HyperRNRachel

HyperRNRachel

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  1. payroll issues ???

    HyperRNRachel posted a topic in General Nursing

    My check from the end of Feb. was "keyed" in wrong and I am having the most difficult time resoving the issue. Immediately I brought the error to the attention of my director and was told that the...

  2. payroll issues ???

    HyperRNRachel replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much to everyone who took time to reply, I am kicking myself for not posting this sooner. UPDATE: Called HR (as suggested here) and left two messages, after being told (with the third...

  3. Two TB test???

    HyperRNRachel posted a topic in General Nursing

    I transferred from one HCA facility to another in Feb. I had a negative TB result with my hire on exam, but I have gotten an email from employee health stating that they require two TB test? Is this...

  4. top ten reasons i found a new job

    HyperRNRachel posted a topic in General Nursing

    10. On a surgical intermediate floor would it be too too much to ask to have working vital sign equipment? I can do a manual blood pressure, but come on, how do you want me to get a temp?!!! 9. Me, 5'...

  5. Two students caught cheating......

    HyperRNRachel posted a topic in General Students

    If you had an assignment worth 5% of your total grade, and you did'nt finish it or forgot about it, would you copy someone else's assignment and turn it in as your own work knowing there is a zero...

  6. top ten reasons i found a new job

    HyperRNRachel replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    Someone mentioned all the crap that gets dumped on the nurses which reminds me of another issue I had with this unit. Management wanted the nurses to call discharged patients and ask them if they were...

  7. How to deal with PCA bad attitude

    HyperRNRachel replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First write her up. Second, get a copy of what her responsibilites are and the time they are to be done i.e am vital signs documented by 0830. Third, write her up each and every time one of the...

  8. What's your holiday bonus?

    HyperRNRachel replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Not allowed to say the B**** word on my

  9. One grateful family made a horrible day better

    HyperRNRachel replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is those moments when you realize that there are selfish, self absorbed, people and there are those who truely appreciate needed help. Ignorance cannot be treated with an ER visit. :trout: Good...

  10. What I love about nursing

    HyperRNRachel replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse because most days I get to see the better side of people. I get to see true, genuine, heartfelt, kindness. I get to (if only for a short time) be a member of their families....

  11. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    HyperRNRachel replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    When looking at the incisons sites of my GI surgery patients (who are usually older men and women....many of them with very round bellies), I tell them "not to worry you will still look great in a...

  12. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    HyperRNRachel replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a man who kept telling me about his newly divorced son who was coming to see him later that day. Well the cardiologist was in the room doing a pre-op assessment when I get a message that the...

  13. Brain storm needed...

    HyperRNRachel replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    What? No she did not. In fact, other than the state, I had a patient with a very similar history. Triage RN, What about medicare days? Do you have a caseworker involved in helping find a place for...

  14. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    HyperRNRachel replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    A new nurse went to push 20mg. of Labetolol into a patient who was not on telemetry nor did she have the patient hooked up to a vital sign machine. She was just going to push it in...all at once!...

  15. Drug seeker t-shirt?

    HyperRNRachel replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the post. My husband works in the ER and sees a number of drug seekers on a daily basis. I ordered the t-shirt for him. I ordered two different ones from the site, one for my charge nurse....

  16. Going to a 4 to 1 ratio!

    HyperRNRachel posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been feeling the need to find another job because the floor I work on is fast, high-stressed, and very physically demanding. Our unit gets hip and knee replacements, all other othro. surgeries,...

  17. Going to a 4 to 1 ratio!

    HyperRNRachel replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    Not a problem. I need to change my name to

  18. Our inappropriate frequent flyer

    HyperRNRachel replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can a male nurse be assigned to the

  19. Our inappropriate frequent flyer

    HyperRNRachel replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why not give the shot in his arm. Pants stay

  20. Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    HyperRNRachel replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Honest. When I applied to nursing school the lowest GPA for acceptance was a 3.8, nursing school is stressful (I filed for divorce....several times), 1/2 of the class did not graduate. My 16 year old...

  21. Shoes

    HyperRNRachel replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    Danskos.....three

  22. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    HyperRNRachel replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I am pushy, I am also calm, happy, quiet, assertive, loud, serious, funny. I am a different nurse for each patient, all the while trying to get everyone to their highest level of

  23. New nurse here and I need a little help

    HyperRNRachel replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    I administer all medications using a computer MAR, with this system when I give insulin, hang PCA or CEA drugs, inject heparin or hang heparin I have to have another nurse co-sign for me in the...

  24. Accidential drug overdose

    HyperRNRachel replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    The pill form of methadone is used to treat pain. Since the recent decreased use of oxycodone, methadone is being prescribed left and right. It can cause death, even when given in small

  25. $10M to Study the Nursing Shortage

    HyperRNRachel replied to hollyvk's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They can give me the 10 million and I will tell them what is up and how to fix it! I will even go as far as to buy everyone lunch while I put on my presentation!