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  1. blood exposure from hiv patient

    dRkazN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys 2nd year RN here just wanna ask what are the chances of getting HIV from a patient? In my case, i received a superficial scratch when the patient was being ocmbative and pulling out his IV...

  2. blood exposure from hiv patient

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks guys! I am just kinda scared because this is my first time doing it... lol, not like I wanna do it again but, blurg. thanks!

  3. blood exposure from hiv patient

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    Also, right after I noticed the scratch, I washed the site with soap and water ASAP, and took a whole bottle of Hibiclens to wash the site.

  4. blood exposure from hiv patient

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    Well I didnt have the scratch beforehand I know that much, but as far as him scratching me or any blood coming into contact I dont know since I was trying to calm him down and not making him pull his...

  5. Patient Satisfaction: Where Does it Start?

    dRkazN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I say it starts with whoever is giving care to that patient, and those are RNs. But, what happens if those RNs are not "satisfied" and I use that in a broad sense. It could be the unsatisfaction of...

  6. OUTrageous Expectations w/ OUTrageous Pt Loads

    dRkazN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever heard this one: "You guys at night do not do anything but babysit the pts until the dayshift gets here, so I expect everything to be perfect when I come in the AM." ...First reaction?...

  7. OUTrageous Expectations w/ OUTrageous Pt Loads

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    I think that RNs in general think that the night shift is the "clean-up" shift where it is ok to leave stuff undone. For example, this guy's hemo was 7.5 and had orders to transfuse 2 units of PRBCs...

  8. LPN and RN: What are the differences?

    dRkazN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking about a story someone told me the other night, and it had to do something about LPN and RN differences. Where I work at, they tend to give the LPN's a lighter load than RNs. The other...

  9. Can't get a job :(

    dRkazN replied to cheesecake89's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: You know i read somewhere that the economy slump is hitting the NE the hardest so I think you should critical think about how to get an RN job... I mean think about it, you need to go to a...

  10. feeling so scared, paranoid and worried !!

    dRkazN replied to socalchinesenurse's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like you did everything you could for each pt that you cared for i mean the K WAS 4.8, but the thing about that is WHEN the K was 4.8, how long the K was 4.8 and how long in between the 4.8 and...

  11. Patient Satisfaction: Where Does it Start?

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    i read all the posts and thanks by the way, but i worked at fast food for 3 long years and you know what i figured out? we (the nurses) are glorified waiters. i hit on it when i was running from a...

  12. LPN and RN: What are the differences?

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    the LPNs we have can push IV meds so i guess it is different in other

  13. RN's are getting burnt out why?

    dRkazN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    We get 5 accrued hours for each paycheck, and that depends on if you work the total 72 hours a week. What a jip. And Quafetti got it right. I hear patients telling me "oh you're so good to me" and...

  14. Staying for Meetings after Your NIGHT SHIFT!

    dRkazN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Don't you hate it when your managers or team leaders make a meeting the FIRST thing in the morning? Everybody has to come, even the night shift! AUGH! :angryfire I mean, really, I spend about 12...

  15. Staying for Meetings after Your NIGHT SHIFT!

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    to flygirl43: right on! thats exactly what i am saying, doing meetings like that endangers yourself and others. also i forgot what that violation is called but it is as bad as a DUI. Some doctor told...

  16. Calling In for ANY Reason using PTOs

    dRkazN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok let me start off with what I believe why I am writing this. As a nurse, we do not have the usual holidays as other normal jobs because our work does not stop. Fine, so instead of giving us these...

  17. Staying for Meetings after Your NIGHT SHIFT!

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    tait, care to

  18. Calling In for ANY Reason using PTOs

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks iluvivt, I guess I know how a private hospital with no union works now. Never again will I work

  19. Calling In for ANY Reason using PTOs

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    "You came in after calling in with a headache??? Great, now you'll have them making stupid suggestions for years to come. Once you call in that's it, you're out, and don't even agree to try to come...

  20. Calling In for ANY Reason using PTOs

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your input and experiences. I will try to be more assertive next time, and not let them bully me into work. Also, I always try to call in waaaay before my shift starts at least 4 hours...

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

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

    "I speak some Spanish, and I have no problem speaking Spanish to Spanish speakers, but a few have refused to speak Spanish to me. They will talk to the translator, but not to me. One guy just said "No...

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

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

    "No I do not speak Spanish and NO I SHOULD NOT learn how to speak Spanish because we live in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!! YOU should learn how to speak ENGLISH!" MAN I wish I said that to the...

  23. Calling In for ANY Reason using PTOs

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    I really do appreciate all of your guys'

  24. Calling In for ANY Reason using PTOs

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    how do you quote stuff? lol sorry new at

  25. Calling In for ANY Reason using PTOs

    dRkazN replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    I should have been more specific then... I told her I had a severe headache 4 hours before my shift, ample time for them to find a replacement. I felt like if I would go to work tonight, it wouldn't...