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  1. If you could get a masters degree now, what would you get?

    Repat replied to t2000JC's topic in General Nursing

    I am getting my Adult Nurse Practitioner. I love the course, and KY has alot of incentives for people to go to school to teach or to be nurses (I hope to do

  2. compartment syndrome-did I cause it?

    Repat replied to Lynn RN ER TX's topic in General Nursing

    Great questions, Indy! I want to know,

  3. Tired of toileting, docs, and pt dependency

    Repat replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    Operating room

  4. Med-Surg-Tele- staffing

    Repat replied to motherhen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When I was hired I was told 1/5, but we rarely work that. Usually 1/6, occasionally 1/7

  5. some of my coworkers are spending way to much time on personal phone calls

    Repat replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't nurses I was talking about - we are too busy running around like crazy to talk on the

  6. compartment syndrome-did I cause it?

    Repat replied to Lynn RN ER TX's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, Tom, I think you know who I

  7. Do nurses take more crap because of their percieved role in health care?

    Repat replied to warrior woman's topic in General Nursing

    I just quit my job over this - I was running like a chicken without a head - two doctors on the phone with test results, two patients just back from surgery/endoscopy, and a new ER admit waiting in...

  8. some of my coworkers are spending way to much time on personal phone calls

    Repat replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    HUGE problem where I work - but only with a couple of people who monopolize the secretary, who is beginning to feel like their social secretary. It is so obnoxious - I have worked as unit secretary...

  9. compartment syndrome-did I cause it?

    Repat replied to Lynn RN ER TX's topic in General Nursing

    I think he moved to

  10. Shows(i.g. ER) depict nursing correctly?

    Repat replied to iy0ga's topic in Nursing Career

    Look at http://www.nursingadvocacy.org to see what some of us

  11. compartment syndrome-did I cause it?

    Repat replied to Lynn RN ER TX's topic in General Nursing

    We give Phenergan all the time IV, and I have never noticed a problem. Occasionally a patient will complain that it burns, but that it about it. As Tom says, I have noted a few (a very few) dystonic...

  12. compartment syndrome-did I cause it?

    Repat replied to Lynn RN ER TX's topic in General Nursing

    I think Tom was referring to the possible "mean" effects of Phenergan IV - I don't think Tom was insinuating that he gave it to be mean

  13. Do RN's co-sign assessment sheets at your hospital? What does it mean to you?

    Repat replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

    We do not co-sign - the hospital requires that a patient have at least one assessment per 24 hours by an RN (so RNs always follow LPNs, if possible, since we work 12-hour shifts). I would never...

  14. Change of Shift Admissions

    Repat replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    Makes sense!! And I always take report if the admitting nurse is not available, but I do let the reporting nurse know that I am not the admitting nurse, and ask them to please wait until after lunch...

  15. Change of Shift Admissions

    Repat replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    I have come on shift as charge nurse and found FOUR (yes, FOUR) stretchers in the hallway of our unit, waiting for someone to situate them. We, also, do not get to say wait a minute. Safety? Huh?!...

  16. Moving from wales to AZ

    Repat replied to Belinda-wales's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Having lived on 'both sides', I wish you luck!! And good luck with your studying - drug names and some language differences may cause difficulty, so just look carefully. I am sure that you will do...

  17. Do you arrest abusive patients?

    Repat replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    We have had problems with people de-toxing. We call security, and that generally gets their attention. We had one guy, though, who just wouldn't quit. Finally, he dialed 911 from his room. One of...

  18. The way nurses treat each other

    Repat replied to Mantibob's topic in General Nursing

    You are more than right! And studies have found that this kind of abusive behavior is more likely to occur when people feel powerless. And double right, too, that no one else is going to "save" us....

  19. The way nurses treat each other

    Repat replied to Mantibob's topic in General Nursing

    I just handed in my notice today at a place that surpassed any I have ever worked in (I got my license in 1986!) for back biting and hatefulness. I was out of the country for 15 years, and this job I...

  20. I wish I had a nickel for........

    Repat replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

    Did you see the study just out that patients brought in by EMS are seen much more quickly than if you make it in on your own - hope they didn't all see it, or EMS will be

  21. Refusing a patient: Is it acceptable?

    Repat replied to ~Anne~'s topic in General Nursing

    When I first came off orientation where I work now, I was given an assignment of 6 patients (this is a telemetry unit), 2 who were in DT's, 4 were in isolation, and one was on an insulin drip I...

  22. Anyone else on the "journey of excellence?"

    Repat replied to nursenatalie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Love it! :chuckle :chuckle We had that 'training' too. This weekend, with 7 patients apiece on our telemetry floor, the charge nurse 6 (this is day shift, folks!), I DID say to myself "I am going...

  23. New Nurse manager and view from both sides

    Repat replied to AMV's topic in Nurse Management

    Well, I don't think that in these times people really believe that hospitals have staff on board that have nothing to do. I think we are aware that EVERYONE is busy. But, when staffing isn't thought...

  24. Hello everybody i am kinda confused about which school to go to please help

    Repat replied to nurs2be2's topic in General Nursing

    Go to U of L, if you're accepted, and get your degree. No

  25. Nursing Care Delivery Models??

    Repat replied to rck213's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It is great to see that someone is trying, even if it is to try to sort out a mess! But I think the first place to start is with the people at your facility. I would be interested to hear what they...