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  1. how have you dealt with flirting doctors.

    kimmicoobug posted a topic in General Nursing

    Doctors flirting with nurses? Thoughts? I am particularly chatty with one of the younger doctors. Never thought anything of it, although he has been mildly flirtatious in the past. Then today, he...

  2. The War with the Floors

    kimmicoobug replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    Usually when our ac's let us know about an admit, we usually have report called from the ER within the hour. However, I have come across the day shift charge on my unit refusing admits for this,...

  3. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    kimmicoobug replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights 19-07. I actually choose not to take a routinely scheduled break. I do this because there is nothing for me to do on my break. It usually tends to slow down around 01-04 which is when...

  4. Holiday policies- what does your unit do?

    kimmicoobug replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    What our union contract says is that we have to work 2 holidays a year. However, our director seems to play favorites and gives certain people holidays off every year. Our Christmas is considered...

  5. Pet Peeves

    kimmicoobug replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    My personel pet peeve is when you follow a nurse and you clean up their messes. Or a nurse gets an admit 4 hours ago and leaves it for you to do all the paperwork....this actually has only happened...

  6. Let's talk TRASH! Useless, outdated, OLD equipment or supplies on your unit, that is!

    kimmicoobug replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    We need to get rid of ALL our dynamaps. One of our machines, we had to wrap silk tape around it to keep it on the pole. Do you think our director is sympathetic...well, we still have them. Also, I...

  7. Meds you hate to give....

    kimmicoobug replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nightshifter...so anyone ever have an Ambien weekend at work? Sweeter than pie old ladies that turn into raving lunatics...I am always just slightly hesitant when giving this to someone for the...

  8. Filter needle when drawing from vials or not?

    kimmicoobug replied to sharann's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We use filter needles as well. I agree with whoever posted about the vial being redesigned, not the

  9. What does Charge Nurse really mean?

    kimmicoobug replied to redwinggirlie's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 10 months now, and I am now a charge every Sunday. I hate it. It is two more an hour and to me not worth it. I could really care less about staffing and checking the crash...

  10. Ever have a major crush on a doctor

    kimmicoobug replied to ninaldunn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nope, no crushes on an MD, but do flirt with them on occasion. Now, I do have a mild crush on one of the RT's I work with. Very nice butt, and just the nicest guy in the

  11. Intubation

    kimmicoobug replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nurses have intubated at the facility I work at. I believe our policy is MD's first, RT second, and then nurses third. However, it is very rare for RT to do it, and even rarer for nurses. I have...

  12. Breaks

    kimmicoobug replied to Tweety's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yeah, I was just told by one of the charge RNs that we have to give notice one half hour in advance if we cannot take our break at our assigned times....So, if we have a patient crump five minutes...

  13. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    kimmicoobug replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always heard carry high, and it is a boy. Carry low and it is a

  14. How often do surgeons order a basal rate for PCA?

    kimmicoobug replied to nursenatalie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    yep, depends on the patient and what they are there for. I always start PCA's at the lowest setting on the continuous setting. However, it can be dangerous. Recently, we had a kid on a Fent...

  15. What do you think about dating your coworkers?

    kimmicoobug replied to BGSUstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I would date a co-worker...Maybe not in the same unit though, or heck, even the same field. Gossip doesn't bug me. I have always been gossiped about by someone, and it is like water down my

  16. Is There a Room on Your Unit That Always Seems to Attract the Worst Patients?

    kimmicoobug replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    well, there is a room where I had two patients in two days have problems. Day one, low BP's, ARF, delusional...she sure got quiet after 0400. I went in there at 0700, to get a BS and she was pale...

  17. Your Worst Mistake

    kimmicoobug replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    The experience that I had that just really shook me up was when I first came off orientation on med-surg. I had a patient on BiPap with elevated BP's. I was so focused on her BP's that I just didn't...

  18. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    kimmicoobug replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to follow around an MD for a couple of weeks. I think it would be give me a new understanding for their job. And yeah, I think it would be nice for an MD to shadow the nurses or maybe...

  19. Would you assist in abortions?

    kimmicoobug replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, just to post my opinion. I work at a Catholic hospital, thank God, so abortion just would NOT be an option. My sister had an abortion last year, and I really discovered the truth about myself...

  20. IV Fentanyl use on Med/Surg Unit

    kimmicoobug replied to abdnnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I push Fentanyl all the time on the med-surg floor. I try to use it as a last resort, but will use it for breakthrough pain when it is not yet time to administer MS or other pain meds. I always...

  21. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    kimmicoobug replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Ohh,,,I have another pet peeve. Your charge nurse is insisting on taking a 15, and yet the other staff members have not even had a chance to sit and think straight. So, said charge nurse is ignoring...

  22. Anyone concerned about pt. care?

    kimmicoobug replied to tiliimnrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh Jeez...last night was a perfect example of this conversation. I had 8 patients...Ok, as long as nothing happens. However, last night something DID happen. Night shift has a skeleton crew, barely...

  23. Full Time Night Shift

    kimmicoobug replied to RNKitty's topic in General Nursing

    I love nights and work 8's. I will occasionally go in early and work 12's. Once I got into the rhythm of working nights, it was cake. I do have to take sleeping pills, though on occasion. I...

  24. Moving to Washington

    kimmicoobug replied to tronchase's topic in Washington Nursing

    I live in Eastern Washington in a fairly small town. I make 21.00 an hour as a new graduate. For this area, that wage is not bad at all. Decent houses range from 115,000 on up. I love the hospital...

  25. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    kimmicoobug replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    But, to add to my previous post... I love my job. I love the NACs that I work with and I love most of the night shift crew. I have such a good rapport with the RT's, a few of the doctors, and most...