massrn116

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  1. Should Personal Internet Use be Banned During Nursing Shifts?

    massrn116 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I think when there is "down time" it is okay to use the internet for personal use. HOWEVER, the patient comes first and then your co-workers then the internet. Where I work I know they go on line to...

  2. Mexican health care/travel dangers

    massrn116 posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is a website..www.mexicovacationawareness.com that I think any traveling nurses should read before they take an assignment in Mexico. My husband and I went for our 25th wedding anniversary, our...

  3. Day shift vs Night shift...the battle continues???

    massrn116 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 26 years. I have worked nights and now I work days. I am not sure what the mentality is on my floor but I am very disheartened with some of the people I work with, mainly the...

  4. Why did his nurses do this?

    massrn116 replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    They knew the anger was not him, it was his illness. Even though you might have seen him angry with them I am sure there were times when other sides of his personality came through. Patients have a...

  5. Colour-coded hospital bracelets

    massrn116 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with the bracelet color coding system is that a patient could have multiple bracelets that could potentially dig into their skin, etc. We just starting using small plastic , triangular...

  6. Back Rubs

    massrn116 replied to Saifudin's topic in General Nursing

    I am happy to say it is part of my nursing routine to rub down backs after a bedbath and on my bedridden patients, with each turn. I think of how my back would feel in a bed for 24 hours a day for...