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    To nurses who work(ed) for small, rural/community hospitals.

    NurseDianne replied to Ted's topic in General Nursing

    we don't have resp. at night, but we have such a great crew.....codes aren't scary......everyone has a job, and we depend on each other. sometimes our census is low 12 or less....and our staffing is...
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    To nurses who work(ed) for small, rural/community hospitals.

    NurseDianne replied to Ted's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby and I both work for a small rural hosptial in South Georgia. Approx 68 beds. We have a 4 bed ER w/ a trauma room. 4-5 bed ICU (can be extended) 2 bed L & D, special procedures and one...
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    Are you MAN enough to be a Nurse?

    NurseDianne replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    My husbands a nurse also. I think he's MAN ENOUGH.... It annoys me that alot of people think male nurses are candya@@'s..........sorry........ I think more community awareness should be posted about...
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    fetal scalp electrodes and groupBstrep

    NurseDianne replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been racking my brain to try to remember if I've read our policy on it. Will check tonight when I go in. Dang I wish I could remember. We do see alot of Group B
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    Does anyone else work in a haunted facility?

    NurseDianne replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    OH YEAH!!! WE have a ghost on our North Wing. We are a small rural hospital that has grown over the years. So, old areas are new areas.....know what I mean. Anyway, one of the nurses that used to...
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    Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    NurseDianne replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I feel very guilty when I call in sick, I just hate to put my co-workers short. But, I have asthma, and usually once a year I have a severe case of asthmatic bronchitis or pneumonia........and...
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    Night Shift ~ Greetings!

    NurseDianne replied to incognito's topic in General Nursing

    I love my nights too! We work 7p to 7a, 3 nights a week. I wokred last night, started in the ER, it was busy, busy, busy, seems everyone has developed renal stones. UGH......but around 4 am, we...
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    Hospital pays for education?

    NurseDianne replied to TootyFruity's topic in General Nursing

    i want to move to flordia!!! :chuckle where in flordia are we talking about? i'm only 45 miles about the state
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    Hospital pays for education?

    NurseDianne replied to TootyFruity's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work for pays for my tutuion. It works like this. They pay tution only, no fees, no books......and they only pay at the end of the semester, after you turn in your grades. So the...
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    Terms of endearment

    NurseDianne replied to mamabear's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I agree, it's totally a redneck, deep south thing. We call everyone hon, darlin', baby, etc..........:roll I admit I do gage the patient prior to using any "term of endearment". We...
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    Terms of endearment

    NurseDianne replied to mamabear's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose it depends on the patient. Some patients respond to soft talk, endearments, and the like. Others want a totally professional attitude. I don't feel it's wrong in the right situation....
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    Should Nurses attend patient funerals

    NurseDianne replied to Hayden's topic in General Nursing

    My husband (he's a nurse also) and I regularly attend "the viewing" of our patients. We live in such a small community that most of the time it is parents of someone we know, or related to, or that...
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    I need INPUT

    NurseDianne replied to Cooker93's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your facility. Our policy is that O2 is not humidified unless it is above 4/L things change so fast I can't keep