Franksters

Franksters

TCU,ICU,OHRR,PACU,5Solid Organ Transplan

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  1. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Franksters replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a bariatric patient complain that our B/P cuff hurt her arm. I wanted to tell her that it wasn't "our" cuff. I stopped by the zoo and stole it from the elephant's exhibit on my way to the doctor...

  2. Need Honest Opinion -- Would You Recommend Nursing?

    Franksters replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I would not. I have been a nurse for 18 years and if I knew how to do anything else, I would leave healthcare so fast your head would spin. The last 10 years of my career I have spent...

  3. Ivy Tech Evansville

    Franksters replied to samclaug's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I am actually a nurse manager of a MS floor that provides clinical experience to IVT students. I gotta tell ya, you have picked a great program!! The RN students we employ from IVT are super!! They...

  4. Calling All Nurse Managers/Clinical Directors

    Franksters replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    AMEN!! I am constantly surprised at how many of my new nurses think I should work their professional schedule around their personal schedule. I find myself explaining over and over that it is not my...

  5. Calling All Nurse Managers/Clinical Directors

    Franksters replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    Hi. I have been in management for 10 years. Starting as associate nurse manager in a 24 bed ICU, house supervisor of a 442 bed tertiary facility that averaged a census of about 450 and now as a nurse...

  6. About productive hours per patient day?

    Franksters replied to rrroyer's topic in Nurse Management

    Our med surg department has 85 beds spread in to 5 units. Navagant came and "suggested" we lower our hppd to 7.5. Of course we were held accountable to that number. Forget it!! By the time you enter...

  7. About productive hours per patient day?

    Franksters replied to rrroyer's topic in Nurse Management

    What's your

  8. Charting Bloopers

    Franksters replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Glad to see I'm not the only

  9. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Franksters replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't stick an oblong paper weight up your rectum, then... Never tell your wife that you need to go to the ED because you are having an uncomfortable sensation... the guy ended up being transferred to...

  10. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Franksters replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thought of a classic. I worked in a very progressive, groundbreaking tertiary facility in downtown ________ (hint-we are now the 16th largest city in the country...big whoop). We received a lot of...

  11. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Franksters replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was a nursing assistant on TCU while in school. I was bathing a man who was unresponsive. The word was "He" was already gone. Things went great!.......Until. I began washing "P" and "The boys" when...

  12. Does your facility still use Vest Restraints?

    Franksters replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    No, Thank God!!! I hate those things. They are dangerous and make the situation worse. It is human nature to struggle when you are tied

  13. Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    Franksters replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    Nope!!

  14. Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    Franksters replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    I hear ya. The vast majority of my career, I worked in Critical Care. It wasn't until I moved to med surg that I learned "I hate people!!!". We also get drug seekers. Today, the PCA is rolling this...

  15. Picking up my pace. Need advice

    Franksters replied to AshestoBeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Good

  16. have you ever lost it at work?

    Franksters replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    Fortunately "losing it" goes hand in hand with becoming a nurse. Think about it, through all your training someone had your back. You were not held personally or professionaly accountable. The same...

  17. Picking up my pace. Need advice

    Franksters replied to AshestoBeauty's topic in General Nursing

    It's simple. They do not want to get their own supplies. Actually, I prefer to get my own supplies. That way I am mentally prepared, physically prepared and not surprised by the MD showing up...

  18. Picking up my pace. Need advice

    Franksters replied to AshestoBeauty's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you are utilizing "Hourly Patient Rounding". My facility has just started this. At first I was very cautious about implementation. I don't have to tell you this, IT WORKS!! Basicly you...

  19. Showing up to work SICK

    Franksters replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great idea. Unfortunately, most of the people I work with would agree to do it until it came time for them to do the hours. How would you hold people accountable? Let's say they sign a...

  20. "You need to learn to tolerate abuse"

    Franksters replied to anynurseanywhere's topic in General Nursing

    Abuse should never be tolerated. I have become very firm with some patients while I set the boundaries. I have also been known to call security when the person becomes aggressive. I have also called...

  21. Leave and say nothing,or leave and report?

    Franksters replied to eliseb's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a torture chamber to me. Please REPORT them NOW!! Would you want your family members in a place like

  22. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    Franksters replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you kidding? I hated, yes hated, nursing school. It was awful. Being a nurse on the other hand is great!! It is frustrating, irritating, challenging, heart wrenching at times and extremely...

  23. any comment?

    Franksters replied to unwanted RN's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you get this resolved. As a clinical nurse manager, I cannot change/create shifts for anyone. We are all held accountable to the same standards. We all have issues. We need to learn how to deal...

  24. Is there ANY reason for Experienced nurses to be Rude to New Nurses??

    Franksters replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    I am a RN x 17 years. I want to apologize for all the rude, mean and nasty nurses out there. I do not know how "Eating our young" became tradition, but it has. I would like to ask you to do a few...

  25. Who Must "Take the Fall?"

    Franksters replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tough question. It's really got me thinking. At my facility errors and sentinel events are treated as system errors. Initially. We work to look at the root cause and how to fix it. This is a long,...