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NursingAgainstdaOdds

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  1. ICU: Nurses Wash Patients + Make Beds?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to add-in that I work med-surg, and while we do have aides we still do a great deal of the personal care and so forth. If it's messy, clean it up, no matter how much alphabet is after...

  2. ANGRY! There's no place to eat or drink 'round here!

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, the first thing we hide when we have a JCAHO scare... I can understand why it's a policy. It makes perfect sense healthwise to minimize the opportunities to contaminate your body. However, as...

  3. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a discussion of my plans to attend med school, which was shortly followed by (but unrelated to) a discussion about Chantix with an aide co-worker. The co-worker asked me a question about...

  4. Worst Day of My Life Turned Out Good!!!

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to Clarence Nightingale's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! :balloons:CONGRATS!!:balloons: How are you going to celebrate?!? You should treat

  5. Tape Recorders

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is very helpful, especially when you have limited time to study. I would listen to our recorded lectures while doing dishes, cleaning, driving, etc. It really helped me make the most of...

  6. In a Workplace Where We Stare Death in the Face Every Day...

    NursingAgainstdaOdds posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    We see some crazy things at work every day - people dying, struggling with disease, coping with disability - all sorts of emotionally challenging experiences. As I was headed home for work the other...

  7. How to decrease stress in patients

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to mygavin03's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, in that particular setting it is less about stress reduction, and more about stress management. A traumatic experience is inherently stressful, it's the nature of the beast. Rather than do...

  8. Learn From My Mistake - Dilaudid

    NursingAgainstdaOdds posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a pt last night who was well over 500lbs, in terrible pain rating at 10/10. He'd received 1mg Dilaudid in the ED with no effect, admitting doc sent him to the floor with no orders for PRN pain...

  9. Patient rage

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Really, IMO, when this occurs you've already let things go too long without getting help. We are human and have our weaknesses, and some people, for whatever reason, have the capacity to "get to us"...

  10. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    Heh, I've been reminded of a funny conversation the other night ... my co-worker admitted that whenever she's wearing black scrubs it's her way of protesting, that she doesn't want to be there. I...

  11. Please help the MD, don't put him/her to shame!

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I :heartbeat SDN. I spend most of my time in the non-trad forum, or in

  12. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    I see nothing wrong with color coded scrubs, as long as it is not overdone. On the floor, the only person who patients need to be able to identify quickly is the nurse and hospital aide. To have...

  13. Incident report- retaliation

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to ICRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the posters above - just get it in writing so your manager knows what is going

  14. It Seems Like It's Student Nurses vs The Nursing Staff

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to APBT mom's topic in General Nursing

    :deadhorse A lot of us can still relate to the student in their inexperience and feeling intimidated by the setting and all that. However, if I'm working on the floor that probably doesn't even make...

  15. I FINALLY GOT MY STETHOSCOPE! (update on ripoff report)

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to student456's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yay! I'm glad you finally got your stethoscope. What an effort, eh? Thanks for sharing the info with us about the fraudulent company though - now I understand why there are licensed

  16. Can nurses wear skirts?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    *sigh* I wish I had a good reason like religion to wear a scrub dress. I think they are so professional and look quite comfy (I'm one of those in the "skirts/dresses are comfortable" set). As I've...

  17. Recommended : "white light/black rain"

    NursingAgainstdaOdds posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently watched a documentary on HBO on Demand titled "white light/black rain" about the detonation of nuclear weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. As a nurse, it was very enlightening to...

  18. BON wants my adoption decree!

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    I have a suggestion that would probably work a lot better than directing them to your attorney. Write to your senators and congresspeople, explaining the difficulty you are experiencing. An...

  19. Have you walked thru your socks?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I hand-knit my own socks, and yes I've walked holes in a pair or two. Now THAT'S a

  20. Is it weird not to wear a scrub top?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I think a nice tee looks a lot more professional than some of the prints we see out there! (Yes, I know this is like my 862, 354th complaint regarding cartoon prints. ) Overall, I think a nice tee...

  21. Phantom vibrations

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    In my sleep-deprived state on my way home, I frequently hear call bells going off. Once I do lay down, it's usually the tele monitor alarming, but I hear IV pumps as

  22. How does the Doc order the rate in IVF administration?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to jamst149's topic in Patient Medications

    I was wondering this the other day myself. Aside from hydration status, and BP, there is also the concern for ensuring a CHFer doesn't go into overload... I'd love to know where they come up with...

  23. Nonlinear thinking

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    GREAT thread. I'd like to hear more innovative nursing from the experienced

  24. Non smoking hospital: What is this?!!!

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a good thing. I wish my facility would go totally smoke-free. I quit about a month ago, and the longer I am smoke-free the worse I feel about the people who had to cover my behind so I...

  25. Learn From My Mistake - Dilaudid

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for the support, all. The more I think about it, the more I feel like :smackingf. I've definitely learned from this,