Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. Do I do something wrong in this situation?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

    ITA.

  2. Only one nursing job opening at my local hospital!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    ocankhe, I have known people whom have worked there, and they tell me working conditions are bad. I have quit several hard-to-come-by and low paying jobs in this town, as working conditions are pretty...

  3. adding to doctors orders... legal or not?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to nursepeachie's topic in Legal

    I don't know where this DON got her license, out of a Cracker Jack box, maybe? Sorry you are being put between a rock and a hard place. That's one things about nursing that really

  4. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You know what would really improve rates of handwashing and infection control? Proper staffing, so nurses have time to properly wash their hands. Personally, I use a clippy that holds a small bottle...

  5. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, I did read it. I think that Michael Moore could make a great documentary on the realities of

  6. Do I do something wrong in this situation?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

    This has got to be a Fresenius unit. Is it in Lubbock? Giving hypertonic for hypotension while on dialysis is an old, outdated intervention, and consisered dangerous by DQI. But, many Fresenius units...

  7. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Rediculous! I've read numerous articles which state that doctors wash their hands far less frequently than nurses do. Here are some links so you can print them out and give them to your admin: A study...

  8. Nursing as maid of all trades

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to canoehead's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is typical of dialysis units. There are no other staff there besides the nurses and techs. There is no one else to do the grunt work. At the last unit I worked at before I became a traveler,...

  9. 3 months in and I hate my nursing job

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Serenyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sadly, this is typical of many med surg units. That's why there is a nursing "shortage". As another poster suggested, why not try another area in the hospital or maybe a sub-acute rehab/Medicare unit...

  10. Photo Gallery: Nurses of Singapore

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in International Nursing

    Great

  11. Weird, Odd Nurses Behavior.....

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    I carry alcohol get with me at all times. I use it to clean my hands thoroughly after touching ATM machines, public door handles, and I always wash my hands after touching a rented video tape or

  12. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Having been a CNA, and LPN and now an RN, I certainly disagree with your observations. I am a travel dialysis nurse. In many states, LPNs can't work in dialysis. If they want to, they must work as...

  13. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was an LPN for 7 years and have been an RN for 5 years now. So, I think I'm qualified to speak on the subject. I do enjoy being an RN better than I did an LPN. IMO, the main advantages of being an...

  14. How would you have handled this?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ChuckieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a horrible experience as a new grad RN in a surgical unit. The place was a viper pit. I lasted 3 mos. On applications, I list my reason for leaving as "poor working conditions." No one has ever...

  15. "Reluctant" hospice doc

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    As a former inpt hospice nurse of 4 years, I feel your pain, pardon the pun. Seriously, sounds like a horrible stressful situation for you and the pts. I agree w/ you: I'd leave that group. Allowiing...

  16. Stress and Burnout

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Nursebaby23's topic in General Nursing

    ITA. Wonderfully said, mattsmom. The implication that seasoned nurses burn-out because they have not "mastered the work" got under my skin. I knew what I wanted to say, but not how to say it. But, you...

  17. Worst nursing experience

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    Oh God in Heaven, help us

  18. Getting an RN with a prior DUI

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to mfogo's topic in General Nursing

    Tell your state board of nursing about your DUI up front. I have a classmate who got a DUI just after LPN school, just prior to starting an RN program. The BON did not allow her to work as an LPN or...

  19. Will Travel Co. train rn for new skills?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MIKIRA's topic in Travel

    A fellow traveler of mine works chronic dialysis, and she did get one contract in which the facility trained her in acutes. I wanted a similar deal, and asked my recruiter. He said it happens, but is...

  20. RN who wouldn't be CNA

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to cjog's topic in Nursing Career

    Great post. I've said for years that the most articulate, detailed, beautifully written care plan, and the most high-flown theories don't mean crap if the pt is lying in their own waste because...

  21. exhausted wiped out post dialysis

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to student60's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Sounds like they are taking too much fluid off during the tx. Why not speak to the hemo charge nurse and tell them how the pt has been feeling, and ask them to increase the pt's EDW, and lower her tx...

  22. exhausted wiped out post dialysis

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to student60's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Sounds like too much fluid is being pulled off of the pt during dialysis, i.e. his goals are too high. The nurse who suggested increasing his time obviously is not familiar with dialysis or what it...

  23. Hello AZZzzzz....

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to cardiacRN2006's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Good 'ol PCC. I got my LPN there, a looooong time ago. I live in Texas and am an RN now, sure miss AZ. I just finished 2 travel contracts in

  24. 12N Sleeping During Break

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MEDRQST's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think every state BON publishes the names of every nurse who has been diciplined by them in the BONs' newsletters and on their

  25. 12N Sleeping During Break

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MEDRQST's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Years ago, when I was a new-grad PN (am now an RN) I worked w/ an RN who took a nap in an empty pt bed on a rehab unit. She had been in a car accident a couple days prior. Her ribs were cracked and...