dali92

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1. Flamed during report.

   dali92 replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

   P.S. One thing that has seemed to help, is our NM met w/the floor NMs & supervisors about expediting transfers, and now the supervisors are to be called if the floor nurse is not able to accept a patient- this has made a HUGE difference & cut...

2. Flamed during report.

   dali92 replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

   I have also worked both sides, & I do try to be understanding when sending M/S a new post-op. I have held patients when able- but my experience is some floor nurses will take advantage of that- I'm told "the nurse will call back in 10 min" & ...

3. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

   dali92 replied to Fairlythere's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Automatic machines are used in the OR- & where I work, these are the same machines we use in PACU & in ICU. When we have a patient w/an A-line- and this depends on positoning too-- it is very close to what we get on the automatic machines, so...

4. Wrote up for being negative?!?!

   dali92 replied to RNLisa's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, there people that are frustrated w/poor working cond. & poor management, etc. that are perceived as negative. These people will eventually leave when they see things won't improve & nothing at the place will ever change-- places like...

5. moody nurses

   dali92 replied to dali92's topic in General Nursing

   LOL, this is good advice- you're right, everyone has their idiosyncracies-- & there has to be a certain amount of tolerance of each other to work together. We don't have to be best friends, we don't even have to LIKE each other (tho that helps!) ...

6. moody nurses

   dali92 posted a topic in General Nursing

   have any of you ever worked w/moody nurses? I mean a nurse who is happy & productive one day & then acts depressed & avoids work for several days. I have worked w/this person for 7 weeks now and I have given up even trying to figure him o...