Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. help ease my mind

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like you did nothing wrong. I am a dialysis nurse. All of our pts are immediately taken off of Lasix. Most have had very little effect from it prior to dialyzing, anyway. I'm not familiar...

  2. Nurse to resident ratio in LTCF

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

    There is no legal staff to resident ratio. Here are two articles from federal gov't related to this: http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/ulp/ltcwork/ulpltcw4.htm In this next article read under the heading...

  3. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    No, but you can import

  4. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    I supervise people "Who could care less about what they are doing" only they aren't teens in retail, they're techs and CNAS. Most are in their 40s and

  5. Nursing in Dallas

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Everyone needs to read this article! The second article, however, (by Mr Housewright) is a big steaming pile of

  6. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    Great post Mr_D. It's refreshing NOT to hear the "you must be burned out and all jobs have their draw-backs" line often posted on this type of thread by people who are not yet nurses. I've been...

  7. "Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore!"

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Tiki Torch, I'm going through the same things right now. My facility even calls itself "state of the art" lol. It is a new facility, but equipment is old, refurbished equipment. Things are done...

  8. 1930's Nursing style...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Enjoyable article. Thanks for posting

  9. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    You know, SmilingBluEyes, you're right. Very interesting

  10. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    Agree.

  11. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly.

  12. I'm no "fan" of The Shrub!

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

    I guess this joke is good for all seasons and all administrations, huh? Just insert the name of the polititian of your choice, ha

  13. I'm no "fan" of The Shrub!

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I have a joke to share: A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, "What are all those clocks?" St....

  14. Screwed

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Well, Shezam.... I certainly feel for you. Basically, being a nurse pretty much s*cks. See my tagline, re: good nurse vs good employee. You have my empathy and support.

  15. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked minimum wage jobs (back in the 80s when min wage was $3.35). I was laid off from several of them. (Reaganomics, you know) And I did have to grovel for min wage jobs- in factory work. So,...

  16. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    Zambezi- Where do you work? Are you in a

  17. doctors becoming nurses

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to J. Tigana's topic in General Nursing

    I do NOT agree w/ foreign nurses (or doctors) being recruited to work as nurses in The U.S. and here's why- Because it just helps managers/administrators and the entire health care industry avoid...

  18. Nurse patient ratio

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to gaulkari's topic in General Nursing

    Same here! I think they always say six! A couple of times I got to work to find we really did have only six pts each. We were so happy! BUT... mgmt decided we were "overstaffed" and pulled nurses off...

  19. Substantial Changes Required in Nurses' Work Environment

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www4.nas.edu/news.nsf/isbn/0309090679?OpenDocument "Because the supply of nurses is unfortunately stretched thin right now, they must be supported by work processes, work spaces, hours,...

  20. Joy In Striking???

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

    The above posting is right on target. Once new nurses have been around awhile and been totally screwed as most nurses have, then they may understand why the nurses erupted into cheers. The hospitals...

  21. overtime law

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

    Again, I totally agree. I put up DEAN for president signs in my yard last night. On Wed, I went to a Dean supporters meeting and spoke about the phony nursing shortage. I told the people there what is...

  22. overtime law

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

    Agree.

  23. Male' 40, dizzy spells, any ideas?

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine emailed me about a problem her husband is having. Below is a copy of the email. Any idea what this could be, nurses? (Please, no flames! ) My husband is having frequent bouts of...

  24. Male' 40, dizzy spells, any ideas?

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

    Isn't it called a Holter moniter? I thought it was named for a Dr. Holter or something, but I keep seeing "halter" here. Am I

  25. Hospital industry seminars advise administrators how to evade RN ratios

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in California Nursing

    FANTASTIC post, psychrn03! Thank