Gromit

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  1. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    Gromit replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    WhimsieRN -I agree, they do a dirty, hard job for less pay than private sector jobs. They knew this before they signed, they signed anyway -and for their own reasons. My doctors' son signed on last...

  2. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    Gromit replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    RNLULULABAMBA -where do you live and work?? I want to work there! My place isn't bad. Has excellent healthcare plans (and I sure put it to the test last year and so far this year -newly diagnosed...

  3. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    Gromit replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't gripe about little things like a once-missed (or maybe late) vs, but there is one nurse (dayshifter -I wouldn't know about the night shift, I work that shift and don't pick up patients from...

  4. Nursing school didn't prepare me for reality

    Gromit replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    -RNTSH -if I may. You would probably find the Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX RN to be of assistance. Its nicely broken down into systems which (at least for OUR RN program) follow how...

  5. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    Gromit replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    Tom may well work in a facility like MINE where this kind of abuse is NOT common, and certainly would not be tolerated. We have ONE doc who is notorious for abusing nurses (and yes, even other docs...

  6. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    Gromit replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Always a good and welcome

  7. Pt dies on BSC today

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    ABSOLUTELY. Since it IS a good possibility that such a situation will occur (more of a "when" not an "if") I'd ask him HOW he would like to run a code (what is their procedure). Does he want you to...

  8. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    Gromit replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    RIGHT YOU ARE! And even though back when I did work in EMS, it DID happen from time to time, we weren't oblivious to the situation, and DID try to stick around and 'babysit' long enough for things to...

  9. update on steppping on senior nurses toes

    Gromit replied to b eyes's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, our floor is the same way -turn off the alarm, be dismissed without passing "GO". Learn to reset the parameters -safest best

  10. Blood in the IV

    Gromit replied to sunshineonleith's topic in Emergency

    Oh yeah. Bigtime sentinel event. I would not have pulled that. I'd have told him that a doc was gonna have to do it. In a vein, sure -do 'em all the time. Arterial? Not a chance. Not up there,...

  11. Pt dies on BSC today

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I admire

  12. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    Gromit replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Peter and Rose marriage -wow. You and your team definately take the 'Angel' Award! Brought a tear to this old bikers' eye That is just, well, there aren't any words for it. I'm glad you shared...

  13. update on steppping on senior nurses toes

    Gromit replied to b eyes's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, we've been running with those pre-packaged "kits" for a while -comes with the saline bag and the bottle of dry chemical -break the seal, plug 'em together, squeeze the bag and shake :) Kindof a...

  14. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    Gromit replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm glad nobody on my floor wears scents or perfumes. I can just imagine "Euw De Toilette" mingling with the other sundry and not-so-pleaseant smells that the patients can

  15. Pt dies on BSC today

    Gromit replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    My floor rarely has proper staffing at night (no unit coordinator, no tech/cna, etc) -not that this will be new to anyone else, but... For the 'total care' patients, usually two of us will double-up...

  16. Resigned Nurse Manager position today...

    Gromit replied to MrsStraty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey, if it feels THAT good, you KNOW you made the right move. No two ways about it. I wish you luck in your next job.

  17. Blood in the IV

    Gromit replied to sunshineonleith's topic in Emergency

    If it were an arterial line, it should have been obvious to whomever put the line in -it would have started backing up the line from the very moment the drip was hung (seen that happen once. Was...

  18. Does anyone really enjoy LTC?

    Gromit replied to ihollie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Even though I have NEVER had an interest in working LTC, I would certainly never discourage anyone else who showed an interest in it. They would be just as any other work environment -there are good...

  19. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    Gromit replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    - A soldierswife: The basic description of the 'orientation' you gave sounds VERY much like the CCTP (Critical Care Transition Program) that I got as a newbie since I was starting on a critical care...

  20. update on steppping on senior nurses toes

    Gromit replied to b eyes's topic in General Nursing

    sounds downright nightmarish! Being new to an area is tough enough without having someone deliberately try to mess with

  21. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    Gromit replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    Jess, don't fret. We each have our strengths, and certainly the good outweighs the bad, or none (most? ) of us would not be doing it. Each according to his own, as they say. Have I put up with...

  22. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    Gromit replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    THAT IS SO

  23. Gossiping CNA

    Gromit replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, but when that happens, what you have is a powderkeg with a lit fuse -you don't know how or when, but eventually it WILL go off. God help those who are present when it does. No, I stand by my...

  24. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    Gromit replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    THAT sucks! I'd be pretty hot if that happened. Unless of course, it was a simple mistake? My pillows do not resemble hospital ones in the slightest (they are fuller and longer -no way could they...

  25. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    Gromit replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, that along with so many other things in the hospital :) Seriously, I've never worked in a hospital that had a problem with people bringing a pillow. I'd think the numerous cards and posters many...