Miami NightNurse

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  1. Hourly Rounding

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

    They have been using that hourly rounding stuff at my hospital for about a year. I think the patients should be checked q1 hr. But I am not going to sign a paper in their room every hour. I work 7p-7a...

  2. I have a floor interview on tuesday..

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

    Well good luck. We'll all be praying for you. A phone interview after a face to face interview??? Is that normal these days? I havn't interviewed in 11

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

    Miami NightNurse replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I know the feeling. Especially when I know they spend millions on landscaping. And our firework show for the 4th of July is one of the best in South Florida but it's never in the budget to have enough...

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

    Miami NightNurse replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    Happy loser I hope you are a nurses aide and although 15 patients would still be too many, for an RN it would be impossible. I won't take more than 7 ever!!! And there are nights when I have 6 and...

  5. South Florida Roll Call!!!!!

    Miami NightNurse replied to Nathalie's topic in Florida Nursing

    No one has entered this thread since 05. Are there any south floridians out there??? I'm from Miami- born and raised. Lived in North Carolina for a while but went back to

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

    Miami NightNurse replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah really. They do that where I work too. Every day it's a new paper to fill

  7. DUI suspect gets $15,000 for forced catheterization

    Miami NightNurse replied to Balder_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have sued for my than $15,000. I can't believe a nurse would go along with that. Maybe a cop cathed

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

    Miami NightNurse replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I used to get 15 patients, no nurse's aide and it wasn't a bad load. And that's the problem. Management remembers those days, those were the days when you didn't have to be close to death to get...

  9. I have a floor interview on tuesday..

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

    Did you get the

  10. Aquapheresis

    Miami NightNurse replied to cardiacnurse05's topic in Cardiac

    Thank you CardiacNurse05 and tbrnbsn for posting on this. They trained all our nurses in Cardiac stepdown back in January 2008. We have the Aquadex machine and the equipment even special easy to use...

  11. A1c

    Miami NightNurse replied to jschut's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thank You!!! I didn't know that. I love this site I learn something new every

  12. Can I put my hands in your hair?

    Miami NightNurse replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG you poor thing. I've had people do that to me before. I hate that!!! I take it you have long

  13. Can I put my hands in your hair?

    Miami NightNurse replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate that!!!! I have long red hair and people are always putting their hands in my hair and then they ask me if that's my natural color. Yes!!! That's why I have freckles. I feel like a dog...

  14. Thinking about leaving nursing

    Miami NightNurse replied to kathywithak's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason I ever told an LPN to go to RN school is because I felt bad for them that they were not being paid for what they did. The first few years I was a nurse I was the only RN on the floor...

  15. A1c

    Miami NightNurse replied to jschut's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I know I am a bit late adding to this but I got a big mouth and I am a diabetic and I just have to put my:twocents: in . An endocrinologist will not just use a HgbA1C, they will also have patient...

  16. Help with case study

    Miami NightNurse replied to ADN_student's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would first assume she had a low blood sugar and give her sugar-apple juice or orange juice. If the sugar didn't improve her mental status I would assume neuro and right off the bat I'm thinking...

  17. Lowest blood sugar you have seen

    Miami NightNurse replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to put my in here because I am a Diabetic. I think the lowest I ever saw a blood sugar is 20. But what I want people to know is that a person will feel the symptoms of a low blood sugar when...

  18. Patient Falls

    Miami NightNurse replied to Bee2008's topic in General Nursing

    Bee2008 Sounds like you did everyhing you can do. Don't worry about it people fall all the time, we do the best to prevent it, that is all you can do. Alot of people are sue happy and it will...

  19. How to do 12 hour shift and raise a kid??

    Miami NightNurse replied to mp2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What part of Florida are you in? I know South Florida pays about $10 more per hour than central and Northern

  20. I have a floor interview on tuesday..

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

    Sounds like they are interested in you. Good

  21. need an advise about braden scale

    Miami NightNurse replied to yemel's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the Braden scale, as far as I know it has remained the same:

  22. Any Deaf, Hard of hearing Nurses?

    Miami NightNurse replied to Marvie's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am Hard of hearing. It's been 13 years since I had hearing test-that's because I hate the thought of ever wearing hearing aides but I do use a electronic stethoscope, it's called a Littamn 3000 and...

  23. Not Giving Up X 8

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

    Ok I know I sound like a broken record on this site but I truly believe that the nclex has nothing to do with what kind of nurse you will be. I've been a nurse for a long time. I have seen many nurse...

  24. Is it ever okay to quit a nursing job without notice?

    Miami NightNurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Nursing Career

    You know what they say it's not professional to quit without 2 weeks notice, but why??? Where I work they recently fired a single mother with 3 children for missing 4 days in 6 months, she was a good...

  25. Not Giving Up X 8

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

    Almost 20yr ago I took the Helen Feur review. I don't believe I would have passed without it. From what I undertand it's still out there. Maybe you should take a Valium before you take the test....