nialloh

nialloh RN

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  1. Please give me advice and tricks to overcome gagging from smell

    nialloh replied to sunnyone's topic in General Nursing

    While I was blessed with a very poor sense of smell, I have found times when an oder was too much even for me. I would then get a foulded 4x4, pour some mint oil on it, and tape it to the wall. It...

  2. patients smoking

    nialloh replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    As smoking is not allowed in our hospital, and hasn't been for years, some pts use it as an excuse to quit. I met one in particular who told me that he was in hospital for 3 weeks without smoking. He...

  3. patients smoking

    nialloh replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital, pt's are told on admit that there is no smoking. We had one pt who wouldn't accept that, and was constently yelling at staff who told her no. On day 3, her Dr was on the floor and...

  4. Should I even become a nurse?

    nialloh replied to sunshineclarity's topic in General Nursing

    Also remember, this a BB by nurses for nurses. It is used to cry on each others shoulders, get support and in general, be understood by others who've been there and done that. This site is a great...

  5. Nurses Not Answering Call Bells

    nialloh replied to Dolphin777's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was looking like a Troll, lets get the BIG stick for

  6. Emphasis on caring or personal gain?

    nialloh replied to oregonvolunteer's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses used to be paid a lot less, but what people don't get is that the nursing job has changed over the years. You now have more education, more responsibility and often need to be more specialized....

  7. Strange Food Admits

    nialloh posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was just wondering what are the strangest admits you have had due to food. Mine was a young man, 38 years old, ate barracuda (which at times of the year is toxic) and went into shock. His wife told...

  8. Nurses in Other Professions

    nialloh replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    My brother and friend were very good ICU nurses. My brother is now a high end air conditioner tech, and my friend is a

  9. Contract Not Honored

    nialloh replied to wayover20's topic in General Nursing

    Right as usual

  10. They left my love one in the E.R. for....

    nialloh replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    We are now considerd to be a part of the service industry by a lot of people. If you go to a hotel, you expect to be taken care of right away, and some people put a hospital on par with a hotel. If...

  11. Air in IV lines

    nialloh replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the air dosn't have time to start to break up or dissolve before it hits the heart. Just a

  12. Air in IV lines

    nialloh replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    I always heard 10cc's was the danger point, but as others are pointing out, it probably depends on your size. As for air lasting in your system, it dissolves into the blood. I just don't know how long...

  13. HIPAA/HIPPA infraction or not ?!

    nialloh replied to dachweiler's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see a HIPAA violation here. The information was supplied by the pt, not the other way round. You just typed the information she already had. Someone is stirring the

  14. Can enyone shed light on this for me?

    nialloh replied to Lindasfriend's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You need a psych Dr to declare her incompetent. Also the psych wards that I know won't take a pt who is not medically cleared. As to forcing her to take her meds, everyone has the right to refuse...

  15. I got a Job!

    nialloh replied to lashon20's topic in General Nursing

    Well done, and good luck. :) Keep us

  16. attention Rural male nurses

    nialloh replied to wannaknow's topic in Rural

    I am a male nurse in a north NJ hospital that I trained in. I work with 4 other men (we're still outnumbered). I checked the associated school of nursing as to male freshmen students, and it is 22 in...

  17. anyone else get message from travel agency on answering machine?

    nialloh replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I got one 2 - 3 days ago. I thought it was a crank call and deleted

  18. Male Nurses Discrimination

    nialloh replied to Boomer Sooner's topic in General Nursing

    Not that I've seen. I've been an RN for 2 years now, and have always been made welcome. The girls seem happy to have us there. There are a total of 5 men working on the unit, it's strange when we all...

  19. impervious bedside bags

    nialloh replied to rn4G's topic in General Nursing

    You can get the bags from http://www.medline.com/cgi/hsrun.hs...e?GroupID=24196 and if that dosn't work, type in http://www.medline.com, and type in bags. We use the plastic bags, altough there is no...

  20. Help!On the job injury!!!

    nialloh replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of using your personal time, can't you claim disability. It's another

  21. impervious bedside bags

    nialloh replied to rn4G's topic in General Nursing

    We use small 9x5 pre taped plastic bags that we tape to the side table or siderail. They are waterproof, and are very handy. As to where to get them from, no idea. They are sent to the floor and we...

  22. Cell phones on telemetry floors

    nialloh replied to bellehill's topic in General Nursing

    Our tele monitors were quiet old (8 -10 years old), and we found that if someone used a cell phone in the pt's room, we had an increase in artifact. One time a pt expired, and the family were using 4...

  23. Inflamed uvula?

    nialloh replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have this problem a few times a year. My uvula is swollen and touching the back of my tongue. It is better after a few hours, but takes days to go away. I've been told that I snore at night, and on...

  24. Chronic Tardiness

    nialloh replied to Tweety's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My brother was also an RN in the hospital I work in. He found the perfect solution for the social butterflies who are on time but like to chat for 15 - 30 minutes before getting report. He would sit...

  25. NCLEX "easy" question??

    nialloh replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't met anyone who didn't think they failed, and most of the people I know passed. It is one of the hardest experences you willhave, and you did it. You finished. I'll bet you did fine. Good...