RunningWithScissors

RunningWithScissors

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  1. Can you believe this commercial?

    RunningWithScissors replied to one2one's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, if they want to wait in the waiting room for hours and spend God knows how much for that little cut on the finger, I'm sure the hospital will be happy to take their cash. I'm still steaming from...

  2. How would you have handled this?

    RunningWithScissors replied to Happeetxn's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient a few months back that was taking Coumadin for atrial fib. A "paramedic friend" of hers told her to stop taking it because she thought she saw some blood in her stool. She came in with...

  3. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

    RunningWithScissors replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Think that's not already happening? Check out this news story from a few months ago. Note the quote "I approached it as just another job

  4. Pick up Malpractice! They went after my license.

    RunningWithScissors replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I came across this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIeUWmtFwds Think you don't need malpractice

  5. Want to be a nurse, but have to eat.

    RunningWithScissors replied to mslinzyann's topic in General Nursing

    The last 2 shifts I worked, I did not eat for over 24 hours in between. Getting home too late and exhausted to eat, up in the am too tired to eat, lunch at 1230, and repeat the next

  6. Communicating patients medications from hospitals to home care.

    RunningWithScissors replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    What irks me is when th epatient gives you a med list, then later on remembers things that weren't on the list, or else a day or 2 later says "well I stopped taking that last month!!!" Patients are so...

  7. Typical schedule RN at hospital

    RunningWithScissors replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget there is also weekend options and some unit shifts offer 11a-11p; PACU usually has unusual 8-hour shifts, like 9-5:30 or 10-6, etc. ER also works wierd shifts like 5-5, 3-3,

  8. career change and questions about nursing

    RunningWithScissors replied to hushpupgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Your "years of experience" makes you earn more; for example HR has a scale say, for 1-3 years, X$$ and for 3-5 years, 50 cents an hour more, etc. No matter how many years you have under your belt,...

  9. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    RunningWithScissors replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Bill and Ted would be

  10. Altering documentation?

    RunningWithScissors replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Our charge nurse checks all the blood transfusion records and changes the times on the vital signs if they aren't "on time" to make the documentation look

  11. Scripting Nurses?

    RunningWithScissors replied to Cindylufus's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work they claim using scripting increases patient satisfaction, and when scores drop they claim it is because we're not using the scripting enough. Huh??? The PP was right who said the suits...

  12. Visit by labor department

    RunningWithScissors replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like somebody reported them to the labor board. What they are doing is against the law, and you are entitled to back pay for all the time you worked and were not paid, if it can be proved....

  13. Re: all the Toxic Coworker/Boss threads: Jerk-proof the workplace

    RunningWithScissors replied to Selke's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I have to say, in all my many years in nursing, I have rarely seen any of the actions listed by other nurses...one or two, that's it. BUT, these actions are FREQUENTLY displayed by physicians...

  14. Humidify low flow oxygen?

    RunningWithScissors posted a topic in General Nursing

    This subject has not been addressed here for several years; there have been several published studies showing no benefit to applying humidification to flow rates less than 5L/min on the nasal cannula;...

  15. Happy Nurses? Anyone???

    RunningWithScissors replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    Whe you have a patient that is truly sick and in need of your nursing care and is even remotely appreciative for their care, it rejuvenates your commitment to stay in nursing. That being said, many...

  16. Humidify low flow oxygen?

    RunningWithScissors replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Ali, click on the "related articles" link on the right of the abstracts for more pediatric related articles, I think you will find them

  17. Question... are we supposed to help? Good Samaritan.

    RunningWithScissors replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    This could not be farther from the truth!!! You will be held to the highest accountability of your licensed practice, no matter if you are a bedside nurse with no trauma experience or not. If you...

  18. Nursing as a service industry

    RunningWithScissors posted a topic in General Nursing

    You all may be aware that the service industry has the lowest paid jobs...with all the emphasis being placed on Press Gainey scores and customer service, I fear we are migrating to that end of the...

  19. Humidify low flow oxygen?

    RunningWithScissors replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Here are 2 of the links to the evidence against humidification (wow, now I see why it is so hard to change practice habits!!!) [is it necessary to humidify inhaled low-flow oxygen or low-concentration...

  20. Nursing as a service industry

    RunningWithScissors replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    You gals are right; if all it takes to be a nurse in a hospital is 9 months at a career center, no wonder the public sees us as just "public servants"...they can't distinguish between LPN and RN, esp....

  21. Showing up to work SICK

    RunningWithScissors replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    The bottom line is, take care of yourself, sheesh! Know you facility's policy; if you are allowed sick time every so many days, take it if you're sick and don't feel guilty, give me a break! This is...

  22. Humidify low flow oxygen?

    RunningWithScissors replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    This may be a placebo effect....I have had many a patient's family request a bubbler for THEIR comfort for low flow oxygen....really, when you read the study results, it only serves to increase cost...

  23. A New Twist on a Familiar Complaint: Toxic EMPLOYEES

    RunningWithScissors replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ingelin, did you work for the same manager??? i think this gal was telling me stuff to get my reaction. very savvy, cunning manager. i've seen her stab her supervisor in the back and smile about...

  24. Showing up to work SICK

    RunningWithScissors replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, those of yo who think the patients don't catch anything from staff, listen up: There has been an aweful GI virus running rampant through the staff, and patients are being admitted right and...

  25. Hey Doc, I Can't Put My Finger On It, But.......

    RunningWithScissors posted a topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't it make you feel good when you are respeceted enough by the docs to just be able to say "hey, I'm not exactly sure what's going on here, but this is what I see, and I'm worried", and they say...