Pretzlgl

Pretzlgl

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  1. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    Pretzlgl replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, good call Sbic - I bet that is part of it. Diprivan is very expensive and there is no way they could just give it and not document it. If they can then their charting and charging system...

  2. Are You Helping or Hurting?

    Pretzlgl replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    Yes....I too would love to hear from you on this

  3. Staff Nurses

    Pretzlgl replied to SCB's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Ditto. What planet are you

  4. Are You Helping or Hurting?

    Pretzlgl replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    I do feel this way sometimes - and thinking about why that is, these are my reasons. I had a 2 patient assignment - instead of 3 or 4 in the ICU. Staffing levels were appropriate - one or two nurses...

  5. Nurses @ Higher Risk 4 Lawsuits.

    Pretzlgl replied to SUBQ's topic in General Nursing

    Veerrry scary. I feel the way you all described almost daily at work. Therefore, I don't sleep much on the night before a shift. I believe with all my heart that NO ONE will be there if something...

  6. "Clean" areas of nursing? Need advice.

    Pretzlgl replied to ideastoday's topic in General Nursing

    I have to tell you Greg, that it all seems to depend on the week. Seriously. One week work will be wonderful - the aids or PCT's will be there to answer every call bell and clean up all the crap,...

  7. STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    Pretzlgl replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    How about this one, "Have you wanted to be a nurse ever since you were a little girl?" No lie. And then a lot more like the ones you got. Verrry

  8. What are your IV site change policies?

    Pretzlgl replied to baseline's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and monitoring was per charting and protocol on the unit. If you said you did it , it was

  9. What are your IV site change policies?

    Pretzlgl replied to baseline's topic in General Nursing

    At my old job - q72 hour IV changes. qday central line drsg changes, field IV's immediately upon admit to

  10. Depressed and beginning to hate my job

    Pretzlgl replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    Karo - I agree with everyone else. Find a new job! Hopefully one where the NM respects his/her staff. I have a NM who is very similar. But recently when the shyt hit the fan, she did support me....

  11. Depressed and beginning to hate my job

    Pretzlgl replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice 3rdShiftGuy. (For me that is). When I read your post, I thought "hmmm". I have been guilty of getting angry at my peers when mistakes are made. I think if we were all a little more...

  12. Insulin syringe question

    Pretzlgl replied to Pretzlgl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all - I'm glad I'm not totally off my rocker... Youda - the BS was 346. An otherwise healthy patient. Ambulatory surgery patient. No other medical problems. Certainly not an emergency...

  13. Insulin syringe question

    Pretzlgl replied to Pretzlgl's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all - I am going to speak with my NM tomorrow. This was by no means any emergent situation that couldn't have waited 30 seconds to get the right syringe. Sometimes doctors just p**s me

  14. Nursing Theory???

    Pretzlgl replied to k123456's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is way more than solely meeting the physical needs of the patient. "Body, mind, spirit." This was the motto of my nursing program. We utilized nursing theory constantly - mostly Jean...

  15. floating

    Pretzlgl replied to tlbw/tlc's topic in General Nursing

    I never received any orientation prior to floating to other units. I was floated to any adult ICU, telemetry unit or floor in the hospital. Never floated to the OR, L & D or any pediatric floor....

  16. Embarrassing moments...

    Pretzlgl replied to RoadRunner's topic in General Nursing

    This is from nursing school - and not a clinical moment, but embarrassing nonetheless. I went to school at a large teaching hospital and our classrooms were right in the middle of everything. I went...

  17. What Freaks You Out?

    Pretzlgl replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Cleaning dentures (after a