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  1. hourly rounding

    nurse grace RN replied to suni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have it too and AIDET as well. Guess what? patients still fall, code etc and the nurses are so tired from making nosensical visits to the patient rooms that no care can get done. also, patients...

  2. How many new grads changed jobs within 1 year

    nurse grace RN replied to ThanksForAllTheFish!'s topic in General Nursing

    I changed jobs within my first year from tele to mother/baby ( thought it was my dream job but hated it) then back to a med/surg floor. I have been on the med/surg floor almost 3 years now. My...

  3. Share your "problem patient" stories!

    nurse grace RN replied to nitenite's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a patient last week that was in her 90's and wanted constant attention. If you didn't go to her room- she would beat on her bedside table with a tube of poligrip! She also, would scream nurse,...

  4. Funny dreams about your job as a nurse

    nurse grace RN replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a dream one night, soon after we had a big expansion project at my hospital. When I got off of the elevator, there were slot machinges and craps tables near the ICU family waiting room! Really,...

  5. Funny dreams about your job as a nurse

    nurse grace RN replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a dream one night when I was still working as a Post partum and nursery nurse. I dreamt that I had a bucket full of babies in the back of my car that were stacked like "russian dolls" and they...

  6. Angry over lack of proper care by a nurse

    nurse grace RN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am not sure of how to write this but I am angry/hurt/upset over what I consider substandard care of my MOM. She was in a CVU and showed definite changes that pointed to a stroke and her nurse didn't...

  7. my pyxis nightmare..

    nurse grace RN replied to annreese's topic in General Nursing

    Our pyxis is pretty much stocked with everything needed on a med/surg floor: narcotics, cardiac meds (plavix,bp meds, coumadin etc.) gi stuff(nexium,prevacid, mmalox, etc. We have bins of 2cc and 10...

  8. Am I Wrong To Think This?

    nurse grace RN replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is starting a "practice run of "P4P" this year. Everyone is running scared thinking they won't get a raise. The raises are only arounfd 3% anyway--not much more unless you are exceeding...

  9. Bathroom Inservicing

    nurse grace RN replied to barbyann's topic in General Nursing

    Every unit in my hospital has a wall in the bathrooms covered with papers about everything from the night shift committee to reminders about the "vis" sheet for inoculations. I ignore them, that is...

  10. Anyone here develop carpal tunnel since becoming a nurse

    nurse grace RN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I had carpal tunnel prior to becoming a nurse. I now am just returning to work from Guyons' tunnel surgery--- this affects the ulnar nerve. The pain involves the ulnar side of your arm and the ring...

  11. Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    nurse grace RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    We hired some great new nurses this summer and they have been an asset to the unit. We did have one from last year that was a little *****. She felt entitled, superior and always right. It showed in...

  12. how much time is fair?

    nurse grace RN replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I made the mistake of jumping to a new floor from tele after only 5 months-- because OB had a ton of openings. I should have put in a year on tele first.I am on a med/surg floor for over 2 years...

  13. Body Worlds

    nurse grace RN replied to missingunc's topic in General Nursing

    I just saw it last month in Atlantic City. It was truly remarkable. My favorite was the male who was standing toe to toe and fingertip to fingertip with his own skeleton. The exhibit of cancerous lung...

  14. I'm really curious....

    nurse grace RN replied to boggagirl's topic in General Nursing

    WE use Jean Watson at our

  15. did anyone recieve a hospital scholarship while in nursing school?

    nurse grace RN replied to 2bManNurse1017's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital paid my tuition, books etc. everything except for uniforms-food- and gas. In return I had to work for three years as a nurse--finally paid up and can go elsewhere if I like. But, mind...

  16. help cardiac nurses!

    nurse grace RN replied to RN75's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with the other posters. The physician is responsible for writing orders to stop/hold medications. I don't believe they should be blaming you at all. Good luck, I too am in a bind at work and...

  17. LTC vs. Hospital Salary for New RN - Help!

    nurse grace RN replied to dander625's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That sounds low for LTC. I am in South Jersey and RNS start at 25.75. Of course north Jersey is higher due to proximity to NYC. I believe our LTCS start RNS at 24-26 per

  18. Positive Reinforcement For The Nurse And The Nursing Student

    nurse grace RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a great day and couldn't wait to come back... This was so awesome and I was a NURSE! Well, guess what? Reality soon settled in and all of a sudden I felt like a ship lost at sea. No one helped...

  19. San Jac Uniform Question

    nurse grace RN replied to Tonks's topic in Texas Nursing

    In my humble opinion, after working in health care and as a nurse for 3 years----SAS is so well worth the money....... and I have a closet full of NIKe,etc that I no longer wear------- SAS are the...

  20. Anyone in Our Lady of Lourdes or Helene Fuld program?

    nurse grace RN replied to AtomicWoman's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I graduated from Helen Fuld in May of 05. It is a phenomenal school that prepares you well for your future nursing

  21. help vesicant and telemetry cross word puzzle

    nurse grace RN replied to ragincajunstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I am just guessing : Try vitamin D for tetany. For tele #6 try inotropic

  22. Gossip from the Manager?

    nurse grace RN replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in Nurse Management

    I am working on a unit where the manager relies on 2 young (early 20's) girls a unit secretary and patient care tech for her gossip. She also has these few favorites that can do no wrong. I have felt...

  23. Magnet hospital = Nurse friendly hospital?

    nurse grace RN replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    Magnet is a well sought after status but, it doesn't mean that the facility is "nurse friendly". I work in a magnet facility and our :oratios are high, there are toxic, disrespectful girls...

  24. Does anyone else feel this way...? Help!

    nurse grace RN replied to Imuneek2's topic in General Nursing

    You aren't alone I am sure. I used to feel exactly that way everyday when I was new. I am a nurse for 32 months and guess what? I still dream about work and I still worry about missing things. I found...

  25. Med Seeking Patients

    nurse grace RN replied to RNSuzq1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I can share your frustrations in caring for patients that get labelled " med-seeking". We have quite a few frequent fliers at my hospital and it is hard to learn to deal with their behaviors:...