CathyLew

CathyLew

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  1. Mandatory Flu shots

    CathyLew posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    sooooo...what are your thoughts of mandatory Flu shots for health care workers? we got the ultimatum....get the shot or get the ax. So I got my first ever flu shot yesterday. just sitting arround...

  2. Thinking of leaving management to return to bedside nursing

    CathyLew replied to bboopRN4's topic in General Nursing

    the pressure and bs was just too much. i know bedside nsg has its own set of pressure, but it can't be compared with trying to placate upper mgmt and staff employees. I agree

  3. Fired within 90 days... advice?

    CathyLew replied to blue_belle9's topic in Nursing Career

    leaving the job off your resume is one thing. You can do that. But the direct question, have you ever been let go or fired from a facility and why... you can't lie on that. and if you have a gap...

  4. Continuing Saga with MDG Medical

    CathyLew posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    well, the saga continues with our problems with our MDG Medical drug dispensing (or in most cases, not-dispensing!) machine. now the company is here, and our QA dept, DON, and Administration team...

  5. Continuing Saga with MDG Medical

    CathyLew replied to CathyLew's topic in Nursing Informatics

    also saw this headline when I googled it... On August 16, 2011, MDG Medical Inc. filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of...

  6. Continuing Saga with MDG Medical

    CathyLew replied to CathyLew's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Wow! doesn't surprise

  7. We are probably going with CPSI

    CathyLew posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    well, our hospital has been looking at other software vendors. Currently Meditech Magic.... small hospital, with a CEO who hates computers. Our IT dept is one old guy who should have retired years...

  8. Bookish, low common sense... will I fit in?

    CathyLew replied to FRESH_90's topic in General Students

    hmmmm... maybe you should just go on to be a Doctor. :rotfl:

  9. Reapply a Fentanyl Patch?

    CathyLew replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in Patient Medications

    we usually put tape over the duragesic patches, so that we would have a way to write on them the initial and date when applied. That, and it gave it more adhesive to make it

  10. what color is your ink?

    CathyLew replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    when I first started nursing, we charted on the MAR in red, black and green! each shift had its own color... it made it really stand out. for the MD orders, the Doc had to use black, the nurse who...

  11. reamed out for using soft wrist restraints

    CathyLew replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    was calling the family a possibility? perhaps seeing if anyone in the family would be willing to sit with the patient, and hold his hand, comfort him. or maybe ask his family how they felt about...

  12. OH NO! FULL MOON!

    CathyLew replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    A Typical Night Shift (Short Story) 6:45 p.m. Driving into my night shift job at a local Hospital. Is that a full moon peeking out of the clouds? Who am I working with tonight? Who is working days...

  13. The Worst Its Ever Been

    CathyLew replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like where I used to work and they did have a

  14. do employers care if you are on xanax?

    CathyLew replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

    with the way most hospitals treat you.... chances are they are the reason your on

  15. The "hospital smell"

    CathyLew replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in General Nursing

    chances are, if it has been one of those nights of smells...you may have some lingering on you. there have been some nights that I stripped off right in front of the washing machine on the way to...

  16. What Would You Do?

    CathyLew replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    and think about it. If you stay in the job you are in- on your feet for 8 hrs, poor staffing. that just gives that facility the idea that they can keep staffing like that and working people to death....

  17. How does your hospital recognize, reward, and motivate staff (RN, CNA, etc.)?

    CathyLew replied to krystin954's topic in General Nursing

    my old hospital recognized good employees by writing them up, suspending them, harassing them.... oh wait. They treated all employees the same. Good or bad. maybe that is why all the good ones...

  18. I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

    CathyLew replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I say life is too short, nothing is fair in life.... and get on with yours. Would it help you to report her? let karma get her. don't get

  19. Nursing poetry?

    CathyLew replied to purple_nomad's topic in General Nursing

    There once was a Patient from Nantucket. One night he kicked the Bucket. The staff knew what to do.... they called a Code Blue... The Doctor arrived, said his bills overdue, just F%$# it! ok.... I'm...

  20. Terminated over the phone at night

    CathyLew replied to sweetnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    that is too bad. If you were prn, they probably don't have to give you any notice or any reason. It may just be budget cuts on their end... and nothing to do with

  21. New RN, finally found a job:)

    CathyLew replied to oldlpnnewrn's topic in General Nursing

    congrats!

  22. Mandatory Overtime?

    CathyLew replied to ALH2004's topic in General Nursing

    the thing about the mandatory OT, is a lot of places try it- because even with the time and a half they pay out for part of the extra shift, it is still cheaper than hiring enough staff and paying...

  23. needing a prescription for vaseline??

    CathyLew replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    heat- yes, need an order for that. always have in my facility. vaseline... wouldn't think so. We always had that as a stock floor item. I can see charging for it

  24. First Code Blue on my patient!

    CathyLew replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like you were on top of the situation. Everyone seconds guesses themselves. your on the phone with the doc about that patient when the code happened... I would say that is on top of it. It...

  25. Working as a software consultant RN

    CathyLew replied to McGwillis's topic in General Nursing

    heck yeah take it! :throcomp: Computers are now a huge part of nursing. It can only help you---and once you get into it, you may not want to leave