RN1982

RN1982

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  1. Writing to the congressmen

    RN1982 replied to phillipsrn's topic in General Nursing

    That's really sad. I think anyone who serves in our country's military should have a healthcare plan provided to them by the government. For all of their sacrifice, to put their lives on the line for...

  2. FACT CHECK: Distortions rife in health care debate

    RN1982 replied to Agrippa's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'd like to be able to keep my existing plan and not be unfairly taxed for keeping it and I would like to choose MY doctors, not the doctors chosen for me. I'm not wealthy, just an average citizen....

  3. Hungry Nurse or Troublemaker?

    RN1982 replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

  4. Hungry Nurse or Troublemaker?

    RN1982 replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    NEVER WORK OFF THE CLOCK. By doing so, you are giving the powers that be the power to abuse you and quite possibly labor laws. Go up your chain of command. Speak with your manager, make it known that...

  5. Being a preceptor blows

    RN1982 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Update to the last update: Well, so far nothing has been done about my co-worker. He's still on night shift. Haven't heard any further responses from my management. Lame. So I'm wondering what will...

  6. I dont handle lazy aides well

    RN1982 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that I don't handle lazy co-workers well. Leaving a patient with expired IV tubing 3 days past the day it was due to be changed. Last night, it was a brand new bag of versed on a line...

  7. Being a preceptor blows

    RN1982 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, we have many resources to find out drug compatibilities, he knows where they

  8. Being a preceptor blows

    RN1982 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not trying to claim that I know everything. I don't. I've been an ICU nurse 1 year and 8 months. I still ask questions too. But we have resources available to us, protocols are at the bedside,...

  9. Vigileao

    RN1982 replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good point, my mistake. I don't change the weights for swans. I have been just doing it for the vigileos, I will have to stop that. Let me know what they say. I will ask my educator just to be sure....

  10. Being a preceptor blows

    RN1982 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Virgo. I have tried to help this co-worker as much as I can but I let my manager know it's to the point where constantly helping this co-worker is starting to interfere with my care. For...

  11. Vigileao

    RN1982 replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work with those monitors all the time. I do find them accurate. I've had patients with both a swan and a vigileo for Sv02 monitoring and I've gotten roughly the same cardiac output on a swan as with...

  12. Being a preceptor blows

    RN1982 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    So an update about my co-worker: I talked with my manager. I told her I felt that he was not a good fit for ICU. I let her know that despite education of protocols and ICU procedures, it just doesn't...

  13. Do nurses have a right to privacy?

    RN1982 replied to mama llama's topic in General Nursing

    Lifelock baby,

  14. Being a preceptor blows

    RN1982 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm gonna talk with the nurse manager on Weds before I leave. I've made my concerns known to our 'educator" and she's useless. I made a list of concerns regarding this co-worker so I can go over them...

  15. Being a preceptor blows

    RN1982 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly how I feel. Drawing from a heparin line or a line with TPN line should be basic nursing 101. Thats how I feel. If you don't have the common sense to flush the line or stop the infusion...

  16. Being a preceptor blows

    RN1982 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    So does anyone have any advice on what I posted earlier about my co-worker. I go back to work tomorrow night so I will be speaking with my manager in the

  17. Being a preceptor blows

    RN1982 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Anyhow, my co-worker is a nice guy, just low confidence and self-esteem. I'm gonna call him out on it because it's to the point where other co-workers are being snarky towards him. I've done it a...

  18. Being a preceptor blows

    RN1982 replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going through the same thing with another co-worker. He doesn't know the ICU protocols even though its been months since his orientation. He asked me the other night how to do a sedation vacation....

  19. Tossing Your Cookies...

    RN1982 replied to JasmDasm's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen many things, even a football-sized turd, I still haven't

  20. Is it easier for the new graduate nurses with bachelor to find jobs>

    RN1982 replied to beachbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    We started clinicals the fourth week into the first semester of my ADN program. They started the third week of each of the two med/surg semesters. Clinicals started the first week of L/D and peds and...

  21. Night Shift eating habits...

    RN1982 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    So I work tomorrow night and I'm planning out what I will be eating and writing it down in a journal. I'm not sure if I should eat a full meal when I wake up to get ready for work and take another...

  22. How to report my boss

    RN1982 replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone said just up and quit and not do anything. Grow some balls and do something, stop complaining about it if you aren't trying to handle the

  23. How to report my boss

    RN1982 replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    The OP takes me back to Ruby's thread about "Fired for no reason"...The nurse who could do no wrong her own mind yet co-workers were constantly picking up her slack because the nurse felt she was too...

  24. How to report my boss

    RN1982 replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you just quit and move on? You've had problems with this employer before and frankly, you need to be proactive and go to the next step..i.e. quiting. I hate to break it to you, but people of...

  25. Auscultating for Bowel Sounds After Surgery

    RN1982 replied to jo716's topic in General Nursing

    I think after any major abdominal surgery, you can almost expect the patient to have absent bowel sounds. I don't listen for five minutes if there are no bowel sounds and I chart that they are absent,...