me, and then I am home and ready for shower and

  19. upmc school of nursing?

    lauramae18 replied to nicolerj116's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Now that UPMC bought Mercy, there is another avenue for you to pursue. I went to Mercy Hospital SON and loved it! Almost all your clinical is onsite except for pediatric experience at the Children's...

  20. The Patient I Failed

    lauramae18 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    very poignant and well written. Kudos to you for putting into words what so many of us think but are unable to articulate without pure

  21. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    lauramae18 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to say just a great big DITTO and have a great

  22. Anyone Starting At UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing?

    lauramae18 replied to ChristineN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    :eek:things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmm...... I'm friends with a couple of the instructors at Mercy. They've been told that the school is not in danger of closing and they will in fact, as mentioned...

  23. Anyone Starting At UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing?

    lauramae18 replied to ChristineN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    :yeah:just wanted to let you guys know that with the purchase of Mercy, UPMC now has another school of nursing to consider. UPMC Mercy School of Nursing is a diploma program that runs from August...

  24. 7 months in, is anyone else's med/surg floor this way? HELP

    lauramae18 replied to ltmja's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this is our floor! i usually have 1-2 post op hearts in my mix, and then we have a new surgical dr that does different types of esophagectomys that requested are floor. so 1 -2 of those, also. the...

  25. I have never been nasty to a student until now!!!

    lauramae18 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    old analogs would be new digital phones don't. We don't permit cell phones on our floor - staff -or patients- old school nurses tell pts it messes with the monitors, but really, it's patient...