mrscoozy

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1. charge pay

   mrscoozy replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

   No extra pay...no assignment...25 beds...MedSurg but also must help in OB, ER, and wherever else there is a crisis. Lots of responsibility for no extra

2. gifts

   mrscoozy replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

   We would get fired for accepting a gift over $3.00. We had a patient bring in about 30-40 books one time for a few specific departments, and the hospital had their lawyer "look in to it" and see if...

3. Need Tips or Tricks on Remembering IV Stop Times

   mrscoozy posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just wondering if anyone can help me and my fellow nurses on how we can remember to chart our stop times for fluids and ATB. We have a new computer system and there are so many stop times getting...

4. Changing shifts

   mrscoozy replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

   Rotating shifts is tough. I did it for over 2 years. I work 12's so it was 7a-7p and 7p-7a and it was all over the place. Even having to switch during the same week. I now work straight NOC because...

5. Abdominal Pain

   mrscoozy replied to rnez67's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   How about Fear...R/T hospitalization....most kids are scared to be in the

6. Don't know what to do......

   mrscoozy replied to Leddle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Well I am an RN of 2.5 yrs with no previous medical experience, and where I work the EMT's basically do the same thing as the ER nurses....besides going out in the ambulance....triage pts, take...

7. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

   mrscoozy replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

   metoprolol, lasix, omeprazole, synthroid,

8. What to do by constantly asked to cover other shifts?

   mrscoozy replied to happyinillinois's topic in General Nursing

   I get called a lot too...have overtime almost every week. But when they called the other morning at 10:30 after I had worked 3 12hr nite shifts...one nite off...then 3 more....I was sooo mad they...

9. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   mrscoozy replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   No I am not going to massage your inner thighs.....You ******* Pervert! And would you please, for the hundredth time, keep your gown down. Trust me...your little sausage does nothing for me or the...

10. What do you have to wear???

    mrscoozy replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    We USED to be able to wear whatever we wanted, but as of Jan 1st now we are color-coded. RN's navy and white...CNA's burgandy...Lab hunter green...Respiratory tan...and so on. We are a small rural...

11. Any Prison Nurses???

    mrscoozy posted a topic in General Nursing

    i would love some feedback from any rn's who work in a prison....likes and

12. Got a call for interview, but had applied 8 months back

    mrscoozy replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

    i just interviewed today for a job i applied for 2 yrs ago...called me out of the blue on monday. i am currently employed and wasn't really looking to change jobs. now i'm confused of what to do if...

13. What's your favorite computer charting program?

    mrscoozy replied to TDCHIM's topic in General Nursing

    well i am hoping the computer charting will be user friendly and less time consuming than the paper charting. i have worked with computer charting at other facilities that were a nightmare...so i...

14. What's your favorite computer charting program?

    mrscoozy replied to TDCHIM's topic in General Nursing

    my facility is still living in the stone age....paper charting! can you believe it? although we are moving to a new facility in the near future with actual computers. 21st century here we

15. Huuuge tax refund...bye NS debt!

    mrscoozy replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    well between the 2 i have to pay in about $1200....and i have 3 kids. sometimes that makes me want to quit my job so i can get $thousands$ of dollars of everyone else's money. but i'm not bitter or...