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  1. Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

    floatRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work for a hospital that is part of a large and growing healthcare system consisting of multiple hospitals. Currently, employees have health insurance through a large national health insurance...

  2. Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

    floatRN replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have 2 options: a high deductible plan or more expensive POS plan. Both options have the same restrictions regarding which hospitals are

  3. Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    floatRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love Call the

  4. Nurses forced to work as aides

    floatRN replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Can the extra nurse be given an assignment instead? That way each RN has fewer patients but acts as aide and RN for some of those patients? That was done occasionally where I work and it worked out...

  5. What do I say to rude patients?

    floatRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was curious what some of you would have said in this situation. I had a patient that had very unrealistic demands, was not not happy no matter what I did. I spent all morning calling the doctor and...

  6. One RN alone on Unit

    floatRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    At the hospital I currently work for, it is common to have one RN alone on a unit when the census is low. This RN would have 6-7 med-surg/tele patients. There is one CNA on the unit with her....

  7. How long until you were pretty good at IV starts?

    floatRN replied to sweetER's topic in Emergency

    It took a full year before I started to feel comfortable with it. Now after 3 years, I am just starting to get the more difficult

  8. Those in Med Surg

    floatRN replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    5:1 on days but usually only one tech for 3-4

  9. Holiday Nursing

    floatRN replied to lsad78's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't sound fair. Everywhere I have worked Christmas day was the holiday. If you worked Christmas, you were off Christmas Eve. If you were off Christmas, you worked Christmas Eve. Every year it...

  10. What is the safest way to record vitals in an isolation room?

    floatRN replied to ABSN35's topic in General Nursing

    I usually write them on the dry erase board in the room or I get an extra pen and leave it in the room and write vitals on a paper

  11. How do you care for yourself??

    floatRN replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I try to get 7-8 hours of sleep a night, get a massage a couple times a year, go for walks or do pilates on days off, eat healthy, bring my own lunch to work so I dont buy junk in the cafeteria. I...

  12. Who is to blame

    floatRN replied to Finallydidit's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When EMS arrived, wouldn't they have asked why they were called? Doesn't EMS also give a report when they arrive at the emergency room? If one of the nurses reported the fall to the paramedics that...

  13. First Med Error in 15 years

    floatRN replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    What is a G tag? Is that a name bracelet? Anyway, don't beat yourself up about it. We have all made a mistake. We are only human. The patient wasn't harmed and you did the right thing, admitted your...

  14. personal cell phone and the internet and impact on staff moral

    floatRN replied to 24 yrs and counting's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen alot of nurses texting at work. They will leave their personal cell phones right on their med carts and will text standing in the hallway where everyone can see. It looks very bad and...

  15. Headaches the day after work

    floatRN replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you are hungry and need to have a snack mid morning and mid afternoon. Maybe you are not getting enough sleep the night before. Do you wear your stethescope around your neck all day? I found...

  16. flexible schedule

    floatRN replied to purple*11's topic in General Nursing

    I have known nurses who worked 2 8 hour shifts and 2 12 hours shifts a week for a total of 40

  17. Dry, Cracked Hands

    floatRN replied to jackieh1791's topic in General Nursing

    Does your employer give you a hard time about this? I would love to use my own soap but we are only allowed to use hospital supplied soaps and lotions while

  18. Patient beds in hallways

    floatRN replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    If you are putting inpatients in the hall, what is your nurse to patient ratio? We never have enough nurses scheduled to safely have all our beds full, never mind adding patients in the hall. Isn't...

  19. Pt in hospital, sign on door says "Report to Nurse's station before entering room"

    floatRN replied to AriesPanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have put signs like this up for a number of reasons. The patient has passed away and we don't want an unaware visitor to walk in without being told first, the patient has requested no visitors/only...

  20. Why can't we just be nurses anymore?!?!?

    floatRN replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    When I call the customer service line for a company, I can tell when the person on the other end is reciting a script. It comes across as insincere and its annoying. I always was polite and...

  21. A step backwards: Are you seeing this too?

    floatRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in General Nursing

    We have a few weekend-only RN's but they are not hiring any new people for weekend-only. I think they are trying to phase it

  22. White Boards

    floatRN replied to Zippy Head's topic in General Nursing

    Date, name of nurse, aide and doctors. I also sometimes put the phone number for the kitchen, phone number for family, reminder to use incentive spirometer, time next pain med is due etc. Whatever I...

  23. Is it possible to document too much?

    floatRN replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I've always wondered..If a patient requests a copy of their medical record from the hospital. Do they get a copy of all our nursing notes? I have seen some nursing notes about difficult patients that...

  24. Is it a sin to want a day off?

    floatRN replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel guilty saying no. I need a life outside of work. I make plans for my days off and won't change them. If I'm free and want overtime pay, I'll go in but only if I am free. My employer...

  25. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    floatRN replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had the IM vaccine. I felt very tired later that day and the next day and my arm was quite sore. A couple other coworkers also said they felt more tired than usual after getting it. A few people who...