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  1. not documented, not done. what does this mean?

    jevans replied to kmahoneyrn's topic in General Nursing

    We have the same saying in the UK. At the end of the day when you have documentation scrutinised by people with no or little medical knowledge, how can we expect them to apreciate any evaluation,...

  2. What do you do to get past the 2am slump

    jevans replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    My slunp is 4am Coffee............. coffee....... and the odd chocolate bar!

  3. Admissions at shift change

    jevans replied to kahann's topic in General Nursing

    We have admission constantly without consideration for shift change. if you check vitals and get next of kin .hang on you don't say where you work!!!!!!! most of the paper work can be done at a later...

  4. How do you deal with a patient slapping you?

    jevans replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Any inappropriate behaviour should be reported as an incident. These forms are to alert managers of what is really happening to nurses at ward level. My work place has a no tolerance of aggression...

  5. mask for MRSA?

    jevans replied to Flynurse's topic in Infectious Disease

    In most UK hospitals MRSA is a constant If it is detected in sputum yes we wear masks otherwise we just use contact precautions Patients with known MRSA are treated with Aquasept baths and Bactroban...

  6. Practical jokes at work

    jevans replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a student we had a great joke that lasted 3 yrs whenever we were in block we would take the skeleton out of the teaching lab and sit it on the bench outside of the hospital entrance with assorted...

  7. Visiting Hours on Hospital Floors

    jevans replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    What a great idea sticky labels! I work in asmall hospital in the Uk with limited security. There is an intercom system for visitors to access the ward but as you can guess some kind people have given...

  8. Practical jokes at work

    jevans replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ive been on the recieving end of an amazing practical joke many years ago and I still laugh about it As a junior student I was asked to go to the morgue at night to id a patient that the previous...

  9. Two Nurses dead in North Texas

    jevans replied to old-master's topic in Texas Nursing

    This is so sad A prayer to the nurses and their families Atleast here we have very few guns but then who can tell

  10. Has A Surgeon Ever Thrown An Instrument At You?

    jevans replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

    I once had a surgeon throw a full blown screaming, feet stamping tantrum in the middle of cardiac itu. I was new to the area and hospital. I turned round and told him that he was acting like my 2 yr...

  11. covering her butt

    jevans replied to nrsnangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Gosh I can not believe that you have been requested to rewrite your entry. You were not at faulty it was the night nurse's responsibility to ensure that her documentation was up to date before going...