cherex74369

cherex74369 has 13 years experience and specializes in Acute Care/ ICU/Home Care.

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1. "Endurance" Test for Staff After Illness/Injury

   cherex74369 replied to cherex74369's topic in Stress 101

   hello, i am still looking for anyone who have had an experience of this type with their employers. the test is called an ocp test, and those who were off for some type of surgery or illness for a specified time and taken it have come back to work te...

2. "Endurance" Test for Staff After Illness/Injury

   cherex74369 posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hello: I work at a facility where if you are absent 3 or more days for illness/surgery/injury, etc., they require you to take an "Endurance Test" administered by HR staff. This test is on "specialized" machines that are ...supposedly.... to make sure...

3. My preceptor is driving me nuts!!

   cherex74369 replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

   Preceptoring is a BIG job, in my books!! I have this "unreal" idea that I need to turn out the greatest nurse for my unit, but yet I have some second thoughts about my own abilities and personal goals. By unreal I mean that there is NO WAY anyone ca...

4. I am not in the medical field yet I would respectfully like to ask a quick question.

   cherex74369 replied to James 1967's topic in General Nursing

   Wow....We Still Can't See the Forest for the Trees, huh?? Whatever has happened to actually caring for the patient?!?! OK, you came in with chest pains. DUHHHHH. Chest pains=Possible MI, PE, etc. It's not for us nurses to judge or determine if it's f...

5. "Skills Lab" for JCAHO compliance

   cherex74369 replied to cherex74369's topic in General Nursing

   Reposted with Larger Fonts: Good Day........... Our facility has to have some record of yearly nursing proficiency/skills on all nursing personel to meet JCAHO compliance. The problem is, no one can decide just what should be covered/included in th...

6. ethical question

   cherex74369 replied to MO3BB's topic in General Nursing

   Well, try this on for size... I have had pt.'s ask for their pain meds, claiming rated 10/10 and hurts like h^&%. I go get the med and return to find them snoring like drunken fools!!!! Im' not one to wake slleping dogs or little babies, so I hol...

7. "Skills Lab" for JCAHO compliance

   cherex74369 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Good Day........... Our facility has to have some record of yearly nursing proficiency/skills on all nursing personel to meet JCAHO compliance. The problem is, no one can decide just what should be covered/included in these yearly check-offs. I fe...

8. New admits at shift change

   cherex74369 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

   YUP...happens to all of us. We have an ED doc who will sit on them for hours, only to decide @ 6:25 to send dispatch them all to the various departments for admissions. WHAT A CROCK!!! our pharmacy has left for the day, shift change is starting in a ...

9. Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

   cherex74369 replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

   15 years ago, I was not prepared for the "REAL" life, either. And ther's NO WAY one could ever be prepared for this profession as it is truly a "HANDS ON, JUST DIVE IN THERE!" job. BUT...... I was taught by my ADN program instructors certain basic, c...

10. You know you work nights when.......

    cherex74369 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're found doing your weekly shopping @ 2AM in the local "WallyWorld" 24 HR Supercenter!!!!!

11. Has anyone here ever put a doctor in their place?

    cherex74369 replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    Doc's are like ADHD children.......... You can "put them in their place", but they won't sit still in it for very long! Next thing you know, they up and running around, back to their old tricks, screaming and hollering and jumping on the staff's A$$e...

12. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    cherex74369 replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a small rural generic ICU/CCU (& beds). Staffing is a duo RN team and 1 monitor tech/ward clerk. My partner in crime is a younger male RN, and he is an absolute asset to our unit, and a great complement for my "older" nursing skills. Th...

13. The War with the Floors

    cherex74369 replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    :angryfire Don't get mad...Get EVEN!!!! It's always a dirty little game of secretaries/clerks running flack for the floor nurses here. Another good forum query ,ya' think!? Who runs your hospital...administration, RN's or the ever-unpleasant ward cle...

14. Date MD's??

    cherex74369 replied to mindyk04's topic in General Nursing

    Hm-m-m-m.....Let's see. First glance he may be a looker....... But then... He opens his mouth and the truth comes out..... Yes... He really IS an A$$ H@( Everyday as I punch out the old time clocker, I say a little mantra... Thank God I ain't married...

15. In order to form a more perfect union...

    cherex74369 posted a topic in Kansas

    Am working in a small rural hospital (app. 125 beds incl. ALL depts.). We are in the throes of a unionization battle with management. Mngmt. is using the Kentucky River ruling ( blah, blah, blah - ALL nurses are supervisors and cannot join a union ac...