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Quaffetti

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  1. Do you always have an RN waste narcotics with you?

    Quaffetti replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    We usually just sign for each other without paying much attention. I pay attention if it's a nurse I don't know well, but if it's someone I've worked with for a long time I don't. My feeling is, if...

  2. Some advice please! (kind of long post...sorry)

    Quaffetti replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    I know most nurses walk out of school and expect job offers to fall in their laps, but most hiring experts will tell you it can take 6 months to find a job that is a good fit for both you and the...

  3. Are you happy being a nurse?

    Quaffetti replied to aei29's topic in General Nursing

    [color=#4b4b4d]do employees perceive that their work is meaningful? generally. sometimes when i'm just doing things to keep a person alive that you know is going to die anyway, it's not so...

  4. University of Washington ID-ANP program

    Quaffetti replied to madtownboy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what other programs you are considering, and I haven't been through this particular program at UW, but I can tell you UW has an excellent reputation in nursing and medicine. Sucky...

  5. Fed Up With Understaffing

    Quaffetti replied to justmanda's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. So we were so understaffed last night I literally didn't have time to pee. #1...Never short yourself on hours. Clock out when you're done and not until then. You don't have to fill out extra...

  6. US economic crisis and Nurses???

    Quaffetti replied to fudgeremedy's topic in General Nursing

    For the poster that asked if you're ok starting in LTC, I would say yes. I graduated from nursing school in 1993, the first year hospitals started laying off experienced nurses and you couldn't get a...

  7. PCCN Review Information Needed Please

    Quaffetti replied to wasabiRN's topic in Cardiac

    If you go to AACN.org they have a practice test you can take (you have to pay) that will give you an idea if you are prepared. I studied a lot, but unfortunately I studied the wrong things. Things...

  8. Med-durg w/ tele vs. Cardiac step down

    Quaffetti replied to Dachsielover's topic in Cardiac

    I think it really depends on the facility. At the hospital I work at we have a medical tele floor, which has patients with various medical problems that they just want on a tele monitor for whatever...

  9. Can you be a nurse without working in the hospital? Please help.

    Quaffetti replied to Cfitz's topic in General Nursing

    I understand your night shift problems. I did nights for three years and I will say hands down it was the worst three years of my life! I was always grumpy, couldn't sleep days, etc. Will never do...

  10. I am stuck in a job i hate!!

    Quaffetti replied to cadillac123's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I would start looking for a job now that you would enjoy. Don't quit your old one until you have a new one. You are always more employable when you're employed. It may take over 90...

  11. Crushing Pills?

    Quaffetti replied to Tnnurse22's topic in General Nursing

    I know when I used to work in a nursing home there was a certain time every evening when I worked a certain section where I would get flushed and feel funny. After a while I attributed it to some pill...

  12. low census, cancell that deprives nurses of their livlihooding shifts

    Quaffetti replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital calls it "low census." Fortunately our hospital is usually pretty full so it's rare that it happens, but it does occassionally. Generally they ask for volunteers first, and then if they...

  13. new grad telemetry floor

    Quaffetti replied to curlybear's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you should get a pretty good training, consisting of class time, and then also on the floor with a preceptor. It's like anywhere else. Learn all you can while in training, but realize you...

  14. Hemostats

    Quaffetti replied to Eirene's topic in General Nursing

    I use them to unscrew IV tubing that is too

  15. what causes hemolysis of RBC's with CLL

    Quaffetti replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    If the doc thinks it's like pouring it down the drain, why are they bothering? Blood is in short supply and if it's not doing any good why give it? Is there some other

  16. Thinking about nursing school, but I'm not sure if it is right for me??

    Quaffetti replied to maybeanursesoon's topic in General Nursing

    Before you waste your money and time going through nursing school, I would recommend you get a CNA license and work in a hospital as a CNA. You will see blood, poop, pee, needles, tubes, etc. You...

  17. Recognized by coworkers on AllNurses.com?

    Quaffetti replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    I think I recognize everyone here because it seems all hospitals are walking in lock step with each other, ie press ganey grief, comfort rounds, too heavy pt care loads, etc. Obviously no one in...

  18. Guilt over other nurse's med error

    Quaffetti replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    I tell you, every time I hear of a med error like this all I can think is, "Thank god it wasn't me." I am very careful and we do double checks and all, but mistakes happen. I go home after evening...

  19. Ethical Issue: Nurse with MRSA

    Quaffetti replied to Penguin67's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure your friend is between a rock and a hard place. I was discussing the MRSA issue with my manager the other day, cause we admitted a pt who three years ago has a wound with mrsa in it and we...

  20. Unfriendly Nurses.....

    Quaffetti replied to NurseDianne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I work, there are so many new people all the time that I never know who is a traveler, who is a new grad, who is a new hire with experience etc. Some of our travelers hang around for a long...

  21. How many hours per week do you work?

    Quaffetti replied to spicychickensandwich's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3 eight hour shifts per week which is 24 hours per week. Our hospital gives benefits to anyone with 20 hours a week or

  22. Blame nurses

    Quaffetti replied to sam20007's topic in General Nursing

    While this is sort of a tangent, it reminds me of what our hospital is doing... they berate us constantly in nurse staff meetings about our awful press ganey scores (which I guess are measures of...

  23. Certifications??

    Quaffetti replied to JessicaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    There are usually private companies that offer ACLS classes, as well as other cont. ed classes. I would just plug in to google "ACLS classes seattle Wa" or wherever you are and I'm sure something...

  24. what is the nurse/patient ratio where you work?

    Quaffetti replied to Hubby's girl's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! I don't know how you guys do it. I am on cardiac tele and we are 1:4 with a CNA for about 15 patients, and we are still running our butts off. But our floor does so many admits and...

  25. ATTN:Anyone who does CAPD, especially Cycler.

    Quaffetti replied to bren3299's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of this. What is CAPD and