DeeAngel

DeeAngel

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  1. Unprofessional Statement in Policy Book

    DeeAngel replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would send an email to my unit director, the head of the hospital and the director of nursing pointing this out. This has the potential to blow up horribly at some point in

  2. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    DeeAngel replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Med Surg here, night shift. 6-7 patients with it never being more than 7. Sometimes it goes as low as 5 patients but that's unusual. No, we do not have a union and this is in a medium size Arkansas...

  3. Blue hair

    DeeAngel replied to Fireflynurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Check your policy before doing anything, I have never worked at a location where this would be allowed under their appearance

  4. Sleep Rooms

    DeeAngel replied to AlleycatLady's topic in General Nursing

    I have had aides use their break and meal time to nap for an hour out of an 8 hour shift, but never, ever the nurses. I have no problem with the aides doing

  5. Worried That Doctor's Orders Will Hasten A Patient's Death

    DeeAngel replied to PrincessNur's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Lab tubes are very misleading in how much blood they appear to hold. It's a few ml, when it looks like an ounce or more in the tube. In 40 years of being a nurse I have never heard of anyone having...

  6. Working FT and PRN in different dept. at the same hospital?

    DeeAngel replied to DesertSky's topic in General Nursing

    I'm puzzled as to why you would ask the internet this question when the only one who can give you a specific answer is your employer. You need to ask, they may go for it since you're already oriented...

  7. Nurse with ADD :(

    DeeAngel replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Everyone has something wrong that's an issue for them, this is just your issue. Don't dwell on the concept of "normal", it's an artificial construct that has no bearing on what exists in real

  8. Possible to still get employed as RN after graduating nursing school 5 years ago??

    DeeAngel replied to shea33's topic in General Nursing

    I think you will have to take a refresher course to be able to work again and that's assuming you have passed the NCLEX. You need to check with your BON because no one here can give you a factual...

  9. Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    DeeAngel replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    What an interesting assumption. I don't know any nurses who think that way or wear t-shirts of that nature. I find it rich that someone as presumptuous as you are has the unmitigated gall to tell...

  10. How to manage life on night shift?

    DeeAngel replied to Larry2016's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how they schedule at your work but I used to work Sat/Sun/Mon as a trade off for getting my 3 days in a row every week with a dependable schedule that never varied except for voluntarily...

  11. HIPAA and Demanding Family Members

    DeeAngel replied to Taiin's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You handled it appropriately. Whenever an incident like this occurs at work I make a note of the date, time, names and what was said. If anything ever gives me blow back I have the information...

  12. How would you react?

    DeeAngel replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Document every little detail of what's happening in a personal notebook. You never know when detailed information about issues may come in handy. Nothing will get a bully to back off like someone...

  13. Equal work for Equal Pay

    DeeAngel replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My guess is they're here just to stir the

  14. Nurse forced to work as a CNA

    DeeAngel replied to hillbillienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind while you may do the work of a CNA you still have the same legal obligations to your patient's as an

  15. Am I allowed to start a donation to help deceased pt funeral funds??

    DeeAngel replied to LbyNrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do not get involved with this, it's professional overstepping. An anonymous donation is OK but anything else,

  16. Nurse forced to work as a CNA

    DeeAngel replied to hillbillienurse's topic in General Nursing

    They used to do this where I last worked and it was one of the reasons I quit. At 63 years of age and with no need for a paycheck I am not interested in doing the hard physical job CNA's do even if...

  17. Resignation in lieu of drug test? Is random testing the answer?

    DeeAngel replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is not the equivalent of joining the military and basically giving your body over to your

  18. Resignation in lieu of drug test? Is random testing the answer?

    DeeAngel replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” -Benjamin

  19. What do you hate most about your job?

    DeeAngel replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I love computer charting but hate the attitude of "its easy and quick to do on the computer", management thinking that doubles the mandatory things that must be charted every 6

  20. Day VS Night shift...help

    DeeAngel replied to Joanie49's topic in General Nursing

    Last time I worked I worked on night ****. We had one more patient than they had on day shift with none of the visitors and craziness to deal with. There is no way I will ever work day shift on a...

  21. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    DeeAngel replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    Let me speak bluntly. Being a single mother of young children does not make you special or worthy of special treatment more than an unchilded person or those with grown children. Lots of nurses are...

  22. Phones Are Down...

    DeeAngel replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    The school needs to provide you with a school cell phone if they want you to be able to contact parents. No way would I every give our or use my personal

  23. This is a new one...

    DeeAngel replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    And what happens should she say OK to

  24. Harassment, Stalking, Impersonation by Psycho Ex... Name Change?

    DeeAngel replied to HopefulVANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Remove this post and talk to someone who can give you specific and appropriate information for where you live. Kill your online presence

  25. AMA discharges

    DeeAngel replied to jdub6's topic in General Nursing

    I just say OK, notify the doctor, notify the charge and House Supervisor, get the paperwork signed and escort them out the door. Too many people threaten to leave as though it's supposed to matter...