Irish Nurse 89

Irish Nurse 89

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  1. where???

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to jinyi's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on whether or not you would enjoy working with other people, or mostly like to work by yourself. If you don't mind taking care of a large group of patients, you should look in hospital, or...

  2. Hipaa Violation Advice

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to LTCRNJILL's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm not 100% certain, but I believe this would only be an internal issue and shouldn't reflect on her nursing license. I hope everything turns out OK for

  3. I am pathetic.

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital ER has this as well. I participated in it for the first time this year, and plan on doing it again. The "Teddy bear clinic" is a wonderful concept and great way to teach the children about...

  4. These docs are gonna fight!

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I believe the PCP is wrong about this. IF the patient is oriented, and proved to be fully competent to make his own decisions, he IS allowed to sign himself out

  5. Is this reasonable or am I being a newbie?

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to dander625's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If they are true CNA's, they "should" be properly trained in taking VS. I haven't worked in a facility that didn't have the CNA's doing the VS while I did meds., treatments, Accu checks, ect... I was...

  6. LPN School: How Many Hours Did You Study Per Day?

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to Plagueis's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I studied for 2 hours each day. I had a part time job, and found that anything more than 2 hours above the time that I spent in school, just wasn't

  7. I am pathetic.

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely NOT pathetic. I really enjoyed reading this cute story of yours. Thank you for the post.

  8. How do you waste meds? Environmental concerns.

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to WondeRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very interesting concept. I could be wrong about this, however, at this time, I don't believe the hospital that I work for has such a thing set up. Do you have a link, or a name of this...

  9. Orientation priorities

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to missionnurse's topic in Emergency

    I am an LPN working in my hospitals ER, and one of the things that should also be on your agenda for teaching, is "TEAM WORK"! Let them know that everyone in the department works together as a team,...

  10. Do you start your own IVs?

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Although my hospital does have an IV team, ER nurses are not allowed to call them unless we have tried getting the line in ourselves

  11. LPN for 6 yrs just grad from RN program

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to happypea's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, congrats on getting your RN, this will open up more opportunities in the nursing field for you. You should find out if the hospital that you worked for has a home health dept. that you...

  12. New job: Problem with orientation-VENT

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with those on here who said that you should sit down and have a talk with the DON. Before you go into the DON's office, you should make a list of all the things that you feel are important for...

  13. bonus's

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to roesseba's topic in General Nursing

    Same here!! I would like to see an improvement in moral in the nursing department in general. More staff would definitely be a step in the right direction. If management would place a strong emphasis...

  14. Career change/why so neg on nursing?

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to dragonflycafe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the nursing field is any more negative than some of the other "customer service" based jobs that are out there today. For the most part, I find that on any of the forums like this one, a...

  15. Fatigue Detectives

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a sleep away from home camp? If so, perhaps you might want to look at his sleeping patterns at night as well. Sometimes it really is hard for someone to get the proper amount of sleep that...

  16. no clinical experience - going to ER

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to AMERICA_my_dreamland's topic in Emergency

    IMHO, I wouldn't rule out starting in a LTC facility either. I know a lot of med surg units that are just a busy as the ER's these days. LTC will help you to develope the language skills that are...

  17. Unit Secretary Abuse

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to PowderedToast's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you here. Although I do feel bad for the secretary that is involved in this, I think the charge nurse who put her in this situation in the first place should also share some of the...

  18. Cell Phones: Help or Hindrance?

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    They are used in our ER by the Doctor's, Charge Nurse, Triage Nurse, and the unit Secretary, to make it easier to communicate with each other. However, since being implemented a few months ago, I...

  19. How many jobs?

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    1) Yes. I am a part time nurse..... And a "full time" Mom! 2) Three. I worked in a LTC facility, and two

  20. Is your hospital closing?

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital that I work at is not closing. As a matter of fact, we are in the process of expanding, due to all the business that has come our way from another smaller hospital that recently closed...

  21. Black scrubs?

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I would never wear all black scrubs, let alone a black srub top with skeletons on it....... Unless it was

  22. Before I Push..............

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to slaterd's topic in Patient Medications

    I recommend that you take a look at the sticky thread at the top of this forum:

  23. IM--to draw back or not?

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to MIA-RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I've been a nurse for 19 years, and to this day, I still aspirate before giving an IM injection, no matter what site I am using. Aspiration before any intramuscular injection can prevent inadvertent...

  24. Called Off for Low Census!!!

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have what is called "low work days" where I work. I use to get more of these when I worked on the med surg unit. However, now that I'm back in an ER, there have been very little "low work

  25. Med-Surg Wasn't So Bad!

    Irish Nurse 89 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think it depends on the person. I started out as an LPN 19 years ago working at a LTC facility, until I became comfortable with giving out meds and doing wound care. After a year I moved on to...