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  1. Positive Pressure Valve on Peripheral IVs

    nursemaa replied to shawnmed's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We only use them on central lines and PICC lines due to the high cost. Our oncology unit is going to trial them on peripheral lines in patients who are very difficult starts to see if they can be...

  2. Would you be willing to do this?

    nursemaa posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a unit manager. Got up at 5am today, worked 10 and 1/2 hours. Got home at 6 pm and 1/2 hour later got a call from the hospital- the VP said that since a night nurse called off, I should come...

  3. Would you be willing to do this?

    nursemaa replied to nursemaa's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the support! I think the concensus is that saying no was the right thing to do! Last week, she called me at 10:30pm to come in and work nights! And this was after my 3rd 10-hour...

  4. Would you be willing to do this?

    nursemaa replied to nursemaa's topic in General Nursing

    Now, that's just downright unreasonable! Isn't it amazing that some people think nurses should be super human or something? I never call afternoons until at least noon if they worked the night...

  5. Would you be willing to do this?

    nursemaa replied to nursemaa's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I completely understand the 24-hour accountability part of my job, and agree that I knew it when I took the job. However, I am as human as anyone else and cannot take care of patients in...

  6. Financial incentives for meeting budgets?

    nursemaa replied to big sweet life's topic in Nurse Management

    I've heard of many organizations who give bonuses to management for meeting standards regarding budget, patient satisfaction, etc. I think it's fairly common practice but don't know for

  7. Other Careers in Medical Field?

    nursemaa replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to work in radiology or some other diagnostic testing

  8. Leaving Management Role

    nursemaa replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

  9. Unit Managers Working as Staff

    nursemaa replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    As a manager, it's refreshing to hear so much support! It is extremely difficult to work 50+ hours per week, just to complete the requirements of my job, only to know that my "off" hours may be spent...

  10. Anyone managing a unit they didn't have experience in?

    nursemaa replied to MamaTheNurse's topic in Nurse Management

    I was "sent" to manage my unit during a restructuring about 4 years ago. I had no clinical experience in this specialty, and although it's been tough, I've survived. Contrary to what many staff...

  11. Are we Autonomous Nurses or Employees?

    nursemaa replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the biggest problems seems to be lack of support staff. Every time a department decides they're not going to do something anymore, guess who picks it up? That's right- nursing! So you're all...

  12. Calling family after surgery

    nursemaa replied to Hardknox's topic in Operating Room

    I had to deal with a very distraught family about a year ago- their mom was taken to surgery and ended up on a vent in ICU but the surgeon never called them!! Needless to say, they were extremely...

  13. MSNc

    nursemaa posted a topic in General Nursing

    Someone told me today that a Master's student who is almost finished with the program can use "MSNc" after their name. I've seen this abbreviation used but never knew what it meant. Does anyone

  14. MSNc

    nursemaa replied to nursemaa's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm...now you've got me wondering. It really is no big thing, I was just curious. I'll check out what the school has to say. I know that I filled out an "advancement to candidacy" form and it was...

  15. MSNc

    nursemaa replied to nursemaa's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I'm 4 months away from graduation...I was signing something and said "It'll be so cool to write MSN" and the person said you can use MSNc until you graduate...just wondered if that was true....

  16. Research question Re: orthopedic OR nursing

    nursemaa replied to mmmmm's topic in Research

    A group from my research class last semester did a project on brushless hand scrubbing with alcohol-based cleanser versus traditional brush scrubbing preop. There's a few articles out there to back...

  17. Research question Re: orthopedic OR nursing

    nursemaa replied to mmmmm's topic in Research

    A group from my research class last semester did a project on brushless hand scrubbing with alcohol-based cleanser versus traditional brush scrubbing preop. There's a few articles out there to back...

  18. Become A Nurse Just To Be A Crna?

    nursemaa replied to SKYSTHELIMIT's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What's wrong with having a goal and doing what it takes to reach that goal? Some people want to practice at the bedside, others go into anesthesia, others become NPs, and some into administration or...

  19. How do you give next shift report?

    nursemaa replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    The charge nurse gives the oncoming shift an "overview" of all patients on the unit (who's got drips, scheduled tests, which patients are complete care, etc). The oncoming shift divides up the...

  20. tube feeding dye?

    nursemaa replied to shannonRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have also eliminated the use of dye due to the previously posted report of potential danger to

  21. Is assessment of a patient considered.........

    nursemaa replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I believe that hospitals require nurses to practice according to commonly accepted standards- it is considered "best practice" for an RN to assess patients every shift, therefore your...

  22. Working Holidays

    nursemaa replied to Fun2's topic in General Nursing

    We split the staff and assign an A-holiday and a B-holiday. The A's work 1/2 of the holidays (the holidays are New Year's, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas) and the...

  23. Forcing nurses to work as aides

    nursemaa replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    You really can't have nurses "working as aides"....the bottom line is that you will always be held to the standard of a nurse in court, regardless of the tasks you are performing at the time. And...

  24. Seminar company

    nursemaa replied to Claver's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    So...do you get alot of business? Enough to make this your primary job? How do you go about marketing yourself? How did you decide what to charge? How do you go about getting provider approval?...

  25. What is it like? What do you do?

    nursemaa replied to RN4NICU's topic in Nurse Management

    There really is no "typical day" for a nurse manager. I do a variety of things every day: helping with patient care, dealing with patient/family/doctor complaints, helping the director with whatever...