Kanani_Ikike

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  1. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thanx for replying. I know if it were me lying in that bed, I would want my nurse to always call the doctor if any concerns arose. I would feel nervous if my nurse was scared of the doctor. I have...

  2. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply. I understand what you're saying, but you would end up having to irrigate

  3. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for replying. You have made a very valid point. Things have changed so much. That is why I am extra careful. I'm so glad you pointed these things out. I am definitely going to be having a...

  4. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for replying. True dat!!!! You took the words out of my mouth. The reason they haven't been giving these standing orders is because they have nurses that have been there 30-35 years (I'm...

  5. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for replying. See, you are right. That's what I was screaming when this "man" didn't call me back. But instead of us having to resort to taking these things into our on hands, then somebody...

  6. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for replying. Maybe I am overreacting. But I don't take this as a minor thing. Things can go wrong and the nurse will take the fall. I know that it's something that I CAN do. I felt like...

  7. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for replying. I wish my facility would change with the times. We definitely need some sort of policy. But since there isn't any, some nurses feel that it is implied. I don't feel that...

  8. So I lost it? Am I out of Line?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to you!!! I don't feel that you were out of line at all. Due to other people's shortcomings, your job is even harder. What these places don't realize is that, as busy nurses, we don't have...

  9. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your reply. I'm definitely going to ask the VP of Patient Services about getting the docs to implement standing orders. I guess nobody has ever asked about it because they've always...

  10. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for replying. It would be nice if it was in the policy/procedure. Unfortunately, it's not. And you have those MDs that will bury for writing Tylenol for a temp without calling them. I...

  11. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for replying. I definitely don't want to hear from the BON except when it's time to renew LOL!!! We could definitely use those PAs or NPs or something. I'm haven't been at this place a...

  12. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for replying. I've never had irrigating a foley as policy in any of the places I've worked. That would be nice to have, but it's not the norm in the places I've been. I would think that...

  13. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for replying. I think that I may have a discussion with the VP of Patient Services about maybe getting the docs to implement standing orders. But in the meanwhile, I won't let them...

  14. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your reply. I wish that these doctors wouldn't put us in such a predicament. But, to have a supervisor that is an advocate for both the patient and us would be lovely. I feel that it...

  15. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for replying. I am glad that you see this as well. I think that this is indeed a bad practice. And it will just be a matter of time before it backfires. I thought I loved this...

  16. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for replying. See, for something like that, I can understand writing an order because it's not something that you'll be clinically held accountable for. I'm just so afraid something will go...

  17. Nurses that write their own orders

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for replying. I know what you mean. At my old facility, we had residents 24/7, too. Plus, we had standing orders. I thought that was wonderful. Some of the standing orders went very far...

  18. Why instill saline into foley Cath for bladder ultrasound?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you for your reply. I am sorry to hear that you went through that. And that nurse wasn't very comforting, was she? It sometimes makes things worse when you have a not-so-nice caregiver. And...

  19. Why instill saline into foley Cath for bladder ultrasound?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you for replying. And thank you for your support. I'm sorry you had to go through such excruciating procedures. Now in your urgent case, i could understand the need for filling your bladder....

  20. Why instill saline into foley Cath for bladder ultrasound?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you for your reply. I think it was a question of convenience, too. I just didn't see why take that risk for something that wasn't STAT. And this lady was very, very, elderly. She was in her...

  21. Why instill saline into foley Cath for bladder ultrasound?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you for replying. That's what I was thinking. I just had never heard of instilling saline except for bladder irrigation. And I just never do ANYTHING like invasive without a Dr.'s order....

  22. Types of Nurses?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Nubcake's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a medical nurse (not Med-Surg, but Medical). And I really admire ER and Critical Care nurses. I mean, where did they get that gall? I really admire them because even though they are taking only...

  23. What if?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    You know what, Brooklyn born, I have worked at a horrible LTC facility such as the one you're describing. I used to chart on the MAR by circling the med that wasn't available and putting on the back...

  24. Are Some Travel Agencies Running a Scam?

    Kanani_Ikike posted a topic in Travel

    Hello everyone out there in allnurses.com land. I was just wanting to ask of you all's experience with travel nurse agencies. Have they been good? The reason i ask this is because a while back, i...

  25. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    Kanani_Ikike replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply. I am glad that you have not had to face this ugly issue head-on. Thank God for it and pray that you will never have to. Letting it go is easier said than done. Especially...