RunningWithScissors

RunningWithScissors

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  1. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    RunningWithScissors replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I've got it!!! How about hiring a unit concierge.....take THAT,

  2. write ups

    RunningWithScissors replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    At my current facility we are encouraged to speak with the person face to face. Our manager does not want to/doesn't have time for petty arguments amongst staff. She will cut you down quick as...

  3. Questions: Nurses leaving the Profession

    RunningWithScissors replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm why are nurses so dissatisfied?? How about because (I am convinced) the hospitals they work for DESPISE them!! Office and salary workers get to take time off, for example, around the holidays...

  4. post-heart cath pain

    RunningWithScissors replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, pain in the arms, elbows, AND legs??? And getting Diaudid every hour? Sounds like he's found his gravy train ticket to IV analgesia; once they have a "heart" history, some drug-seeking...

  5. Stress! How do you releive it?

    RunningWithScissors replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    #1 Rule is to change it up! If you're in the same routine, you'll still feel stress. You gotta get away, take a mini vacation, go camping or just hiking in the great outdoors. Something to take...

  6. shoes and sox or stockings

    RunningWithScissors replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Support socks don't crawl; heck, you have to peel them off at the end of the day. I myself prefer the JC Penney total support pantyhose (they even come in white, if you like). Once I started using...

  7. Ive lost all faith in the medical field. Please help!

    RunningWithScissors replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, Chenoa, I have an idea for you! How about signing up with a travel agency and let them pay to relocate you to greener pastures; while you're there, you can put your house on the market and...

  8. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    RunningWithScissors replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Paper req's for lab and xrays, when you had to keep the pink copy in the cahrt and they all fell our when it got too full.... Charts were thin metal boards you pushed to open and close, no spiral...

  9. Wiping Butt...

    RunningWithScissors replied to Chicagoan's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that is not ENTIRELY true...... There are far too many folks out there who CAN wipe their own butt, but would rather have YOU do it!!!!! BTW, since, I believe, ALL of nursing comprises some form...

  10. Has anyone ever been assaulted by a patient?

    RunningWithScissors replied to OUBobcat94's topic in General Nursing

    We have a policy at our hospital that has a zero tolerance for violence. If someone hs shown violent tendencies (inclusing verbal abuse), their chart is flagged, and they get a letter from the...

  11. What is your usual nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    RunningWithScissors replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

    I work cardiac progressive care and we have 5-6 pts on days, 6 nights. We get trach pts on vents (sometimes they stay even after mutliple resp arrests on the floor) acute MI's, antiarrhythmic drips,...

  12. Wiping Butt...

    RunningWithScissors replied to Chicagoan's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: And while we're on the topic, I think patients considered for ANY elective surgery should have to pass the "can you wipe yer OWN butt"

  13. Are all nurses that wear white dorks?

    RunningWithScissors replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    In this case, I know a LOT of Dr Dork's!! But seriously, the impression I get when I see a nurse wearing all white (no offense, I hope to those that do) is that this person isn't up tp date on current...

  14. RN's vs LAB

    RunningWithScissors replied to chaosRN's topic in General Nursing

    Great reply, Robert, glad you took the time to respond; I have an idea for your hospital. It sounds like you probably have a lot of newer nurses working the floors (hence all the "stupid...

  15. TPN additives

    RunningWithScissors replied to Inquisitive one's topic in General Nursing

    My experience is that TPN additives are only done in the pharmacy under an airflow hood, NEVER on the floor. 70/30 insulin in TPN sounds kind of wacky, but who knows? I haven't been to a conference in...

  16. RN's vs LAB

    RunningWithScissors replied to chaosRN's topic in General Nursing

    Those of you from other departments read up: it is the NURSE who gets written up for "delay of care" when it takes too long to get a lab result, blood products, meds, etc., no matter what the...

  17. How busy is your unit this Christmas?

    RunningWithScissors posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about you, but our census has NOT dropped all week, including today. For every patient we dischaged another was admitted. The general medicine, surgery, and oncology floors all were half...

  18. for the heels - isn't sheepskin used anymore?

    RunningWithScissors replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Our product for those boots with the metal loop is called a Podus boot. Our short-sighted hospital has NO lifting aids for patients, so it's either PT to get the immobile folks OOB or not at

  19. Christmas Gift for your unit from docs

    RunningWithScissors replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

    We got a 3# tin of cookies from one doc and supposedly (didn't see it myself) a small box of cookies from another. Treats from drug reps and area HH and NH's were kept locked up in the manager's...

  20. They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    RunningWithScissors replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    You must be in management!

  21. MDI....inhalers

    RunningWithScissors replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, your question is answered right there on the tube. That reminds me of another age-old, but as yet unanswered question; how many licks does it take to get to the chewy center of a toosie-roll pop?...

  22. The Circumcision Discussion

    RunningWithScissors replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your uncircumcised son may one day have another sensitive body part pierced; seems they don't mind the discomfort to have tongues and other body parts pierced with metal objects hanging out of them...

  23. How does your facility handle low census?

    RunningWithScissors posted a topic in General Nursing

    We take turns taking "availability" call if the census drops below staffing guidelines. We get paid one hour for every 8 we are on availability. Most of the time, the decision to cut staff is made...

  24. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    RunningWithScissors replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    our manager likes to bring an entourage of superiors into our breakroom at lunchtime and shoo us out to have meetings....even though her office is just as big and can accomodate all of them!!! it's...

  25. Do hospitals have to report RN's fired to the board?

    RunningWithScissors replied to nurse15dc's topic in General Nursing

    Timothy, I am in Missouri. they send out a newsletter periodically and have a "discipline corner" section. You would not believe the things nurses are losing their licenses over!!! One memorable...