CathyLew

CathyLew

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  1. How do I have more confident talking/calling doctors?

    CathyLew replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Just like others said... write down what you want to say ahead of time. make sure the chart of computer chart is in front of you--since they will most likely ask for some obscure thing just to throw...

  2. Considering a career in nursing but shy

    CathyLew replied to Sandg's topic in General Nursing

    yea.... put a penny in a jar every time you see one at work (on a patient) and by the time you retire, you most likely wont have enough in the jar to buy a cup of

  3. Old Women Hit by Car...What Would You Do?

    CathyLew replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    yea, thats what I was thinking. and did anyone see her hit? or did she just pass out, lay down, faint,

  4. would you work for free

    CathyLew replied to mozella's topic in General Nursing

    what happens if you call the house supervisor and say you need to stay over, and ask them to approve the OT? Do they say no? or do they offer to come

  5. Considering a career in nursing but shy

    CathyLew replied to Sandg's topic in General Nursing

    you get used to it....and most patients spend more time trying to cover themselves up in those open back gowns. and on most floors.... the old men aren't able even if they did want to show it to...

  6. would you work for free

    CathyLew replied to mozella's topic in General Nursing

    you give them 5 minutes...next time they want ten. then twenty. then an hour. You aren't doing anyone a favor except management. And there is a reason they passed the laws about mandatory...

  7. RNs who choose/like being casual

    CathyLew replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    After my last job, busting my butt, working weekends, holidays, on call all the time, putting in 60 hr weeks, getting paid for 40.... I am looking forward to my new position as a casual employee....

  8. Sharing prescriptions of non narcotic medications

    CathyLew replied to LadyMonteCarlo's topic in General Nursing

    was thinking the same thing--a lot of times if someone is unsure of med list, we get it from the Pharm records --and if one of the couple was hospitalized, and the doctor just writes the admission...

  9. random drug testing

    CathyLew replied to TamTam23's topic in General Nursing

    scary thing when you look at all the meds that can give a false positive... http://www.askdocweb.com/falsepositives.html I have been an RN for 20 years... and just applied for a new job, had my...

  10. New DON help with survey

    CathyLew replied to meljam's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    each agency does a different type of survey, and each year they focus on different things. Do you know anyone in your area or region that has a similar facility with the same agency that may have...

  11. List of Doctor's Orders

    CathyLew replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster... I don't think there is a List that would give you things that have to be ordered by a doctor. Depends on the state, and on the facility, and even on the particular...

  12. What was I thinking

    CathyLew replied to olderthandirt51's topic in General Nursing

    what do you do? floor nursing? what do you not like about it? There is always QA, Education, Core Measures, lots of stuff that isn't hands on patient care. Insurance physicals, Case management.......

  13. Code on the way to CT scan

    CathyLew replied to stram87's topic in General Nursing

    you need to check your policy. I worked at one facility where it depended on where you were in the hall, where the patient came from (i.e. is it a ICU patient, or an ER patient?) And depending on...

  14. How should I ask my manager...?

    CathyLew replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Go to HR. ask for a bid slip or whatever they use. Never assume you are low seniority and therefor out of the running. I have seen people do that, and not bother bidding something because they...

  15. Medical Records

    CathyLew replied to sls73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    to the OP... is this a requirement for your hospital for Meaningful use? Not sure if you are acute, LTC or CAH. and do you intend to keep the current software you have for meds? if that is the...

  16. Unit secretary turned tele tech

    CathyLew replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, who is responsible if a patient goes into V-tac or something? they were talking about doing the same at my old hospital.... but the unit clerks are as you say, on the phone, running errands,...

  17. I think I have an interview tomorrow

    CathyLew posted a topic in General Nursing

    yea, sort of strange title... think I have an interview... but I sent out a real application to a local hospital, then I sent out a letter to the IT dept offering my services at a perdiem status....

  18. Hateful, mean nurses

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

    was going to say... I wondered who got my old job! You will run into bullies everywhere. Document-document-document! Keep a personal journal. It may come in handy if management turns over---like...

  19. FINALLY got a job!

    CathyLew replied to StillSeeking's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations!

  20. Is this out of my scope?

    CathyLew replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    except if you ask the BON, then you are brining in more red tape...they may think they have to cover their butts and put some restriction on this. I agree with the posters who said keep the nurse...

  21. What do you fear most on the job?

    CathyLew replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it to, but it seems it is the patient's right to fall... back in the day we threw a posy vest on anyone who had bad sundowners and was a high fall risk. Now you can't use restraints,...

  22. What do you fear most on the job?

    CathyLew replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I'm going to be selfish on this one... my biggest fear was getting a contaminated needle

  23. Patient's access to personal online health records a first!

    CathyLew replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    It is part of the Meaningful use in healthcare. A patient will be given an electronic record if they ask. It is a little vague on what has to be in the electronic record. I would hope that the...

  24. My mom tells her friend her daughter is a nurse, and....

    CathyLew replied to yat777's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    yep, my mom got me a big old sweatshirt with a huge RN on the front of it....like Superman or something! I had to tell her.... Mom, I would not wear that unless I had a brother walking behind me at...

  25. Nursing Advertisements

    CathyLew replied to puppies1123's topic in General Nursing

    yea, and I still don't know how they got that picture of me!