Gromit

Gromit

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

    Gromit replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I guess the ICU nurses whine just as much as the medsurg ones who complain that they take on three or four times the number that the critical care ones take. Different areas, same gripes. . I'm just...

  2. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    Gromit replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    that much is true. I've seen medical assistant classes (ads for them) all the time on TV, but I've never heard of or seen MEDICATION

  3. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    Gromit replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I could see that. I do wonder though, does this position exist in Florida? Did a quickie search and didn't see it -and here is the first I've ever heard of it (of course, since I don't hang out...

  4. 3rd time--I Passed! Thanks Suzanne!

    Gromit replied to valentineMay's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats on passing that test! I failed it the first time, read saunders, passed it with flying colors the next time! Feels downright GOOD, don't it?

  5. nursing shortage

    Gromit replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posters -on the one hand, LPNs aren't fully utilized where they could be -and the solution does NOT lie in making it 'easier' to get through school -patients faced by new RNs...

  6. Lift Team

    Gromit replied to Ophelia78's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility has lift teams. Until recently, they were 'day shift only' but now we have 'em nights as well (I'm TOTALLY doing the "happy snoopy" dance). Most of 'em are 'regular size' guys (and a...

  7. It happened here, RA killed by patient

    Gromit replied to Mama Val's topic in General Nursing

    Man there isnt ANY PART of that scenario that doesn't yell "GET OUT!". I'd run, not walk -and MAIL my resignation letter in (wouldn't hang around long enough to submit it). Never have wanted anything...

  8. How to get BF to realize he has problem?

    Gromit replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    my pulserate was jacked up into the 130s, but otherwise you have described the very symptoms I exhibited when my cardiomyopathy was found. I agree with you, this guy NEEDS a full workup -a real...

  9. Anyone NOT use prefilled flushes?

    Gromit replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ours uses prefilled saline (10) and we also use the prefilled heparin (flush) -the saline has white labels, the heparin syringe blue ones -ditto for the endcaps on the syringes. firstyearstudent -if...

  10. Forced Overtime

    Gromit replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    For the ones that have mandatory overtime, I wonder what kind of liability the hospital has if the nurse has been up for twenty hours (or whatever) falls asleep on the way home? I cannot for the life...

  11. Would you put your family member in a LTC facility?

    Gromit replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean, herecomestrouble. Back when I was playing Paramedic for EMS in the county north of mine, the running joke was that (that) county was basically a waiting room for God. MOST of...

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

    Gromit replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, true, but what KIND of employees? I know if my place decided to cut our wages, there would be an exodus of biblical proportions to the surrounding facilities. I have worked for places (when I...

  13. VIP Triage

    Gromit replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    can't speak for the senator, but ALL age and financial/social levels abuse ERs -many don't want to wait a week or two to get an appointment with their doctor (I'm lucky in that my PCP always manages...

  14. Anyone NOT use prefilled flushes?

    Gromit replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility is rather large, so they do a lot of those 'cost' studies (makes sense -818 acute care beds, and 59 rehab, and they are building more of the former). Some time back, they decided that...

  15. Forced Overtime

    Gromit replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Only during a disaster (hurricane or otherwise) -then in preparation we are split into 'a' and 'b' teams -you can volunteer to be on one or the other, but if the split isn't even enough, they will...

  16. Anyone NOT use prefilled flushes?

    Gromit replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    We use the prefilled syringes (10ml) as well -and when we run out of them, the small 30ml bottles (I always keep one in my pocket, along with the prefilled syringes -just in case -I always need just...

  17. Would you put your family member in a LTC facility?

    Gromit replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    This is not an "american" problem. Multi-family households are getting scarce no matter WHERE you go. People are also living longer (time was when folks were 'old' at 40 ) and there are many who...

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

    Gromit replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You are right about that! The market will pay exactly what is demanded of it. If we had a trend of nurses hiring on for $11-13/hr, then they would offer up only $11-13/hr. Some of my fellow nurses...

  19. Were you accepted on your first try?

    Gromit replied to DreamyEyes's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    OH ok, now THAT makes sense. Thanks for

  20. VIP Triage

    Gromit replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    hmm. I don't considder her to really be all that 'beautiful'. Overdone, overblown and a high-maintenance brat? yes,

  21. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    Gromit replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    No questions, just a comment. Right from the beginning I expressed that I didn't know what these were (I've certainly never worked with any -perhaps they aren't recognized in Florida? ) -and I also...

  22. Funniest Write Up You have Every Recieved?!

    Gromit replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    hehehehe. Sorry, but this is almost exactly what a previous employer put on my 'annual evaluation' -I was a fuel-tanker driver (hauled 7000-8000 gallons of fuel from the plant to the phosphate...

  23. Didn't get admit into RN program

    Gromit replied to 12breakfree's topic in General Nursing

    Huh. In THIS area, the number of candidates has been higher than the available slots in RN programs for years. There is no actual "waiting list" as such (you have to reapply every time -they don't...

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

    Gromit replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    back in the '70s that WOULD have been decent pay. Gasoline was about 50 cents a gallon, and bread didn't cost nearly two dollars

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

    Gromit replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    looking back on this thread, I'm still confused as to where the figure '11 dollars/hr' came from. I know of NOWHERE that is actually honestly trying to pay this as a nursing