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  1. Real dilemma...help please (long)

    puggy232 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Document and be assertive as to what you expect-but if you don't have management backing you up time to find a new

  2. Ready to quit. Advice please!

    puggy232 replied to christmasjmt's topic in General Nursing

    Two years is a long time to feel like you do-if you know it to be the floor you are on speak with your DON or mentor program about tranfering, or maybe if you can afford to switch to prn, get relief...

  3. A manager that blocks!

    puggy232 replied to Spring152's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately alot of managers on med/surg units use this tactic to keep their turn over down, I would definitely keep plans to transfer to myself, as for the interview just verbalize that yoou are...

  4. Disposable chux or washable?

    puggy232 replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    Cloth, I think facilities are becoming environmently aware and the cost for disposing of infectcious waste. The cloths one are much better for the skin I think, absorb the fluids stay way from the...

  5. "I don't have AIDS"

    puggy232 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I only had a patient comment once but he was relieved that had gloves-it's just automatic for me to grab a pair on my way into the room, I'd tell the PCT's you just don't know folks can have hep a-g,...

  6. Discharging a patient...to the streets

    puggy232 replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    When stationed in El Paso TX I'd see the homeless all over the place, what would get to me was the women sitting on the street outside stores with their children! Asking for money and it didn't...

  7. Returning to the floor after long absence

    puggy232 replied to Gititgirl7's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago that was the thought-you had to go through x number of years on a med surg floor to get a job. Not so any more- class mates of mine were hired to all specialities right out school. I tell...

  8. Visitors are OUT OF CONTROL!!!

    puggy232 replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

    Out of control is a nice way to put it! OMG as bad as the last flu season was there were family members bringing newborns-literally to visit aunts, uncles whoever to visit- one pt I had had her sister...

  9. CNA duties vs. Nursing Duties

    puggy232 replied to joolia's topic in General Nursing

    It may not be all these students/new nurses fault, I graduated two yrs ago RN after being a LPN for 14 years, and the last semester of school we had a class on professionalism-the instructors harped...

  10. Don't know what to think of my unit

    puggy232 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't take sides here, just try to work well with who ever is there, keep your nose clean and cover your a**! It's not unusual for staff nurses to resent travalers as they make more and staff...

  11. Resume Question...confused

    puggy232 replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Most employers want ten years history-as for the questionable termination if it happened awhile back they may not even address it, if they do say it wasn't a good fit for you and that it was learning...

  12. Do employers conduct their own drug testing or is it out sourced?

    puggy232 replied to perfecthairforever's topic in General Nursing

    I tested with the occupational health nurse right after filling out a form about what meds I was taking and health conditions I had-if you disclose and have scripts you shouldn't have a

  13. Should Supervisor help??

    puggy232 replied to aloevera's topic in General Nursing

    Yup-I learned that bad leadership of charge nurses to sit on their butts while running myself and other nurses were running around with 8-9 med/surg patients, snapping heads off when asked to help...

  14. nurses with no RN license practicing as a nurse?!

    puggy232 replied to inschool4ever's topic in General Nursing

    When working at a clinic as a nurse manager I had MA's calling themselves nurses to patients, I was a LPN at the time, I tried to nip it in the bud-but they went and complained to the MD who owned the...

  15. How can an adult leave a child in a hot car?

    puggy232 replied to Patrick57's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortnately people are sometimes too tired, too distracted and something truly awful like this happens. There was just such a fatality where we live about a year ago- the mother went to work, the...

  16. Fatigue Detectives

    puggy232 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to screen for MS- acute fatigue, especially with heat and humidity- even though he is young not too to young for this dx kids are being dx as young as 12 or

  17. what is a good customer service?

    puggy232 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    strap a door mat to your back and assume the prone position! Just kidding, basic pay attention to their complaints, answer/fix whatever or direct to someone who