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NursingAgainstdaOdds

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  1. What about an Adult Daycare business?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think Adult Daycare is a wonderful idea. We don't have one in my city, and I've always thought it would be great to have one for the very young as well as the very old in the same building. My son...

  2. Walkie Talkies on Your Unit?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds posted a topic in General Nursing

    ...or some other staff-to-staff communication device? My sis recently started working an ED that uses shoulder-mounted walkie-talkies (a la cops). I have to say, I'm so jealous! I spend so much...

  3. Support socks bother anyone else?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to ShyGecko's topic in General Nursing

    I've got a pair that I wear rarely. I'm a freak for knitting wool socks, so I usually have a pair of those on. They are GREAT for being on your feet all day, as they are naturally anti-bacterial,...

  4. Walkie Talkies on Your Unit?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I know!! I thought about that when I started the thread, but I couldn't think of another term for walkie talkies that wasn't vague as

  5. Avg nurse to patient ratio in NICU and PICU?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    Great thread - I'm interested in NICU after I get my training wheels off. Experienced nurses - keep the info coming!

  6. Walkie Talkies on Your Unit?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    I really wish we had a different solution other than our cordless phones. On my shift yesterday I refused to answer my phone while I was pulling meds, and several times while I was hanging FFP (pt...

  7. Do you ever put your foot down with difficult patients?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    What Tazzi said. Like all of us, I find myself in these situations all the time. It makes me feel disgusted with the modern medical system when I have to be the one who provides an addict with...

  8. Do you think this will improve staffing?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Like every other problem my institution faces, I expect they will lay the burden firmly and squarely on the shoulders of the nursing

  9. Setting Limits W/ Pts on Medical Floor Who Also Have Psych Concerns?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've been on a medical/tele floor for just over 2 months, and I'm noticing a trend in our patients who have concurrent medical and psych diagnoses. Namely, we're just not good at it. Some issues...

  10. Wish you would have had experience before 1st job?

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

    I have to say, I worked as an aide during nursing school and it was the best thing I could have done. Period. I learned A LOT about prioritization (yes, as an AIDE), and just the basics of "what do...

  11. Age is just a number

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

    DO NOT allow your age to limit your dreams. The age in my nursing class ranged from 19-59. Myself (I'm 26), I got along best with the "non-traditional" students. I'm still good friends with them,...

  12. Setting Limits W/ Pts on Medical Floor Who Also Have Psych Concerns?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I just wanted to come back and thank you heartily for this advice! Of course, I've had ample opportunity to work with more patients with psych issues recently, and I've really taken your advice to...

  13. Handling CNAs

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    CNAs/HAs are in a difficult position w/ regard to nursing students. I have noticed a lot of friction this semester between the HAs I am working with and the nursing students assigned to some of their...

  14. Walkie Talkies on Your Unit?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    Also, I'm really not concerned with "looking like I work at McDonald's". I want a better way to communicate with my co-workers and find people when I need them. As it stands now, I can barely find...

  15. Walkie Talkies on Your Unit?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah ... well, I share the genuine hatred of the cordless phones. We use them now, and it's not very helpful for reasons I mentioned and others as well. I still think walkies are a good

  16. Custom Scrubs

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to MQ Edna's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think the easiest way (and the way most likely to fit into a dress code) is to buy solid colored scrubs in sets, and then embellish them. Personally, I've always wanted to do some custom hand...

  17. Need some help!

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to Laurentina1975's topic in General Nursing

    What Daytonite

  18. How do various cultures view the nursing role?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to ThatGuyTom's topic in General Nursing

    I find this topic fascinating as well, but I haven't found a lot on the subject. I'm going to Turkey next year, and I'm hoping to set-up a cultural exchange of sorts with the nurses there - show them...

  19. Pressure to take breaks ...

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

    No doubt,

  20. May I vent a little?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I totally feel your pain! This has happened to me a lot recently as well. I REALLY do my best not to leave orders, and I frequently stay late so that I don't. However, when I get a bunch of...

  21. Stupid things you've been called out of a pt's room for?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I don't give it too much thought when I get called-out of a room. It's annoying when it happens 5 times in 5 minutes (VERY annoying), but I deal. What really burns me is when people knock on the...

  22. Amusing patient

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

  23. Why so negative ?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to MichaelFloridaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think overall the negative posts outweigh the positive, however it is true in certain forums (General Nursing Discussion and First Year in Nursing spring to mind). However, if one reads the...

  24. Most difficult task to master in first year?

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

    I think the most difficult thing to learn is the multitasking & prioritizing you need to keep your head above water. It was hard at first, but now I just go with the flow. Individual skills...

  25. Nursing hat with ruffles required?

    NursingAgainstdaOdds replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    *shrug* I'm another one in the tiny minority which wishes we would go back to whites and caps. We didn't get "capped" at graduation, but we did get pins. I just ordered a very nice waist-length lab...