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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 for the bulging disc I got just trying to kift he...

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 in leadership roles trying to make a positive diffe...

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 fly much sooner than the others. Good Luck!! Look u...

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 job to find coverage for their weekend so they can ...

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 manager of a 20 bed cardiac telemetry med surg, 14...

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 all team members, 1 director, 2 managers, 1 charge ...

What's your ratio?

Glad to see I'm not the only one!!!

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 another hospital for surgery.

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 patients from Appalacia (for reasons I will not go in...

The funniest H&P-I worked at a large tertiary facility and received lots of patients from Appalacia. The doc down there had lived there all his life (except college). His H&P read, "I was out squirrel hunting with (name of dog), when Gladys c...

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 he got an erection! I was sooo excited!!! You see,...

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 down.

Nope!!

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 guy down the hallway to his room. Before he gets to ...

Good luck

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 applies to orientation-someone has your back and you...

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 suddenly.

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 train the patients. You tell them you will round h...

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 verbal contract. If they do not follow through, you are...

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 MDs in the middle of the night requesting support v...

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

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 satisfying. When you know you have made a positive differ...

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 with them effectively. Sounds like you have a dec...

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 things for our profession. 1. Remember how this experi...