GrumpyRN63

GrumpyRN63 ADN, RN

Gyn Onc, OB, L&D, HH/Hospice/Palliative

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  1. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to RnM21's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I only clock out when I am totally finished and leaving the floor, I don't care what management says or thinks, its illegal and I won't do

  2. Define Nursing in 3 words

    GrumpyRN63 replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in General Nursing

    Press Ganey Sucks Help Wanted Always Ativan, ativan,

  3. new job and they replaced me

    GrumpyRN63 replied to runnernurse487's topic in General Nursing

    I've had to do two tortuous weeks notice once, I had to, no choice., it sucked but I did survive. If you don't care to leave on decent terms, burn your bridge, don't go back, erase it from your memory...

  4. They sent us a 1 week postpartum pt...we do openhearts!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to MIRockstarRN's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely should have been on Maternal Special Care Unit or if you didn't have one , any ICU, MICU,NICU, CCU but AN

  5. Stop The Title Madness

    GrumpyRN63 replied to INFIDEL's topic in General Nursing

    that's very interesting, I always thought it was the other way around, why then do we not see MD's do the same, i.e. MD,PhD,BS,EMT,GED ()??? Where's tiredMD for

  6. Post mortem care

    GrumpyRN63 replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    ditto

  7. postive TB skin test

    GrumpyRN63 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Why did he get a TB test in the first place? If he was initially a r/o TB he should have been placed in neg pressure room, w/sputum for AFB sent, the CXR should differentiate old v. active TB and if...

  8. Hi Everyone!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to newmommy1331's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I get it now, mother/baby = nursery nurse (BACK IN THE DAY), when I worked OB/PP you rotated as the nursery nurse on your PP unit, I guess the OP is looking for a forum, just for the mother/baby...

  9. Vitamin K administration legal/ethical nightmare!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to IndigoCarmine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds Like Someone Is Confusing Vit K Admin W/ Emycin Oint ??? Just A

  10. Huber needle sterile technique

    GrumpyRN63 replied to mellodog's topic in General Nursing

    that TOTALLY SUCKS!!! IM GLAD YOU FILED A GRIEVANCE, I HOPE YOU FIND VINDICATION, GOOD LUCK

  11. Hi Everyone!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to newmommy1331's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm gathering its a new name for the

  12. Hi Everyone!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to newmommy1331's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I guess I was tired last noc, thought I was in general nsg discussion , but am I realllllyy old now or is there a difference between postpartum and mother/baby nurse, Isn't it the same place/job with...

  13. Hi Everyone!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to newmommy1331's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Isn't PP mother/baby nurse?? It is in my

  14. Hi Everyone!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to newmommy1331's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Welcome, you may want to check out the OB specialty nurse

  15. Vitamin K administration legal/ethical nightmare!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to IndigoCarmine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just don't see any legal ( nevermind ) ethical dilemma/nightmare, they don't want it, fine, they have the right to refuse, I would be having the nightmares if I did give it against their

  16. When nurses visit loved ones who are hospitalized...

    GrumpyRN63 replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    A different spin is when your patient is the nurse, not to hijack the thread,at this stage I really like having nurses as pts, talk shop, swap stories, etc, most are really cool, its the doc's wives...

  17. Vitamin K administration legal/ethical nightmare!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to IndigoCarmine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hand it over to the Peds, I'm sure there is one involved somewhere, he/she can discuss it with the pt, if she still refuses, he/she can have her sign a waiver, I wouldn't give it unless she...

  18. How long for an L&D orientation?

    GrumpyRN63 replied to L&DRN2008's topic in Ob/Gyn

    New grad orientation at my lg teaching hospital is 6 months for L &

  19. Huber needle sterile technique

    GrumpyRN63 replied to mellodog's topic in General Nursing

    you should have been 'mentored' on using a central line dsg kit and how to add items to your field for port access, i don't think you were at fault, you should have been given better...

  20. Totaling catheter output

    GrumpyRN63 replied to kidscott4's topic in General Nursing

    some do, some don't, some only total out their shift, and nurses add it up for 24 hrs,some total it all out, I don't pay that much

  21. wrong route phenergan?

    GrumpyRN63 replied to cybernurse614's topic in Patient Medications

    LOVE Phenergan, been giving it IV for 20 yrs, back in the day pts were ordered 25mg IV q4hr ATC X 48 hrs post op. Those were the days, never, ever had IV issues, still give it, usually 12.5 IV in 10cc...

  22. The weird part of hh

    GrumpyRN63 replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    :lol2:

  23. First shift crazyness!!!!

    GrumpyRN63 replied to labelle's topic in First Year After Licensure

    amen,

  24. Fears

    GrumpyRN63 replied to ammieantonio's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No pain, no gain (just kidding), lots of things you will do will hurt people iv sticks, dsg changes/packing, IM's, walking them, turning them but they are essential to getting them better. Back in the...

  25. Mortified

    GrumpyRN63 replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've done it, I've also shown up when not on the schedule, I've seen it happen a lot, we are on crazy schedules, it happens,, don't beat yourself up, you can always come in when they are short and...