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  1. Amid Nation's Recession, More Than 200,000 Nursing Jobs Go Unfilled

    ozoneranger posted a topic in General Nursing

    Amid Nation's Recession, More Than 200,000 Nursing Jobs Go Unfilled Monday, March 09, 2009 WASHINGTON- The U.S. healthcare system is pinched by a persistent nursing shortage that threatens the quality...

  2. Fess Up! How much HSP stuff is in your drawer???

    ozoneranger replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Well, now you know how they're disposing of the

  3. thinking of leaving floor and going to HomeHealth

    ozoneranger replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I loved HH, did it part time while working baylor weekends. Instead of throngs of drama seeking family members following you all over the place (I had one try to follow me into another patient room)....

  4. nurse manager was rude to me

    ozoneranger replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    If she was just standing there, doing nothing I'd have picked up the phone, and promptly handed it to her. But then again, I'd have probably mooned her while I was at it. I have very little patience...

  5. Fess Up! How much HSP stuff is in your drawer???

    ozoneranger replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    We were subject to random searches on our way out of the building by the 'alcohol pad gestapo.' One nurse got caught with a duragesic patch in her pocket. She swore she'd answered some call lights on...

  6. Nothing like a good kick in the face

    ozoneranger replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    The most bizarre things ever to happen to me on the job (in random order): 1. I was helping a midget to the bathroom & she dropped a huge turd on my brand new shoe....... 2. I was helping an...

  7. Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

    ozoneranger replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Tell them that with a brain injury of this magnitude, it's difficult to know the cause of his vocalizations. Could he be responding to noise or light? The only way to know will be to observe him over...

  8. Burnout in less than 2 years

    ozoneranger replied to snortzmom's topic in General Nursing

    I had a paraplegic pt.(in soft restraints), that was just nuts. He rocked himself to a sitting position, grabbed the rails & flung his body out onto the floor, where he flopped around like a fish...

  9. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    ozoneranger replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    Vent to your hearts content, that's why we're here. Just remember..... Karma is your friend...what goes around, comes around. She'll get

  10. Checking peer orders and counter signing

    ozoneranger replied to PsychNurseWannaBe's topic in General Nursing

    At one point we had some problem physicians recanting their phone orders. We instituted a 2 party phone protocol. 2 nurses had to hear the phone order, and.... the physician had to be told there were...

  11. Can an RN school hold your transcripts....

    ozoneranger replied to acceleratedstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, call the state

  12. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    ozoneranger replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    There's nothing quite like being thrown in the deep end before you've learned to swim. God bless you. Carry a small voice recorder in your lab coat pocket, be clear about your needs as a new nurse...

  13. Getting first nursing job in this economy

    ozoneranger replied to cameron764's topic in General Nursing

    You have to fulfill the contract EXACTLY as written...or you get nothing. You must fulfill the contract 'satisfactorily' (who decides what is satisfactory)? I saw this happen to a very good friend. He...

  14. Getting first nursing job in this economy

    ozoneranger replied to cameron764's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.wth.org/body.cfm?id=776 They used to post openings online. But the community was able to see how many nurses were needed & it was, well, alarming. So now they hide the postings. At one...

  15. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    ozoneranger replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    E-Gad, she gets around. Do you have a hospital-wide clinical manager on night shift? If so, get to know her, make her your friend, Then one night when 'supernurse' is sitting on her big fat tail,...

  16. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    ozoneranger replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Mine has multiple alarms. When it's too soon for a patient to have a requested pain med, I set the alarm......then I'm always on time with the med & no one gets forgotten. I've had several...

  17. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    ozoneranger replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    We had an elderly, terminal woman in a room right next to the nurses station. One night we heard 2 distinct voices, it was around 3am & we all thought it was odd for a visitor to come at that...

  18. Med Errors: Share Your Stories

    ozoneranger replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    While I was not responsible for this error, I witnessed it....twice. We had an agency nurse from the Netherlands who had never loaded MSo4 in a PCA pump. Instead of asking for help, she went to the...

  19. Nightshift- sooo tired on off days

    ozoneranger replied to EllaGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for 9 years. For me, it was easier to stay on the same schedule, (sleep days, up nights) while I was off work. That was 12 years ago & I still have a tendency to stay up late...

  20. Med Errors: Share Your Stories

    ozoneranger replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I'll never forget this one. Way back in the day, narcotics were kept in a locked drawer. We had little divided bins, like you find in a craft store & everything was hand counted by one member of...

  21. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    ozoneranger replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    The night before our graduation, I dreamed we had to cath ourselves & wear a leg bag during the ceremony. Turns out I'm psychic. Who

  22. a question about employment history

    ozoneranger replied to matt59's topic in General Nursing

    Not that I know of. An employer can check with the state to see if your license is active, maybe even to see if there have ever been any actions against you, but it's up to you to list former...

  23. I need help with a career dilemma

    ozoneranger replied to rob214's topic in General Nursing

    Doctor's office, urgent care clinic, LTC......home health usually requires a year or two of hospital experience first. I have known quite a few nurses that worked their year in a hospital just to get...

  24. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    ozoneranger replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    She actually went after me for weeks wanting to know why I printed instead of writing in cursive. It got to the point that I printed just to aggravate her. Several other nurses started to print just...

  25. Foreign nurse first hire

    ozoneranger replied to VERYNEW's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many choices to make. If you're single & like to travel, there are lots of options. If you have family & need to stay put, read your local want ads in the paper. Look for...