Gromit

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  1. Wine Debate

    Gromit replied to TiggerBelly's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No one seems to have really answered the OPs question. Allow me to try :) IF the facility is responsible for getting and maintaining her medications, then they are ALSO responsible for getting and...

  2. Understaffing and burnout

    Gromit replied to cherishlpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For my part, I prefer the 12-hr shift -and I prefer to do three in a row, and have four days off. When I start to feel like I'm beginning to burn, I schedule a vacation and take a couple of weeks to...

  3. Online bachelor's??

    Gromit replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in General Nursing

    Came here hoping someone had already written. I have the same question, basically. Glad to see I'm not

  4. violence in the work place

    Gromit replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. Our security not only roams the hospital, but are always close at hand -they also have a force that is sufficiently large enough to deal with the facility, and is staffed with VERY capable...

  5. EWWWW, something doesn't seem right to me here!!

    Gromit replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

    When I was a paramedic, we had our own blades -we washed them in a soap/enzyme solution to sterilize them. This was in the '90s. But I THINK (really not sure) our facility starilzes these...

  6. Pt dies on BSC today

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Hehehehe. Yeah, I heard

  7. Pt dies on BSC today

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that had to have been traumatic! What a horrible way to be

  8. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Gromit replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You obviously made a difference to her in her last days! I couldn't think of any greater blessing than that! Thank God for you!

  9. Resignation Letter-Help is Needed

    Gromit replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

    Zippy Chatsdale and Tazzi are the way I'd go. Short, simple, to the point. Don't clutter it up with false praise or regrets. Exit interviews (oftentimes HR gives these, either in written form or in...

  10. For Those That Have Left Nursing

    Gromit replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting question. I AM a nurse (RN) but thanks to my heart condition, I'm not sure of how much longer I'll be able to continue bedside nursing. I'm kind of curious about this as

  11. ? about rectal administration of medication

    Gromit replied to blyn79's topic in General Nursing

    Unless its designed to be dissolved in the rectum, that won't work. I'd say this would qualify as a med error -certainly not the right 'route' for administration. I'd expect that an alternative...

  12. Blood in the IV

    Gromit replied to sunshineonleith's topic in Emergency

    This is true. But if the line has a piggyback, the piggyback is beyond the directional flow valve, and the problem can occur then. The flowvalve will only work if its a single line. (ok, more...

  13. Pt dies on BSC today

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this as well. Its almost uncanny -the mind really does play a large part in our health and well-being. I've seen patients that would 'hold on' and even look like they may be improving...

  14. Male Nursing Salaries

    Gromit replied to cvpmvp2's topic in Male Nursing Students

    hehehe. Yeah, its not a hobby for me either. There are other things that you can do to augment your salary -depending on your institution. My facility has something called 'clinical ladder'. I know...

  15. Pt dies on BSC today

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    If the onset was literally that fast, and his demise so soon afterward, its unlikely you could have done anything to prevent his death even if you had figured out what was going ont. Most likely he...

  16. Male Nursing Salaries

    Gromit replied to cvpmvp2's topic in Male Nursing Students

    "I'm definately not going into this job for themoney" -so you don't really intend to get paid -or you would gladly just volunteer? Thats very noble of you -and I'm pleased to meet you. Another degree...

  17. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    Gromit replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    Hehehe. Sounds

  18. insubordination

    Gromit replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    Technically burn_out is right. You have to refuse to do something. Though saying what you're writing is probably enough to get them angry enough to make it a moot point :) If you've already said...

  19. A couple of opinions, please?

    Gromit replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. While I have gotten into jobs by being a 'squeaky wheel' before, there are times when you have to say 'oh well' and move on to other options. This one sounds like one of

  20. New Nurse 6 Months-float ?

    Gromit replied to SALLYSMG's topic in General Nursing

    I've rarely met a nurse who liked to float (well, not entirely true -we have a small group of nurses who are called the 'sst' team -basically, they have no 'home' and float where needed. But we are a...

  21. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    Gromit replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm waiting for my manager and several others to come together with a meeting (including myself) to discuss how I can come back to work -docs are giving me partial clearance to return -our floor...

  22. update on steppping on senior nurses toes

    Gromit replied to b eyes's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that name sounds like the ones I'm talking about. We don't have 'em yet -and I'm stuck on "light duty" for the time being (I hope I'm around when they give us the inservice). Up to 4 channels....

  23. Going to India-- what meds to take?

    Gromit replied to AmericanChai's topic in General World

    If I may, I'd also recommend you take some decongestant with you as well (unless none of you suffers from any kind of seasonal allergies -I have bad sinuses so always have a nose spray -not Afrin- and...

  24. med administrations via GT/NGT

    Gromit replied to travel4ever's topic in General Nursing

    Some of my patients get so many "po" meds that if I flushed the tube each time between meds, they would be full of fluid by the time they were done. The only tube I REALLY worry about (because even...

  25. does the workload undermine the profession?

    Gromit replied to traumahawk99's topic in General Nursing

    Never worked in a nusring home. Sounds nightmarish. Our floor is tough enough -we are only 3:1 (rarely 4:1 -very rarely) -they are high-acuity patients. Each with enough meds (and often wound care...