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  1. Pain Assessment (acute)

    June55Baby replied to caz's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, cyberkat. Right now all our errant nurses get is a nagging from the NM, but I like the idea of a competency course with the Pain Management

  2. Pain Assessment (acute)

    June55Baby replied to caz's topic in General Nursing

    Cyberkat... you say "woe to the nurse" who doesn't document reassessment of pain.... What happens? Verbal counseling? Does it work? We have a problem with reassessment at our hospital, but...

  3. QI nurses

    June55Baby replied to renerian's topic in Quality Improvement

    I work for a hospital that is owned by a corporation that has 40+ hospitals all over the Southeastern US. It is a very well run hospital and the quality of care is good. I am the JCAHO...

  4. Alternatives to Bedside Nursing

    June55Baby replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Case Management varies from hospital to hospital, but it essentially means that the patients case is managed to assure that apropriate services are given. Some case managers work on specific units...

  5. QI nurses

    June55Baby replied to renerian's topic in Quality Improvement

    QM Nurse here! Performance Improvement Coordinator! But I will tell you.... if this thread / board is any indication, there aren't many of us !

  6. Alternatives to Bedside Nursing

    June55Baby replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    After almost 20 years as a bedside nurse (Med/Surg and Nursery), my health forced me to re-think my professional goals. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 30 and bedside nursing was...

  7. Birth Control--Ortho patch

    June55Baby replied to HISSYTHECAT's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter used the patch too! She's not fluffly nor is she wrinkled. Baby girl due December 1st.... couldn't convince them to name her Ortho Patch!

  8. No more JCAHO surveys

    June55Baby replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    The Do Not Use list is a thorn in our flesh too! We have a list based on a JCAHO published list that came out 1 1/2 - 2 years ago. Now they are coming out with a new / different list... After...

  9. Anyone sick of working weekends????

    June55Baby replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, its not only nurses who have to work weekends... My son is a chef and he works EVERY weekend. My daughter works part time in retail and she works 3 out of 4 weekends. My son-in-law works for...

  10. Prisioners as Patients

    June55Baby posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do any of you have prisioners as patients? If so, do you require any special procedures when hospital staff enters the room such as handcuffing of prisioner,

  11. Prisioners as Patients

    June55Baby replied to June55Baby's topic in General Nursing

    Many thanks to all of you who have shared with me your procedures for prisioners. Our Hospital Administrative Staff, Risk Manager, and I met with the representatives from the state department of...

  12. tomato/tomahto?

    June55Baby replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    stevielynn, I too have a problem with the term section (cesarean section). It makes my toes curl when I hear a nurse say, "We're gonna 'section' her!" I also have problem with the comment, "We're...

  13. Wart Question

    June55Baby replied to RNsweetie's topic in General Nursing

    My problem is that the wart I have is on the side of my face near my left ear. Oh My Goodness shiny silver duct tape.... Could that be a new trend... like piercing or tattoos??? Any ideas that...

  14. Stripes

    June55Baby replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from Nursing School in 1977. We still wore caps and the capping ceremony was a BIG event (By the way we had 2 male students in our class). We received a diagonal narrow black velvet...

  15. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    June55Baby replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I used to work for recently recruited 120 nurses from the Phillipines. It will take these nurses 6 -18 months to complete the paperwork to come to the US. They should begin arriving in...