nurseandmom

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1. Nurses Diverting Drugs?

   nurseandmom replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

   I have seen this at least 5 or 6 times in my 16 years of nursing so it is still going on and the Pyxis is not going to stop it completely although it is a big help. At my hospital the pyxis is coded with fingerprints so it is impossible for anyone t...

2. Anyone have cheese? I need to whine !!!

   nurseandmom replied to suzannasue's topic in General Nursing

   You are not dreaming. Just go for an interview and you will see them jump all over you. Especially the agencies. If you are lucky there will be a nice signing bonus and that will pay for your trip to Detroit. There are better opportunities out th...

3. Complaints About Other Shifts

   nurseandmom replied to cokie's topic in General Nursing

   That sounds like the best way to handle it. I have also experienced patients who for some reason get off on pitting staff against each other, on the other hand, if this is about one particular staff member then you should speak to your manager. Doe...

4. Once you go ICU, you never go back.....

   nurseandmom replied to KC CHICK's topic in General Nursing

   I am also an old med-surg nurse who finally saw the light and joined the ICU. I swear my first night of ortientaion I was taking care of a post op patient that was just as sick as the post ops I took care of on the floor but I only had one not 7. ...

5. Don't Tell Mom/dad/wife

   nurseandmom replied to cokie's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that the patient has the right to know and it steams me when the docs speak to the children of elderly patients who are perfectly competent before speakin to the patient. I once had a 23 year old man whose father wanted to control the entir...

6. Getting Dumped on

   nurseandmom replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

   I was also going to suggest you ask those nurses that are sitting around to help you out. Or go to the charge nurse and tell her your assignment is very heavy so you reccomend it be split up for the next shift or the other nurse might think she is b...

7. Anyone have cheese? I need to whine !!!

   nurseandmom replied to suzannasue's topic in General Nursing

   Another good thing about job searching and interviewing is that it is a good ego boost. People really do want you around!! Good luck

8. reasonable,prudent and no parameters?

   nurseandmom replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   And please don't waste your time checking temps either because people at home don't check their temp every day and now that I think about it assessing the patient wastes precious minutes that you could be spending in committee meetings. How about if...

9. Florence Nightingale

   nurseandmom replied to roxannekkb's topic in International

   llg- great information in the link you provided. I have even more respect for Florence Nightengale now! However, I see that she must be the one to blame for that awful statistics class!!!

10. Question from a new agency nurse

    nurseandmom replied to yodakelly's topic in Agency

    I would just echo what others said. If they treat you bad don't go back. Was the charge nurse aware it was your first time there? At my regular staff job I try not to give agnecy nurses admissions if they are not familiar with the paperwork since ...

11. Nursing shortage, patient care

    nurseandmom replied to billhogan's topic in General Nursing

    Well Bill, Since you ask then here is my list 1. If it is at all possible find out the RN:patient ratio in the hospital you are choosing. A good ratio is 4-5:1 on days and 6:1 on nights on a medical surgical floor. 2. Bring in a list of medication...

12. Privacy Please

    nurseandmom replied to Kayzee's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have found the HIPPA regs to be great when getting those extremely irritating phone calls from the patients next door neighbors brother demanding to know every treatment and med the patient is getting.

13. Another organ dilemma so soon....

    nurseandmom replied to wv_nurse 2003's topic in General Nursing

    I have read several times that the 2nd donation for Jessica was "directed". If we can direct who our organs go to couldn't we direct who they DON'T go to? Just wondering. My mother who was a long time alcoholic who had liver cirrhosis was told by...

14. Mrsa

    nurseandmom replied to takararose's topic in Med-Surg

    I hope you got an HIV test also? And had the patient tested for Hepatitis and HIV? And you should have been started on the HIV meds right away and given gammaglobulin if you haven't had the hep vaccines. I think I would be just as worried about he...

15. Privacy Please

    nurseandmom replied to Kayzee's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a tooth pulled and went to the closest pharmacy to get my scripts for Darvocette and antibiotics filled. They told me it would be 45 minutes, now keep in mind I am standing there with my mouth filled with guaze. I wait the 45 minutes...