RN1989

RN1989

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  1. Just promoted, but coworkers are mean!

    RN1989 replied to nursechick182's topic in Nurse Management

    If you leave because of the staff.....well, you know the grass isn't always greener. But, if it looks like the facility is unwilling to assist you to make the changes needed for safe, competent...

  2. Nurse Assistants are vital to our health

    RN1989 replied to chinoyRN's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle Patient safety is what healthcare is about??!!! That's the funniest thing I've heard all morning. Healthcare is a business to make money. That explains why so many facilities are...

  3. So confused

    RN1989 replied to NursePeace's topic in General Nursing

    Something else is going on that we don't

  4. No orders?

    RN1989 replied to Tracy38000's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of any hospital that does NOT have standing orders for nitro, o2, etc. for chest pain. If you believe that someone has cardiac related chest pain, do not wait for the doc to call you back...

  5. hello everyone! i need a little advice.

    RN1989 replied to kayboggie's topic in General Nursing

    A career counselor at your college should be able to give you a better picture of things in your

  6. Need advice with work situation

    RN1989 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't stop this here and now, you will jump from job to job because you didn't face your fear and deal with it. Bullying and CNAs trying to be nurses without a licence have been going on...

  7. Written Up.....what is your take?

    RN1989 replied to burnay76's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, this is happening more and more frequently and not everybody can or will be able to jobhop so much. With CMS reimbursement regs coming into play this fall, I anticipate that things are...

  8. Per Diem Jobs

    RN1989 replied to BIGBRO71's topic in General Nursing

    Every place is different. You need to ask more specific questions of your prospective employer/supervisor. They should have written P&P on this, if they don't - don't take the

  9. Need advice with work situation

    RN1989 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    YOU ARE THE NURSE!! Chant this mantra to yourself until you believe it and get a set of cajones - "I am the nurse, I am the nurse, I am the nurse"! When you get report, make up a sheet with weights,...

  10. Written Up.....what is your take?

    RN1989 replied to burnay76's topic in General Nursing

    What I would do: I think I'd want a copy of my position's responsibilities as well as the job descriptions and list of responsibilities of all the other staff. I would also ask my supervisor if there...

  11. Abuse of Nurses

    RN1989 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    Remind your facility about the latest Sentinel Event Alert regarding bullying behaviors. Although the newest regs are aimed at facilities controlling these behaviors perpetrated by employees and...

  12. Continuing education question

    RN1989 replied to D&Ggirl's topic in General Nursing

    there are many resources, do a web

  13. WHY do we need more nurses

    RN1989 replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    Now that's a scary thought! That just reinforces my opinion of many of the nursing schools there when the passing rate is so

  14. What do we have to hide?

    RN1989 replied to ansley12's topic in General Nursing

    Since you've obviously still had a job despite the charge, that should go a long way. Read the application carefully, sometimes they are only asking for stuff in the last 5 years. If so, there is...

  15. "oh, by the way..."

    RN1989 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    In this troubled economy with Medicare/insurance reimbursement about to get worse, nurses are going to find that facilities are going to be choosier about when to hire and which candidate is their top...

  16. Every other weekend- what century are we in?

    RN1989 replied to lizva101's topic in General Nursing

    If you could come up with a viable plan to ensure staffing on both weekends and weekdays, I'm sure your manager and facility would be willing to listen. Be part of the solution, not the

  17. New Nurse - need help with wounds

    RN1989 replied to chrisg0705's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    You need orders by the doc or protocols to follow that have been approved by the medical staff. If your facility does not have a WOCN that comes around to assist you and you don't have protocols,...

  18. Pacemakers

    RN1989 replied to GoldenFire5's topic in General Nursing

    They generally feel like they have been kicked in the chest by a mule when their ICD fires. They KNOW it when it goes off. Considering the gender of this person along with a "young" age of needing...

  19. Charge Nurse

    RN1989 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    My facility had an excellent ed. dept. I was sent immediately to management classes when I was appointed charge

  20. MDS Workload

    RN1989 replied to GDLVSU's topic in General Nursing

    No, there is no such thing as a "ratio". The nurse does as many as their facility has need of. You need to discuss with your DON any issues you have regarding the

  21. Taxes and the LNC

    RN1989 replied to KLKRN's topic in Legal

    To all reading, don't forget about specific business/state taxes that have nothing to do with what comes out of your "normal paycheck like $$ for the IRS, Medicare, and SS. When you file to become a...

  22. Blame nurses

    RN1989 replied to sam20007's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly why we make little progress in our profession. Everyone is too afraid to stand up. When will people learn that they can't terminate EVERYONE? One or two nurses - yes. But if the whole...

  23. Blame nurses

    RN1989 replied to sam20007's topic in General Nursing

    What is odd is that this is very true, yet in all those Gallup polls, nurses come out #1 ahead of the docs. I wonder if that is because the patients don't like the docs because THEY pay the docs and...

  24. Would you work in a hospital that pays less if nurse:patient ratios were better?

    RN1989 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    You are right, mandated ratios do not tell the whole story. Unfortunately the employers (as a whole) will not fix the staffing unless the government forces them to do so. It is a lot easier to get...

  25. Just one persons opinion

    RN1989 replied to dauschundlover's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm not so sure that the guy who thinks he knows more about CPR is completely wrong. Having ACLS change from pushing CPR, to pushing defib, to pushing CPR, over and over again through the...