GomerPyle

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

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, this was my own fault for not speaking up. a good p...

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 country!

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 verifiable via the bill...read for yourself... pyle ...

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 http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3200ih.pdf

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 you out there feel that the current proposed healthc...

wow, 4.5 hrs and no replies:no:

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 your outcome. btw, i passed the first time around and...

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 weight of patient's charts lately? i counted 12 out ...

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 floor.:cheers: again, just my

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 single bound, or 85, demented with a broken hip. only...

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 yet?":uhoh3:

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 player" so to speak. being the "free thinker" rebel t...

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 i think i'll send a letter to obama:idea:

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

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 time!:barf01: our nurse manager goes over these sheets r...

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 patients on a busy med/surge floor. i cannot imagin...

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 possibility they exist, were never mentioned in school. i ...

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

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. needless to say, we each had 10 patients. i struggle wit...

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 from 7p-7a are starting to wear on this noob rn. i ...

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 gallon jug with a pump handle in our pyxis room.:chuck...

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 to continue her nursing. she told me that her dutie...

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

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 sharing 2 pct's between 3rn's and 1 lpn. btw, i wo...