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  1. unacceptable abbreviations - compliance problems

    flashpoint replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of the reason for the change is that there have been errors made because of abbreviations that look similar and because of sloppy handwriting. CC can look like 11, MgSO4 and MSO4 have been...

  2. Professionalism and Nurses

    flashpoint replied to Dixiedi's topic in General Nursing

    We ask for a name preference when we do the admission assessment...until we know the patient's preference, they are called Mr. or Miss or Mrs. or whatever. There are too many people out there who...

  3. Just because I'm in uniform does not make me fair game

    flashpoint replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    People always seem to catch me at my worst! LOL...a bunch of us from the fire / rescue service were out bar hopping last week when a very, very drunk man fell backward in his chair. He hit his head...

  4. CNA issue~can anyone advise?

    flashpoint replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    If you told her to go home and she refused, I would call a nurse manager or the DON or whoever is authority over the department. I can understand people getting upset and blowing off steam once in a...

  5. Differences between male ER nurses and Females?

    flashpoint replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    OK...being serious here. We have one male RN in or ER and he tends to be a little more serious than the rest of us. He's a clean freak and he's more careful about infection control issues than a lot...

  6. Differences between male ER nurses and Females?

    flashpoint replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    OK...being serious here. We have one male RN in or ER and he tends to be a little more serious than the rest of us. He's a clean freak and he's more careful about infection control issues than a lot...

  7. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    flashpoint replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    Here, we clean up the bulk and housekeeping disinfects. We have to make sure that all visible blood, etc is gone before they clean up. They do the rooms, bed, and anything that stays in patient...

  8. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    flashpoint replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    Here, we clean up the bulk and housekeeping disinfects. We have to make sure that all visible blood, etc is gone before they clean up. They do the rooms, bed, and anything that stays in patient...

  9. so Im fat, i cant be a flight nurse?

    flashpoint replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I'm not big enough to fly...can't lift high enough to get the patient into the

  10. so Im fat, i cant be a flight nurse?

    flashpoint replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I'm not big enough to fly...can't lift high enough to get the patient into the

  11. $12 an hour?!

    flashpoint replied to HisTreasure's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LOL...I started at $7.75 six years ago...I got a few raises and ended up making $13.76. Then we all got a cost of living adjustment and there was an error discovered on my rate of pay and i got...

  12. $12 an hour?!

    flashpoint replied to HisTreasure's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LOL...I started at $7.75 six years ago...I got a few raises and ended up making $13.76. Then we all got a cost of living adjustment and there was an error discovered on my rate of pay and i got...

  13. Drug Seeker Antics and Dramas

    flashpoint replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Sigh...over the past few months, I've been in the ER five times with sever abdominal pain. Gall bladder labs, US, and HIDA scan are negative. UA is negative. KUB is negative. EGD and colonoscopy...

  14. Granny Dumping

    flashpoint replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Grrr...we once had a couple that had a baby 6 weeks preemie. Once mom was dismissed, we only saw mom and dad once or twice a week. No other kids or anything, they just felt that we were there to...

  15. LTC waking residents for routine Tylenol/Benadryl on nites

    flashpoint replied to doobiedo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked in LTC moons and moons ago, we were supposed to wake the residents up at 0400 for dietary supplements! About 20 out of our 60 were on Two-Cal and they were suppoed to get 2 ounces every...

  16. Nurses who smoke

    flashpoint replied to Fivestar22's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sometimes the nonsmokers do not get to leave the floor. More than once, I've been told I would need to take my break in the report room or I've been told that I need to wait to go on break or change...

  17. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    flashpoint replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    6 weeks - 3 months? For what??? Here, the Basic EMT class is at least 6 MONTHS and most paramedic programs are two YEARS minimum! No one calls EMS because they are in a situation that they can...

  18. Patients thinking others are their nurses?

    flashpoint replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is considering a policy that ONLY nurses and nursing assistants can wear scrubs. Right now, we have everyone from the nurses to the housekeepers to the people in billing wearing scrubs....

  19. disciplinary nightmare

    flashpoint replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    Any updates on

  20. we've been having heated - but not yet angry - discussions

    flashpoint replied to IowaCindy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't disagree that everyone deserves appropriate health care and that all patients should be treated equally, but I have to agree with questioning allocation of resources. It is frustrating to see...

  21. Baby wipes?

    flashpoint replied to cnsqdb's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We use Chix wipes or Chix cloths or something like that...they look kind of like a single ply of a 4 x 4, but they're about the size of a Kleenex and they come in a cardboard box...we add a little...

  22. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    flashpoint replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    Medic946RN...you said it better than I ever

  23. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    flashpoint replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    EMS is not all about the adrenaline rush...yes, we get plenty of the, but an experinced EMT learns to keep the rush in check. Most of my expereinces at LTCs are pretty positive. It does make me...

  24. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    flashpoint replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really think it was neglect...the LTC is known for good care, I just think that priorities were overlooked. I think the nurse tunneled in on the fact that the resident wan't shaved because...

  25. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    flashpoint replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest problems I've encountered are the ones I mentioned in my previous post. I've also been asked to wait to transport so the CNA can finish shaving the patient (he was BLUE...we didn't wait),...