Quaffetti

Quaffetti

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  1. Need a change

    Quaffetti replied to caligirl12's topic in Case Management

    Keep trying. I had no experience either, and just recently got a job. I was able to get a job at the hospital where I already worked for 12 years, so they were willing to train, since by my track...

  2. Trying to decide to take CM Job

    Quaffetti replied to RLDARN's topic in Case Management

    I just started in UR after being a telemetry nurse for 20 years. I never "hated" bedside nursing, but I felt I was becoming a bit jaded in bedside nursing. Plus, as I was getting older (I'm 50) I...

  3. New Grad Jobs ?!

    Quaffetti replied to jmking's topic in Washington Nursing

    Have you tried Prov Everett? I have seen a few new grad job postings on their site. Also, try the smaller hospitals like Cascade in Arlington and Valley General in

  4. PT rooms too small??

    Quaffetti replied to crosby's topic in General Nursing

    Mama d must work in the same hospital as me. Our computers were put in as an afterthought, and sometimes you cannot even get around the end of a bed without gouging your back by one. Plus, we have...

  5. Critical patient @ change of shift, which nurse is responsible??

    Quaffetti replied to Soulsinfinity's topic in General Nursing

    There is no way I would dump that on an incoming nurse. I don't know legality, but it is definitely not morally right. Nurses coming on their shift are busy enough getting their patients assessed...

  6. Respiratory Therapist?

    Quaffetti replied to tiffdeandre's topic in General Nursing

    I love our RT's. They are always the first people we call when our pts get into trouble. I have nothing but respect for them. But I guess it's time for the RT/Rn "joke." When god was deciding who...

  7. RN's are getting burnt out why?

    Quaffetti replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    You know what I think the problem is? I think it's that, no matter how hard you work as a nurse, no matter how good the care, you always go home feeling like you forgot something, or could have done...

  8. What Was The Most Difficult Patient You Ever Had?

    Quaffetti replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mama-D... I empathize with you, but I will tell you, the only way to deal with people like that is to call security. The minute a pt starts swearing at me and pseudo threatening me, I'm out of there...

  9. Pay raise with the current financial crisis in the US

    Quaffetti replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    I would be asking to see the pay of the administrators, and what their raises were. Including bonuses, travel, etc. I'm thinking that could easily make up for a nursing raise. Our hospital just...

  10. Is cath lab considered critical care?

    Quaffetti replied to csm99's topic in General Nursing

    If you mean would it be considered critical care experience, I would think no. At our hospital it is a procedural place. Pts are not held there, the procedure is done and then they are transferred...

  11. Precepting...

    Quaffetti replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Our precepting is so disorganized it's a joke. The first time I precepted a new nurse I had no idea. I walked in for my shift and was told, "oh, by the way, you'll have a new resident with you." I...

  12. Quinidine: Do most nurses measure QRS interval before giving drug?

    Quaffetti replied to RealNurseMom's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked cardiac tele for 8 years and I don't think I've ever given that drug. The only drug we commonly give where we watch the QT is

  13. The Economy and your job as a nurse

    Quaffetti replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you don't think this "every man for himself" attitude is only present among nurses. People do things when they're scared that they would never do under normal circumstances. I mean, we accept...

  14. The Economy and your job as a nurse

    Quaffetti replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I live near Seattle, and our hospital is still hiring, although they are not renewing any traveler/agency contracts. Our CEO has been pretty up front with us about the economy. They plan to lay off...

  15. RNs caught lying

    Quaffetti replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    Well, sometimes things are accomplished without the patient realizing. As the above poster said, once I've helped someone get up and go to the bathroom, I have essentially checked their skin, as I've...

  16. Seeking direction in health care

    Quaffetti replied to joenic123's topic in General Nursing

    I would think engineering jobs would be just as plentiful as nursing. Maybe you need to relocate. My husband is an engineer and has never had difficulty finding a job. If you enjoy the care you give...

  17. Reamed for ordering an ethics consult

    Quaffetti replied to WalkieTalkie's topic in General Nursing

    Huh, that's odd. I think you did the right thing for sure, but where I work, the doctor's would almost always push the pt to be a DNR in this type of situation. I wonder if the surgeon somehow mucked...

  18. Safety syringes

    Quaffetti replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't draw insulin up at the bedside because I have to have another nurse witness it and they certainly don't have time to be dragged into the room and watch me do it. I draw it up, show them the...

  19. Are there better working conditions than SNF and ADHC?

    Quaffetti replied to papaya8's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a nursing home for several years before going to a tele floor in a hospital. And I have to say, that no matter how stressed and overworked I feel at the hospital, it is nothing like...

  20. Patient making false allegations against nurse

    Quaffetti replied to sunnyshine's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that happened to you. I had a pt report sexual abuse to me against another nurse and I am 99.9% sure the nurse is innocent. I felt horrible but I had to report it to management. He was...

  21. Nursing shortage my !! (Bay Area)

    Quaffetti replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just so you know, when I graduated from nursing school in 1993, it was at a time when drg's and all that came out and lengths of stay were really getting shorter and consequently, it was nearly...

  22. Do nurses really have any power

    Quaffetti posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a cardiac telemetry unit. We are staffed 4 to 1. We have hospital based protocols which tell us which patients are appropriate for our unit. Some are: No arterial lines (we do pull...

  23. Do nurses really have any power

    Quaffetti replied to Quaffetti's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. Yes, we do have a union, but they are very bad. It's actually a food service union; don't ask me how we ended up with them. I will be talking to my manager today about my...

  24. Do nurses really have any power

    Quaffetti replied to Quaffetti's topic in General Nursing

    Well, as I said, our clinical educator thinks this is wrong, but our management just doesn't listen to anything we say. I feel very powerless. We got 8 hours of classroom training on the types of...

  25. Does everyone hate doing "peer evaluations"

    Quaffetti replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    They are a total waste of time. We get to pick who does ours, and obviously we are going to ask someone who will do a good review. When someone asks me I just mark all 3's (exceeds expectations) and...