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  1. hourly rounding

    doubleplay replied to suni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I guess I don't understand that it cuts out on call lights. What is the difference in going to the room when the call light goes off and going to the room when you round, both are a visit to the room....

  2. Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

    doubleplay replied to pilpusher's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have 5 patients at night, no tech, no unit clerk and really no charge nurse. We do all the admissions

  3. Not allowed to SIT during 12 hour shift and MORE

    doubleplay replied to katieusa's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Good for you!!! The hospital doesn't care about you so you did the right thing and told them what they could do with that kind of job. I don't know what it is going to take for these hospitals to give...

  4. Burnng out of nursing...

    doubleplay replied to RNburninout's topic in General Nursing

    If your bills are so much that you can not have a day a week off, your bills are too high. You might want to see a financial counselor to help you find ways to save money. This might take the pressure...

  5. Nurses: Struggle or great?

    doubleplay replied to CaraGrace's topic in General Nursing

    The pay is OK, but you can get called off a lot. I would say get a job as a tech and see what you

  6. did your job give you a holiday gift??

    doubleplay replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    We got a zipp up jacket with the hospital name on it and a free

  7. Am I crazy because I love med surg???

    doubleplay replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I work med/surg and it is terrible. I do feel that some day I will find a job that I like but this isn't it. I don't mind being busy but you should have time to think. I really feel like I am just a...

  8. Putting in your own orders

    doubleplay replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    We do not have a UC at night so we put the orders in, but the question is what to do about your UC? You need to hand her the orders and have her do the job she is paid to do. If she doesn't get things...

  9. VA Psych Unit

    doubleplay posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Does anyone now or ever worked in a VA

  10. Nurse-patient ratios and team nursing

    doubleplay replied to _melissa's topic in General Nursing

    How do you do paper work on 10, 11 or 12

  11. Walking Rounds

    doubleplay replied to rntg's topic in General Nursing

    We just started to round. The problem I have is that we tape report so by the time the nurses listen to the taped report on all 18 patients it is time for our shift to be over. They come out of report...

  12. Loose ends...or how to get everything done by the end of the shift...

    doubleplay replied to nursewho's topic in Medical-Surgical

    webmansx, why are you switching if you know it will be

  13. Where have all the LPN's gone?

    doubleplay replied to rayk1021's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital that I work at told all the LPNs that they would no longer be used as LPNs but as techs. They was also told that if they stayed they would receive a pay cut over the next three years...

  14. Loose ends...or how to get everything done by the end of the shift...

    doubleplay replied to nursewho's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I make a check list out of the main things that I have to get done by the end of the shift. This is a copied list that I have for each patient, anything other than the main things I add to the list as...

  15. Changing careers to Nursing?

    doubleplay replied to LetsTeach09's topic in General Nursing

    You must be crazy to leave a teaching job to be a nurse. Your husband didn"t want you to change careers for a reason. Let me be honest, there is nothing fun about being a nurse. I guess if you enjoy...

  16. Teacher who would like to shift to nursing profession

    doubleplay replied to prof_hannah's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, you would have to be crazy to become a RN. You have 3 months off a year and the stress may be great but wait until you become a nurse. This is the only job I have ever had that I work...

  17. Should an RN accept CNA/PCT job for now

    doubleplay replied to meikauw's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever thought about

  18. Taped report?

    doubleplay replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We tape every night. It works fine for us. The only bad thing is that you have to listen to report on everyone on the floor not just your

  19. What is your Nurse to Patient Ratio

    doubleplay replied to dRN1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have a 5:1 ratio with no techs and no unit

  20. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    doubleplay replied to jhns9vl's topic in Medical-Surgical

    1 RN to 4 patients on days, 1 RN to five patients on nights. We rarely have a

  21. How many patients are you expected to take report on?

    doubleplay replied to AnnaMary's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new grad, starting on a med/surg floor Saturday. We have 4 patients if on days and five if we work nights. How can anyone have 12? I must be missing

  22. any advice to male late 30's on entering nursing field?

    doubleplay replied to watertower's topic in Men in Nursing

    I entered school when I was 38, my wife was soon to follow. I passed the NCLEX RN Wednesday. I would say it was the hardest thing that I have ever done (I come from a factory background painting...

  23. I passed yesterday!

    doubleplay posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks to everyone one this site, I passed the NCLEX RN yesterday. I have always found good advice on this site, whether it be about how to study or about the attitude that you should have regarding...

  24. More Male Nurses

    doubleplay posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I just wanted to let you guys know that there will be 14 more male nurses this winter. My class graduates Dec. 11th and there is 14 of us, out of

  25. 3 males out of a class of 30, anyone else feel overpowered?

    doubleplay replied to baedwards4's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We have 14 males out of 50 students. We all graduate Dec. 11th . I even had two other guys in my clinical group this quarter out of 8. We have never had any problem being male in a class full of...