blue280

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  1. False Charting

    blue280 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I also do not advocate false charting but I think that people who do it are afraid of the "if its not charted , its not done" and they worry that they could lose their liscense over that. Kinda...

  2. I hate nightshift

    blue280 replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    I work both nights and PM shift. Yes, I can definetly tell when there's a full moon. I usually hope for low census on those

  3. Constipation Remedy

    blue280 replied to obeyacts2's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Carleah, that's what we use. We call it Power

  4. Low-Census and you......

    blue280 replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have had low census each of my pay periods since June. We don't get on call pay and we are expected to be available for the next 4 hrs if they call you at home. This means since I work weekend...

  5. which shift is busier?

    blue280 replied to momrn50's topic in General Nursing

    Nights on our unit has had staff cut drastically. Its to the point of being unsafe and I know each shift thinks their shift is the busiest. I think ALL shifts are overworked, its just a different...

  6. Post-op vital signs and assessments

    blue280 posted a topic in General Nursing

    just a quick question. I just came back from a staff meeting and we were discussing our protocol for post op pts. We do vital signs and full head to toe assessments q1hr x4, then q4 for 24hr and...

  7. Post-op vital signs and assessments

    blue280 replied to blue280's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all for their replies! I think monitoring vital signs frequently is a good thing and a complete head to toe on arrival to the unit is appropriate. We were wondering if a complete...

  8. have you ever "written up" yourself in an incident report?

    blue280 replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    I have written myself up twice and both times a system change was put into place because of it. I still feel nervous when I write myself up but these are supposed to be used as tracking devices so...

  9. How long does report take?

    blue280 replied to RNnites's topic in General Nursing

    We have a combination of wriiten report and Kardexes. There is a overlap of 30 minutes between shifts so if there are questions the oncoming shift can ask rn's in charge of their pts. On weekends we...