GomerPyle

GomerPyle

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  1. Teaching time management

    GomerPyle replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for the large font folks....my vision is a victim of too many

  2. Teaching time management

    GomerPyle replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    i've been an rn for just over a year and still get my butt kicked. my orientation didn't go so well...my preceptor would turn me lose on my own sometimes for 2 hours without ever touching base. yes,...

  3. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    GomerPyle replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    everyone has opinions and speaks from a bias....even simple rn's. i'm sure there is a nurse somewhere who can give an unbiased explanation....just not in this

  4. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    GomerPyle replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    a special thanks goes out to peter fleckstein (aka fleckman) who researched the entire healthcare bill and came up with these rather eye-opening provisions and posted them on twitter. all these are...

  5. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    GomerPyle replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    greetings jopacurn, here is a link to the entire healthcare bill that is currently in the house for a vote..it's long but detailed... pyle...

  6. Help or Hurt nursing.....

    GomerPyle posted a topic in General Nursing

    i have spent many hours reading the numerous posts on this board regarding the many challenges and/or opportunities that we nurses face on a daily basis. it would be interesting to note how many of...

  7. Help or Hurt nursing.....

    GomerPyle replied to GomerPyle's topic in General Nursing

    wow, 4.5 hrs and no

  8. Need encouragement

    GomerPyle replied to cardiacjenn's topic in General Nursing

    don't beat yourself up. i felt like s#**t after taking the test...i got all the questions. every nurse i've spoken too concerning nclex had similar reactions. i think it's only natural to question...

  9. Census dreadfully low at our hospital, anyone else???

    GomerPyle replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    no low census down here in gods waiting room....plenty of orifs...knee's...copd exsacerbation...non-compliant diabetics...etoh..and the list goes on. btw..has anyone noticed a sharp increase in the...

  10. morphine,dilaudid,demerol

    GomerPyle replied to EJSRN's topic in Patient Medications

    In terms of quantity, we dispense dilaudid by the gallons on my busy med/surg floor here in florida. I surmise that this may have a direct correlation to the number of frequent flyers on my...

  11. Patients falling

    GomerPyle replied to zoopnever's topic in General Nursing

    i dig the incorporated bed alarms on the new hill rom beds. working from 7p-7a, i activate the alarm on all eight of my patients, whether they're 20 years old and able to leap tall buildings in a...

  12. you know you are in for trouble when.....

    GomerPyle replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    you walk into the room to introduce yourself to the new admit...and before you can say "hi, i'm _____ , they say " is it time for my dilaudid

  13. Opinions on scripting

    GomerPyle replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    from what i've seen in my organization, you better comply with said scripting or risk finding yourself unemployed any noncompliance or perceived "bad attitudes" will flag you as being a "non-team...

  14. $100,000 in student loan debt?

    GomerPyle replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm hoping there will be a government bailout of all healthcare worker student loan debt. how much could it cost? a few billion? that's chump change when we're currently spending trillions :smackingf...

  15. TuTonka wants to know--what keeps you in nursing?

    GomerPyle replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    what keeps me in nursing? let me give you 3 reasons...... bills, bills....and more

  16. Anyone else feeling frustrated with their job?

    GomerPyle replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    ah, the infamous "care and comfort" rounds...brought to you by press ganey. we have been using these "care and comfort" round sheets for a little over a year now at my hospital. what a waste of...

  17. my first job interview experience and shocking work environment

    GomerPyle replied to nurse_dot's topic in General Nursing

    all i can say is wow! how can one care for 52 patients? how can one care for 30 patients? how can one care for 20 patients?:icon_roll i've been an rn for not quite a year yet and struggle with 8-10...

  18. Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

    GomerPyle replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    as a side note... it's not taken this new nurse long to figure out that unless nurses put their foot down, nothing will change in this industry. sad that these working conditions and/or the...

  19. Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

    GomerPyle replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    tampa area....6-7:1 (days), 8-10:1 (evenings)...at a magnet hosp. no less.:icon_roll right-to-work states just

  20. Is it just me? (Nurse/patient ratio related)

    GomerPyle replied to devi's topic in General Nursing

    eight patients is the norm on my floor. last night was one of the worst nights in my short nursing career. two rn's called off...leaving 3 rn's to care for 32 patients on a busy med/surg floor....

  21. Stress levels in ICU/CCU

    GomerPyle posted a topic in General Nursing

    i need some feedback regarding the stress levels of icu as compared to a med/surge floor? likes and dislikes? i'm getting burned out already in med/surge after only 9 mos the 8-9 pt assignments...

  22. Dilaudid shortage - anyone else seeing it?

    GomerPyle replied to roosmom's topic in General Nursing

    i believe my hospital plays a big role in this "dilaudid shortage". we have happy hour...2 for 1 on all dilaudid from 7p-7a..7 days a week.:cheers: we go through so much dilaudid, we keep it in a...

  23. Why is it nurses put up with such poor conditions?

    GomerPyle replied to scared'o'needles!'s topic in General Nursing

    maybe i'm wrong, but it's my understanding that the nurses in ca. have many more duties to perform than does the nurses in non-mandated states? i had a girlfriend that moved to sacramento from miami...

  24. Is nursing the hardest job you've ever had?

    GomerPyle replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    physically .....no mentally and emotionally.....absolutely the

  25. Best way to prepare for 5 pts at start of 12h day?

    GomerPyle replied to rtbabb's topic in General Nursing

    i would give anything for a 5 pt. assignment! i work on a neuro/ortho/spine/med/surg floor from 7p-7a. on average i get at least an 8 pt. assignment (lately it's been 9 pts) on a 32 bed floor while...