Crux1024

Crux1024

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  1. What is it like to be a nurse in a prison?

    Crux1024 replied to MMurse's topic in Correctional

    If you check under "Specialty" tab there is a "correctional Nursing" forum that you can peruse and find out more on this... Also.. LOL! Too

  2. Anyone work with a prima donna?

    Crux1024 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like the script for the next episode of Days of our Lives (or possibly Nurse

  3. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    Crux1024 replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    So shall we let the patient write their own prescriptions then too? I know that Id personally have a floor of Pts getting 4mg "fast push" dilaudid every 2

  4. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    Crux1024 replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I should be in jail then for all the times Ive trampled on the rights of my patients by keeping them NPO for a procedure or sticking to their fluid restriction, or keeping them on a diabetic/renal...

  5. Fluid restrictions vs Patient rights

    Crux1024 replied to HamsterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar post to this where I asked If I shouldve fed an NPO patient who was demanding food..the response was overwhelming, but ultimately they all said the same thing. No. Youre there in the...

  6. Blue Scrubs vs Green Scrubs at my school book store

    Crux1024 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    The school associated with the hospital i work for has the school students ALL wear navy and white. Which also happens to be the Nursing uniform. Lots of good times. Ask your school OP. They could be...

  7. Four 10's or Five 8's? Which would you do?

    Crux1024 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Id also do the 4 10s..though I personally prefrer the 3 12's. Good Luck. Sounds like a great

  8. new job and pregnant?!?!

    Crux1024 replied to rntobe10's topic in General Nursing

    At least wait for FMLA to be available to you. It would make no sense to go through the trouble to get your (first choice!!) job and then possibly throw it all away by needing leave before its...

  9. books for rn

    Crux1024 replied to Lovesit's topic in General Nursing

    I found the Med/Surg RN NOTES (pocket sized) to be generally helpful with things like labs, exams, specific assessments issues and etc. What kind of job have you been hired

  10. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    Crux1024 replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    As are the patients...Maybe more so, and regardless of their background. This was not a retail job, she broke the law (HIPPA) and is now being punished for it. Her own

  11. Honors BSN unable to find job. Can the college be sued?

    Crux1024 replied to Tankweti's topic in General Nursing

    Tankweti, Can you enlighten us as to any agreement you made with your school? I am honestly curious if there is an agreement. Its the only reason i can see as feasible for bringing a lawsuit to the...

  12. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    Crux1024 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    Voice-mail all the way. I call back if I feel like it. I actually picked up during the Super Bowl this past winter, when I had already knocked back a few...Lol. Didnt go in, but was funny none the...

  13. Need some advice on expected salary

    Crux1024 replied to surfingnurse12's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to check salary.com. It give a pretty good idea for the area around the specific hospital area youre looking

  14. Most ridiculous patient requests?

    Crux1024 replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I got a strange one once... the patient asked that I go "funk" myself.. Needless to say I didnt...

  15. Confused with RN Level I II III...

    Crux1024 replied to acezone's topic in General Nursing

    My facility also does the I through IV. RN I is an RN in her 1st year of working RN II is an RN after their first year RN III Is optional..you have to put together a portfolio based on certain...

  16. Doctor's sharps!

    Crux1024 replied to connieg's topic in Emergency

    My hospital has a policy that docs rid of their own sharps post bedside procedures and the like. They can get write ups just like us "normal"

  17. CNA's not completing assignment. Vent.

    Crux1024 replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Then it goes to the next shift. Nursing is a 24 hr job. Not saying you or anyone should have to pick up slack all the time, but sometimes you have no choice BUT to hand off things that still need to...

  18. How much does your hospital ceo make?

    Crux1024 replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital i am in reports their top players salaries every year. And i swear, there was just a thread exactly like this one just a few weeks ago b/c i responded to it. Anywho, the CEO of the place...

  19. big babies...

    Crux1024 replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And here the thread title lead me to believe this thread was about doctors....

  20. Did Nursing Supervisor do the right thing?

    Crux1024 replied to EtoseLvr03's topic in General Nursing

    If youre "forced" to write up an assessment, make sure you date it currently. Someone else paperwork is not your issue, the supes job should be to track down that person and ask them. Sounds like they...

  21. CEO pay in your hospital

    Crux1024 replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    The facility i work for has the top execs in the hospitals salaries published every year in the local paper. This year (including benefits like car and stocks) our hospitals CEO made over 1 million....

  22. nurse market in Pennsylvania

    Crux1024 replied to lilyli's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hate to break it to you kids...but it SUCKS HERE!! Lots of hospitals are on hiring freezes whether they say so or not. Jobs may be easier to obtain in rural type areas but i know that the urban areas...

  23. Nurse Pre-req Prices...

    Crux1024 replied to lina.561's topic in General Nursing

    Have you checked your school website? Ive seen prices anywhere from $150 per credit to $800 per credit. Its school/area

  24. More than 7 working hrs a day = bad for your heart...

    Crux1024 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Article says 11 hour working days are bad for your health/heart. Doesnt say anything about the 13 hr shifts i regularly pull... Memo to boss: 11-hour days are bad for the heart on Yahoo!

  25. You can only take so much screaming, impatience, and disdain

    Crux1024 replied to shiccy's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!! I love that you tagged this as "growing a pair".!! Good for you. Being able to stay clear headed and organized is soo important in a situation like