Quaffetti

Quaffetti

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  1. Do transilluminators work on dark skin or obese adults where you

    Quaffetti replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    I have also found them basically worthless. I don't even think they work on light skin or any skin for that

  2. Did you guys remember all of your anatomy before starting nursing school?

    Quaffetti replied to NursingStudent-Tati's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I don't think you need to worry at all about remembering anatomy. You'll be

  3. Reason for leaving a job?

    Quaffetti posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have an interview tomorrow with another area within the hospital I currently work. I am sure the first question will be, "Why do you want to leave your current position?" and I just can't come up...

  4. Part time job options for RN

    Quaffetti replied to closetnerd's topic in General Nursing

    I've always worked part time as a nurse. I work a .6 (which means 6 shifts per pay period). Our hospital will pay benefits to anyone who works a .5 or greater (which would be 20 hours a week). I'm...

  5. Good side job for RN?

    Quaffetti replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    Huh. The downside I can see is that those other jobs all pay a lot less than nursing. If I had my choice of jobs and money didn't matter I'd probably be a huc (unit secretary) in the hospital. I...

  6. Reason for leaving a job?

    Quaffetti replied to Quaffetti's topic in General Nursing

    Oh! That's a great response. See, I just can't think of these things; I don't know why. Actually I do like my current job, so I won't be talking negatively about it, but I've been there so long. I...

  7. "Customer service" and nursing

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

    awesome!! way to sum it all

  8. Dad's trip to ED

    Quaffetti replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you were at the ER of the hospital I work for. Every time I get a patient up to the floor they have sat down there for 8-10 hours with no food, no water, the incontinent ones are left in...

  9. 1st patient assignment today!

    Quaffetti replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    It's great to hear from an enthusiastic new nurse. Good luck and keep up the great

  10. Question about Heimlich Maneuver and restaurants.

    Quaffetti replied to HappyPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe restaurant staff don't already know the Heimlich manuever. I have a friend that owns a restaurant and he says he does the Heimlich at least once a week at his

  11. If You Had It To Do Over Again?

    Quaffetti replied to missjennmb's topic in General Nursing

    So everyone keeps saying there are a million different paths a nurse can take, but what are they? I'm not finding anything but hospital and clinic nursing. Unless I want to take a huge pay cut, that...

  12. would you rather..

    Quaffetti replied to glamgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights it worked much better for me to work many in a row and get into a sleep pattern. But you just need to see how it works for you and hopefully your job can be flexible about it....

  13. Wanna quit because of patients attitude?

    Quaffetti replied to verper's topic in General Nursing

    I think patients attitudes are way worse, but in general I would say it is the younger patients (ie younger than 60) who are so demanding. Younger people are used to getting everything they want NOW...

  14. Jealous Nurses!!!!!!!!!!!

    Quaffetti replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. It has never occurred to me to be jealous, and actually , I have no idea what other professions are paid. I am usually just so thankful for the PT, Ot and RT people because they actually help me...

  15. I had my day in court

    Quaffetti replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there were some damages; it involved a car accident and the other driver admitted fault in the accident. But the man tried to claim old chronic injuries were caused by the accident. So he did...

  16. I had my day in court

    Quaffetti replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. What exactly is he suing for? I don't really understand. For another perspective, I was a jury member in a lawsuit case involving someone's health (I know, hard to believe they didn't dismiss a...

  17. Anyone a Pre op nurse?

    Quaffetti posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have an interview for a position in pre op next week. I have worked cardiac tele for the last 10 years and decided I really need a change. What can I expect to do as a pre op nurse? I assume there...

  18. Anyone a Pre op nurse?

    Quaffetti replied to Quaffetti's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Where I work now the patients are just getting heavier and heavier (both literally, and acuity wise) yet they haven't changed our staffing at all. I just don't...

  19. Hourly Rounding

    Quaffetti replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The thing is, even if you say, "I have time" (our hospital also wants us to say this...they must all go to the same management pep meetings) the patients see us running our butts off and know we do...

  20. Huge IV med error!

    Quaffetti replied to MommaNurse08's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The question of whether to tell the patient is a good one. Our hospital discloses every mistake no matter how minor, which I can understand, but at the same time, I wonder if that just makes the...