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  1. Rapid Response Team

    justmanda replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I get it. And I understand it is management who is putting both of us (the floor nurses and the ICU nurses) in an awkward situation. Let me give you an example. A post cardiac cath patient suddenly...

  2. Rapid Response Team

    justmanda replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I don't understand the "play nice" remark. I understand the hand-holding comment...most of us don't want that either...but play

  3. Rapid Response Team

    justmanda replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Our hospital just started the RRT (We call it a Stat Team). I never use them unless the house supervisor makes me when I call for an ICU bed. It seems they only exist (in our hospital anyway) to...

  4. Verbal abuse by physicians in ICU

    justmanda replied to erinnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    No...even when you "mess up" say, overlook a lab that needed to be drawn or forget to total out an I&O, they should still not give you a "lashing". We nurses are not perfect. If a lab wasn't...

  5. The right to refuse.. on what basis??

    justmanda replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, a pharmacist could refuse to fill a BCP prescription...but I don't know how long he would keep his job. And a doctor refusing to order blood on a patient who clearly needs it will probably be...

  6. Can you refuse to work with a certain MD?

    justmanda replied to mfshirk's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, what did he do? There was a doctor at my hospital who jumped around like an idiot because he had to come in and see a crashing patient. He thought there was a documentation error on...

  7. Legal implications for nurse who can't finish treatments

    justmanda replied to Shell5's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: funny! And I

  8. Being pulled to different units

    justmanda replied to contingent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree..this is total crap. I had to take a six week critical care course just to be qualified to work in the step-down units. SIX WEEKS. And the ICU/CCU departments require a nurse to be on...

  9. Legal question.......

    justmanda replied to allele's topic in Legal

    Or you could just forego reporting her to your supervisor (who probably is required to report her to the nursing board or fire her for fraud) and talk to her nurse to nurse "You might want to rethink...

  10. scared...

    justmanda replied to Onlyhuman's topic in General Nursing

    In our hospital, IV sites can stay in for 96 hours (if no complications). They rarely last that long

  11. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    justmanda replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nope..work for a community

  12. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    justmanda replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The problem with charting "Nursing administration notified and refused to allow sitter" is that it just SCREAMS sue us. An incident report is where this information is normally directed. On the...

  13. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    justmanda replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks for the kind words. Regarding the fall prevention lecture you talked about, we had several patients one week who kept crawling out of bed and the doctor wouldn't let us restrain them..nursing...

  14. To tattle tale or not tattle tale... that is the question.

    justmanda replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing

    why did you do all of this for her? why did you think it was your job to clean her patient when she was just sitting

  15. Workload split between RNs/CNAs

    justmanda replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, since your license is on the line, you are responsible for making sure your patient is cleaned and turned so they don't get bed sores. My friend was just fired (been an RN at my...

  16. Did you ever "neglect" a patient???

    justmanda replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That is an incredible story! I can't believe how unreasonable your NM was being about a staffing crisis on your floor. A crisis you helped remedy by WORKING and extra four hours. She acts like you...

  17. New nurse blues

    justmanda replied to Pleaides's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If a nurse makes you feel like an idiot just because you ask questions and need help, then she's an idiot. Find another nurse to help you. There are nurses out there who still remember what it was...

  18. Am I gonna lose my first nursing job?

    justmanda replied to mye614's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We ALL felt like this when we first became nurses. In fact, I'm sure most of us would be that way again if we went into a new area...like from floor nursing to OR. Unfortunately, it's just what you...

  19. 1)Feeling picked on, 2) How much is too much? A vent of a nurse/mom loosing her mind.

    justmanda replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, why did she have to call you at home for that? Gimme a break. Some people just like to be the big heroes. Secondly, and take this from a person who is not very assertive, do not take...

  20. How much do RNs make working at a doctor's office?

    justmanda replied to browsing's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    People in the hospital today are just as sick as they were 50 years ago. And, you won't accidentally bolus your patient with fluid if you use a pump which many hospitals REQUIRE you to do. And, like I...

  21. How much do RNs make working at a doctor's office?

    justmanda replied to browsing's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    If you want to make good money, you'll have to work in the hospital. Our float pool makes 37-39$ per hour. If you work in a doctor's office, you'll make no more than 14 or 15$ an hour (if you're...