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  1. I Don't Think So!

    stressednurse replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, guess I am lucky where I work. I did work agency for a while though and was put in uncomfortable situations as far as staffing in the past. The state of PA requires a minimum hours of care per...

  2. 7 Days On/7 Days Off- Love It or Hate It?

    stressednurse replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    My first nursing job was 7on/7off, I worked 6 hours Monday-Friday, 12 on Sat and Sun. Then had 7 off, got paid for 40 and had full time benefits that was in 1992, I have suggested simular scheduling...

  3. Babies uneccessary death!!

    stressednurse replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I cant seem to access this site with the mothers statement. Please offer a link. Thank

  4. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    stressednurse replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OK add LTC to this pain management dilemma. 105# 72yo wears 175mcg Demerol patches changed Q48hr. Takes PRN perc q4hr and klonopin TID. Usually seen dozing in her wheelchair, when awake she is on...

  5. Does anyone double-glove?

    stressednurse replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I double glove for suppositories and suctioning and usually dressing changes. If the procedure takes more than 5 minutes I usually reglove. In my opinion everyone has everything imagined and...

  6. What do you do and how long have you done it?

    stressednurse replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    Paramedic for 4 years while I went to nursing school. 1 year in med/surg then ICU/CCU in a 12 bed unit that did fresh open hearts (this facility also did sex change operations and I got pulled to...

  7. Advice re. Demanding Resident

    stressednurse replied to mary761's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good luck with passing boards. When you do and a nurse aid says that a patient cannot have a BM and has passed very small balls of BM multiple times....please intervene and give the patient...

  8. Ethical dilemma -- new nurse

    stressednurse replied to pdmt's topic in General Nursing

    My orientation to ICU/CCU after almost a year of Med-surg was under the direction of the nastiest nurse (Bonnie) ever put in control of newbies to ICU. I quietly listened to her demeaning comments...

  9. Does This Place Exist?

    stressednurse replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I work in a facility that has really good communication between docs and nurses and respiratory staff and the nurse aids too. But cover your eyes as I work in a Specialty Care Center, yes what...

  10. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    stressednurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I was a paramedic prior to becoming a nurse. I also worked as a flight nurse and have my Pre-hospital RN certification. I stop if it looks like no one knows what to do or if it looks like someone is...

  11. What was your secret weapon for surviving nursing school??

    stressednurse replied to michelle_s_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I went to nursing school so I could support my kids when I divorced my ex-husband. That kept me going, working another job and pregnant with the third child during first year of school. My marriage...

  12. Staff Safety & Facility Policies

    stressednurse replied to obeyacts2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Where I work we would need a designated person to make all those calls to the authorities. Patients and family members seem to think that abusing the nursing staff will help to heal the

  13. Understanding Alzheimer's

    stressednurse replied to suzy253's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They reach us from their world, those that understand that are so

  14. Doctor in your next life?

    stressednurse replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a Veterinarian, but not a people

  15. Black nurses VS. White nurses

    stressednurse replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    New vs

  16. Friend DNRed from nursing home by CNA.

    stressednurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Humm, I work long term care. Big facility and we have dementia and subacute along with rehab covers 9 units....a total of 325 beds. And as a staff nurse and supervisor, I can honestly say we don't...

  17. refusal of an additional admission- overwhelmed

    stressednurse replied to 2ndgenerationnurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a nursing supervisor in PA, I have assessed that an admission would not be in the best interest of the patient due to staffing. That has only happened twice. I did have to get the DON and or the...

  18. Skin Care Products

    stressednurse replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a facility with a wide variety of geriatric patients. LTC, dementia, sub-acute, rehab, behavior. We use A&D ointment on all as a protective barrier. For stage I and excoriations we...

  19. MRA 3 weeks after stroke? Why not sooner?

    stressednurse replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    He is your dad, go visit him. Talk to him and then go home. You will sleep better and dont get into an arguement with anyone. Smile and nod your head a

  20. Job Title??

    stressednurse replied to ARmickie's topic in General Nursing

    You would be a wonderful social worker. Or a nurse for that matter, but your interest in helping families in the dilemma, social worker would be best but it is a masters

  21. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    stressednurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    90% of time. Some days I stay cuz someone else is gonna be late. I am able to get my work done before I leave most of the

  22. Medication Aides

    stressednurse replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    In personal care and assisted living nurse aids and care givers can administer medications. Depending on the situation, you may adminster medications from a prepared cup or from a bubble

  23. Do I have the right to refuse CPR?

    stressednurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    To clarify the above post, too many years of seeing ICU, CCU, ER, telemetry, post op, med surg and now rehab and long term care to even want to be there. Please, it is my time to end life let me do...

  24. Do I have the right to refuse CPR?

    stressednurse replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I am gonna have DNR tattoed on my chest just to make it

  25. hopelessly asking for help

    stressednurse replied to yousev's topic in General Nursing

    We have 7 Phillipino nurses where I work now. All were anxious about taking the test, we are happy to have them working with us so that anxiety did go down for all of them. Everyone so far has passed...