CathyLew

CathyLew

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  1. Scope of Practice, Blood, Vitals

    CathyLew replied to maximundo's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I would be wary about there is what do you do if you find someone who is way out of the normal paramiters? Do they sign a waver of any type? How do you handle that. Do you...

  2. Non Direct Patient Care

    CathyLew replied to pnurseuwm's topic in General Nursing

    good idea! oh, but make sure you divorce his sorry butt before he gets old and starts to

  3. What to do when others wont answer their own call bells?

    CathyLew replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    in our hospital, there are a few staff members that have gotten so bad, that we are switching to primary care. I dont' think it will even make a difference with some people.... they get that charge...

  4. Is this even LEGAL?!?!

    CathyLew replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    Did you have a contract? one time at our hospital, finances were real bad, and they asked the RN's to take a 5% wage cut for 6 months to stop the hospital from going under. The union voted. we...

  5. insulin coverage

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

    yea, it depends on the order. If they have a sliding scale Q4 or Q6 hrs... then you cover after you get the result. Unless the fingerstick is out of our paramiters, and needs a Lab draw to verify the...

  6. Non Direct Patient Care

    CathyLew replied to pnurseuwm's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch. You do know that these are people? and that we will all get old some day. I hope when I am old and smelly, that my nurse has a little better outlook and feel for the job. That said.........

  7. My eyeballs are burning!!!

    CathyLew replied to StephSmiles210's topic in General Nursing

    I was unable to wear my contacts at work. Night shift, 12 hrs... I could go about 6 hrs and had to take them out. Tried drops etc. didn't work. For a while I would take them out and soak them for...

  8. Coworkers that SLEEP on the job....arrrggghh!!!

    CathyLew replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Some staff go home for their breaks, seems no different to me than having a quick nap and not being available" We can't leave the facility on our breaks. Even the unpaid one. The facility is...

  9. Coworkers that SLEEP on the job....arrrggghh!!!

    CathyLew replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel your pain. I worked with nurses that took naps all the time. Some just dead exhausted, and nodded off at the desk, and some that went off to get a nap. I would have to answer their lights...

  10. Job Interview-Need Some Advice

    CathyLew replied to RNLola035's topic in General Nursing

    always be truthful. you never know who at this hospital has ties with someone at the other hospital. A fib is always found

  11. Incident Reports

    CathyLew replied to Yayamaya's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    you should ask your supervisor, or a more experienced nurse about what to put in the incident report also... I agree with those above, no, no and no. doccument in your notes very well about the...

  12. Is Being Loyal Worth It?

    CathyLew replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing. Especially if they need a doccumented reason to cut someone, and they are probably by the sounds of it, singling out those on the higher end of the pay scale. Lots of...

  13. HIPAA question (Yes, another one! Busy HIPAA day!)

    CathyLew replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I think I read somewhere that last names are ok posted some places. that they look at that as incidental finding of information. We still have last names on our Med carts. ... Just found the post...

  14. CPR Question: Rescue Breaths

    CathyLew replied to curlilockz's topic in General Nursing

    what always bugged me is every time you take CPR, something changes. ratio of compressions to breaths... what age to do 2 person vs 1 person, to start right off the bat, or run to get help...

  15. Zero Lift Law= Zero Compensation for Injury under L&I

    CathyLew replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    yea, our hospital is going to be starting bariatric surgery soon. So they purchased the minimial in zero lift equipment. One sit-to-stand machine, that you have to be an engineer to operate! None...

  16. Do nurses really have any power

    CathyLew replied to Quaffetti's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that is sounds like a bad idea. I wouln't feel comforatable at all. are you union? and does your hospital have a protest of assignment form that you can fill

  17. What kind of clamp to use in clamping a foley catheter? (for bladder training )

    CathyLew replied to alysronz's topic in General Nursing

    "the same that you'd use to clamp a chest tube." Yikes! don't even say that!!! we have one surgen that if he finds clamps even in the room of one of his chest tube patients, will bring them out and...

  18. What do your CNAs do ?

    CathyLew replied to poppy101's topic in General Nursing

    Our MSP CNA's do not do VS. They don't do Accuchecks, and they only chart in the CNA book. Not in the regular patient chart. The CNA book tells the % of diet (which is redundant, since the Dietary...

  19. What kind of clamp to use in clamping a foley catheter? (for bladder training )

    CathyLew replied to alysronz's topic in General Nursing

    oh, also an Umbilical cord clamp will sometimes work. (if you work in a hospital setting and can get

  20. What kind of clamp to use in clamping a foley catheter? (for bladder training )

    CathyLew replied to alysronz's topic in General Nursing

    If it still leaks when you kink it and band it, try kinking the tube a couple of times. Not just folding in half. but folding in a Z and banding it that way. (does that make sence?) some come with...

  21. One year into nursing and I'm burned out already!

    CathyLew replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    never thought of that, but it is a good

  22. Career change at 54 to Nursing?

    CathyLew replied to had999's topic in General Nursing

    we had quite a few people in our nursing class that were after second careers. (and third for that matter!) Some waited till children grew up, and some even had grandchildren they had been caring...

  23. If you are a bad CNA, does that make you a bad Nurse?

    CathyLew replied to Derek1975's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    "But my last few jobs in LTC haven't been very successful or long for some reason or another" I think it would depend on what the some reason or another was. If it is because you call in sick all...

  24. 3rd time NCLEX

    CathyLew replied to rajghuman's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It depends, what is your problem with it? not knowing the info, or are you one of those that has test anxiety? whichever it is, there are different ways to aproach it. If its a matter of not...

  25. Negotiating Salary

    CathyLew replied to RNgonewild's topic in General Nursing

    yea, the contract I gave HR was to pay me no less than I made in 2008. either by hourly, or calculate it into a salry position. I'll let you all know how that