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  1. Patient beds in hallways

    massrn116 replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    The fire department made rounds and pointed out areas where beds could "safely" go without creating a hazard. They are currently putting in more electrical outlets. I do not think they have gone so...

  2. For The Luv Of Pete...Is The Float Pool Concept Going Bye-Bye?

    massrn116 replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    We hae not had a "float pool" ever. When there is a call-in and our unit census is low someone floats. No one likes

  3. nurse manager-request to work on the floor

    massrn116 replied to trulynurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    The problem lies in the fact that she shows favoritism. Depending on who is working the floor she will step in. I am sure her managerial job may be difficult, mainly because she was not well prepared....

  4. nurse manager-request to work on the floor

    massrn116 replied to trulynurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    I have often felt that management and JAHCO should walk in a nurses shoes to really see what the job entails. Seems like there are a lot of people that can come up with ways that things should be...

  5. Are managers allowed to give ultimatums?

    massrn116 replied to ITALY123's topic in General Nursing

    Who is going to work your unit when everyone is fired? Her? You should all purposely

  6. Nursing Superstitions?

    massrn116 replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't change the calendar date before midnight or you will have a crazy night Once you prepare a bed for an admission and they don't come, don't close the bed or shut off the lights...you'll

  7. Can you trust your co-workers??

    massrn116 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, the post is over a year old. I agree with a lot of the sentiments. Our latest nurse manager was a former co-worker, a butt kisser. When she got her "promotion" it brought down the morale of...

  8. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    massrn116 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Amazing that this post is still coming up over a year later. I did reply before. What I did in my unit when I was charge is that I assigned lunches. People initally acted as if I had two heads. Now...

  9. managements new idea for call-lights

    massrn116 replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we have a "reward system" in which each department can acknowledge others from any department for helping each other out. They fill out an award sheet, it is then posted on a board in...

  10. Things you would like the ICU to understand

    massrn116 replied to I_LOVE_TRAUMA's topic in Emergency

    I am an ICU nurse. It seems things are pretty much the same at a lot of places. I would like the ER not to try to send a patient at change of shift. This happens all too often where I work. We...

  11. Anyone experience muscle pain from work?

    massrn116 replied to SICUteam's topic in General Nursing

    I have OA of my lumbar region and on many occassions I would go home in tears due to having pulled "something." The next mornings, there were times I could not even bend over. About 5 years ago my...

  12. If you make over 100k/year as a nurse

    massrn116 replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    I made over 100k in a small, unionized community hospital in MA. I have been there 25 years, am a diploma RN in critical care. I work an average of 44 hours per

  13. what can I say to a family member?

    massrn116 replied to rnto?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is a DNR post that speaks to a lot of these death and dying comments. I totally agree with cardiac madeline. Families are not educated in death and dying. As nurses we see a lot of death and...

  14. I Need Advice - MD Not Signing Order

    massrn116 replied to Andrew, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would say in the future make the MD come to the patient and write it himself to protect

  15. Date my Doctor/Employer?

    massrn116 replied to newlilrn's topic in General Nursing

    Ask him out and see what he

  16. Warning-DNR forms are worthless

    massrn116 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    PS My mother had alzheimers and died three years ago, I was called twice by an NP at her nursing facility to see if I wanted IV fluids. The NP was very understanding when I asked what for. But yet...

  17. Warning-DNR forms are worthless

    massrn116 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    This post has been extremely timely for me. When a person comes into our unit and they CLEARLY have a DNR and they CLEARLY do not want to be resuscitated, we are told and have been being told that DNR...

  18. what can I say to a family member?

    massrn116 replied to rnto?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been a nurse for 25 years and still I have not developed "thick Skin." I have a hard time watching family members say goodbye to their loved ones, many times having to fight back tears and...

  19. Verbal attack by co-worker

    massrn116 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have been having multiple issues in our unit regarding staff following standards. We have a new manager that was promoted up from staff nurse, she has been kind of harassing one of the nurses she...

  20. Nurse reality show

    massrn116 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I often visit the "All Nurses" website and I think the general public would never believe what we face as nurses. Often at work I say I wish there was a camera crew because some of what we do would...

  21. Nurse reality show

    massrn116 replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    sounds just like what I had in

  22. Getting tired of working 12 hour shifts......

    massrn116 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I do two twelves and two eights, I love my eight hour days although they are generally nine hour days and my twelves are thirteen. Plus we don't always get the OT unless we make a stink. I just...

  23. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    massrn116 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Dawn 470, just wondering if you are a bedside nurse. I have received numerous thanks from family members and patients for my care. However there are many families that do interfere with the care...

  24. How To Deal With My Fear of Confrontation

    massrn116 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    I find that most nurses that I work with will not confront co-workers with issues. We don't want to create animosity and yet we go around back stabbing each other. ( I have been guilty of venting my...

  25. when do you call in sick??

    massrn116 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have had upper respiratory symptoms since last Sunday. I had exposure to at least 3 patients with the flu, 1 patient with whooping cough and by Wednesday, I had full blown upper resp. symptoms and...