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  1. Re: Florida's 1st prize in the "Salary Hall of Shame"

    kmrmom42 replied to CLLRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    This was an interesting thread to me because I recently moved to FL from CT I have found the same thing...my salary is about $10.00 an hour less than I made in CT and the cost of living isn't all that...

  2. sleeping staff

    kmrmom42 replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I rarely ever slept while at work. Although a few times when I was so fatigued (when I worked nights) I felt I was becoming a danger to myself and others, I did. Break time, at least in my facility,...

  3. Am I crazy

    kmrmom42 replied to Dayray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ballotable means that the baby is "floating" above the pelvis and has not settled down into it. So, when you do an exam you can easily push the head up, it feels like it bounces. The problem with...

  4. sleeping staff

    kmrmom42 replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In the years that I worked nights I could probably count the number of times I actually slept during my break on one hand. However, I did it when I felt that I would be providing negligent care if I...

  5. 2 Nurses needed???

    kmrmom42 replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Even in nursing school it was made clear to me that this was not something being done just because I was a student. I was taught that this was appropriate in all situations due to the small dose and...

  6. sleeping staff

    kmrmom42 replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    An entire staff sleeping? I would have quietly crept away and then called the surpervisor to suggest an unannounced visit. That is unconscionable and I have been a night nurse! Night nurses do get...

  7. standard of how many IV attempts

    kmrmom42 replied to megpwh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It is funny you say that because a few of my colleagues like to start IV's on their knees and they always joke that their technique is to "pray" the angio into the vein! We usually follow the...