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  1. If you could make your pt. Knowlegable

    flashpoint replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    I wish we could teach our patients basic common sense about medications. If tylenol worked for their last headache, there's a good chance it will work for this headache. Some basic knowledge about...

  2. Nasty Flu Bug all over town!!!

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    We're in the Nebraska Panhandle. We're seeing tons of flu in the ER. Monday night, 5 of the 25 patients we saw from 1700 to 2200 had something other than the flu. Tuesday night was a little better,...

  3. All RN Mothers

    flashpoint replied to Hello Nurses's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand it when people think only RNs are

  4. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

    flashpoint replied to damaro's topic in Emergency

    Last time I went to a CISD, the person who was in charge kept getting in people's face because a lot of them were still unsure of how we felt about the event. She kept telling people "You know how...

  5. Gifts For Nurse Appreciation Day

    flashpoint replied to carolce's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital divides up the things that drug reps, families, etc bring so that both shifts get an equal amount. Also, if a certain person is mentioned in a thank you card, etc, management makes sure...

  6. How do you deal with "patient-know-it-alls"?

    flashpoint replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...You gotta love it, don't you? I'm short...very short as a matter of fact. A few days ago, I was hanging a new bag of IV fluids...since I can't reach the hook on the pole without lowering it,...

  7. med error:

    flashpoint replied to jenac's topic in General Nursing

    Great catch...that's why it's important to learn what drugs look like in addition to all fo the basic pharmacology! Insulin is one that should have been caught right away... What you you all think...

  8. patient lingo...

    flashpoint replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    We have a frequent flyer who is allergic to pilliacinin and sulfer...she also gets x-trays a lot because she falls and is prone to frassers. Not that this matters, but it just drives me nuts when...

  9. What's your craziest story of the ER

    flashpoint replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    I think it's OK to laugh at our patients...helps to keep us sane and there are some nights that if we don't laugh, we just won't survive the night. A funny ER story...not my funniest, but it's early...

  10. What's your craziest story of the ER

    flashpoint replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    Not very compassionate, are you, LPN-n-2005? Yes, living in those conditions is horrible, but many of the people who do live like that are unable to care for themselves becasue of mental or physical...

  11. My doctor's office staff sent me out....

    flashpoint replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    sixes...with a history like that, you should go to the ER! The ones that frustrate me are the ones who use the ER as their primary provider for minor illnesses...the ones whose baby coughed once or...

  12. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    flashpoint replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    I think that all nurses in the ER know your main priority is your loved one, but that does not give you the right to trample over other patient's rights. Being concerned for your loved one does not...

  13. Are LPNs Second Class Citizens?

    flashpoint posted a topic in General Nursing

    Lately, the RNs I work with have been treating the LPNs and CNAs like dirt. I'm not the only one with this complaint and a lot of us are getting very frustrated. Classic example...today we had 14...

  14. Are LPNs Second Class Citizens?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    So is every RN responsible for what the LPNs do, or just the charge nurse? Is an RN who was assigned to 2 patients while the LPN had 7 going to go down with everyone else even though they were not...

  15. Are LPNs Second Class Citizens?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Well...there is a charge nurse in addition to the RN with 3 patients, RN with 2 patients, CNA with 2 patients, and LPN with 7 patients. That is what has me frustrated. I know the charge nurse is...

  16. My doctor's office staff sent me out....

    flashpoint replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    LOL...

  17. Are LPNs Second Class Citizens?

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the CNAs were doing primary care...it's allowed on a swingbed patient. The swingbeds patients get an RN assessment and the med nurse gives all meds to all patients (the primary nurses give PRNs,...

  18. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    flashpoint replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    LOL...Yesterday, I worked ER for the first time in six months. We're a small rural hospital and we don't have a pharmacist to get out drugs, etc. I'd like to add a few things to your list... 1....

  19. But I have little kids!

    flashpoint replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I've never thought that I deserved a holiday or any other day off simply becasue I have children. As I said in a previous post, my hospital has their nurses number which holidays they want 1-5 and...

  20. But I have little kids!

    flashpoint replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    We fill out a form every year that lists the "big" holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day) and we number them 1-5 by which holiday we want off first....

  21. Acls?

    flashpoint replied to Trixie01's topic in General Nursing

    ACLS is not that bad...if I can do it, anyone can. Read your book, pay attention during lectures, and memorize your algorithms. Know your lethal rhythms...v-fib and pulseless v-tach, assystole......

  22. Retaining senior staff? What a Concept!

    flashpoint replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has improved in a few ways, but still has a long way to go in some. They just changed our PTO package, so people who have been there over five years get almost twice the PTO as people...

  23. Id Badges

    flashpoint replied to tatoome33's topic in General Nursing

    Our BON feels that patients have a right to know EXACTLY who is caring for them. I think that here, anyway, most people want to know just so they can go out for coffee and tell their friends whose...

  24. Id Badges

    flashpoint replied to tatoome33's topic in General Nursing

    We have first name and title on the front. Our last name is on the back. I personally don't think the patients need to know my last name or who my parents are or how many children I have or where I...

  25. Coworker was fired yesterday.

    flashpoint replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly I am concerned about the patient who's lives she has affected, but there really isn't much I can do to undo what she did. I have made a point of giving extra TLC to the patient she insulted...