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  1. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    allele replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to say that writing personal notes to your staff is an absolutely lovely idea! I always love free stuff (even cheap free stuff, I'm stupidly corny that way), BUT a personal note of...

  2. Need some advise...Please!!

    allele replied to 1godlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately you can't control what a patient does all the time. Was he competant when he said he wanted the foley out? Just document what happened and that you inspected the foley and it appeared...

  3. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    allele replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    i don't remember all of them, which is awful, but i know most. code blue: cardiac/respiratory arrest (or if a patient pulls out their trach we a code blue to get the appropriate people there stat...

  4. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    allele replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    :roll Communication at its best!! I love

  5. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    allele replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Nicely put!! I understood the OP as saying that nurses are being taken away from their own work, not that they're not willing to help out with things like call lights, toileting, etc....

  6. I have carpal tunnel :(

    allele replied to christvs's topic in General Nursing

    I have it in my right hand, fortunately it only really flares up during the school semester when I have to do a lot of typing. I wear the same brace that Marie_LPN mentioned and it's WONDERFUL!! I...

  7. BON-No Background Check??

    allele replied to wildcats's topic in General Nursing

    New Hampshire has been doing background checks for a couple of years, but it's the state that's requiring it, not the BON. They actually (I'm told) quietly passed the bill and the BON wasn't even...

  8. what shift do you work and why do you like/hate it?

    allele replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hour days (7a-7p) and love it! I used to work 8 hour nights (11p-7a) and I hated working that shift, but I would work 5 nights a week and just stay awake the two nights I had off. I...

  9. Power crazy pharmacist-what can be done?

    allele replied to MissPiggy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not sure if it's different state to state, but where I work I can't send patients home with meds unless I have an order. I only do this if the patient is a late discharge and can't get their meds...

  10. 8 hour vs 12 hour shifts

    allele replied to lstimpson's topic in General Nursing

    I love my 12 hour shifts for all the reasons you're reading. Four days off a week ain't bad!! And it's nice to pick up some extra hours here and there and not ruin my week. But, I used to rotate 12...

  11. Shouldn't ratios exist in LTC too?

    allele replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Shouldn't ratios exist in LTC too? YES!!! I don't have much to say professionally.....only that I used to work per diem in a LTC facility and I left because I was scared for my license!! Too many...

  12. C Diff

    allele replied to Perfectms10's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've worked in two different facilities that do two different things. I used to work in a rehab where the patient with c-diff would use the toilet and the person without c-diff would use the...

  13. adn to bsn - Schooling whilst Nursing Full Time

    allele replied to rockermom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also getting my BSN while working. I'm pretty lazy, only doing one class a semester....just no hurry here! I have to agree with CoolhandHutch, it is a bit easier....in general.....than my ADN...

  14. "Good Catch!" ---Tell us about yours

    allele replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    This happened only a couple of months after I became a nurse, but I'm still proud of it since just because the doctor told me it was a good catch and something he hadn't thought of!! A few years back...

  15. How do they post DNR in the patients rooms at your LTC

    allele replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our DNR patients wear a blank red bracelet/band. The only problem I have found is SOMETIMES we get transfers from other hospitals that use red bracelets for allergy alerts. I always look when I get...

  16. Mandatory night rotation - legal?

    allele replied to tineann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm afraid I'm with the majority. I know it's awful to work nights, especially when you're not used to it....but in the end it MUST be covered and you need to honor your contract. The institution...

  17. Floating to diffrent units in your hospital

    allele replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    We have a policy quite similar to Daytonite's....per diems always float first. They only exception is if they told the charge ahead of time that they wanted to be considered a 'no float'...then they...

  18. Hands cuts and bandaids?

    allele replied to Wen83's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried the 'liquid' bandaid stuff that you paint on....it really burned me. I have psoriasis on my hands and when the skin splits it splits pretty deep. Does the Curad spray on sting on open...

  19. Is Your Last Name On Your Badge?

    allele replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    We used to have both first and last names on our badges....I never had a problem and never really thought about it. And I do work in an inner city hospital. But once we got the contract for...

  20. 'Twas the night of Thanksgiving....

    allele replied to truern's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: That was great!!

  21. Call-off policy

    allele replied to TeleRN44's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ours is pretty standard.....two hours before your shift, and I believe night shift has to call out 3 or 4 hours in advance. We're allowed so many call offs in a 12 month period....I work 12's and I...

  22. horror stories...

    allele replied to shannymar's topic in General Nursing

    question: if your regular shift is 12 hours, does a double mean 24 hours straight? egads!! no!! lol! i'm sorry, i should have been more specific......i worked a 16 hour shift, only four hours more...

  23. horror stories...

    allele replied to shannymar's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I found a couple of links to nursing horror stories, but I'm not one to dwell on the negative, really. So there are also a couple of links to much nicer nursing stories! I'm sure you're only...

  24. horror stories...

    allele replied to shannymar's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I just can't remember any real horror stories, nothing above and beyond the normal. As far as gross, I think I'm finally immune to "gross"! LOL!! As far as hours, I work 12 hour days...

  25. i need a brief description on what CNA`s do.

    allele replied to nursingstudent714's topic in General Nursing

    Along with what everyone said, you can also perform straight caths, insert foley caths, (you'd probably see this a lot in rehab, that's where I did it as a CNA), get blood glucose levels, and where I...