swirlygirl replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing
Because everything has become "customer service oriented." Nevermind that we don't have enough staff, or working medical equipment (such as BP cuffs or bladder scanner) but have you seen our brand new...
swirlygirl replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing
We got nothing. Same as every other year. One of the surgeons asked one of the nurses on my floor if she was expecting a nice bonus this year and she just about died laughing. He felt bad and bought...
With my first pregnancy, I worked until I was about 18 weeks along. My OB found on my ultrasound that I had placenta previa and did not want me lifting. When I gave my employer my lifting restriction,...
I recently had a situation at work that I feel was handled correctly, but was told that the House MD and the critical care intensivist thought I handled badly. What would you guys have done...
I also love the docs that keep the patient on a dilaudid PCA for 3 days after a lap appy. Yep, we've had that. I still can't figure out why that patient developed an ileus. I recently had a guy that...
When we have patients on morphine drips we put the bag of morphine in a locked plastic box and hang the box on the IV pump. And our IV pumps have a lockout code that needs punched in before the pump...
You'd be amazed at what patient's can't do on their own. I think about 75% of patients lose the ability to use their arms and legs just by entering the hospital doors. I work on a post-surgical floor...
My husband is possibly being transferred to Philadelphia in the near future and I was just looking for some information on hospitals out that way. I currently work at a small community hospital in the...
I use a sheet that I made up using Excel. It is pretty specific to post-op patients, but you could add or remove sections according to your specialty. I also use highlighters to flag stuff that I want...
swirlygirl replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing
This is how our floor does it too. It's a pain in the butt. But our manager doesn't wait a certain amount of time before orienting to charge. Some nurses have been on the floor for 5-6 years and have...
I used to work on a drug and alcohol detox floor. We also had quite a few psych patients. We asked multiple times if our unit (as well as psych and ER) could have special privileges about making our...
I felt guilty when I was placed on early leave during my pregnancy as well. I went in for my 18 week ultrasound and found out that I had placentia previa and was given heavy lifting restrictions. And...
Wow! It's no wonder the entire family is infected. I used to work in a peds office while I was in nursing school and we kept seeing the same family over and over for scabies. All 3 kids had it, all...