Tait MSN, RN

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    Opinions on weekend only night shift position

    Tait replied to Florencebyondthepale's topic in General Nursing

    Completely agree with this as a veteran of night
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    Giving Report to Medics... What do they know?

    Tait replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if this matters but if I am calling report it is often to a nurse, when I give report to a medic I think transport (which is usually the same two guys that play Angry Birds while they wait on...
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    Opinions on weekend only night shift position

    Tait replied to Florencebyondthepale's topic in General Nursing

    Ah yeah I skimmed to fast and missed that part. Thanks for pointing that out!
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    Giving Report to Medics... What do they know?

    Tait replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    Generally when we transfer patients out of the hospital I will give them whatever they ask for. Mostly is is a brief description of their stay, last set of vitals, and mobility. Those patients are all...
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    Opinions on weekend only night shift position

    Tait replied to Florencebyondthepale's topic in General Nursing

    Since it is OR does that mean you are on call? **Nevermind I see it isn't** No real advice other than I wouldn't want it to be permanent, however it might work out, especially since you said you are...
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    guilty or not.... excuse me for any grammer/silly/english mistakes

    Tait replied to vnuwish's topic in General Nursing

    We use a float log to maintain a fair rotation. When things are really slow one might wind up with float dates fairly close together, but that just happens. We all have access to see when we were...
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    To work or not to work?

    Tait posted a topic in Nursing Career

    **I am posting this here as well as the AN Central Family and Parenting section** I am in such a quandry this morning. I am due to be induced on July 12th with our first child. I am currently on a...
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    LASIX/ECHO questions

    Tait replied to dseltzer's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking that the administration of Lasix might cause a variance in the readings of the ECHO due to the fact that BP might change because of the sudden start of diuresis? Also who wants to have...
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    Protonix use

    Tait replied to laughingtoe's topic in Patient Medications

    We used to give omeprazole every morning like candy, until the warnings came out for the interactions between Omep and Plavix (heavy cardiac floor at the
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    "We don't clean patients, we are a procedural area"

    Tait replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I am really sorry this happened to
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    "We don't clean patients, we are a procedural area"

    Tait posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking about an issue that has recently come to my attention as I have been working day shift for the past few months. In addition to noticing that my IV poles and pumps never seem to come...
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    Patients should ALL be swabbed tested for HIV

    Tait replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    Case in point. Extra precautions related to "knowing" can be misconstrued as
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    Patients should ALL be swabbed tested for HIV

    Tait replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    Because we stopped alienating, segregating, and isolating HIV+/AIDS patients a long time ago. We have standard precautions for a reason, to protect ourselves, and to protect the privacy of our...
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    Worst case scenario needle stick

    Tait replied to LaughingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any advice but I am so sorry this happened to you. Please take care. :hug:
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    Patient Ratios and Region

    Tait replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Same here on average. Complex Med-Surg (walkie talkie cardiac to whipples to high level geriatric)
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    OK- Freaking out about TB now!

    Tait replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    Do probiotics work for
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    Customers always right- Really??

    Tait replied to Leelee2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hear you on the guilt ridden family members. I can't imagine the stress they put on LTC. When we get LTC patients (I work acute med-surg) it is amazing how ridiculous the families that have been...
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    Customers always right- Really??

    Tait replied to Leelee2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like there is more to the story than meets the eye. Best of
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    OK- Freaking out about TB now!

    Tait replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    Standard and droplet precautions are there for a reason. I would worry more about getting TB in a subway/plane/bus/grocery store than worrying about getting it at work. Time and energy better spent...
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    how to be invisible in nursing

    Tait replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I say chug on! Keep doing well, keep striving, and keep raising the bar for others at your work. Some environments you just have to turn your back on the witches and show them it isn't going to stop...
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    New grad here. If I got cancelled for a shift do I need to make up the hours lost?

    Tait replied to mnf4ever's topic in General Nursing

    No you won't lose benefits. You have to come in under a certain amount of hours consistently before your benefits come into question. At our facility we can take ETO/PTO for cancellations, or we can...
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    "We don't clean patients, we are a procedural area"

    Tait replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if my idea of writing up people might be better suited for your situation! If they aren't cared for when they come to you I wonder what their quality of life is like at their
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    Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    Tait replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly this is exactly what I was thinking. Poor tiny
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    "We don't clean patients, we are a procedural area"

    Tait replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Your situation I can definitely understand. It sounds like you run very short staffed and patient safety in this situation is priority over ADL's. It is areas of mine, a large staffed hospital, that...
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    4th day on the floor and.....

    Tait replied to KaksRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got bloody pee in my eye once from a crappy foley cath I was emptying. Eye washing for 15 minutes sucks. Thankfully my patient was clean and the poor guy felt bad because it happened right at the...