nialloh

nialloh RN

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  1. Interview!!!!!

    nialloh replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well done, keep going strong.

  2. Online Stores?

    nialloh replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    I use tafford.com. Stuff is good, although not always the

  3. have you ever "written up" yourself in an incident report?

    nialloh replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with punishing nurses who report themselves is that it will make other nurses who witness their treatment keep quiet. If a nurse is going to be very badly punished, or lose their license...

  4. Happy, Happy Day!!

    nialloh replied to TennNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you for getting out in one piece, too many women don't. Just remember, not all men are like that (but do your background check anyway :) ). I hope the memory of him dosn't hold you back from...

  5. Question about Pulse Oximetry

    nialloh replied to DustinRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Dustin, you were given very good advice here. I am in your boat. I was aways tired, even after getting 10-11 hours of sleep. I am about your weight, but not as tall. So one day on my unit, I mentioned...

  6. Survey: Would you go into the same field of nursing if you could do it all over again

    nialloh replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    A most definite yes. I met the head nun of our local nursing school, and she talked me into doing nursing. She saw something in me I didn't know was there, this is the job I was always looking for and...

  7. have you ever "written up" yourself in an incident report?

    nialloh replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    I reported myself 2 weeks ago for a med error, I gave a med to a pt with an allergy. The pt was fine with no reaction, so I called the Dr and wrote myself up. The report went all the way to the DON...

  8. We don't have enough nurses!

    nialloh replied to StudentRN@NIC's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit we had an NP working as an RN. She wanted tele experience so she could further herself. She was one of the best nurses I have had the honor of working with. She was smart, caring, and...

  9. We don't have enough nurses!

    nialloh replied to StudentRN@NIC's topic in General Nursing

    Part of the problem is that Hospitals (ect.) put little or no effort in retaining staff. They will spend thousands to recrut new rn's, but nothing on keeping those they have already. When a nurse is...

  10. Charge pay

    nialloh replied to kastas's topic in General Nursing

    $1 an hour. Some of our nurses love charge, so I rarely do it. Not too long ago you were charge with a group. That was truly

  11. How does your facility identify DNR's???

    nialloh replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    My unit is a tele unit. DNR is entered onto the monitor screen. It is also clearly printed on the assignment sheets we print for

  12. Lawyer Joke Thread

    nialloh replied to kmchugh's topic in Nursing Humor

    A lawyer is in an elevator when the Devil appears to him. The devil says " I will make you the most successful lawyer in the world , but you have to give me your soul, your wife's soul and your...

  13. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    nialloh replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't leave a dripping washcloth that has been in the toilet anywhere near a confused old lady, while you go get a laundry cart and she has her teeth in her

  14. PDA users...? RE: installing Davis Drug Guide for Nurses

    nialloh replied to IamRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know the answer myself, but the answer my brother, who is a computer tech, would be RTFM. This loosly means read the

  15. Best x-mas gift from your Manager

    nialloh replied to Guardian Angels's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto. A fed nurse is a happy

  16. Blood cultures

    nialloh replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    We always use

  17. How do you deal with "patient-know-it-alls"?

    nialloh replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Or it's the blue

  18. I Quit My Job Today! I'm so relieved!

    nialloh replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. This job has been dragging you down for a long time. I hope everything works out for

  19. How do you deal with "patient-know-it-alls"?

    nialloh replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Noney, I would like to agree, but 6 months later, this pt expired. He went into general failure, and took about a week to pass. By this time he had been on and off our floor, and had pretty much...

  20. How do you deal with "patient-know-it-alls"?

    nialloh replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Being a cardiac nurse, I don't come along peritoneal dialysis (pd) patients very often. The first one I came across, the pt wouldn't let me touch him until an experienced nurse showed me first (I...

  21. patient lingo...

    nialloh replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    Or the pt who has a prostrate

  22. Hello

    nialloh replied to TonyafutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome Tonya, keep on sluging, and you'll be there before you know it. And rember, we're here if you need

  23. What If I Had Gastic Bypass?

    nialloh replied to debralynn's topic in General Nursing

    All I have heard about gastric Bypass is all bad. We had one on our unit post bypass 2-3 months go to the ICU with complacations, and have heard of many more with problems. Don't do it for cosmetic...

  24. Thanking God For A GREAT Position!

    nialloh replied to Brownms46's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry things didn't work out for you Brownie. After all the bad news we hear on the board, I was lifted to see something good happening to someone. And while everything went south with this job, I...

  25. I apologize

    nialloh replied to Guardian Angels's topic in General Nursing

    I just read your post and saw nothing wrong. You made good and valid points, Keep them