Patti 2nd gen RN

Patti 2nd gen RN

L&D, medsurg,hospice,sub-acute

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  1. Written Up Again?? what's wrong with this picture??

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    By definition, write-ups are intimidating--esp. to newer nurses--and having been an RN for 21 years--EVERY write-up is punitive and held against you on your yearly eval....we had one DON who would...

  2. Who makes your assignments?

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    We have permanent room assignments--no acuity involved--and then just help each other as things come up---admissions are spread out as they come

  3. Lessons learned from the other side of the call light

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    It's great if you have that kind of staffing!!!! ( To do all the spoiling, getting coffee, staying with a patient stuff....) I'd love to, but am rarely able to for long periods of

  4. Residents who pull their call light for the sake of it

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Working in a similar situation, we deal with this problem in a number of ways--first--ask the patient what else she will need before you leave the romm, second, tell her that unless it is a lfe and...

  5. Nurses GET OUT AND VOTE

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to vivicaq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No, her priorty is to make us into a socialist nation, and healthcare is just one example, one step on the journey..and she lives in deception...forget what she accepted in her own personal life..(an...

  6. Drinks in the nurses station...

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    You are the kind of management person we used to have--someone who cares and works hard--but--BUT---your breed is few and far between--lately all we have is paper-pushers who misrepresent reality,...

  7. Nurses GET OUT AND VOTE

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to vivicaq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That woman thought lawyers could fix the health care system...be real.....never asked nurses....and it's not about greed--having worked as a nurse for 21 years, I damned sure want to be able to pick...

  8. Who would you take a verbal order from?

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to longhornfan1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It didn't sound like there were standing orders in this situation...That is a different situation....at my facility--we have 'hospice' patients, and the hospice nurse will come, eval, talk to her doc...

  9. All White Uniform Dress Code?!!

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to keludtke's topic in General Nursing

    WERE used--tht was then--this is now!!!! when hospitals assign scrubs--like in OR, or L&d--they are certainly not ironed-- and in todays day and age, white is NOT the only color the patients can...

  10. All White Uniform Dress Code?!!

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to keludtke's topic in General Nursing

    I agree--with the nursing shortage--why can't they pick their battles?? Where I work, if it's scrubs ( or any other uniform form the uniform store) and not jeans, and your name tag is visible--it's an...

  11. Drinks in the nurses station...

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a unit where we can RARELY leave the place for our 30 minute break--even if it's quiet, leaving the night skeleton staff even smaller in case of emergency can be dangerous--3 nurses for 55...

  12. What would you have done?

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

    When I went to nursing school, none of this was bad, or wrong--and all of the times any of us took patients out of the facility--any facility--we had doctors orders and permission--I appreciate your...

  13. What would you have done?

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to NJNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Working in a sub acute, I have several times brought forgotten items to patients that got transferred to the ER, a nurse recently took a patient and her son who she doesn't see often home to her house...

  14. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have gotten warnings several times, but tickets X2--find that if you are not in uniform--military or nursing--having your stethescope hanging over your rearview mirror helps....I have found though,...

  15. Visual aid for advanced directive presentation? Any ideas?

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to abracadabra2886's topic in General Nursing

    I have always thought a video showing how aggressive and invasive, a code and intubation really are--then follow it with stats on how many of what age group get to go back home as who they were before...

  16. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in United Kingdom

    Yes--Scripture is given to each of us by the God who loves us uniquely and individually--so many people (individuals and groups) will be given different instructions from scripture, and many will be...

  17. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in United Kingdom

    But you missed the point--she believed (and it's her beliefs that counts here--not yours) that God WILL take care of her babies--in fact none of us can take care of our babies without God....it is God...

  18. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in United Kingdom

    My love for family is an expression of my faith....having faith that God will take care of her children, honoring her obedience...that is an expression of love and courage and faith...although her...

  19. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in United Kingdom

    Who told you that coming in for help meant accepting everything modern medicine thought was right??? Why shouldn't we be able to chooose some treatments and not all??? Cancer patients have the choice...

  20. Does GPA matter after graduating?

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to springgarden's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, your GPA matters if you are going further with your education, or if you are going into research...but in the real world of hands on nursing, no one gives a flying ****--you prove yourself on a...

  21. Help Please me.

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to macromage's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give up hope if she is not ready to die--support whatever she is emotionally ready for--my friend got a diagnosis of colon cancer with inoperable liver mets-- and I thought I would stand by with...

  22. Don't just get to work on time....

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately I have to confess at being 5 or so minutes late no matter what I do--but I call, let them know I am on my way, and encourage them to leave me written or taped report so that I don't hold...

  23. need help with a rehab case study

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to mamakc's topic in Rehabilitation

    They are setting you up with an incomplete (and very poor in my opinion)question--much depends on who you move--their willingness and past experience at other shifts--in the real world the...

  24. How Would You Handle Pt Anger r/t Wait?

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Tell them the truth--there was an emergency, and I got abck to you as soon as I could....and don't be afraid to chart a patients anger, especially if they use foul language or extreme...

  25. any comment?

    Patti 2nd gen RN replied to unwanted RN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand about living with someone who won't be flexible with your priorities--feeling trapped with someone who is obviously de-valuing what is important to you, and your own value as a whole...