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Obese Nurses

martymoose replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

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art lines

martymoose posted a topic in General Nursing

If you have a patient with an art line ,or even 2 pts with an art line, how many total pts should you have in your assignment? Assignment might include angioplasties, pacers ,some drips, Tavrs, and...
art lines

martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

oh ok, thats what I thought. We used to be 1:3 if art lines,1:4 if not( maybe already pulled) They are making us do 1:5now. In the past Ive had an confused elderly pt get up with art line in place...
art lines

martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

wow, no one?
How do you recover from a bad patient experience?!??

martymoose replied to PadmeRN's topic in General Nursing

in the hospital setting nurses have no
"Your job is to make me happy"

martymoose replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

I had a patient say she was there to be pampered. Exact words. Usually, a comment like that, or like the OP's gets then\m a blank,non descript stare, and a therapeutic "Oh,........., I see........ Ive...
patients with art lines

martymoose posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

If you have a patient with an art line ,or even 2 pts with an art line, how many total pts should you have in your assignment? Assignment might include angioplasties, pacers ,some drips, Tavrs, and...
Leaving Bedside Nursing

martymoose replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

I actually had a patient tell us she was there to get pampered. She was serious, not joking. I couldn't believe my
How's this for backwards

martymoose posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

Im trying to transfer within my organization that I have been with for over 10 years. They ask on the applications to list your previous jobs, which I did. My applications seem to be going straight...
Help Me Decide!

martymoose replied to RexRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

find another
Leaving Bedside Nursing

martymoose replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

Maybe your case mgmt is different than ours. Poor CM is on floor the whole day. And recently with one family, we were debating calling security guards for her because the family was making verbal...
Leaving Bedside Nursing

martymoose replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

You are lucky then. I literally see my family probably less than 6 hours a week. When I can get time off, my spouse cant.Or vise versa.We have to find our own coverage for any weekends you might want...
Am I being a baby?

martymoose replied to RNbubu's topic in General Nursing

That sounds ridiculous,no you are not being a baby. Hearing this scares me, as I have heard this is the new thing to go to now. They call it an "Intermediate care unit" ratio is 3:1 no additional...
How can I make an impact in healthcare?

martymoose replied to mintkiss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

where are we overstaffed? why are we running around like idiots then, barely getting what we need done?The acuity is ridiculous now, and they have been increasing our patient load while eliminating...
Leaving Bedside Nursing

martymoose replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

Our care manager deals more with families than we do. shes had some doozies too. I dont see how CM is going to not deal with families. They want nursing care in their home for the pt, or to pick and...
Nurses not taking breaks

martymoose replied to scuffles's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

Do they provide staffing for
Picked up a resident.

martymoose replied to AmIWrong?'s topic in Patient Safety Issues

man, I sorry that happened to you. I know where I am if a pt wants to leave, we cant stop them. all we can do is follow them and call security who can make them come back. We cant physically touch...
Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

martymoose replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

more money would not
how's this for backwards

martymoose posted a topic in General Nursing

Im trying to transfer within my organization that I have been with for over 10 years. They ask on the applications to list your previous jobs, which I did. My applications seem to be going straight...
how's this for backwards

martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

I basically said ( from the phone interview with a HR rep, that since I was completing my BSN this semester, that I was looking for new opportunities. I didn't say anything about my current dept. But...
It's not my fault they're brain-damaged

martymoose replied to Ronda89's topic in General Nursing

drain- bramage. sorry, had to say it.
how's this for backwards

martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

Thanks. Omgosh, I have kind of wondered this. There has been a mass exodus from my floor for the last six months or so. But some got to get out. But a few others didn't. One said she was even asked...
how's this for backwards

martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

I'm even willing to take less pay, but I don't even get that chance to voice
It's not my fault they're brain-damaged

martymoose replied to Ronda89's topic in General Nursing

be careful, you'll give yourself brain
Is a fall occurrence of "zero" possible?

martymoose replied to nursidosis's topic in General Nursing

ok, fine. we cant prevent falls. Then why do we get blamed for them? We are the ones who get berated by

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