Hellllllo Nurse

Hellllllo Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. Eat Before You Get Here!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    :rotfl: Can I borrow a cup of

  2. Med not available

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to dotter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had the same problem when I worked LTC. I just continued to chart "med not available." I am not going to lie for an

  3. A Nurse's Lifestyle

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Lauren3249's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing salaries are basically flat. A good friend of mine, an RN for 20 years, makes only $5.00 and hr more than she did 20 yrs ago. Many new grads make at or near what nurses with many years of...

  4. Staff splitting - Help!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to RedWhiteBlue's topic in Psychiatric

    I think that the charge nurse reacted unprofessionally, and that your NM should have left your name out of it, as you'd

  5. Anyone else dislike the nursing home?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LindseyLou2222's topic in General Students

    I worked in LTC for many years- as a CNA, then LPN, then RN. It's not that LTC workers are not educated on proper body mechanics- it's the understaffing, and with some tasks, it is really impossible...

  6. color coding staff

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    I like a combo of navy blue and white for RNs. Ceil blue for LPNs, and green for

  7. In a pickle

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

    I agree with everyone here! Admin needs to find the remaining nurse some more staff, and they need to find coverage for her when she has surgery. Why not buy her a nice "goodbye and thank you" gift...

  8. NY POST Article in Yesterday's paper.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

    I don't feel that nurses job-hop because they are "taking atvantage" of the situation. My feeling is that after years of being taken atvantage of, many nurses have decided that "if you can't beat,...

  9. HIPPA violation.....question

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to dragonfly954's topic in General Nursing

    So many people think HIPAA is a bad thing- restricting what we can divulge about our pts and to whom is only a small part of what HIPAA does. Did you know that, thanks to HIPAA, if you change health...

  10. HIPPA violation.....question

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to dragonfly954's topic in General Nursing

  11. Problem tech- she keeps telling pts she's a nurse.

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working w/ a tech for about a year, who keeps telling pts that she is a nurse. When I first heard her do it (three times in one day). I spoke to her about it, documented everything, and gave...

  12. Can pts be treated compulsorily (sp?) in the US?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kermit27's topic in Psychiatric

    ECT has a terrible stigma and image attached to it, but I've had quite a few psych nurses tell me that it works wonders with severely depressed pts. I bet the general public has no idea that ECT is...

  13. Medication Aides

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

    CMAs are not hired because nurses "don't want to pass meds." They are hired because facilities are too cheap to hire enough nurses. CMAs and CNAs are not nurses, and therefore cannot be the backbone...

  14. Medication Aides

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

    That's all,

  15. Medication Aides

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

    I second

  16. Problem tech- she keeps telling pts she's a nurse.

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

    I work at a special services clinic. The NM is the top dog of the whole thing. I only wish we had a compliance hotline, HR, risk mgmt.,

  17. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Giving you an order to treat their pt first? Who do these stupid docs think they are?

  18. RN or busperson?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to lissyrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree! Except that using RNs to do jobs that can and should be done by lesser paid staff is penny wise and dollar foolish on the part of admin. Where I work, RNs use "dollies" to move heavy boxes of...

  19. have you started becoming anal about things?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Students

    I live in Texas, and there is so much "Honey" and "Sweetie" here, I just want to barf! I will be 40 years old this year. When I go to a restaurant, and nineteen-year-old waitress calls me...

  20. have you started becoming anal about things?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Students

    Hippo-crates...boxes for hippos" Lol! Thanks for the laugh!

  21. have you started becoming anal about things?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Students

    Nurses and CNAs who call their pts "Honey" and "Sweetheart" drive me

  22. Nurses who smoke

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Fivestar22's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    RN Lou- Not only is your post hysterical- you make most excellent and valid points.

  23. Any CNA's out there?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to scottishlady's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, you all sound awesome. I'd love to work with all of

  24. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe th Nurse Manager who made out the original assignment is responsible. The RN on duty that night was assigned pts, just as the LPN was, right? If so, then perhaps the NM is the one who did the...

  25. Rude Cna To Nurses

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to inna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with the above. I was a CNA (nsg home and med-surg) for three years. IMO, being a CNA is not nearly as hard or as stressful as being a nurse. And- when I was a CNA, the vast majority of nurses...