medsurgrnco

medsurgrnco BSN, RN

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  1. How do you get someone to show you their butt?

    medsurgrnco replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just matter-of-fact about it being part of the assessment, and my need to make sure there aren't any developing problems. Many patients tell me no one else has checked their butt. Only a few have...

  2. Nurses...Miserable?

    medsurgrnco replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I suggest the OP does research on the job satisfaction levels of different careers, and on how long people tend to stay in the same career. I remember hearing a few years ago that approx. 50% of...

  3. Nurses...Miserable?

    medsurgrnco replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I suggest you read some of the recent threads with potential nursing students asking for advice on nursing as a career. They had more negative responses about nursing than yours has

  4. All nurses: Social work or RN?

    medsurgrnco replied to yuyu75's topic in General Nursing

    If you get a bachelor's degree in psych or social work, you could work as a mental health counselor in a hospital psych unit. You can also do psychotherapy with a bachelor's degree, altho some...

  5. Problems with CNAs and Jeopardizing Nursing License

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    For the good CNAs posting to this thread, please don't take the comments personally about CNAs that are challenging for RNs. Both good CNAs and RNs are extremely busy during shifts. I have often done...

  6. All nurses: Social work or RN?

    medsurgrnco replied to yuyu75's topic in General Nursing

    From your original post, it sounds like you are more interested in mental health than physical health. So you might look into either social work or psychology degrees. The job market and salaries are...

  7. Problems with CNAs and Jeopardizing Nursing License

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you're a great CNA. I don't see why CNAs can't just xerox the VS and give them to the nurses (or put them at an expected place in the nurses' station). I've tried asking CNAs about VS, but...

  8. Launching into traveling

    medsurgrnco replied to lightwalker's topic in General Nursing

    You might also want to check into the situation regarding computer documentation at hospitals. I would think it would be very hard to work on a unit with minimal orientation and a new computer...

  9. Disturbance During Lunch/Break

    medsurgrnco replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    These same people wait in line for their turn at the grocery store, the bank, the gas station, at doctor's offices, etc. So why do they expect every petty request to be dealt with immediately when in...

  10. When the boss makes an error

    medsurgrnco replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    Not an error by the boss. But once I found a PCA with the wrong settings. And I heard of a nurse giving a patient 10 times the amount of insulin that should have been given. For both, protocol called...

  11. Problems with CNAs and Jeopardizing Nursing License

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with such computer systems too. But I've had situations where CNAs would take all VS, then put them all in the computer, and not tell me about abnormal VS. After numerous times of checking...

  12. For "Second Career" Nurses

    medsurgrnco replied to Mom2Chaos's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital nursing environment is typically much worse than that of other careers, and much more stressful. Nurses are treated like children by managers, have to deal with attitudes/incompetence...

  13. Do I need to make you a list?

    medsurgrnco replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, make a list. Then you have something to show management when they complain about your care of the

  14. Do I need to make you a list?

    medsurgrnco replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    I think you dealt with it appropriately. But If I'd been the nurse, then the family would have made a complaint about my improper care of the patient and my disrespect to the family member. And...

  15. Should I speak up, or keep my mouth shut??

    medsurgrnco replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest keeping a low profile for the time being, watching closely the office politics on the floor, and not joining in with the complaining. I've found hospitals don't like new staff to immediately...

  16. Problems with CNAs and Jeopardizing Nursing License

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    So if the CNA charts the VS as being done at 2000 but you didn't address abnormal VS until told about them at 2130, how do you cover yourself with the apparent delay in caring for the patient? Do you...

  17. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    medsurgrnco replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to say that I am NOT new to nursing, as 2 responders assumed. I added a post asking how new grads and agency nurses deal with the situations in hospitals, when it is so hard for...

  18. Vancomycin infusion after allergic reaction

    medsurgrnco replied to phoebebrat's topic in General Nursing

    When the doctor told you to have the epi on hand, you should have told him that you needed a complete verbal order and then written the order in the patient chart. With no dose or route information,...

  19. I really need some support

    medsurgrnco replied to phoebebrat's topic in General Nursing

    Many managers are not allowed to give a reference. Check with HR on the policy at your former

  20. I really need some support

    medsurgrnco replied to phoebebrat's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals will not give out information regarding your termination, only start & end dates and salary. You can check with HR to find out the deal at your last job. And interviewers don't...

  21. Overtime and Lunches?

    medsurgrnco posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is your average overtime per shift & what type of unit do you work on? Does computer documentation contribute to increased overtime? Do you have time for lunches, and do your coworkers cover...

  22. Overtime and Lunches?

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the responses. They give me hope that someday I will find a job where I can take a relaxed lunch and breaks, and get out on

  23. Where's that salary chart??

    medsurgrnco replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    The following website allows you to compare your current salary in your current town to another town, and also compares cost of living in the 2 towns. I found the salaries listed to be pretty accurate...

  24. night shift & sleep

    medsurgrnco replied to cardiacnurse05's topic in General Nursing

    You might try staying up a couple of hours later in the evening to see if you can sleep later in the morning, and either take a shorter nap or drink caffeine instead of going back to sleep...

  25. When the boss makes an error

    medsurgrnco replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    During shift report walking rounds, I discovered TPN ordered at 60 cc/hr was running at 600