med/oncRN

Off the subject, this is for Easttexasnurse31, I can't figure out what the heck your picture is, is it a cake, or something to do with a clown, or Easter Bonnet? Sorry no offense meant, I really can't tell what it is.

Well, I guess the lesson here is if you have diverted and quit without getting caught thank your lucky stars and keep your mouth shut! If you are diverting, Stop now! I work with a nurse who self reported and it has been 5 years of hell, she has remained clean and I totally respect her for that, but what hoops she has had to jump through to retain her restricted license (and rightly so). I understand your friend was trying to do what is right by coming clean with her DON who, by the way is obligated to tell you report within I believe 3 days or they have to turn you in to the state BON. However, if you self report you automatically go before the BON, have a restricted license for like 5-10 years with daily calls to a board that monitors and tells you on a daily basis if you need to go pee for a test. nurses who are restricted go through a lot to prove they are clean, my friend is proof of that and has a lot :redbeathe:redbeatheof people talk about what what did years ago. Everyone makes mistakes and can learn from them. We should all remember that "there but for the Grace of God go I". We should pray this person stays clean and admire her for getting clean and the help she needs. I believe we should be less judgmental and more supportive. Especially if she was taking waste and not taking meds from patients who needed them, yes, I realize stealing is stealing. For the person who wasn't even involved, but heard about it and turned her in, Karma is a *****! What comes around goes around. Good luck to your friend, I hope she makes it and I'm glad she has you for support, she has a long, hard road ahead. And she has to live the rest of her life with her conscious.

I've never had a blood toxicology screen for employment, only urine.

However, if it's GI bleed poop just breathe through your mouth! Once you smell that & C Diff, you will think nothing of regular poop. Somedays even us "vets" get grossed out by the smells. I would smell anything rather than look at sputum or have to suction it, YUK!

They actually now have vicks in a tube that is more like cream, not greasy. Kind of like a lip gloss tube just a little bigger. Won't give you that shiny runny nose look.

One trick is to keep a jar of vicks and put a little on under your nose before you have to do anything with unpleasant smells. Just a trick we used to use when we had to work on cadavers.

We were only allowed to wear them to clinical rotations. Reasoning was you should not be wearing scrubs in community and possibly transmitting bacteria. We are encouraged to change at work.

The facility I work at doesn't have locks on the carts. However, all contents in the drug drawer & respiratory drawers are sealed/dated. No narcotics in drawers, just ACLS drugs. We do check it every shift. It is crazy, but I have seen people take things to use such as BP cuffs, dopplers. That is a real no-no, taking things from the crash cart. All the other facilities I worked at had the numbered break-away locks. After a code, we call pharmacy & central to restock what we need.

Nurses who think they are above CNA work. Remember we are the ones who are responsible for seeing to it the patient is cared for. Yes, we still have to wipe butts, empty commodes, answer call lights, fetch water, etc. Treat your support staff great and they will bust ass for you! Also, hate the RN's who won't help a patient that isn't their own. Example: call light goes off- Patient: can I get some water please? RN on call system: let me find your aid/nurse. Meanwhile patient and family wait 1/2 hour and get ******! Why didn't you just get the water--lazy ass? We are a team, remember?

I would never stay in a position where questions were not welcome. I would much rather help out another nurse, than dig them out of a bad situation where they should have asked questions. Usually when a nurse doesn't want to be asked questions by a new nurse it is because they are insecure and feel threatened. I will admit if I don't know something and say "let's find out together". New stuff comes out all the time, new grads have taught me a thing or two. Find a mentor on the floor you can trust, or I would suggest trying to transfer elsewhere. Good luck.

Our hospital it doesn't matter unless the MD orders DNR. The EMS will follow the state DNR if it is shown to them, but in the hospital what goes is what the doc writes. Unfortunate.

Eucerin lotion or cream is excellent as is Lubriderm. They both come unscented which is important in patient care areas.

Hey guys, We have a wonderful nurse apprentice who is graduating in May. She started as a unit clerk, became a CNA, started nursing school and now is our apprentice. She will get her RN and is going to make a wonderful nurse. Truly, she is more competent than a lot of seasoned nurses. We are so proud of her that another nurse and I want to get her something special. Trouble is, we don't want to give her money or a store certificate because we know she will just spend it on her kids. Any ideas? We were thinking about $100-150.

We often have the "problem teens" on my floor, you know, the ones peds refuse because they are such trouble makers. While it is true they are most often the products of poor parenting, that is still no excuse to put up with bad behavior. I apologize for making them wait, tell them that I will give them the best care possible, but I WILL NOT put up with any disrespect. I tell them that we can have a really good 12 hours or a really rotten 12 hours, the choice is theirs. I let them know respect is a 2 way street, they give it to me, I will return it. If they are jerks, I will still take care of them, they just won't get anything extra. Usually works. Often times they apologize to me and we get along fine the rest of their stay. By the way, I am the mother of 3 and none of mine (one who was chronically ill and hospitalized often as a child) would have dreamed to speak to a nurse or any other adult in such a manner. Of course, when you usually meet the parents you see that the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

I have worked both days and nights. I am always the 1st to defend the noc shift when people say they do nothing. Nights are busy in a different way, and I agree--a large percentage of patients don't sleep at night. In fact, that is when they get crazy from sundowning and the effects of sleeping pills. Both shifts are busy. Both shifts have the same sort of nurse's . Some are lazy and give ****** care and do as little as possible. I have seen nurse's sleeping at night and I have seen day nurses who sit on the internet all day or sit around talking not attending to the needs of their patients. It has nothing to do with what shift you work, it has everything to do with your work ethic.