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  1. Opinion re: getting a new patient at the end of your shift

    Repat replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks for the answer!! I know it's complicated, but I have to say that we often (more than often) have a bed booked at 10 or 11 AM, and I can set my watch by the patient rolling in at 1845 (yes, we...

  2. Opinion re: getting a new patient at the end of your shift

    Repat replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Please explain, ER and ICU nurses, WHY patients who have been in the ER (for example) for hours all of a sudden need to come to the floor at shift change? Why, if they have been "taken care of for...

  3. NPR story on RN's in California

    Repat replied to txsugarlvn's topic in General Nursing

    Go to http://www.npr.org. click on Morning Edition, latest show, and you can hear the whole report. Pulse Healthcare Staffing is who they spoke

  4. NPR story on RN's in California

    Repat replied to txsugarlvn's topic in General Nursing

    I heard that, too! Now we need the rest of the states to jump on board. It will be interesting to see if it all makes any differences to outcomes, employee satisfaction,

  5. Conflict w/ a patient or family member?

    Repat replied to twarlik's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I try to look at these situations not as conflicts, but as people who are finding themselves unable to control the direction of their lives in a time of stress. I always support their...

  6. HIPAA/HIPPA infraction or not ?!

    Repat replied to dachweiler's topic in General Nursing

    HIPPAcrites! I tell you, another complicated law for the ignorant to rant about. My son went for his annual physical (he is 10). They weighed and measured him in the anteroom to the exam room...

  7. Do you have to pay for parking?

    Repat replied to JJFROG's topic in General Nursing

    We don't pay, and they have just made "employee only" parking so there are spaces left for us when we get to

  8. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    Repat replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    Guys, just a little aside about unions - this same hospital just lost a huge settlement with theNational Labor Relations Board. They were found to have unfairly dismissed a nurse because she was a...

  9. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    Repat replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like it was an institutionally accepted practice, and the nurses are getting it in the neck (again). Where are the supervisors - have they been fired? Haven't read that yet, although...

  10. Reasons that I'm glad I'm a Nurse

    Repat replied to Noney's topic in General Nursing

    I love nursing for all of the above - plus, IT KEEPS MY FEET ON THE GROUND!!! I leave work every shift, stop, and thank God for what I have. A real reality check every

  11. Just had an emotional breakdown at work.

    Repat replied to unikuelady's topic in General Nursing

    You all have given such good advice for all of us!! I, too, have realized that no one will take care of me but me, and I am slowly but surely learning to say no. Take time for yourself - I think we...

  12. For Fun: Weirdest Thing in Pt. Bed

    Repat replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in General Nursing

    Well, not the bed, but the bathtub. We have a new 'service', where the patients can phone dietary and get whatever they want, as long as it matches the dietary orders on file. We discharged a...

  13. Nursing skill levels in the USA

    Repat replied to Farkinott's topic in General Nursing

    The differences in our common languages are great fun - my Dad was admitted to a British hospital, very sick, and my Mom was asked to bring in a 'flannel' for him. She wondered if they were looking...

  14. Am I getting jipped???

    Repat replied to nicoleinphilly's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We are required to take the course, too, but we are told when hired. Also, the costs of the class are pro-rated, so if you do leave before it is all "paid back", you only pay the balance. The CCRN...

  15. Id Badges

    Repat replied to tatoome33's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in psych for a few years, and we NEVER had our last names on badges. I would agree with ER not having last names, too. I had an unusual last name, easily identifiable, and on regular floors...

  16. How long is your journey?

    Repat replied to suehp's topic in General Nursing

    AND, TraumaRUs. don't you just LOVE living in the

  17. How long is your journey?

    Repat replied to suehp's topic in General Nursing

    30 minutes! We do have nurses that come for the weekend, because it takes them 4 hours to get to work. Also, time of year does make a difference - it has taken me 2 hours to get

  18. Late 70"s earth shoes

    Repat replied to Kayde's topic in General Nursing

    I just got a catalogue in the mail with real Earth nurse shoes! You can find them at http://www.cottonscrubs.com. They are not cheap, but I have horrible feet, and these have been the best (even...

  19. Tele unit problem

    Repat replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    We are in the critical care trio (ICU, TCU, us - monitored med-surg), but it's the "monitored med-surg" title that allows us to admit just about anything from vasoactive drips to detox patients. We...

  20. Low-Census and you......

    Repat replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I live in a fairly mid-sized city. We can be called off, but are expected to be available if needed after 4 hours (so, if you're called off for 7am, you are expected to be available to come in...

  21. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    Repat replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    Whew, so true passing thru (I think I remember saying that on another post!)! Anyway, I guess that's what I mean about being a professional - take responsibility. Make decisions. Be a facilitator,...

  22. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    Repat replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    Whew, so true passing thru (I think I remember saying that on another post!)! Anyway, I guess that's what I mean about being a professional - take responsibility. Make decisions. Be a facilitator,...

  23. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    Repat replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    I've said this before, but the thing that irritates me THE MOST when I get to work is the sign in our break room 'Remember, the doctors are our customers, too'. What happened to being professional...

  24. skunks on night shift?

    Repat replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have skunks, but we can smell exhaust fumes from the ambulances left idling at the door (we're on the fourth floor!). It took us a while to figure that

  25. Night Shift Nurse...I Can't Sleep at Night anymore..

    Repat replied to zambezi's topic in General Nursing

    I am thinking of changing to nights, and I would really like to hear ideas about sleeping, too. I have never minded being up at night - I loved night shift when I was in school. But now, with other...