Bluehair

Bluehair

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  1. update on steppping on senior nurses toes

    Bluehair replied to b eyes's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! This guy is setting you folks up for a serious JCAHO issue! The whole alarm thing is a new pet peeve of theirs. Not to mention the whole Risk Management issue, like what if the patient dies...

  2. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    ACTUALLY - The Vegas trip may not be as obvious as you think! A group of local ladies and I are going to watch the World Cup - the best horses and riders from around the world (really, they are coming...

  3. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hey everyone! We had the most fabulous spring weather today, and I was stuck inside working all day. I did manage a walk this morning before work, so I did get to enjoy a little of it. Ugh. Came home...

  4. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    {{{{{{{{{{Tweety!}}}}}}}} Too bad I'm not in Fla. I would take you out for dinner to cheer you up! (mmmmm, dinner......). I'm excited for you that you are almost finished school! Are you still...

  5. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi everryone! I'm finally mostly healed up. A few residual sniffles, but nothing to keep me down now. Went to Curves this morning for the first time in a week and a half. Took it easy and didn't...

  6. correspondence courses/pre reqs

    Bluehair replied to skim36's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No experience myself, but have read in a number of places that some schools will not accept online science classes. If I were you I would get a course description from the exact online school &...

  7. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Welcome, Etravelrn! Congrats on your progress as a new-non-smoker! 25 years in Aug. for me! Personally I think it is like being an alcoholic. It is VERY VERY RARE for me to want to smoke now, but...

  8. What do you think of JCAHO?

    Bluehair replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Same at our last inspection - the nurse was friendly and reasonable, worked at putting people at ease and made sure we had everything down but didn't work at tripping you up so she could nit pick. The...

  9. What do you think of JCAHO?

    Bluehair replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Our infection control guru gave credit to OSHA for the no-Croc's/no neck pen ruling, not

  10. What do you think of JCAHO?

    Bluehair replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I just heard that standardization of colored bracelets is already on the way. I don't think it is JCAHO that is doing it, but our state governing agencies instead. Joining in with other...

  11. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    Bluehair replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I also work in a dinkly little nonteaching hospital. We have never actually sent anyone back to the ER as far as I know, but I know that is the emergency game plan if a patient on the floor were to...

  12. Blue collar treatment with white collar expectations

    Bluehair replied to wordstew's topic in General Nursing

    FYI -I am a mid-management nurse, working as director of an ICU. I put in an average of 50 hours a week, more than any of the staff I supervise. The upper-level management at my hospital also are...

  13. Charting

    Bluehair replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! This is the first hospital I have worked at where they did all their charting in the computer. The system is called Meditech and it's a pain. Not intuitive at all! I'm used to it now, but it...

  14. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Mornin' everyone! Tweety - hope you are relishing every minute of your 5 day stretch off!!!! Looks like your weather is cooperating too? Zoe - I read somewhere a while ago that people have a lot more...

  15. El Paso Info? Thinking of moving in soon!

    Bluehair replied to Ashera's topic in Texas Nursing

    Can't tell you a whole lot re: specific hospitals in your preferred speciality. I have more critical care background. In general I think Las Palmas and Del Sol have pretty good overall reputations. If...

  16. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hopefully the grief will be tempered with humor! Take full advantage of the mental health day! Enjoy! I am happy to report progress - there is actually air flowing thru both nasal passages...

  17. Patient Safety

    Bluehair replied to Rashandap's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm. Did you happen to think to fill out an incident report on this? That sounds like they were on the verge of patient abandonment. If nothing else, they missed the point of trying to get the...

  18. patient acuity system

    Bluehair replied to nursbjb00's topic in Nurse Management

    Our unit could use something more concrete too! Same problem, acuity is increasing but there is nothing concrete to hang your staffing criteria on. Having a more concrete 'mathmatical' process would...

  19. where do old nurses go?

    Bluehair replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

    Are you going to allow your residents to go on vacation and travel once in a while? If so, I'm in! Will start collecting colorful pills to share in the

  20. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Sarah -I am jealous! NEXT time we have a leaky anything, I want to have you and your husband come do the plumbing repair! Maybe we can trade services - DH is quite good in the electrical department,...

  21. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    Bluehair replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Good morning everyone! No exercise all week. Have had a nasty head cold that has moved on to bronchitis. I'm getting tired of sneezing and hacking, and am gettng achey from not moving around enough....

  22. Why I get the urge to quit nursing sometimes

    Bluehair replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Better living thru

  23. Why I get the urge to quit nursing sometimes

    Bluehair replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Jumbo straw, please. Your situation sounds AWFUL! A chaplain? Sounds like some sort of violation of some sort. Don't they take oaths to keep their mouth shut about such things, not get in the middle?...

  24. Why I get the urge to quit nursing sometimes

    Bluehair replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm. It just occured to me. I think we all need to get together, sit down, and have a nice, cold, frosty margarita! Maybe that requires a different thread....

  25. Why I get the urge to quit nursing sometimes

    Bluehair replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'm hormonal. I'm in. I have a little different perspective right now. I am in the process of leaving a management position. I DO give my staff any time off they request, haven't denied a...