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Got a cup and a $10.00 gift certificate at walmart. This was the first year we didn't get scissors missed them. keep miss placing them in other peoples pockets.

My dad had been in the ICU on the vent. When they took him off one the first question was if his brother was dead I told him no. They seen each other about a month before dad went into the hospital. Dad was taken up to long term care for rehab. He wa...

Where is the DR'S office? I could use the exta cash. Where is the hospital I could use a lot more cash? The good Samaritan act might save her out in the commuinty but not in the office. It's state law here in IL if you say your a nurse you better be ...

I have about 25 mix and match top and bottoms and a few Christmas tops have about 6 jackets a few that match the pants. Line the pu and never were the same outfit more then 1 a month. When I do the laundry I put them to the right. Work from LT to RT....

We also have bed alarms but we assessment tool are they a fall risk. Any falls in the last 6 months? If yes the we have a fall sheet and we chack on them every 15 mins. Not the best ideal. We have identified a possable problem Pt.

What is you Pt to nurse numbers? What state are you in? Hospital or ECF?

I should be asleep but I'm here. Have not been on line for a time and what a thrill was to see this thread grow. Hope you all get to read this. I work in a small SO. IL hospital, I looking for a new job. Went on line to the states unemploymen...

Agreee with everything said. But some places pay better diff on nights then others. The skill is to find them. at 16.54 with shift diff it's not much for a med/sug RN. what did I got to SCHOOL for. The loans that have to be paid back???? High gas Pr...

Never use the Q word (uite) say "it's controlled night or peaceful) never, never say QUITE.

I want to thank all of you that responed. Just worked 4 -12 hr nights this week and have maybe 3 or 7 more weeks of this. They keep telling us that they have hired 2 more nurses but it will be at least 8 or more weeks before thay come to the night s...

Did the pill pass 1 before the food 1 after and 1 at hs. ON THE GOOD NIGHTS with in the 2hr time frame. When the CNA's left the Pt in the day room so I could find them. My night was get report, start the 1st pass, while they were eating check lungs ...

jay don't lose heart, we vent becuse this is the only place we can. what we do makes a difference in the lives we touch, we care for a person who unable to do it for them self. we speak for them when they can't. we help the families try to understan...

It's a two year program.

back again, new at work, low crital labs. the lab calls us with the low lab value then we have 1 hour :stone to call the doctor with the value. were to call the on call doc but we have a doc who want's no one to take care of his pt. now he comes ...

surveynurse: your right about the acuity, our problem is we split rooms. So we might just get the 6-8 high acuity or the 6-8 less sick but still need the 1 to 1 more then the others. Like the confused eldery. I do less pT care as the numbers go up. O...

I have one of first Littmann's before ER made them famous. Paid $19.00 (30 years ago) big bucks then. It has gray tubing, and gold metal. Has 3M on the bell. Nobody want that one. It's so much lighter and I think it has a better sound then the one I...

surveynurse, thats a lot of patients to take care of. but if you were back on the foor med /surg how many patients could you take care of and be safe. thats the real question. what is a safe number, icu 2, med /surg 5, 6, 7, 8?? what is the n...

Your lucky... our census is up to 21 and were lucky if we have 3 nurses and 1 CNA and managment still :Melody: can't say in polite company. We have a lot of turn q2hrs, feeding tubes, hip replacements, pneumonia cases, and doctors that won't send ...

I think they all should be working durring the breaks. Some the MSN at school need some hands on. To long in the class room old ideals that have not been used in 30 years.

i soooo agree low census on call mabe 4-5 hrs hrs if i'm lucky at :rotfl: 15.77 an hour w/shift diff. new grad but been a cna for 13 yrs. a nurse can be a cna but a cna can't be a nurse. as an rn i can do more then a cna but .... i'm an a rn let ...

thanks for every one who took the time to respond. went to work last night, we had 12 pt - 3 rn's , 1 cna. we got a new admit for blood. well when the mananger came in she said " we have to many people here" 3 rn & 1 cna is to much. one of us sho...

There should be more standing orders but JACO don't like them. I don't know why. I think some of goes to the Hospial they need doctors with out them no money. So the board that could make the life of the RN less insane could care less. We have a big...

IL has been talking about having med techs. how does that work for you in KY?

If the school got your check with the form it should all go well. One check is for the NCLEX the big one the other is for the test site fee. About the boyfriend, get the time slot asap before there all gone or you might have to take much latter. You...