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abbaking

Telemetry, Med-Surg, ED, Psych

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  1. Please Help - I have no where else to turn

    abbaking replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hello Everyone --- thank you all for your compassion, words of encouragement and advise. It really has helped me cope during the past 48 hours. I wish I could say that I went home from work on sunday...

  2. LAZY CNA's!!

    abbaking replied to RNBeauty23's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Always makes me laugh when i hear the CNA vs. RN Lazy complaint. I had a old co-worker (an RN) who used to nag and complain about everything under the sun the CNA did or didnt do. This co-worker...

  3. What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

    abbaking replied to BrandNewbieNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel compelled to side with the OP. In my experiences, SCC patients are among the worst offenders of the healthcare system. A typical SCC patient profile on my unit looks like this: 1. O2 @2l via...

  4. Disaster at work?

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    During our recent hospital wide disaster drill, I thought to myself (bad idea) "What would happen in a real fire?" It sounds a little naive to wait for the administrative staff to decide when we can...

  5. "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a pet peeve....I hate when I do a set of vitals on a patient and the vitals are clinically stable but the patient insists its abnormal. Example: Me - Just checked the temp - reads 98.4 Patient...

  6. Why I LOVE night shift

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have worked night shift for the vast majority of my nursing career. Although the hours and working conditions are sometimes tough, I would never consider switching to day shift. Night shift staff,...

  7. I am being harrassed

    abbaking posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have a major problem at work. My supervising RN has been sexually harrasing me on-going now for months. I can no longer cope with the constant sexual jokes, double entandres, references, and the...

  8. Are we overworking the CNA's or are we lacking teamwork?

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Being a former CNA I understand the back-breaking hard work that the assistive staff preform on a daily basis. I am lucky to work with fantastic CNA's but I have noticed some alarming trends both on...

  9. New timeclock system at work - "API Laborworkx" - VENT!

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has a new clocking system "API Laborworkx" . It gives you the option of clocking in (and out) on a badge reader, telephone or on a computer. So far so good. But there are alot of drawbacks...

  10. LVN or LPN - that is the question

    abbaking posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I prefer the title LPN - but i have always wondered why Texas and California have this inferiority complex and call it LVN. 48 other states can get by just fine with what it is mostly known as but...

  11. What do I do after my clinical instructor told me I will never be a good nurse?

    abbaking replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    Maybe its just me, But if i gave my all and a instructor or anyone for that matter insulted my abilities, I would make my voice heard. I have done it before and I have no problem doing it again. I...

  12. So what exactly is a bed alarm?

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    I keep reading about bed alarms yet I have no idea what they are or what function they preform. Perhaps its because my facility is so cheap that we have beds from the 1970s and skeleton crew staff for...

  13. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    abbaking replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    You hit the nail right on the head. EVERYTHING a patient is being treated for is shared and discussed with all staff providing care for the patient. Its called a nursing TEAM for a reason. When I was...

  14. Going green makes me red in the face

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    If I get one more email or anyone from management continually talking about going green, carbon footprint, save the earth, blah blah blah - I AM GOING TO SCREAM!!!! All I want to do at the start of a...

  15. Get off your phone and help us already!!!

    abbaking posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My biggest pet peeve is a certain charge nurse that sits at the desk most of the shift, plays with his toys (cell phone, laptop, Ipad, IMAX, or whatever the "in" thing is now) and just sits there...

  16. Going green makes me red in the face

    abbaking replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I am all for recycling and save the trees What i have a problem with is the Hybrid cars, energy saver electronics, and all that hype. Its fuuny, I remember way back in the early 90s there was hype...

  17. Miss Thing visitor

    abbaking posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let me begin by saying I am NOT sexist. That said, almost all the problematic visitors are women - why they have a stick up their GI tract is beyond me. The other night i was taking care of a younger...

  18. Why did you pick your username?

    abbaking replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    abbaking - I consider myself the king of abba's music. I have all the cd's, dvd's, some of the books and i have a vast collection of abba merchandise from the

  19. Perception is reality (Long)

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just had my Ah Ha! Moment. Bear with me as i try to explain my idea. Having read the posts on here and attended numerous staff meetings, I can now safely say that hospital nursing is all about...

  20. Your Most AWKWARD Nursing Moment

    abbaking replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago I had a patient who was born a female but was transitioning to become a male with sex reassignment and HRT. The wife was born a male and was likewise transitioning to become a female. My...

  21. sex in the work place...really?

    abbaking replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a great shift the other night - It was a PLEASURE to be working there that

  22. The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    abbaking replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    "Bed 1 is an incontinent confused combative finger-painter, Bed 2 is a diva, and Bed 3 is scheduled for 5-FU and a possible blood transfusion (we are NOT chemo certified)" "No PCA tonight - May the...

  23. Bellevue Hospital NYC

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    This has been on my mind lately for some odd reason. I have a book at home that says that Bellevue Hospital has 6 beds per room on med/surg units. Is that true? Also i have seen pictures of Bellevue...

  24. How are staffing issues at your facility/department?

    abbaking replied to Queen2u's topic in General Nursing

    My unit is having a TERRIBLE time right now with short staffing. Night shift is always short at least 1 RN and our new budget for the remainder of the year and all of 2012 calls for only one PCA on...

  25. Time to get real -

    abbaking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I am getting sick of nursing students and new grads saying the same old routine cliche tagline "All I need is 6 months of bedside experiences before I can go back and get masters and become a NP...