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  1. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    shiccy replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    It's all in the eye of the beholder. There are many MANY patients that will call briefs "diapers". No matter WHAT they're called, for many people that suffer from incontinence for whatever reason,...

  2. So, I'm leaving my unit of 2 1/2 years

    shiccy replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going into details, however, after being on my unit for 3 years, I'm transferring as well. Best of luck to you in your new job!! Managers think, sometimes, that they shouldn't show emotion b/c...

  3. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    shiccy replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I pick up 1 extra shift out of necessity per pay (money-wise) and it puts a ton of strain on my body, more than I ever imagined. That being said, when I get the calls (our hospital has its own subset...

  4. Signing a contract for a length of employment commitment?

    shiccy replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to be brutally honest I would literally sit in that chair and go over the rest of the paperwork they're having you sign and read it until you understand what it's saying. Saying, "You agree...

  5. Need some advice on expected salary

    shiccy replied to surfingnurse12's topic in General Nursing

    Nights is mandatory for the most part for most people, and typically every third or every other weekend is the norm. These are things that you will not get away from ... it's part of being a new...

  6. Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    shiccy replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Nursing

    We have occasional problems with people calling themselves nurses that aren't (or they do 'nursing work', but really do nursing aid / PCA work), but it's not finable UNLESS they are outwardly...

  7. Co-administration of Zyvox and albuterol?

    shiccy replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is actually very interesting as this is the second thing I've seen detrimental from Zyvox. I just recently took care of a patient that had a communication stating that a b vitamin (6? 12?) needed...

  8. Disinfection method of the Ryle's tube feeding utensils

    shiccy replied to ylcheung23's topic in General Nursing

    Being in another country, you may be talking to deaf ears ... I've never heard of this in the US depts. ... We actually very rarely sanitize anything these days. Almost all of our supplies are one use...

  9. Pharmacy said no, conventional practice said yes

    shiccy replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Technically when they write "IVPB", which all IV ATB are suppose to be, they're INTENDING for a compatible fluid to be mainline with the ATB piggybacked into it... Stop your initial fluid if it's just...

  10. ICU Stepdown workload

    shiccy replied to rotteufel's topic in General Nursing

    We have 4:1 on our stepdown w/ vents and gtts. If we have high acuity (>= 6 totals / 20 pts and/or a good number of vents) our numbers go to 3:1. We have 3 NA's (or we SHOULD have) for 20 patients,...

  11. Nurses' personal medical records

    shiccy replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah ... unless you're medically odd (third arm growing off your forehead), people won't even be inclined to look that you've been in a hospital. I promise you that there's many more interesting cases...

  12. Nurses' personal medical records

    shiccy replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    I've never looked up another person's record online unless it's medically necessary (read: I was taking care of them and needed the information) That being said, it DOES happen, I'm sure, but unless...

  13. renewed confidence needed!

    shiccy replied to CarieLyn's topic in General Nursing

    Yep ... I suggest getting the books with the tests you can take on your computer - it's much different when you take a test online, too ... so you're out of your comfort zone. Also some of the...

  14. Pet peeve

    shiccy replied to Up2nogood RN's topic in General Nursing

    One of mine is starting an IV w/out gloves on. An RN on our IV Start team does this. She sanitizes regularly, but still ... Though she's a bit more ... cleanly than I am when I start IV's. I end up...

  15. FMLA

    shiccy replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    We had a supervisor on my shift that would cry nearly every time work came around. I'd venture to say this didn't happen when she was off. She also would sleep in the office for HOURS, never help the...

  16. Question regarding patient ratio with Magnesium pts

    shiccy replied to corrie54's topic in Ob/Gyn

    From what I was told by an RN that came back from OB b/c she didn't care for it as much as she thought she would, Mag patients are 1:1

  17. Putting a mask on a spitter

    shiccy replied to NotFlo's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just throwing this out there, but there's nothing that would be able to 100% get rid of the problem ... being said, I think your best bet IS the mask. I don't really see how it's a dignity thing...

  18. what color is your scrub-achute?

    shiccy replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    RN/LPN wear navy blue NA, scrub techs, OR RN's, phleb, and RT wear teal Phleb and RT are allowed to wear maroon, too (although I'm sure one was suppose to wear one color and the other another color) I...

  19. Putting a mask on a spitter

    shiccy replied to NotFlo's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I could see as being patient abuse is if the mask is kept on at all times. If you say this is something that is only a problem when they're turning or doing care with, then I would have...

  20. "Meat To Go Along With your Resume"

    shiccy replied to emt2lpn2's topic in General Nursing

    I got a job right out of college (thankfully) in an area that is VERY saturated with new grads / nursing schools. That said, I was a bartender / server, and made TONS more $ thankfully than I would...

  21. How do you handle delegating to PCA's?

    shiccy replied to missdeevah's topic in General Nursing

    We had an aid that totally refused to do her job as she was suppose to, stomped her feet and complained when you asked her what a blood sugar was (b/c she didn't chart it and it was MN and the...

  22. ER Tech

    shiccy replied to EmSChIcK609's topic in Emergency

    Probably something offered by the hospital ... that's how ours were done. No formal schooling, just making sure you know sinus rhythm from

  23. Summer lull?

    shiccy replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    We've been busier than I remember in the past, however being one of two level 1's in the NW Ohio area, it's to be expected. That being said, our census has necessitated opening not one but two...

  24. Zosyn over 4 hrs

    shiccy replied to OutlawNurse86's topic in Patient Medications

    My hospital has adopted the same thing ... IIRC before it was 3.375 Q6 over 30 min, but when they changed it they made it Q8. The only problems *I* have with this is that Zosyn hasn't been tested for...

  25. Phone calls & families <sigh>

    shiccy replied to nyteshade's topic in General Nursing

    Here's how my phone calls go for patients *I* am taking care of: "Hi this is shiccy" "Yes I was looking for an update on my mom/dad/uncle/aunt/etc" "Sure! Did you have their MRN?" If they say no, I...