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  1. Best Palm Formulary

    flashpoint replied to HeartAttack's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The paid version of Epocrates is pretty good...most of the docs around here use that

  2. "Customer service" and nursing

    flashpoint replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think we need to do everything we can to make our patients happy and comfortable, but we should not do it at the expense of their health or that of our other patients. If I have time to get extra...

  3. Acls

    flashpoint replied to leosrain's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Anyone can take ACLS and benefit from it! ACLS isn't intended to train you to read a million strips and run a code single handed like it used to be. Now, ACLS is intended to help you work a code...

  4. Scheduled to Work the Floor as a CNA

    flashpoint posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I really, really, really, wish I could find another job. Unfortunately, we do not have a huge nursing shortage in this very rural area and the jobs are just not out there. The LTC I work for somehow...

  5. Quit my job (again)...

    flashpoint posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know it looks bad to job hop. I know it looks bad to not give two weeks notice. I know sometimes things get bad before they get better, but I just couldn't do it anymore. My hours were recently...

  6. Quit my job (again)...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Well...I have been offered a job on the medical floor at the biggest hospital in the area. It is the one I really wanted, so I accepted. As long as my references check out OK and my drug screen is...

  7. Time allowed for medication administration changing.

    flashpoint replied to veegeern's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, the policy was that we had 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after, but 1 hour before and 1 hour after would not be considered an error. In LTC, I have always seen 1...

  8. Quit my job (again)...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I'm ineligible because I gave less than 30 days notice. I actually gave less than two weeks notice. I told them I was not aware that they wanted 30 days notice because despite asking for one several...

  9. Quit my job (again)...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Well...last night I learned somesthings that are quite interesting. First of all...they no longer allow anyone to work out their notice. When I walked in, I had already been replaced for all of my...

  10. Ever Been Fired?

    flashpoint replied to lpnurse2004's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've done a few interviews lately and I am very upfront about why I left the hospital. I tell them that I was burned out and I was very frustrated because I was not allowed to do what I was hired to...

  11. Quit my job (again)...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I am having trouble finding my place. I hated the clinic I worked at after I left the hospital, I really love the residents in the place I am working now, but there are just so many things wrong that...

  12. Med Pass Questions

    flashpoint replied to thompr2000's topic in General Nursing

    My facility prints the drug class and diagnosis for taking the med on the MARs. We also have a spot to chart the B/P, pulse, or whatever in the same space we chart the

  13. Can't Believe It-I passed the CEN on 1st attempt

    flashpoint replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    Way to Go!!!

  14. "The Victim" and the "Big Ole Meanie who Made Her Cry"

    flashpoint replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am in the minority here. I'm all for telling people exactly how it is, exactly how they are doing, and exactly what needs to be done, but I think it needs to be done in an appropriate...

  15. Easter considered holiday at your facility?

    flashpoint replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...Easter is considered a holiday. We get 8 hours of double time even though we are working 12 hour shifts. We are owned by the village the facility is located in and are controlled by the...

  16. More on I Was Told to Stay Home Tonight

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy...I'm in trouble now. One of the hospitals I applied at just called to set up an interview. It is the hospital that I went to paramedic school at and it is just so nice. It's the biggest...

  17. More on I Was Told to Stay Home Tonight

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...good news. I may have another job. One of the facilities I applied at is a chain of several facilities in the area. They gave my application to one of their sister facilities and they called...

  18. Need to complete a paper -need nurses to complete a questionaire

    flashpoint replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sign me up...PM

  19. I Was Told to Say Home Tonight...

    flashpoint posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK...I was scheduled to work on the floor as a CNA last Thursday-Monday. I went to work Thursday and called in sick the rest of the days because I had strep throat. I cultured positive for strep,...

  20. I Was Told to Say Home Tonight...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you get roped into doing the "nurse" things too...you get to do the dressing changes and cover for the nurse while she is on break and fill out the incident reports when a resident

  21. I Was Told to Say Home Tonight...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly...with all of the staffing (and other) problems they have right now, one would think they would be working really hard to make staff happy. I am the second most senior nurse (other than the...

  22. I Was Told to Say Home Tonight...

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I faxed them my release from my doctor yesterday. I told them Tuesday morning that I would be in today. I have no idea what they were thinking unless they were planning in advance in case I was...

  23. Admits after 6:00 pm? Does your hospital do this?

    flashpoint replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed that things get crazy at chift change no matter where you work. I work in an LTC and from 1700-1800, we have supper, supper meds, pharmacy comes in, and doctors who put us off all day...

  24. good ink pens

    flashpoint replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in General Nursing

    I like the Zebra F-301. They write well and have a nice fine tip, which is good because I write really

  25. lost panties

    flashpoint replied to nrsbetrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would bet that indigo girl is right...they were probably thrown away. A lot of residents are embarassed when they are incontinent and try to hide it. BTW...$12 doesn't seem like a lot of money to...