InfoNurse1595

I really really really need some nurses' advice. So I've realized something about myself lately...I hate nursing. I think I always knew this in college, but I guess I thought things would get better when I was actually NURSING and making money in ret...

Is anyone out there aware of/currently uses any type of computer software that would store and organize digital pictures? I discovered our facility would care center is currently storing digital files on a computer, grouped by date. As you can imagin...

Clinical Analyst here. Myself and another analyst are required to be oncall to troubleshoot security and access issues for nurses (our endusers, of course!). I am proposing the purchase of a wireless broadband card for us to conveniently access the n...

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I don't think I purposely go out and seek appreciation from patients. Of course I want them to feel comfortable, and that is my intention. Perhaps I AM a bit too emotionally vunerable for this type of work. I really think its a part of my personalit...

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Yes, when the charge nurse came to me with the issue, she mentioned she thought her complaints were baseless and didn't seem like I did handled anything wrong or out of the ordinary, but just to make it easier on both of us (the patient and I), she t...

The patient wasn't saying that their foley was uncomfortable. She just looked at it and said "Does that need to be emptied?"

Thank you very much, that is very sweet. You guys are great, I'm feeling better already. :)

Of course I didn't have another patient about to code, but regardless....I didn't think it was SO important to her that I empty the foley. If I saw/heard that from her, I would have done it....no big deal. I like to think that I do give good customer...

I dont' know exactly what the charge nurse said because I was no where near the room. She was actually in the middle of preparing to take another patient down to the ICU, so I'm sure she didn't spend much time on it....she basically just said "well I...

Just wanted to add that I mean nursing laws in MARYLAND. thanks

are you sure about this? I am in MAryland, is this true for Maryland. Many nurses work more than 40 hours a week. I've looked up the mandatory overtime laws for nursing, and the gyst of it was mandatory overtime is not allowed, but if a prescheduled ...

I'll get fired? Or at least severly reprimanded, maybe suspended from work. Yes I am mandated to sign up for 2 on calls, but this is a day I chose. And it in the schedule for weeks. Its not like I can say "oops, I forgot, I can't come in"...they will...

No I'm not in CA, I'm on the east coast

Recently (May 2005), Maryland legislation signed a mandatory overtime bill. Under provisions of the new law, which will go into effect Oct. 1, nurses cannot be compelled to work more than their regularly scheduled hours, which is to be based on a pre...

Actually, I think I answered my own question....searched on the net, found out that you are not required to work overtime, however if there is a condition of employment that includes on call rotation, you must take on calls....or I guess just go work...

Anyone know of any nursing informatics programs in the Las Vegas area (or at least anywhere close!). I recently was accepted into the University of Maryland Nursing Informatics program, though I miss my mom and want to move closer to here in Nevada.....

I made a mistake a couple of days ago...I decided to google "doctor/nurse relationships" and stumbled upon a physician based message board where the docs were *****ing about nurses paging them for stupid things in the middle of the night, etc etc. Th...

I made a mistake a couple of days ago...I decided to google "doctor/nurse relationships" and stumbled upon a physician based message board where the docs were *****ing about nurses paging them for stupid things in the middle of the night, etc etc. Th...

With the recent nurse-nurse audits occuring on our floor lately, a lot of the nurses have been discouraged...feeling like they work hard all day, and receive an audit in their mailbox at the end of the day. I want to create something so the nurses on...

But I didn't....I'm working 4 12's in a row this week 7p-7a...to me this is impossible. Tonight will be my third 12. The floor has been crazy lately, we've been packed full to the brim. No break in site. And yesterday "they" out right told me they wi...

I was thinking about getting my Master's degree in Nursing Informatics at the University of Maryland....I've just always liked computers and consider myself to be pretty good with them. What sort of job would I get with this degree? Anyone out there ...

Yeah,...I regret it totally. I'm not even really sure what made me get into the profession....just knew I liked science, nursing seemed a natural progression. Boy was I wrong. I have been a nurse for a little over a year now... I thought things would...