Hellllllo Nurse

Hellllllo Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. no more warning before inspections

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

    I don't think there is a nursing home in the country that could pass a surprise inspection. But, does it matter? Even when they have serious deficiencies over and over again, there are no consequences...

  2. Murses

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    I PMed you,

  3. Murses

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    Here are some interesting male nurse related

  4. Murses

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    As people have gotten used to more women becoming physicians, the term "female doctor" is pretty much obsolete. As more and more men become nurses, the same thing will happen to the term "male nurse."...

  5. I need a nurses opinion

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    $13.80/hr as a CNA? Wow. Where I live, LPNs make $10.-$15. and hr. LPNs where I work make between $11. and $11.50 an hr. Most RNs make $18.-$20. an hr. cost of living is high here, too. My best friend...

  6. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Fantasic idea, Furball. I am attached to the "Nurse" moniker,

  7. A poem for all of you nightingales

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Angela Mac's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Funny, I have just started wearing make up to work, because lately, people keep telling me how tired I look. Here is a poem written by a friend of mine. Her name is Sammy. What is a Nurse? What is a...

  8. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you,

  9. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    The changes we need include more respect, strong unionization, reasonable work-loads, and getting rid of many of the new types of UAPs. Additionally, what the public knows and does not know of what...

  10. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    I like a line Anthony Hopkins' character used in the movie "The Remains of the Day"- "I'm sorry, I cannot be of assistance in this matter." Then,

  11. Your priorities

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Sahn's topic in General Nursing

    My relationship w/ my dh is first. When I am at work, the patient is my first priority. Second is making sure that I am not getting screwed by the company. They will work me to death if I let them,...

  12. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Of course we deserve to be well compensated, that's not the issue. It's the people that just want to get into nursing for $$ and to look cool w/ a scope around their necks that irk me. I mean, how do...

  13. Charge pay

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ikimiwi's topic in Emergency

    For you- I will give you charge nurse job for one dolla! lol! Big woop! I am working tomorrow am, and I am soooo glad I'm not charge! Fist shift in a long time I've not had to do it.

  14. A sad and unexpected loss...

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

    I am tearing up from your post. My deepest sympathies to you, your co-workers, and residents, and the nurse's friends and

  15. GTube, med administration..HELP

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to perksrn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Always check placment w/ 5cc air bolus before doing anything. Here is a trick that has helped me. Pour your crushed meds, and some warm water into a sterile urine specimin cup with lid and...

  16. What is it really like to be a new graduate nurse????

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to profjanmc's topic in General Nursing

    We do not use physical care plans in any form where I work. We use internalized care plans. Here's what I mean- I agree w/ the poster who said that care plans are vital for developing critical...

  17. What clinical skills for hospice? What do hospice nurses do?

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

    Sounds like your bil's mom received Roxanol, which is a thick, liquid sub lingual MS04. I worked inpt hospice for four years for the same company, several different locations. What hospice nurses do...

  18. When One Child Is Enough

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree. In the last interview I read with them, the parents sounded really stressed and unhappy. I am pro-choice, and always will be. However, the author of the article does come off like it was...

  19. Ethical question...what would you do?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ksrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Although it's really not kosher, this is common practice at a lot of places. It might come back to bite you if you bring this to the charge nurse. Sometimes, you have to pick your battles in...

  20. This article disturbs me

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in General Nursing

    There are times I love nursing, and other times where I feel exactly like the woman who wrote the article. I feel the nurse who wrote the article is probably one of the many who have left nursing...

  21. d/c with meds....are you a RN or Phamacist?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to shinerchia's topic in Government, Military

    [quote=shinerchiaI've been polling military RNs everywhere I can and the common thread is that they have never worked in the real world. All they know is military nursing so all they know is what...

  22. This article disturbs me

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on where you live. In my area, nursing jobs are hard to

  23. Medication Aides

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you're right on one point- CNAs are not considered nurses. Because they are not nurses! I have worked on all nurse units, which do not use CNAs, and I much prefer

  24. Medication Aides

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    Editing my reply. Some of the posts on here are so bad, they speak for themselves. No reason for me to ad anything

  25. Medication Aides

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    Legal secretaries should not go to court- that's a lawyers job. Security guards should not try to arrest criminals- that's a cops' job. Nurses should not try and perform surgery- that's a surgeon's...