lindalee

I received this today and thought you all might appreciate it. How to irritate a Nurse: Advice for Physicians, Patients and Visitors I've worked as a nurse for fifteen years, and know what it takes to get under a nurse's skin and irritate every sing...

Nursing was so different you would not recognize it. I graduated with a diploma of nursing in 1964. I have worked my entire life in hospitals. My first job was at a county hospital. I was the only RN on two nursing wards. I went between them, be...

It is a sad commentary on nursing that administration feels that if your alarms are set properly then the patient is safe. When I questioned the staffing in ICU--when I felt the patients were too sick for an RN to have two, that is exactly what I wa...

Look into the family leave laws. This may have been an illegal termination. My understanding is that family leave can be taken a day at a time if required to take care of a sick family member. I believe your facility has to have 50 employees to qu...

Just out of curiosity, how does joining a union fix this? Believe me I know the problems in our field but unsure that a union can impact the problem. Perhaps it may improve conditions, certainly they will be glad to have our dues--we are talking hu...

There are ventilators specifically designed for hyperbaric chambers. I had many advanced classes in hyperbaric medicine. The chamber can be life saving in these diseases (including gas gangrene) as it not only oxygenates the tissue but also inactiv...

Ideally one should have both programs from their employer.>>> Yes, everyone should be educated on investing. Our education through our employer continued to encourage us to invest aggressively--the message was that being too conservative w...

>>> I believe this is illegal. They cannot fire you. You may tell anyone what you make if you desire to do so. We had a major issue with this some years and it was decided they could not tell people they could not discuss their wages. Th...

This is probably why we don't have retirement security. Perhaps everyone has simply given up. We have a 401K with a 5% match if we contribute 5% of our income. We also have a 403B plan available with no match. Of course with the market so far dow...

Don't know but would think perhaps her food is passing through her system too quickly. Would definitely have her checked, the green color could be a bile product--think what it looks like when people have frequent vomiting--is this what you are desc...

Belinda, I have to disagree on your post because of personal experience. My mother died of a progressive dementia. She was always a lady and very gentle and remained very passive and gentle in her dementia. She was never angry, always well liked b...

How many OR's do you have to do 600 cases a day? That is an impressive number.

Here is my take: Bottom line, pt was able to sleep. Was he compromised in any way? Did his sats remain adequate? Tie the manager up with a transcutaneous pacer for a few hours, perhaps she will be a little more understanding. Sometimes our patie...

Your good crew will not save your license. You are working in a totally unsafe environment. This is NOT the accepted standard of care. You already recognize it, you need to be proactive and get help for the unit and protect yourself. Believe me, ...

I have been an RN for well over 35 years now. My first clinical assignment was to interview a patient. OK, had never been in a hospital, was 18 years old and scared. Worked up my nerve and went in, introduced myself. Sat there for perhaps ten min...

I would write that letter and a resignation at the same time. Notify your state board. Notify JAHCO. You will lose your license working in that environment. I would not stay. That is too dangerous. An occasional error in placement is normal, wh...

If you are talking about management of pacemakers after implantation, there are pacemaker centers where nurses manage the pacemaker patients. There are guidelines about how often the devices need to be checked. The pacemaker can be checked by telep...

I got one in California about a month ago. I wonder what the cost of sendilng all this information was--and even more concerning is why was it felt necessary. I agree with amki964--pretty ominous.

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>>>> To posessive or ER???? What an idiot. Hand him a few law suits and perhaps his attitude will be correctly adjusted. Or perhaps with luck he will be the one to arrive with the crushing chest pain and no monitor or oximeter availabl...

>>>> To posessive or ER???? What an idiot. Hand him a few law suits and perhaps his attitude will be correctly adjusted. Or perhaps with luck he will be the one to arrive with the crushing chest pain and no monitor or oximeter availabl...

I have learned I must check all equipment at the begining of my shift. Unfortunately I have the same problem. I also find dirty suction equipment some mornings. It drives me crazy also but have found that checking my emergency and bedside equipmen...

I have learned I must check all equipment at the begining of my shift. Unfortunately I have the same problem. I also find dirty suction equipment some mornings. It drives me crazy also but have found that checking my emergency and bedside equipmen...

The coroner here explained on the news that as the body decomposed the cervix would soften and open. Gradually with tissue decomposing the water in the bay water would have entered the uterus and as the tissue continued to decompose the fetus would ...

This is for Heather: Do you know the difference between 365 used prophylactics and a used tire??? The prophylactics signify an excellent year, the tire only a good year.