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  1. Unclogging a g-tube

    nursinger replied to KatieNoelLPN's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.activeforever.com/p-2828-corpak-clog-zapper-for-feeding-tubes.aspx holy cow!...check out the price...box of 10 packs. $399.00.

  2. managements new idea for call-lights

    nursinger replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Of course they remember what is was like and they also know it's a unrealistic demand on the staff, but they are doing what they are told to do by TPTB. (the powers that be) This is where their brain...

  3. managements new idea for call-lights

    nursinger replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    And insulting to my intelligence. Posterboards gold stars, give me a break. As one nurse I work with put it...it seems that as soon as people become upper management, it's almost like someone drills...

  4. managements new idea for call-lights

    nursinger replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I can't believe the things these people come up. Do you think they're hired just to annoy us? If it weren't for these dumb rules they make, they wouldn't have a job. Ignore them and they...

  5. Hourly Rounding

    nursinger replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Excuse

  6. Hourly Rounding

    nursinger replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We round q 30 minutes on the night shift. All I can say is thank God they are

  7. Lazy coworker

    nursinger replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, I work with that same nurse! When you need her in an emergency, she can never help you because, as she put it, she's always "swamped" whether she has 2 pts or 15. Don't ya just love those...

  8. I am sad, I am numb, am I burned out?

    nursinger replied to gardengal1's topic in General Nursing

    My heart goes out to you. It's such a horrible thing to go through. We had a co worker kill herself and it was such a shock because she was an upbeat person. It was a long time that we were all numb...

  9. Is it appropriate for a Supervisor to throw staffing paper in your face?

    nursinger replied to mcpkin's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry this is happening to you. I would take caliotter3's advise and start looking elsewhere. There's nothing worse than being set up. Even if you resolve this problem there will no doubt be...

  10. How often do your pts thank you?

    nursinger replied to cmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    How often do my patients say thank you? Not enough. I work at a VA facility and some of the vets can be down right nasty. Then on the other hand, there are some that can be as sweet as

  11. Self-Scheduling

    nursinger replied to pawashrn's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! So why call it self scheduling? I dis-like it because it's all pointless. I've NEVER had a schedule come close to what I put down on the paper. I've decided not to bother anymore and just let...

  12. What orders can an LPN write?

    nursinger replied to nuebelpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my facility LPN's are not allowed to write orders of any

  13. help me KEEP my license plz?...

    nursinger replied to rickysyfee's topic in General Nursing

    Where is dietary that they can't be passing their trays? No. You do your meds and your charting and let the DON have a hissy fit. You need to protect your license. If something happens, do you think...

  14. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nursinger replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    That's a shame. Someone should at least thank you. I remember one time I received $100 bonus in my paycheck for staying something like two and a half days. They gave us food, some kind of slop but we...

  15. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nursinger replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Samy, Happy New Year to you

  16. Two Patient Identifiers

    nursinger replied to pippy48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The residents wear ID bands, we also ask them their name, DOB and if they can remember, their

  17. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nursinger replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    i have a 4wd because i live out of state (a 50 mile drive one way) and need it when it snows. i also work with someone who lives a few miles away from our facility and never comes in when she is...

  18. What shift in ltc do you prefer?

    nursinger replied to Godsgirl20's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All of the

  19. Call in sick, or risk getting patients sick?

    nursinger replied to stelarRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's the

  20. Nursing home firing oldest nurses.

    nursinger replied to user12345's topic in General Nursing

    i soooo agree with

  21. Call in sick, or risk getting patients sick?

    nursinger replied to stelarRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I was a new nurse, I would always have the guilt trip when I called out sick no matter how sick I was. Now that I'm a seasoned nurse with many years experience, I learned at some point that it...

  22. Snow and your supervisors

    nursinger replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    You know, there should be a policy at every facility mandating that all nurse managers must report for duty during blizzards (on the weekends) when the staffing is extremely short to support their...

  23. Do you call IN or OUT sick?

    nursinger replied to firefox828's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a government

  24. Do you call IN or OUT sick?

    nursinger replied to firefox828's topic in General Nursing

    I call out when I'm sick, called in when asked to do

  25. $125.00 for a nursing license???

    nursinger posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Is this the average cost of a nursing license in the USA? Where might all this money be