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  1. Bedside shift report.

    mamason posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was just wondering if your facility utilizes bedside shift reporting. Is it working well? What do you feel are the pros and cons with it? Our facility is going to start to use this method of report...

  2. Peer Reviews used as a tool to be malicious?

    mamason posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We are doing peer reviews at my facility. I haven't gotten mine yet or have been asked to do one. But, from what I'm hearing from other staff members is making me very uncomfortable. Some of the...

  3. can you refuse an assignment?

    mamason posted a topic in General Nursing

    My previous DON stated to me that we could not refuse an assignment. Now....I'm confused. I thought the Nursing Practice Act stated that we had the "right' to practice safe nursing. Other staff...

  4. Hospitals East of St. Louis?

    mamason replied to SouthernComfort31's topic in General Nursing

    Memorial in Belleville does hire new grads. I believe they too have a residency program . Magnet status basically just means more paper work as far as I'm concerned. But, Memorial's standard of care...

  5. Dansko clogs

    mamason posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Anyone like these? I'm thinking of purchasing a pair. Problem is.......I'd have to order online. No store close by. These are not cheap shoes and want your opinions on wear and tear, comfort, ect....

  6. Do you want to know what I find scary...

    mamason replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    We all make mistakes...It's the "perfect" nurse that scares me the most. They are just better at covering those mistakes

  7. Do you want to know what I find scary...

    mamason replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't take this the wrong way..But, maybe it's the way you approach it? Or it could be that the nurse is terrified they may be in trouble over it? We have some over zealous writer uppers that...

  8. Bedside shift report.

    mamason replied to mamason's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    SOme very informative responses...SOme like it and others don't... Like I said, I'm willing to try it. And I too am concerned with getting out in a timely manner. That hardly ever happens now with the...

  9. I feel like I am working at Walmart...The customer is always right!

    mamason replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    That's inappropriate. Getting suspended for telling the truth...What did they want you to do? Tell them you could save her?

  10. I feel like I am working at Walmart...The customer is always right!

    mamason replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I think the best thing you could do in a situation like that would be to document fully what the pt, family, doc, and nurse manager said...I gave up fighting a useless battle a long time ago.. I now...

  11. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    mamason replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to be very common as of late where I work. I shouldn't be happening..but, when supervisors and managers don't care and are only concerned with numbers, then, that's what happens.SO, I've...

  12. Call in sick, or risk getting patients sick?

    mamason replied to stelarRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our facility is starting to dinge employees for calling in. So, if i'm sick, I'll be there...my family had the swine and I got a point for it. Even though our medical director told us not to come to...

  13. Family members and Visitors telling me HOW to do my job!!!

    mamason replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once had a woman disconnect her dad's chest tube so he could get up and go to the bathroom. He was on bedrest and confused, mind you. She was a nursing student and knew "everything." Yeah....that...

  14. Dont know what to say....PLEASE help

    mamason replied to esthomprn's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree. Perfect

  15. what is your biggest pet peeve while at work?

    mamason replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I have just few that really irke me. 1) The all hateful malicious gossipers. Gotta love them! 2) Not being able to find a place to sit and chart because people are unwilling to get up because they...

  16. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    mamason replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been a victim to a lot of these things in my 5 years as a RN. Unfortunatley, I'm a fighter. And a I refuse to take any crap off of a coworker. This is not really good thing. I know. I've never...

  17. Dangerous nurses

    mamason replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Overly confident nurses scare me the most. When a nurse stops questioning things......I don't know...kinda makes me a little nervous for the

  18. Fair Assignments for staff on floor.

    mamason posted a topic in Nurse Management

    As a staff nurse, I came here to see how you, as a manager, ensure that assignments are fair when assigning teams to your floor nurses. I have noticed, that I tend to always get to the worse...

  19. Politics in nursing??!!!

    mamason replied to ma_82's topic in General Nursing

    They are all our pts. It shouldn't matter if you get along with a certain nurse or not. It's not about the staff. It's about the pts. If the pt needs help, you just do it. That should be a

  20. A problem with CNAs

    mamason replied to olli975's topic in General Nursing

    I think letting your manager know that VS and blood sugars was right on the money. THos things are crucial on my floor and determine if I give a med or not, or if I have to call the doc about low...

  21. Things you would love to tell your management and get away with

    mamason replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    "Oh......What's that?" "You don't know how to take a team?" "You've never been a floor nurse?" "Then I think you should come and take a team at least twice a month." "This way, you'll...

  22. Name Badge Credentials

    mamason replied to 1joyfulnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We ar Magnet. They still insist on on our last names bring displayed on our badges. I was told that if I tried to cover it up, that I would have to answer to the almighty powers. My response,"...

  23. Name Badge Credentials

    mamason replied to 1joyfulnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, granted, I'm just a little old diploma nurse. I only have the title of "RN" behind my name. But, I am very proud of it. I do believe that if a person goes on to further their training and...

  24. IV Slump

    mamason replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone goes through this at one time or another. I work on a cardiac intervention unit. We need to be able to get those things in no matter what. And sometimes, no matter how good those...

  25. Unit Secretary....Answer the call light for pete's sake!!!

    mamason replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I can only speak about what I experience on my unit. We have this problem also with the ongoing call light. Our unit secretary is so overwhelmed with trying to put in orders with 20 charts in front of...