CathyLew

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 waiting to get sick now!!!!!

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 100%

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 in your resume, be prepared for them to ask you why...

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 gave them 30 days to fix it or to get it out of the...

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 Ohio. .

Wow! doesn't surprise me!

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 ago. He is so behind the times, we have no firewall...

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

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 stick.

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 did the sign off of the order did black, and the n...

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 restraints? It is hard to know what is right wh...

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 that I have to follow.... I hope its not the B team,...

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

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

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 the shower, not even wanting to throw my uniform in ...

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. Part of the reason we have poor staffing ratios...

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 eventually leave.

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 involved.

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 not a poet!

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 you

congrats!

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 benifits for them. If they get away with it for a ...

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 though.

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 is not like you were out on a smoke break--heard ...

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 it!