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time4meRN

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  1. Freak out when I see Nurses at meeting

    time4meRN replied to SassyJennRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No, happy to see them there. Nurse in recovery can be a very lonley place. 12 th stepping requires us to be useful to others in recovery. There are people from all walks of life at meetings, pilots,...

  2. Would you agree that it is okay for a CNA and an RN to do the daily narc count?

    time4meRN replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    NO: it's against board of pharmacy and bon rules.....

  3. Er Nurses

    time4meRN replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    Been on both sides of the fence, but I have to say that the same is also true for ER nurses, many times the nurse on the floor is not taking care of the critical pt, we are taking care of a critical...

  4. New admits at shift change

    time4meRN replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    yeh, well, guess what , medics , codes and pt's don't wait for "shift change in the er", the nurses are flexable. it is a countinuous flow of pt's. we also give report to the next shift. as an icu...

  5. Medical assistants and LPNs

    time4meRN replied to Angela Ma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This is why I feel MA schools need to be investigated and eventually MA's need to be regulated by BON's. NOOOOO ! an MA is not an LPN. I am an RN, I see what both do. An LPN has it over an MA....

  6. how far do u go in triage ?

    time4meRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, we are evidently starting the new standard of practice in ER's. We will now have a physician in triage to divert those pt's who are not true ER pt's before they get to main side. But, they also...

  7. Convince me I won't get MRSA? Pre-nursing school student!

    time4meRN replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    There are all kinds of things you could get. You can get MRSA from working out at the gym. You can get HIV, hepatitis etc... etc.... But there are ways to protect your self. Learn how and go about...

  8. STEMI and Dopamine

    time4meRN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    ditto

  9. For Those of You Who Have Press-Ganey At Your Hospital

    time4meRN replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    The nm puts copies of pg in our nursing lounge. They think we read them to add insight as to our care. But , we look at them to laugh mostly. How can we not when they say things like , your nurses...

  10. Is this a notice of resignation or not !

    time4meRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    have a friend who after causing some havoc along her employment path. decided to leave her positon as a pca. ( thank goodness, because life was becoming miserable at work when she was there). any...

  11. Is this a notice of resignation or not !

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, thanks, I think your right. I realized I wrote the thread out of anger after I read your post. Your right, sometimes I guess it takes a swift kick in the rear to realize what the right thing...

  12. press gainey

    time4meRN replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    Congradulations ! Wow I can only dream of that

  13. Is this a notice of resignation or not !

    time4meRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    because she's my freind of 22 years that i worked hard at her request to get her into the er. now i guess i feel she should have left on a good note out of respect for me, not leave a trail of havoc....

  14. How much is your pay?

    time4meRN replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    Ohio , graduated 1980. Work ER, ICU, OHR. Make 37.65 hr, 1.50$ hr xtra preceptor pay, 3.50 $ hr charge pay. 50 CENTS HR if you get ccrn or cen. The average house cost in central Ohio is about 2 K....

  15. Were You a Nursing Assistant

    time4meRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my, I was a nursing assistant back in Florence Nightengales day. I worked on a med surg unit in 1977 , back in the days that the nurses smoked at the nurses station, the pt's smoked in bed, the...

  16. Ahh-HA! They're on to us!

    time4meRN replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    In our ER the patients strive for five ! That is 5 mg dilaudid. Nursing strives for 5 as well, that is 5 min. peace and quiet from verbal abuse

  17. Entire ER crew will go to mandatory retreat

    time4meRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ER , we get along very well . Sometimes we have little tiffs but for the most part I enjoy my co-workers. I've heard of this for other companies but it suprises me that a hospital is...

  18. When people say they are nurses but not...

    time4meRN replied to Jacobero's topic in General Nursing

    She should introduce herself as "Student Nurse", not

  19. Intubation

    time4meRN replied to rnwithtof's topic in General Nursing

    I have woundered that for years, an EMT can do it , with special cirtification an RN should be able to as well. Who better to do it than an experienced ICU, ER RN. Go

  20. Florence Nightengale's Notes on Nursing...

    time4meRN replied to stephlucasrn2008's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter bought me this book for Christmas, I love it. It's really interesting. Yeh, I was surprised about the Bi-polar dx too. But what I really found interesting was that all of the research that...

  21. "I do everything an LPN can do" Oh,my gosh !

    time4meRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    so, my friend finally got hired in our er, this, after much talk to my managers about how good an employee she would be etc.. etc... so that she could get in the er, go to nursing school. she is an...

  22. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    time4meRN replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    well, i think you're being a tad bit judgemental on "older nurses". i think you have to remember that nurses, dr's etc are people too. when we are pt's or family members of pt's we have the same...

  23. Tolerance wearing thin in Triage,Help!

    time4meRN replied to concededrn's topic in Emergency

    you need a brake from triage. it really get tough. i'm with you i'm sooo sick of being yelled at , racial statements etc... etc... etc... you know the story. i don't put up with it i, call security or...

  24. To all the "Old School" Nurses

    time4meRN replied to TiggerBelly's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think families and pt's have changed. i feel the expectations have changed. companies such as pres-g. etc.. make a climate that is nearly impossible to maitain. seems we worry more and more...

  25. Wish me luck!

    time4meRN replied to Tweety's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow, sounds wounderful, have fun ! Thank goodness you can help to spread the