NurseyPoo7

NurseyPoo7

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  1. Report - acute/critical care

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Management wants us to utilize some type of tool or paper during bedside report to reduce amount of time in report and be more cost effective. The paper could/should include patient history,code...

  2. Bad Job Market? Be a NURSE! (Insert eye roll here)

    NurseyPoo7 replied to BloomNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, (acute care hospital) there is a hiring freeze. I know a lot of other hospitals in the area have limited positions open as well. Another hospital has laid off some

  3. Report - acute/critical care

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I am not referring to a report sheet. This is a separate sheet or sticky note to pass from nurse to nurse during report, to avoid having to write down pt history and such every single time a patient...

  4. Corporate "doesn't believe in" Nurses Week

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know Nurses Week is officially over but I recently heard about a LTC facility who doesn't celebrate or even acknowledge nurses week (FYI, one of the owners of said facility is an MD). I have worked...

  5. Corporate "doesn't believe in" Nurses Week

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I put "doesn't believe" in quotes because that is what someone who works there said

  6. Corporate "doesn't believe in" Nurses Week

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I think my original post wasn't clear enough. I didn't mean they SHOULD get their employees the crappy gifts, but at least to say "hey it's nurses week. Thanks for all you do". This facility doesn't...

  7. ACLS

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I recently started on an ICU stepdown unit but am not yet ACLS certified. If i am not certified, that means i cannot push those meds, am I right? (E.g had a pt the other night with symptomatic...

  8. New gov't regulations regarding restraints?

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We are being told the govt is now cracking down on restraint use.. Other than soft extremity restraints, they are now considering freedom splints (used to prevent pt from bending their arm) and mitts...

  9. Working nightshifts

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious what those of you who work nights do to adjust your sleeping schedule. I am about to go back on nights after being on day shifts for years. When I used to work nights, I would go to sleep...

  10. ADON, to be or not to be?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to Mbbeasley's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I don;t even want to be a DON or ADON anywhere.. From all my experiences, when you start you are left cleaning up a mess. Plus, people in those positions are easily gotten rid

  11. Are there really enough jobs???

    NurseyPoo7 replied to raspysunny's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have been a nurse about 5 years.This is what we were TOLD to do.. "get med surg experience" they

  12. What was the longest code you have been in?

    NurseyPoo7 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    3hr, ileus

  13. Question about codes

    NurseyPoo7 replied to Starfish, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Anytime I patient is in that much distress and is unstable, you always stay with the patient. My facility doesn't have a "Code" button (We have an "Emergency" button), but the nurses carry portable...

  14. Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've had a few patients tell me this. They're cath is normally draining fine, and often times their urine looks clear, no sediment, etc. I normally irrigate anyway, but they still complain. Because...

  15. "Wellness Nurse" - but not a NURSE position.

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is this offensive to anyone else? http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?sc_extcmp=JS_JobAlert_Title&ipath=PSSGT63RP&psa=1&Job_DID=JHS8576YRFHD7P4Z7WC I was going to...

  16. "Wellness Nurse" - but not a NURSE position.

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    This position is in Delaware. I found this online : DelawareSection 1. 1920, Title 24, Delaware Code (2010) (d) Only registered nurses shall use the title nurse, the abbreviation of "R.N." or any...

  17. Peripheral IVs

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If a patient has an IV inserted in the area located above the crease of the axilla, between the shoulder/chest, is that even considered a peripheral IV? How would one determine if it was infiltrated,...

  18. What do say to pt with new dx of metastatic CA?

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I do not work on a oncology floor , but lately we have been seeing a wave of newly diagnosed cancers, especially advanced stages. Some of us were discussing how we were uncomfortable and unsure of...

  19. Staff Satisfaction / Turnover

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My unit has had a large amount of turnover recently and it seems we have quite a bit of unsatisfied staff. Unfortunately, I seem to have been labeled a Negative Nancy, as I am one of the few people...

  20. Shared Leadership

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Nurse Management

    This s a regular old unit

  21. Staff Satisfaction / Turnover

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok sincecthe survey appears to be a bad idea, does anyone have ideas to suggest ways to increase

  22. Stress @ Work, No Support.

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Lately work has been getting worse and worse. Just very busy, many days of missed lunch breaks or if lunch is able to be taken it is way late in the 12 hour shift. Stress has been getting to me and...

  23. Stress @ Work, No Support.

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Just a question.... Should I email or speak with the manager regarding being seemingly stripped of charge nurse duties, or keep my mouth shut? I don't want to burn bridges but feel like I am being...

  24. plus size scrubs.

    NurseyPoo7 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    So the local uniform shop here has decided to STOP carrying the required color scrubs our hospital requires nursing to wear. Not sure why-- seems bad for business.. not carrying the color scrubs most...

  25. Hospital orientation for CNA/Support staff

    NurseyPoo7 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Currently, the CNAs and nurses are not able to be paired together in mini teams as youve suggested. We are supposed to go through something like this in the future but it has not been able to get off...