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    push back/cancel with no pay

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to sweetface18's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Texas. The beck and call thing frequently happens only we get a whopping $2/hr on call pay. I was put on call Monday. I was called in at 1pm to a huge mess! Our ICU got 7 admissions. I ran...
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    Experienced nurses: teach us your time management skills

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't read all the posts but a "brain sheet" is a must. Also, give yourself a break. It does get easier with time. An experienced nurse is starting her assessment and plan for the day the minute...
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    Since there all those negative threads out there...

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    lol. I suppose we do tend to only post about the crappy shifts. This is refreshing.
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    would you work for free

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to mozella's topic in General Nursing

    We have an "ethics hotline". I have personally seen this approach work but it really wasn't related to mgmt/staffing. One of our employees truck was stolen THREE times from the parking lot. We only...
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    Families and Healthcare: What Do You Think?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to DREAMSDOCOMETRUE0610's topic in General Nursing

    great
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    Families and Healthcare: What Do You Think?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to DREAMSDOCOMETRUE0610's topic in General Nursing

    I think the point she was making was to help the family to focus on the patient and not stare at the monitors. I believe even those visitors with technology and science interests do not have enough...
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    would you work for free

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to mozella's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that job opportunities are in short supply. However, working off the clock isn't the answer. If this happens all the time, it is a management problem. I realize you are trying to make a...
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    Got job offer in ICU!!!

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Maghunter's topic in MICU, SICU

    awesome
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    would you work for free

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to mozella's topic in General Nursing

    Huge liability. Sounds like the nurses you work with need some education in that area. Stand your ground. Nursing is 24/7. Some things simply CAN wait for the next shift and the nurse getting...
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    Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    Oh so many years ago when I was a young nursing student I recall book learning how to do a bed bath (privacy, warmth maintained) Fast forward to shadowing a CNA at a nursing home for my very first...
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    One Born Every Minute (nurses seem to sit around a lot)

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Cathylady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have seen the commercials but not the show. If it is like any of the other shows with nurses (real life or not), I am sure we will be disappointed. They are created to entertain. Apparently, we...
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    How can an rn with no nursing experience be a supervisor

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to mozella's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, unfortunately "life" continues to happen. :) FYI, when I went back (worked full time weekends and school during the week) I had a rambunctious teenager that ran away from home and Dh had a knee...
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    What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Propofol Levophed Protonix Lovenox
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    How can an rn with no nursing experience be a supervisor

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to mozella's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Although I am not in a supervisory role, this is one of the reasons I went back to school- opportunity. I was an experienced LVN working in a busy acute care hospital setting. We had many new RN...
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    what does a nurse educator for an unit do???

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    I helped to disperse info for new policies changes or equipment. I attended monthly meetings with the hospital educator and other unit educators. On my unit, I held monthly meetings so the info...
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    Advice needed for coworker problems!!!

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to kidnurse98's topic in General Nursing

    Curious as to what is happening...
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    Nurses don't save lives....WHAT?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I think the point is that sometimes our actions can be actual physical actions that save lives: *initiating CPR *keeping an anti-coagulated patient from falling out of bed and bleeding to death...
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    What other units do you work on besides your "home" unit?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Med surg, Tele, CCU. Usually if we go to ER it is to care for vented patients waiting to come up to
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    Am I expecting to much from my nurse??

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that 12 patients for a nurse is a lot and I hope this has something to do with why they cannot help you. However, spending 10 minutes running around looking for you if they really could have...
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    Job Offer - but in Psych

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    You already know you love it. Psych may be your niche. You may never want to leave.
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    PCTs scope of practice in Texas . . .

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Queen Tiye, CNA's topic in Texas Nursing

    Our floor techs help with baths/ADLs, etc. The ER techs start IVs, draw blood, put in Foleys. I think maybe there were EMTs before being techs in ER? Not
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    I finally moved on and THANK YOU

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

    Have followed many of your threads/posts, Zookeeper. Most of the time, what I got from your responses was that you loved your coworkers and ICU but were getting burned out on the "patient...
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    Why is a condom cath also called a Texas Cath?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to lcapNICU_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from Texas and have heard them called that. Sorry, cannot offer any insight as to the origin of the
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    I Quit Bedside Nursing

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I do think a lot of nurses adapt this angel of mercy, never take lunch or bathroom breaks, clock out and finish charting persona. How can we care for others if we do not care for...
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    How do I get out of a pt's room politely?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and our rooms are positioned so the patient cannot really see out into the hallway. I have been known (when being held hostage by a verbal assault) to wave to my imaginary coworker and say,...