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  1. Judgements about big families

    casper1 replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree the doctor had no right to express his opinion to the mother. Its one thing to express an opinion to your coworkers but it entirely out of line for him to make judgement calls to the mom. I...

  2. Minimum wage for nurses!

    casper1 replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't afford to be a Nurse if it paid minimum wage. A college education is expensive. Personel turnover in the fast food industry or any industry that pays minimum wage is high. It's expensive to...

  3. No More Demerol IV Push???

    casper1 replied to VickyRN's topic in Emergency

    At my Hospital we no longer use demerol in any

  4. coumadin error

    casper1 replied to medicarelpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    While this is a serious med error. I question if this caused her death. Coumadin has a very long half life.I have had surgical patient's in the hospital 2 weeks just waiting for their blood Ptotime...

  5. Wearing scrubs in public...

    casper1 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Scrubs are comfortabe. They hide multiple body flaws. It's like wearing your pajama's to

  6. Rochester, NY, anyone?

    casper1 replied to huadring's topic in New York Nursing

    I live in Rochester . I've lived here 30 years. The city is constantly changing. I think Rochester is getting better year after year. I can tell you many places to get great pizza, Pontillos, Tony...

  7. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    casper1 replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    We Got Raises

  8. Reward system for hardworking CNA's..need help!

    casper1 replied to NurseWiggins's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think it's nice to give a special thanks for your hard working cna's. I bet a free meal ticket from your cafeteria would be appreciated or maybe movie

  9. How can you say you're not paid well?

    casper1 replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    I live in upstate New York th hourly salary you quoted is not the average nursing salary in my area. Nurses start at $19 to $20 an hour. You work weekends you work holidays. Considering the amount of...

  10. mandatory scrubs?

    casper1 replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    In my hospital Nurses are required to wear all white or white top navy bottom. The weather in rochester is messy 80% of the year I think white is not practical. It's impossible to keep white clean....

  11. resident's order

    casper1 replied to djsrn's topic in General Nursing

    You did exactly the right thing. The doc who ordered the patient be made Npo should have investigated and realized the patient had been given glipizide. If that doctor had ordered fluids with dextose...

  12. 12 hour shifts too long?

    casper1 replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    I have a question for 12 hour shift people. Are you ever expected to change your assignment during your shift. I'm a hospital float on some floors I work I am assigned to one group of patients for the...

  13. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    casper1 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    Clueless is the Intern who thinks 4 years of med school. Trumps 20 years of nursing experience ,40 hrs a week working on a med/ surg

  14. Nurses and Blood Draws?

    casper1 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility Nurses and the techs do the blood draws. We used to have a phlebotomy team but those days are long gone. Nurses are responsible for putting in IV's. Both techs and nurses draw blood. We...

  15. How much do NY nurses make?

    casper1 replied to Michele G.'s topic in New York Nursing

    Thats pretty much the base rate for new grads in my area. You do get shift differential. I don't think it is as high as you are presently recieving. Where I work we get $1.75 for evening $2.00 for...

  16. How much do NY nurses make?

    casper1 replied to Michele G.'s topic in New York Nursing

    NYC area hospitals offer a much higher pay rate. However the cost of living is much higher in those areas. I live in upstate NY New grad start here between $ 19 - $20 an

  17. 10/10 pain..venting!

    casper1 replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Oh this patient sounds familier. His abdominal pain is probably the result of his overuse of narcotics at home. The narcotics have caused his constipation resulting in his abdominal pain. I see this...

  18. eating at the desk

    casper1 replied to dkarlin's topic in General Nursing

    Believe me it is never my choice to eat at the desk. I would much rather get off the floor and have a peaceful meal. That I don't have to be constantly interupted during eating. However this is...

  19. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    casper1 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Your right angie o plasty doctors don't yell at each other, the nurses hear it when two different specialtys conflict. Example, I had a patient who had been admitted with a GI bleed. The patient also...

  20. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    casper1 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    If I made the error you can yell all you want. What kills me is when the residents make an error, omit a lab draw order the wrong medicine. Often times the nurse is the one who heres about it. Or if...

  21. Anyone fax report?

    casper1 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    We started doing this over a year ago. At first it wasn't working, Faxed reports were missing vital information. Information on the reports was hours old. Patients were being brought up to the floor...

  22. "On your unit, what are your duties as CHARGE NURSE?"

    casper1 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    We get no shift diff. Usually must carry assignment 5 to 7 patients in addition to charge

  23. LPN duties in the acute care setting

    casper1 replied to bloomer's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility a LPN cannot hang blood, but may monitor a transfusion in progress. They may not give IV push meds. but may hang a IVSS. they cannont draw blood from a central line. They cannot flush a...

  24. Telemetry tech jobs in michigan....what hospitals in SW MI?

    casper1 replied to GSRisJDM's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Curious what exactly doe's a telemetry tech

  25. Charge pay

    casper1 replied to ikimiwi's topic in Emergency

    In this area you don't get extra pay for working charge, as far as I know. Nurses who work charge at my facility don't recieve extra compensation. Infact we often have to take an assignment in...