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  1. Nobody answers the floor phones

    VORB replied to retiredlady's topic in General Nursing

    ' HOW IS NORMA? A sweet grandmother telephoned the hospital. She timidly asked, "Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?" The operator said, "I'll be glad to help,...

  2. Nobody answers the floor phones

    VORB replied to retiredlady's topic in General Nursing

    ' Seems they like to take away the unit secretary right at evening shift change where I work, when call lights and phones are ringing off the hook. Administration makes their choices I guess, but it's...

  3. Three Flu Shots This Year; Will You Get Them?

    VORB posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    ' "Most people will need one shot for the regular seasonal flu and probably two others to protect against the new swine flu. For the regular flu vaccine, elderly people, health care workers and...

  4. teds and scds

    VORB replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    ' Since an M.D. has to order them, I would check the orders and follow them. Pretty

  5. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    VORB replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    ' That's dizzying. All I can say is that a government big enough to give you everything is big enough to take it all

  6. Socialized Medicine

    VORB replied to PlainsBuffalo's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Unfortunately, the top 50 percent of wage earners pay 97 percent of the federal taxes in the U.S., while the bottom 50 percent pay just 3 percent. Ironically, it's usually those in the bottom 50...

  7. Do patients have Mental Changes post heart surgery due to anesthesia?

    VORB replied to Chapis's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ' You might get a better response with a more-descriptive thread subject title than

  8. Socialized Medicine

    VORB replied to PlainsBuffalo's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I just did. And it is. That's the term for publicly-funded

  9. Socialized Medicine

    VORB replied to PlainsBuffalo's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ' One thing's for sure: The plan is to raise taxes to pre-Regan levels, which will unfairly impact doctors and advanced-practice nurses. Congress and the president have already admitted that those...

  10. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    VORB replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    Why work, indeed. Welcome to the United Socialist States of

  11. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    VORB replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

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  12. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    VORB replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    ' The point is that the market within which we now work will change with reform. And most would say not for the better. Three out of three who've answered the question are in agreement. We would not...

  13. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    VORB replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    No. I got into nursing not because I wanted to be a nurse. I went into nursing to find a career -- which I have done. I made way more than that my first year -- something that surprised even me. I...

  14. scared.....misdemeanor for unpaid speeding ticket....

    VORB replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    ' First, don't worry about something that hasn't happened yet. Second, it may be in your best interest to hire a lawyer for the hearing. If your nursing career depends on it, it may be worth it. A...

  15. Endorsement dummy

    VORB replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said, licenses are good until they expire. You do not lose your original license when you obtain another by

  16. Endorsement dummy

    VORB replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    You can have as many licenses as you want. Licenses are good until they

  17. Seriously, the apothecary system?

    VORB replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    ' I've seen it once -- written by an old doc, of course. In the real (hospital) world, you dial the pharmacy with such questions and they'll figure it out if it's in reference to a med

  18. Question: Why don't hospitals color code the scrubs?

    VORB replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    Half of our janitors look like

  19. Question: Why don't hospitals color code the scrubs?

    VORB replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    . Our hospital staff wears different colors based on their role. No two roles share the same color. That way patients & staff know who's

  20. When did you "Know" you wanted to be a nurse?

    VORB replied to markuskristian's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully at the age of 13 you were a striper and not a stripper. I, on the other hand, did not get into nursing because I wanted to be a nurse. I was looking for a career after 20+ jobs, and I have...

  21. Have you seen a decrease in verbal abuse by physicians?

    VORB replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    . Nurses are much more verbally abusive toward doctors. They just don't hear

  22. Have you seen a decrease in verbal abuse by physicians?

    VORB replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    . I see nurses lose their cool much more often than

  23. Need assessment help!

    VORB replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I used to like to use fat-tipped pens - the fatter the better. But I now use the fine tipped ones to great effect - especially on those tiny report sheets and with presbyopia issues. Recently...

  24. Need assessment help!

    VORB replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    After you've been at it awhile, it's best to come up with your own note sheet on the computer and make copies at work as needed. I happen to work the same 3 nights each week and usually have the same...

  25. Need assessment help!

    VORB replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I find myself looking at the patient through the "chart's eyes". Is their IV access where the nurse said it was? Verify their IV fl settings (and make a mental note of when that bag may go empty)....