Longhorn Mama

Longhorn Mama has 30 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg; ER; ICU.

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1. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

   Longhorn Mama replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

   i absolutely agree with rn1989 - most post-op fevers will be pulmonary related. we've got to get them moving and breathing. how about filling water pitchers? when did it become ok to have water sit in...

2. nurses week

   Longhorn Mama replied to petra's topic in Nurse Management

   i was trying to come up with something different this year for my med/surg dept. so for the last few weeks i've been taking random snapshots of the nurses caring for patients (with the patient's...

3. What I Love About Nursing Is....

   Longhorn Mama replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

   what i love best about being a nurse is that it is impossible not to believe in god or some higher presence when you have been part of the beginning of life, or the end of life as the case may be....

4. Med Surg Staffing Standards - Are there any?

   Longhorn Mama replied to Ginger35's topic in Nurse Management

   Ginger - I work in a similar situation as yours in a rural hospital with a 35 bed Med/Surg unit as Nurse Manager. My HPPD is 8.5 and is getting ready to be lowered. I would kill for even 9. I have the...

5. Stress Relief

   Longhorn Mama replied to DEB52's topic in Nurse Management

   That's a good question DEB52. I've been a nurse about as long as you have and I'm still trying to find the answer to that. I find that I worry so much about every little thing that my mind seems...

6. Taking Lunches, Not Clocking Out

   Longhorn Mama replied to kelbel's topic in Nurse Management

   we automatically deduct 30 minutes for a meal as well. if for some reason they don't get a chance to eat, they can turn in an edit slip and get paid. if they leave the building, they must clock out....

7. X-mas Gifts from the Manager - Any Ideas?

   Longhorn Mama replied to Ginger35's topic in Medical-Surgical

   See my post under the manager's site. I give CD's with Christmas music that I

8. Holiday gifts

   Longhorn Mama replied to KrustyTheNurse's topic in Nurse Management

   hello - i'm new to posting but i've been following this site for a long time. i have a suggestion for staff gifts - i have 60 or so, and i give them all the same thing. i have my college daughter...