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    Wow They Are Really Serious - smokers not hired

    Pudnluv replied to LemonIndiscretion's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has a no smoking policy on campus. I'm a smoker, and I work my 12.5 hour shift and then go home and smoke. What I do on my own time is my business, as long as I am not engaging in any...
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    RN Salary Central/South Florida

    Pudnluv posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi! I'm currently living in Central New York and hoping to move south in the next year or so. My question is, what is the typical RN salary in Central or South Florida. We are looking at either the...
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    Rituxan and staffing guidelines

    Pudnluv posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering if there are any guidelines out there regarding appropriate staffing and medications specifically Rituxan. Last night we had a patient recieving Rituxan, it was started at 4PM and was...
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    What Constitutes a Telemetry Unit

    Pudnluv posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are there any guidelines for what constitutes a telemetry unit? I work on a 35 bed unit, 24 beds which are tele beds. Our nurse to patient ratio is up to 6:1 days, 9:1 eves, 10:1 nights. We feel...
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    Soap for Restless Legs Syndrome?

    Pudnluv replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient tell me about this remedy a while ago. She swore by it and told me any bar soap would work. Of course I laughed at it, but what the heck, if it made her feel better. Later that the...
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    questions to telemetry nurses

    Pudnluv replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working telemery for 10 years and I absolutely love it! I've seen a lot of nurses come in, get a year or two experience and move on to bigger and better things. 4 nurses leaving wouldn't...
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    best area with job security

    Pudnluv replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    The hospitals in my area are always looking for nurses. So far it has been pretty stable. MD's offices are usually on the lower end for pay, and I've heard of a lot of docs closing their private...
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    If You Think You Haven't Heard It All...

    Pudnluv replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    One night I noticed a patient's telemetry monitor was off, so I walked to her room to put it back on. She wasn't in her bed, so I checked the bathroom but she wasn't in there. We checked the other...
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    Wearing all white

    Pudnluv replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe that wearing white will stop people from appearing unkempt and wrinkled. White becomes dingy and also wrinkles just like all uniforms/scrubs. I do believe that one of those biggest...
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    Side rails x 4 and falls

    Pudnluv replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    In our facility they removed all the full rails and replaced them with 1/2 rails at the top of the beds. Our fall rate went through the roof! The majority of our patients are elderly and confused....
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    anyone??????

    Pudnluv replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I had 2 kids, one year and one 5 years when I started nursing school. I worked part time as a cna. I had my 3rd baby during winter break and was right back in school for the start of January...
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    Wearing all white

    Pudnluv replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    I remember the days when we wore all white, and it was never an issue. We wore white and that was that. I do like the fact that we can wear different colors and designs now, but I certainly wouldn't...
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    Florida Hospital cesnses seem to be very low...

    Pudnluv replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Central New York, our census is up from previous years. I guess all those folks who usually go to Florida are in our hospitals! There are job openings at all the hospitals around here and...
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    Inconsiderate co workers

    Pudnluv replied to nrsang97's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to
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    Nursing and Astrological Sign

    Pudnluv replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Saggitarius telemetry/oncology, med-surg. I also did a brief stint in L&D and some time in home care. Where are all my fellow
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    Are you feeling effects of the economy on nursing?

    Pudnluv replied to kjp1962's topic in General Nursing

    Title: Rn status: full time staff/ non-traveler Category: acute care hospital Specialty: med/surg, telemetry, oncology # of beds in unit: 35 Geographics: Central New York (Syracuse) How has your...
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    Just Because You're a Nurse

    Pudnluv replied to Jaybird310's topic in General Nursing

    I use to get that more when I first started in nursing. I did date a guy whose mother use to call me every day looking for medical advice. It got quite annoying as she was close to being a...
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    Reporting other nurses

    Pudnluv replied to wanderlust99's topic in General Nursing

    We have a nurse who spends half her time looking for things to write up. She is notorious for it and now most of her reports are not taken seriously. I made a mistake the other night ( it was my...
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    What are you thankful for?

    Pudnluv replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    I am thankful I have a job to go to that I truly love. I am thankful that that job has allowed me to support my family, keep our home, cars, etc while my husband was out of work. I am thankful my...
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    Night Shift = Second Class?

    Pudnluv replied to NewNightShifter's topic in General Nursing

    I work permanent nights and I love it! What I've learned though, is the night shift will never get the recognition and kudos that the other shifts get. When the patients and families send their...
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    advice needed please for new RN

    Pudnluv replied to tobycoop's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I hate that question. Usually when that question pops up, I tell them the truth....I don't know. If the patient is stable, I tell them that if they want to go home for awhile, I'll call if...
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    How to determine patient acuity

    Pudnluv posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know of any guidelines for determining patient acuity? I'm sure we can all pretty much do it in our heads, but I'm actually looking for documented recommendations. Without some kind of...
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    How to determine patient acuity

    Pudnluv replied to Pudnluv's topic in General Nursing

    Safe staffing has to start somewhere. It has to be more than just the numbers. I think a laundry list of tasks for determining acuity is a good place to start. It gets away from the number nurse to...
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    Are all depts of the hospital trained to tell pt and family tell your Nurse?

    Pudnluv replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing has become the scapegoats for the hospital industry because we allow ourselves to be scapegoats. We bend and scrape and apologize for other's mistakes! Why?! As a profession we are known as...
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    How to determine patient acuity

    Pudnluv replied to Pudnluv's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the info. We are currently working on ways to improve our staffing, we just need some tangible info. Where do you get your guidelines