NursingAgainstdaOdds

OK, in one sense I feel lucky that I work in a profession where I can wear such comfortable clothing to work. It's really unrestrictive and fairly easy to launder. My gosh darn shoes are made of some kind of plastic and are super duper comfy. How...

We're having some issues related to absenteeism on our unit, which resulted in our director auditing the attendance of every employee on the floor, and subsequently meeting with each and every one of us to discuss said attendance. I was given a "verb...

Does anyone have experience with this company? I am applying for a part-time position to supplement my income. They specialize in home IV infusion therapy, among other things.

Does anyone have some good resources on assessment and monitoring of intoxicated patients? Like everybody, we have an extraordinary number of these types of patients, and I would like to brush-up my monitoring and documentation. We also have a lot ...

Not speaking to a pt in withdrawal, though there is always that possibility, particularly when they end-up in the ED for 13 hours ... I am talking about a typical highly intoxicated pt who is being monitored in the ED. I also end-up having a lot of ...

My husband is from Turkey, and we are looking to visit the in-laws next spring. Hubby's cousin is a doc in a hospital in Istanbul (I think Istanbul), pretty high up the food chain. I'd like to arrange a nursing cultural exchange of some sort ... wh...

Yep, it's Nursing Against the Odds (see username ). Great read. I wish there were more books on nursing in a similar vein...

YARGH! Insurance companies are so evil! This kind of behavior on their part really should be illegal.

I'm glad you stood up for yourself and your co-workers. Hope your sore body heals-up well, and certain people learn their lesson.

If you are blowing them when you are advancing the catheter, you might try popping the tourniquet first, then advancing. Because you don't do IVs very often, it may be taking you a little longer, and a lot of pressure is building-up in the vein prio...

LOL why on earth did you think it'd be easy? I just went from medical/telemetry to the ED. I am having a blast. I really don't feel the pace is faster than the floor I worked on - the patient turn-over is obviously faster, but the pace is the sam...

Well, the best way I get through long shifts - Don't think about it. Last month, I did a 17 h shift (13 on my floor, plus 4 for a class in clinical on another unit). When I thought of "10 hr to go" or "halfway through", it was just discouraging. ...

Hoo boy, that sounds familiar! On my very first day of nursing school, and my very last day of nursing school, and many times in between, my power was shut-off. We had the same issues. We've been struggling since DH and I got married. He's an im...

I'm currently working a job w/ a 30 minute commute ... often a 45 minute commute in winter d/t snow. I just took a new job with a 1 hr commute, a lot of it on back roads, but the increase in salary and better working conditions makes it worth it. We...

When I enter a room to start an infusion, 50% of the time the tubing is turned-around on itself and screwed onto the port. WHAT? How is that even remotely a good idea? Why even bother? Now, I automatically take new tubing in, unless the last infu...

I'd report her ASAP. She needs to be knocked down a few notches - I can't imagine what other sage advice she's handing-out to other patients. Glad to hear your sister went for medical tx. It sounded more like a hematoma to me than a DVT, but who ...

When I was in nursing school, I worked as a nursing assistant, and did a full med pass on 12-18 patients a day. It was an adult home, and they somehow got away with it by "training" the aides to do so (for me this involved a one-page test) and calli...

We have an MD who will always write "Social Work consult - discharge planning" no matter how many times we tell him Discharge Planners are nurses. DC planning and SW work closely with one another, for obvious reasons, but it is actually done by the ...

I would LOVE to take public transportation to work. I hate driving. I used to take the bus to work, and I loved the time to myself. Now that I'm an obsessive knitter, I'd also enjoy taking a bus so I could knit on the way in and way home. That wo...

Well, lots of good info from this thread. I appreciate it. Overall, I think the policy they have in place is ridiculous, and unfair. I understand the need to "come down hard" on the people who always have a reason to not be at work, and call-in e...

In our case, it's because my husband just started a new job and is in the midst of his probationary period. He literally can't call-in. I have sick time, why shouldn't I use it?

The verbal warning is the first step in the process. It essentially means for the next "offense" I can receive a written warning. I did have to sign it, and I know I will have to sign something this time. We have no union.

They do give us sick time. I'm being written-up for using it, essentially.

It is my understanding that anyone, can be sued for anything at any time. Don't Good Samaritan laws only protect us from being held liable, not from actually being sued? Frankly, I cannot live that way. If I am in a position to help, I will. I w...

Thanks for starting a great thread! I felt really lucky this year. I had yesterday off, spent it with family, and then went worked 1230-1900 today. We split our shifts on Christmas, which is such a blessing! It was actually kind of nice to se...