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  1. Do you carry a change of scrubs?

    Gardengal replied to mlolsonny's topic in General Nursing

    Ever since I took my first "blood bath" at work I have kept a full set of scrubs as spare at work. It has nothing to do with the weather, although when the weather gets rough-it's not uncommon for me...

  2. Lexington, KY

    Gardengal replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    It's been 7 years since I was there, but there are 3 key hospitals in Lexington. Central Baptist Hospital, University of Ky, and St Joes. I worked at Central Baptist and liked it. The worst hospital...

  3. Propofol

    Gardengal replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

    This thread concerns me from a legal and safety standpoint. Propofol is only indicated for intubated patients as an infusion. Bolus dosing may only be given with anesthesia. I do not as a nurse...

  4. "Clean" areas of nursing? Need advice.

    Gardengal replied to ideastoday's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that there is a standard answer to your question. There are many areas in nursing where the frequency of exposure to gross stuff is less, but typically ou have to get some experience...

  5. Low-Census and you......

    Gardengal replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    We maintain a full census all year in our ICU except for maybe 1-2 weeks/year. We're usually looking for more staff instead of hoping not to be called off. Most of the staff would love an additional...

  6. Chronic Tardiness

    Gardengal replied to Tweety's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Like glassam, as a manager I deal with tardiness when it is an issue. I did terminate a nurse because of chronic tardiness, and it was upheld in grievance and when she fought it through unemployment....

  7. Altered and removed charting

    Gardengal replied to Xtreme1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Xtreme1, Your screen name says it all...this sure is an extreme one. You are absolutely right. She is obviously wrong.Obviously administration is viewing the severity of the situation to call her...

  8. AACN NTI Conference: Incredible!

    Gardengal posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Have you ever been to the NTI? Did you enjoy it? I loved this past week at the NTI. I just had to share my enthusiasm for our profession, (and I think my husband is tired of the topic now that I've...

  9. sleeping staff

    Gardengal replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Night Owl: I agree with you with the exception of the JCAHO surprise visit. I sure wouldn't want the fall out institutionally for that. I'd deal with it internally and if inefective quit this unsafe...

  10. Does normal saline "expire"?

    Gardengal replied to MPHkatie's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask the coordinator of your trip. A physician at our hospital takes our expired stuff every year to India to clinics in poor areas when he goes home to visit. We give him all sorts of stuff....

  11. Pneumatic tube systems....

    Gardengal replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I think the tube system is a real timesaver. At my current place of employment it's a little limited though because it couldn't go into some areas without a lot of reconstuction so they chose not to...

  12. Nursing Retention/Award Ideas

    Gardengal replied to Colorado1's topic in General Nursing

    zuchRN I love that idea. It sounds like fun and rewarding. How are the funds obtained though. Is there a budget for it? Are donations

  13. Should nursing charges be separate from the room charges?

    Gardengal replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I look forward to learning from the publications cited by Edward, IL. It's a topic of great interest to me, but it looks like it will be a while until I can get it all read and

  14. Should nursing charges be separate from the room charges?

    Gardengal replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Deespoohbear- I see you did what I did today, assessed what you did and thought about what could be billed. Ifind myself thinking that I belittle the nursing profession though by trying to state the...

  15. Should nursing charges be separate from the room charges?

    Gardengal replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I think that one of the reasons charges are higher for some of the items we use when we do bill for them is because it costs to use them-ie foley charges, ng, etc. -cost to hospital is way different...

  16. Should nursing charges be separate from the room charges?

    Gardengal replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it might seem insulting to be included in the room charge, but I sure don't want to be the nurse who has to jot down all my supplies and time and effort used at the bedside so that I can...

  17. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    Gardengal replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    How did I miss this thread in the first fray of replies? What a lot of emotional responses are here. It's obvious from the responses that many of us see the 'entitlement' issue as being true. (I...

  18. how do you keep a nursing cap on?

    Gardengal replied to PowerPuffGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Like fab4fan I used folded tissue pinned to my head with 2 bobby pins. The tissue I used though was facial or toilet tissue. Cheaper and more easily replaced every day. Then we used a bobby pin...

  19. scared to take management position

    Gardengal replied to maxter's topic in Nurse Management

    Maxter, My questions before pursuing this position are....what would be the position of the previous nurse manager who also applied for this position...and what is the feeling of the staff for that...

  20. Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

    Gardengal replied to ACNORN's topic in Nurse Management

    No- my salary is not moving up when the staff's is. As an inpatient nursing manager I'm getting increasingly frustrated, as are my peers. I am one of the lucky ones on the higher level of pay for...

  21. CCRN? Help!!!!!

    Gardengal replied to Maula, RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I find it interesting that your hospital encourages nurses to become CCRN certified after the first year. That's a pretty high goal, but certainly not impossible. I agree that Robin Dennison's review...

  22. No holiday pay!!??

    Gardengal replied to jessjoy's topic in General Nursing

    We have time and a half for working holidays and get another 8 hours

  23. Question for House Supervisors

    Gardengal replied to RoaminHankRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was an off shift house supervisor for a 500+ bed hospital I worked with a partner and we split the hospital. The supervisor covering trauma kept a list of the trauma patients and security...

  24. Sick call policy

    Gardengal replied to goldgram's topic in Nurse Management

    I just encountered this thread and read it with great interest because I too struggle with weekend coverage at times with call offs. We too have bonus for extra shifts, travelers, local agency...

  25. How are you supposed to answer the phone?

    Gardengal replied to MRed94's topic in General Nursing

    I never really thought too much about the exact words until I called the unit one evening to ask a question and heard : "Am I" when I called the unit. I work in an MICU and frequently we refer to...