K O'Malley

K O'Malley

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  1. Opinions/comments r/t unions,nursing shortage

    K O'Malley replied to Darla's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a very large hospital in my area the past three years. Finally quit because of the stress. On orientation day we were warned by administration that any attempts to unionize would be...

  2. Nurse patient ratio

    K O'Malley replied to gaulkari's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in MICU till just a couple of years ago. The nurse to pt ratio was 1:3 and on some weekends it would be 1:4. Management said we could handle it because we had a nursing assistant, some days,...

  3. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    K O'Malley replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you are on peridialysis, don't decide not to drain it and then leave the dialysate in the peritoneum for a couple of weeks. Dying from sepsis really

  4. We tell the student nurses to run for their lives."

    K O'Malley replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital administration and management keep doing things the same old way, ignoring any input from their nursing staff. They just want to recruit, recruit, recruit new nurses, burn them out and start...

  5. I hate it when people say this...

    K O'Malley replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I told a lady I took aerobics with that I was an ICU nurse. She said "isn't that awfully boring?" I guess she figured we just sat and watched pts in comas or

  6. Difference between the ICU's

    K O'Malley replied to shirleyTX's topic in MICU, SICU

    From my experience, the MICU takes care of pts with medical problems such as vented COPDers, pulmonary embolus, sepsis, ketoacidosis, severe electrolyte imbalances, overdoses who required vents,...

  7. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    K O'Malley replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    How could I forget? In addition to all the IVs and the peridialysis there was an order to pull the sheath and hold pressure for 30 min. Oh yes. I can do it all! I am so darn

  8. Most dreaded Dr.'s orders

    K O'Malley replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite was a pt who had just returned from the cath lab. The orders were for four stat IV antibiotics, a Protonix gtt, an Integrilin gtt, routine IV fluids, and start peri-dialysis @ 2100. It...

  9. Any WV nurses here?

    K O'Malley replied to amyslater's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in Va for many years and thought the pay was terrible until I moved to WV. It is the pitts! And I find the cost of living here to be higher. Not only did I make several dollars an hr more in...

  10. Medication Errors: What happen to you because of it?

    K O'Malley replied to DLHRNUSAF's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say it, but a huge number of med errors take place and are never reported. Those who are honest and make an incident report inevitably get

  11. Nurses are underpaid in WV

    K O'Malley replied to Nutty RN's topic in General Nursing

    What experienced nurses make in WV is criminal. With 30 years experience in mostly ICU, now working telemetry, am making $21.00/hr. Starting pay might sound pretty good to new grads, but keep in mind...

  12. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    K O'Malley replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don' get a privy parts ring unless you really enjoy frequent urinary tract infections. Be sure to ignore your post-op instructions about swimming in the ocean with a large unhealed surgical incision....

  13. Hospital Acuities.........or NOT!!!

    K O'Malley replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in MICU we did acuities. What a joke! If we wanted to classify a patient as a 1:1 we had to get permission from the supervisor. And the acuities nener made a difference in how much staff...

  14. mononucleosis

    K O'Malley replied to obeyacts2's topic in General Nursing

    Antibiotics won't cure mono because it is a virus. I know that when my daughters had mono they were on antibiotics for a superimposed strep infection. The only treatment for mono is rest. If you push...

  15. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

    K O'Malley replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with zambezi, a code blue is not a pretty sight, with mucous, vomitus, and other bodily fluids, not to mention the awful mottled color of the patient. The room gets very crowded and there is...

  16. Let's talk about acrylic nails ...

    K O'Malley replied to SC RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Our hospital has a policy against acrylic nails and so they should. Another thread on this subject brought up the fact that bacteria under acrylic nails spread infection in a hospital nursery and...

  17. Pregnant and working as RN

    K O'Malley replied to tcolleen's topic in General Nursing

    I could never make it past 8 1/2 months working because I was a little person who had big babies and the pressure on my cervix became extremely uncomfortable if I stood for very long. As long as you...

  18. Patients who refuse to cooperate with medical/nursing treatment....

    K O'Malley replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient the other day with severe arterial blockages and way too young to be having these problems. She also happened to be a very heavy smoker. When we told her and explained how smoking can...

  19. ? age limit to practice as R.N.

    K O'Malley replied to illecob's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you have a pulse you can

  20. Night shift vs. Day shift...

    K O'Malley replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would much prefer to work nights if I could only tolerate those hours. In my twenties I worked nights and had no problem sleeping 7-8 hrs during the day but by the time I was in my thirties I...

  21. If You're becoming a Nurse for the Money......

    K O'Malley replied to Kaelie's topic in Nursing Career

    RN Pupil, for one thing nurses don't wear dresses or skirts, we wear scrubs that look like ill fitting pajamas, nothing sexy about them at all and after a typical harrowing shift we look like we've...

  22. Undecided whether to become a letter Carrier or R.N?

    K O'Malley replied to Lisa24's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely try being a letter carrier first. If you really hate it you can go to nursing school later. If you go to nursing school first and find out that you hate nursing you are going to be...

  23. Transportation of Telemetry/Stepdown Patients

    K O'Malley replied to nursemouse's topic in General Nursing

    An ACLS RN must go with our tele pts unless the physician ordered "may go non-monitored." This is really a pain because our pts are forever going off the unit for tests. It really puts you behind for...

  24. Hospital CEO was paid $2.25 million before 200 got the ax

    K O'Malley replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yeah, if the rules of supply and demand applied to RNs I wouldn't be making $21.20/hr at a hospital with a severe nursing shortage, $.045/hr more than I made 10 yrs ago. My husband can never get over...

  25. Bonus for extra shifts: what are your facilities doing for you?

    K O'Malley replied to timonrn's topic in General Nursing

    We get $30.00 for every 4 hrs worked. Floors that are short staffed post their needs in advance and anyone can sign up if they don't mind the shift from