Miami NightNurse

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  1. LPN acronym

    Miami NightNurse replied to michael79's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Those are the only 2 I've

  2. Hello new here

    Miami NightNurse replied to jenp313's topic in Michigan Nursing

  3. How many lawsuits have you been involved in

    Miami NightNurse replied to Miami NightNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'll go first. I've been involved in one lawsuit that was settled out of court. A patient commited suicide by jumping off the roof. I had the patient the day before but not when he did it. I...

  4. Off of work

    Miami NightNurse replied to mystical_angel8's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't have a problem. They need nurses out there. After 6-8 weeks of orientation you'll get the hang of things again. Atleast that is how long they orient new grads where I

  5. Documenting and not DOING anything for pt's.

    Miami NightNurse replied to worstnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah you're right but if it comes down to between the 2 I'd rather take care of the patient. We mainly chart in case we go to court. In 19 1/2 years I've never been to court and was only involved with...

  6. new to site, saying hi!

    Miami NightNurse replied to tnrose's topic in General Nursing

    i recently joined this site too. it's great!!! what part of tn are you from? i have friends in bristol and usually go there every

  7. Documenting and not DOING anything for pt's.

    Miami NightNurse replied to worstnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's better to take care of the patients and forget the charting. Things do need to change!!! Thanks to jcaho we get more and more paper work ad less and less time for our patients. However...

  8. I passed..YAY!!

    Miami NightNurse replied to willow75's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

  9. shift diff

    Miami NightNurse replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    2nd shift is usually 3pm-11pm 3rd shift is

  10. I need an appropriate nursing diagnosis!

    Miami NightNurse replied to ashd's topic in General Students

    If they are waiting for an AICD most likely they have Cardiomyopathy and a low ejection fraction, which means they would have a tendency to go into congestive heart failure so you'd have breathing...

  11. Ready to quit! HELP!

    Miami NightNurse replied to Aimee03's topic in Nursing Career

    I thought where I worked was bad. Aimee That is ridiculous that you have more patients because you need the experience. You should have less patients because you are new!!!!! I would talk to your...

  12. Saddest I've ever been at work

    Miami NightNurse replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is sad. I don't think I could emotionally handle that kind of stuff day in and day

  13. CALLING ALL NURSES: I Need Your Input

    Miami NightNurse replied to PACURN216's topic in General Nursing

    questionaire years in nursing: 19 years and 9 months what type of institution do you work at? 584 bed hospital that owns 4 other smaller hospitals what 5 things are important to you as a nurse from...

  14. Hourly Rounding

    Miami NightNurse replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well they are saying if we ask them all the silly stuff in the scripting then we will have taken care of their needs and patient wouldn't feel the need to get OOB and fall. And it's not that they...

  15. really gross doctor

    Miami NightNurse replied to aye caramba's topic in General Nursing

    That is so gross. The things that must grow on a hospital floor. I liken Arwen's

  16. I have a floor interview on tuesday..

    Miami NightNurse replied to alliemb222's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

  17. Adjusting to 10:15 PM to 7:15 AM shift

    Miami NightNurse replied to worriedwart07's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Some people never adjust to working night shift. I never could understand how people with kids could work night shift, when do they get to sleep???. I sleep from 8am to 4pm when I work 7p-7a....

  18. IV insertion techniques!!

    Miami NightNurse replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hold pressure approx 1 inch above the catheter insertion site. Prettylittlenurse2b Your husband is a good good man to let you do

  19. 7 months in...not what I expected

    Miami NightNurse replied to sleepyjane's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah really. Can you believe that?? When I came to Baptist 11 years ago I came from a hospital in Richmond, Va. where we were charting on computers. I've been waiting for Baptist to get that for 11...

  20. 7 months in...not what I expected

    Miami NightNurse replied to sleepyjane's topic in First Year After Licensure

    With a Nursing shortage like it is they are requiring BSN only or higher??? I don't know what part of the world you are in. Want a job in Miami? My hospital would hire you in any area you wanted and...

  21. Skills

    Miami NightNurse replied to almstdn45's topic in General Nursing

    Well I wish I could show you but I'll try to explain how to cath difficult to find the urethra patients: With a female: Have patient lie flat on her back, Pull her down on the bed so that her butt is...

  22. Effective coloring????

    Miami NightNurse replied to behensley's topic in Psychiatric

    In our ER the nurses all wear black. While I love the color black when it comes to clothes I think it is totally inappropriate, especially for psych patients-poor patient thought you were The Angel...

  23. How many patients is too many & addressing staffing issues.....

    Miami NightNurse replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be willing but what exactly could we do, that the public would listen to? Maybe make movies of nurse's running around like chickens with their heads cut off crying. And saying something like...

  24. Hourly Rounding

    Miami NightNurse replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have that too. I actually like it. Every once in awhile we get family members who will c/o that they haven't seen a nurse in hours and that little badge proves them wrong!!!!! But it doesn't...

  25. Hourly Rounding

    Miami NightNurse replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hourly rounding was sold to our hospital because of some study that said it decreased the rate of falls. Considering Medicare will not be paying for injuries as a result of a fall, everyone can...