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  1. unhappy nurse

    nursemaa replied to nurse unhappy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Amen!! I am so tired of the nonsense that goes on, people who won't mentor and encourage each other, negativity, etc,

  2. Study of delegation tips?

    nursemaa replied to nekhismom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your best bet is to start with your state's nurse practice act. It should delineate what can and can't be delegated, when it is appropriate (or not) to delegate, etc. Then do a literature search for...

  3. nurse leaders/charge bull

    nursemaa replied to CherryRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Most managers pick those who are positive, "can-do" kind of people for leadership positions. It wouldn't make sense to pick someone whose goals and beliefs are very different from yours, or someone...

  4. Barely Passed

    nursemaa replied to Banginplates's topic in General Students

    Good job, you did it!! Find a "study buddy", it's sometimes helpful to share thoughts, ideas and information. Also, see if you can find one faculty member that will mentor and encourage you. If...

  5. Can attitudes be taught?

    nursemaa replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    Basically, attitudes are extremely difficult (impossible?) to change. But you can set behavioral expectations and require people to meet them or face disciplinary action. Some of "my" nurses behave...

  6. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    nursemaa replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    sabRN2b05, It's OK, I wasn't offended, I just know that sometimes it's easy to label certain patients and I wanted to point out that there are exceptions. I should also say that the nurses were great...

  7. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    nursemaa replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    sabRN2b05, A little off topic, but.... Please don't assume that everyone coming into the ED with c/o back pain is "drug seeking". I had to call the squad to bring my husband to the ED with back...

  8. What does you hospital give you for Thanksgiving ?

    nursemaa replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    We don't receive gifts for Thanksgiving, but then I've never really considered Thanksgiving a "gift-giving" kind of holiday so it doesn't bother me. We get a free dinner though (not as good as...

  9. what's COOOKING

    nursemaa replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    The turkey's in the oven and the delicious smell is making me crazy! turkey (my sister's specialty) stuffing (my special recipe) sweet potatoes (my mom's special recipe) mashed potatoes green bean...

  10. Can Pittsburgh Stop a National Epidemic?

    nursemaa replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We see VRE quite a bit, don't know where they got that

  11. I'm a little irritated (long rant)

    nursemaa replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how people who lie, just to get others in trouble, can sleep at night? No conscience? Selfish? Makes me

  12. I'm a little irritated (long rant)

    nursemaa replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you guys are being fair to the manager. It probably wasn't the fact that the manager didn't think of it that was the problem. I am a manager, and I love it when my staff come up with...

  13. transcribing orders

    nursemaa replied to melsmith's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OK, I got way off topic-sorry. Actually, I've noticed that alot of patients have become very good about bringing a list of meds that they're on into the hospital with them. If they don't, we ask a...

  14. transcribing orders

    nursemaa replied to melsmith's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our docs aren't supposed to write "Meds as at home" but they do it anyway. They also write orders like "Have Dr. so-an-so call me", as if we have time to track down Dr. so-and-so to give him the...

  15. Doctor's handwriting

    nursemaa replied to soon2binOK's topic in General Nursing

    I tell my staff not to use up incredible amounts of nursing time trying to decipher poor handwriting- call the doc and tell him/her you can't read the order because the handwriting is so poor and ask...

  16. Rn-msn

    nursemaa replied to soulshine's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from a diploma school in 1980, didn't go back until 1998 at the tender age of 40. I am in a "bridge" program designed for diploma and ADN nurses. Looking back, I would say that my diploma...

  17. Nurses Physical and Mental Condition

    nursemaa replied to bigmomma's topic in General Nursing

    Positive attitude probably decreases due to the stress of the job: high patient acuity, sometimes too many patients, high patient turnover on the unit, feeling like we're just waiting for one more...

  18. Censorship is alive and well

    nursemaa replied to huggietoes's topic in Emergency

    I don't work in the ED, but I DEFINITELY believe in having fun at work!! I probably cut up even more than my staff sometimes. You gotta have fun in life!! I don't think I could work in an...

  19. Can a hospital help nurses communicate with patients?

    nursemaa replied to Molhart's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that patients are more satisfied and heal faster when RN's spend more time with them, teaching them about their illness and how to manage their health, discussing reasons for tests, meds and...

  20. About productive hours per patient day?

    nursemaa replied to rrroyer's topic in Nurse Management

    I manage a 30 bed medical telemetry unit; our hppd are

  21. Hours per patient day staffing

    nursemaa replied to Shellie RN's topic in Nurse Management

    For our facility, hppd were determined by an acuity collection system, which gathered data over a 2 week period regarding the "average" numbers of patients that fall into various acuity categories....

  22. " . . . or should we just hire someone mediocre who will stay a decade?"

    nursemaa replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    cheerfuldoer: exactly right!!!!!!!!!!!! "My" staff nurses are some of the MOST motivated people I know! It takes incredible motivation and commitment to take stay in direct care; I know because I...

  23. " . . . or should we just hire someone mediocre who will stay a decade?"

    nursemaa replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that you should talk to your manager and let her know that your feelings were hurt by her remarks. What she said was disrespectful, but she probably didn't mean it that way. I've found as a...

  24. But I have little kids!

    nursemaa replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    The bottom line is, hospitals can't shut down for the holidays so we're going to have to work some of them. We alternate- on Christmas one year, off the next (staff can trade holidays if they want...

  25. Distance Education Chat

    nursemaa replied to HuldaNurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am currently working as a the manager of a telemetry unit (usually 45-50 hours/week) and am pursuing a Master's degree. I've been taking about 8-10 credit hours per semester, should be able to...