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cookienay

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  1. Is This Accurate Information? Inaccurate?

    cookienay replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where she gets this "illegal" business of floating to other units. The states do not legislate hospital staffing policies. there is a standard of practice under each licensure. P&Ps...

  2. rough night

    cookienay replied to getoverit's topic in General Nursing

    So let me ask this...after he beat up the nurses, did he still require dopamine?? I know a good fistfight always raises my BP. Anyway, glad you were there. Good to see chivalry is not dead! Glad it...

  3. UAP acting as "nurse" in doctors office!

    cookienay replied to cc01183's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    She is behaving way out of her scope of practice. She cannot give you orders. Is she assessing? Assessment is clearly in nurse's scope and in no way the MA's. Being in a doctor's office doesn't make...

  4. Pediatric Sentinel Event

    cookienay replied to kdawncole's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me somewhat of the story of the young boy who died following surgery from a GI bleed. Have you all heard of this? He received a Toradol injection for pain and his condition detiorated until he...

  5. How do you deal with a crying child?

    cookienay replied to bambam1288's topic in General Nursing

    No child is going to "let" you do anything. As the above poster said...bring some muscle with you, have them help hold. THen assess and inspect away. Remember two things: First, you are the nurse,...

  6. I dropped out of nursing school, now what?

    cookienay replied to bride2be's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that you should include it in your education portion of your resume. there is nothing wrong with deciding something is not for you. Nor is there anything wrong with deciding to withdraw for...

  7. Do nurses make the worse patients?

    cookienay replied to laynaER's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is being a nurse that makes you a bad patient or family member. It's the being crazy part. Seriously, I had a pt's daughter wig out on me one night. She just waltzed up to the...

  8. Is this harassment?

    cookienay replied to arnie1234's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just have to add...the dept chair is being a pantywaist. An individual does not have a right to free speech when they are on the job. Otherwise, we could all tell our annoying pts, family members,...

  9. Jacked Up Sodium

    cookienay replied to OutlawNurse86's topic in General Nursing

    I am soooo not smart enough to be reading this thread.

  10. Is this harassment?

    cookienay replied to arnie1234's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    AGree with above suggestions. Perhaps a conference with your superior or HR to ask them what their plan is to stop the harassment- because it is indeed harassment. Document the meeting. Depending how...

  11. Going to hospitals in person-- yes or no?

    cookienay replied to RN1298's topic in General Nursing

    HR recruiters look for something that sets a candidate apart from the others. Going in person can give you that factor. However, that being said- it also depends on who the person is you speak with in...

  12. Pregnancy and working in ED?

    cookienay replied to colleennurse's topic in Emergency

    thanks nohika! been away from allnurses for a while. you are correct in that is what i was saying. pregnant nurses refusing possibly infectious patients (aren't they all?), wanting to do only triage,...

  13. Pregnancy and working in ED?

    cookienay replied to colleennurse's topic in Emergency

    Definitely doable. Worked ED during both pregnancies, one even with complications. A word of advice- please do not try to function as a nurse with a disability. Your coworkers will resent you and your...

  14. Learning to set boundaries

    cookienay replied to TemperStripe's topic in General Nursing

    Two words: visiting

  15. Crazy Work Environment

    cookienay replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In the interest of the safety of your residents....I recommend a telephone call to your state's Health and Human Services Cabinet or LTC ombudsman. Anonymously, of course. Best

  16. Ethical Question...

    cookienay replied to ConcernedHealthcare3's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what kind of facility your mother works for but is it possible that they would offer her the help she needs while keeping her job? A dear colleague of mine developed an addiction a few...

  17. Met with supervisor today....

    cookienay replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    OK- so fast forward about 10 weeks or so. you are once again the charge nurse and you once again need to correct a co-worker? They know that all they have to do is tattle. Because management has set...

  18. Crazy things pt's do for pain meds.

    cookienay replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The trick that disgusts me the most are parents who insist their kids (young and adolescents alike) need pain meds for whatever problem they have. I am sorry, but unless you have a peritonsillar...

  19. Safety Question - Nurses rights

    cookienay replied to Wends1984's topic in General Nursing

    OSHA...wonder what they may say about

  20. Nurse refuses to give or recieve shift report

    cookienay replied to dkweaver's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Mulan that risk mgmt needs to be made aware. If it were me, I would do a few things: First, refuse the assignment without report. Second, document such in an incident report and include...

  21. Several unresponsive patients at once?!

    cookienay replied to cgrn24's topic in Emergency

    Protocols that are approved, signed by the medical director, and staff are educated about would be key in this scenario. ACLS protocols as well- there have been several instances when I or another...

  22. IV start gone bad

    cookienay replied to lsvalliant's topic in General Nursing

    The convulsion can be from the temporary lack of perfusion to the brain secondary to the bradycardia and hypotension associated with the vasovagal response. Saw it once as it happened after we...

  23. H1N1 related changes in visitor policies?

    cookienay posted a topic in Emergency

    I was wondering what, if any, changes your facilites have made in visitation policies for this flu pandemic? We have not done so at this time, but I believe there is a committee somewhere discussing...

  24. Best ER Nurse quotes

    cookienay replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    Patient comes in to triage being carried by his buddy shouting "WE NEED HELP!!" Well, immediately I see ABC's are ok, so I bring him in and he says he was "sitting there minding his own business and...

  25. Flu shot policy at your hospital....(m)

    cookienay replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Where are you that flu season has not started? I am jealous. It is kicking our tail in our ER and has been for a month. Several physician's offices have run out of vaccines in my area. Hopefully you...