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  1. Getting Stuck with Night Shift.

    time4meRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Well good luck. I know night shift stinks. But usually that's just the way it is. There are so many nurses with the same complaint but, they wait their turn to go to days. Have you ever thought of...

  2. What changes do you think will happen ?

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is Yep

  3. What changes do you think will happen ?

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeh, there's no way in heck I'll give my chair up for a Dr. Oh, wait..... a chair. Come to think of it I wouldn't have to give up my chair. I don't sit. I'm lucky if I can sit on the toilet. Let a...

  4. Do you know of any nurses who have become lawyers?

    time4meRN replied to precious01's topic in General Nursing

    Yes as a matter of fact. I worked with a nurse in ICU that has her JD. I love working with her. She loves nursing and rarely talks about her life as a lawyer. Go for it ! Best of

  5. What changes do you think will happen ?

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    In response to rohndaa83.......The thread it just food for thought . If you are told, things won't change by someone, do you belive it or do you try to think for yourself. If you would have told me 30...

  6. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    time4meRN replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've been a nurse for 30 years. I work 36 hours a week. Everyother weekend, in an er. 12 hour shifts 3p to 3a. I made 90 last year. If I would have worked full time I'm sure it would have been...

  7. any one out there doing hourly checklists ?

    time4meRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    The "magnet hospital" I work in has started a new process, Because we are not busy enough. We are now doing hourly check lists on top of our legal documentation. They say it is required by the...

  8. any one out there doing hourly checklists ?

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    YES !!!!!!! I agree, they are the source of so much cost to hospitals. All they do is cause havoc. An already overloaded system that takes on more and more to the point that care becomes worse...

  9. Scope of practice

    time4meRN replied to DST2RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's no different than any other equipment we use. As long as you have been trained and you know what to do than it's ok. I'm not sure how your relating it to scope of practice. Now if you come up...

  10. any one out there doing hourly checklists ?

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, but I'm suprised we don't have percocet packets tied in a nice little ribbion for each pt. Of course we couldn't have Ultram packets because there are so many pt's allergic to this. ( or Toradol,...

  11. Offended by pt- how to react?

    time4meRN replied to LDJRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can think of many things I would like to say to people like that, but we both know we can't, for many reasons, most of which involve pt satisfaction and lawers. Unfortunately, now days it seems...

  12. Morphine in TB Syringe, etc

    time4meRN replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the equipment you have. Our TB syr. are our 1 ml syr's. That is a wounderfuld way to get an accurate measurement. But, we use the IM needles for injection. BUT !!!!!!!! Insulin in a TB...

  13. How many RN's would go the BON about MA's

    time4meRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just woundering, how many RN's would be willing to write their BON about the need to regulate and give scope of practice for MA's in the medical feild

  14. Nervous

    time4meRN replied to power99's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Be sure to pray for the willingness and remember, one foot in front of the other, one day at a

  15. I fear my CNAs! lol

    time4meRN replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    do you have a nursing sup on your shift. If you keep letting them get a way with it , it will continue. If you call someone right then and you face them with the sup. maybe things will

  16. Medical Field Job TItle and work in the medical field

    time4meRN replied to tayboo's topic in General Nursing

    RN's are at the "top". Rn's deligate duties to all of the staff you have mentioned. RN's are licensed and function with a scope of practice that is defined by each stated BON. RN's can work anywhere....

  17. Holiday schedule watchers

    time4meRN replied to swirlygirl's topic in General Nursing

    Look up the hospital policy. That will be the tell all. She can't go against the

  18. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    time4meRN replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    i think there ought to be a study on toradol, all nsaids allergies. in our er it seems these meds are all grouped together, there must be some relation. forget studying cancer or the likes, i think...

  19. Leaving teaching to be a nurse..

    time4meRN replied to ladybella's topic in General Nursing

    True, and I wish you luck. I have been a nurse for 30 years and most days I still don't mind going to work. But, just keep in mind that durning your winter holiday breaks, spring breaks and summer...

  20. Medical Assistant, Medical Biller, CNA, which one do I choose?

    time4meRN replied to quisquella22's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to go into nursing, I would suggest a CNA. MA's work in Dr's offices. Opportunity for going back to school may prove difficult. The jobs are usually less flexable. (difficult to change...

  21. "I need someone who can give me regular IV's "

    time4meRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeh right. ..... And I know of the perfect nursing job, high pay, no long hours, no stress, beautiful working area, any hours you want , you can pick the staff you want to work with, you can tell the...

  22. Can't hear through my Littman!!

    time4meRN replied to luvs2readlotsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Be sure you have the ear sections in your ears the right way. I know that sounds funny, but if you try to listen with them backwards you wont hear

  23. Triage of Emergency Patients by Enrolled Nurses

    time4meRN replied to oscarfelix's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what and EN nurse is. Triage is one of the most risky places to work. It may look mundane at first glance but, you must have experience before stepping into the crule world of triage. Our...

  24. Note Fundamentals of Nursing

    time4meRN replied to Sharifah Natasha's topic in General Nursing

    I would stick with what your school gives you instead of hunting for other courses of study. You never know about college.... course content can be different from place to place. The best advice I can...

  25. High pay, no degree required!

    time4meRN replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the day that we had good diploma programs they were condidered a degree. Why do people get so caught up on words and titles. We took the same state boards as everyone else did. We have the...