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  1. Did your Docs get you a Christmas gift or recognize your work?

    pers replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    We got some fruit baskets, peanuts, cookies and candy along with cards. Not all of the docs do something, mostly it is from the groups. We didn't get any popcorn tins this year though, which is odd...

  2. Meds to given instead of ambien?

    pers replied to stram87's topic in General Nursing

    We use a lot of ambien and have had similar experiences as well. It's the one most docs have a standing order for so unless the patient takes something else at home that's what the majority of...

  3. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    pers replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    I hate dealing with isolation! The easiest thing that I really detest though, daily weights! I know it's no big deal but I just hate when I have to do them. It's particulary unpleasant if I have to...

  4. Have you been accused of being more of a CNA, then a RN.

    pers replied to ANNIENURSEANGEL's topic in General Nursing

    I understand what you are saying and you are correct that CNA duties are within your scope as an RN. However, being an RN means you have to prioritize your care and delegate the CNA duties when...

  5. do i need refresher course after two years off?

    pers replied to jrowmom's topic in General Nursing

    I had ten years between graduation and my first nursing job, no refresher course and it was fine. One of the nurses recently hired on my unit is coming off a four year break (marriage and kids) and...

  6. Would you work as a CNA or LVN if you could not find work as an RN?

    pers replied to indigonurse's topic in Nursing Career

    If I needed to work as a CNA to pay the bills I wouldn't hesitate to do it. It's not my first choice, even in healthcare (I'd much rather be a secretary or telemetry tech) but if I were actively...

  7. What's the deal with all the "New Grad" job listings, but nobody can find a job?

    pers replied to rene76's topic in General Nursing

    Have you researched positions for health care administration? While a lot of new grad nurses are frustrated with the lack of jobs, this is a nursing forum, there is a general lack of jobs that is...

  8. Which nursing specialty is most competitive and which one is the least competitive

    pers replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, as a new grad you are not going to be eligible for the ED, OB and surgery (including cath lab). The ICUs hire new grads as do all of the other units. A lot of which departments hire...

  9. Huge Dilemma...please help!

    pers replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Personally, it's an easy choice as I wouldn't pass up a job opportunity for a pinning ceremony. You went to school so you could get a job, the graduation ceremonies are nice but they are not going to...

  10. Outraged by no more privacy

    pers replied to inquiringaide's topic in General Nursing

    One state I'm licensed in doesn't require fingerprinting and the other only requires it for those who graduated from nursing programs at some point after I did. I'm grateful I didn't have to mess...

  11. NCLEX Preparation

    pers replied to samh's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I primarily used LaCharity and Kaplan's online review. I didn't use most of the Kaplan review but I did do the diagnostic test and all 7(?) question trainers which I found very helpful. I also did a...

  12. Why do patients..??

    pers replied to holly123's topic in General Nursing

    I find family to be worse than patients in that regard, they can come up with a thousand little things my patients never think of! I'll make two trips, when asked for a third I ask if they have...

  13. Doctors That Give you "Band-Aids"

    pers replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    If it's the end of the shift, I worry less as the oncoming shift (we work 12's) is going to be dealing with a new doctor and have not only my assessment and old orders but their new assessment as well...

  14. telemetry

    pers replied to hcole's topic in General Nursing

    I work telemetry (not CA) and we have a tech who sits there 24/7. If they want to get up to the bathroom, they have to wait for a nurse to sit there for them before leaving. I wouldn't feel safe not...

  15. Non-pitting edema and rating

    pers replied to clearblue3's topic in General Nursing

    Our ICU uses a flowsheet for charting and provides a rating system for non-pitting as well as pitting edema. Next to each rating it provides guidelines to help you determine which rating is most...

  16. Do give up your seat for a doctor?

    pers replied to Pmkn10RN's topic in General Nursing

    Only if I don't actually need it. We have a limited number of computers at our nurses station and if I'm not using the computer, I give it up to anyone who needs it and expect the same in

  17. Doors to patient rooms: open or closed?

    pers replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    I go by patient preference, can be tricky in double rooms when one wants the door open and the other prefers it closed though! Our only policy on door position is for isolation patients (door closed)...

  18. Can I work with one year finished of a direct-entry Masters prgram?

    pers replied to lulu123's topic in General Nursing

    That's the way I have always understand it as well. Any Bachelor degree is an undergraduate degree and they are all equal (in terms of educational equivalent) regardless of the focus (major). Even...

  19. How does your hospital do "On-Call"

    pers replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    We get $2.00 for being on call, if you are called in (or they forget to put you on call and send you home) you get a minimum of 2 hours pay at your normal rate. Several nurses on my unit live about...

  20. Body Bags

    pers replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    We leave bodies in the rooms till the funeral home comes to get them. In the event that won't happen for a lengthy amount of time (distant funeral home or organ donor) we put them in the morgue but we...

  21. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    pers replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm impressed their willing to spend the money and buy you a toaster! If they decide to add this to our list of responsibilities at my facility we'd be expected to "toast" our bread on the warmer...

  22. confused by call in policy....

    pers replied to wanderinrn's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is that it does not count against you if you are sent home due to census unless you are sent home out of turn because you are sick. So if I show up sick and someone has to go home early...

  23. Is Your Hospital Doing Something Similar?

    pers replied to peds_mike's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's one of those ideas that sounds good in theory but doesn't have the intended impact in practice. Limiting a patient's drink choices is not going to make any significant impact in their...

  24. Nurses: If jobs were equally abundant in America, where would you most want to work?

    pers replied to Samian Q's topic in General Nursing

    To work? I'm gonna go with CA for the ratios even though that and the nursing job shortage are the only things I know about working in CA. I would love to live in San Francisco though, so working...

  25. Communication/Delegation Issues with CNA/Aides on PMs

    pers replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    1) We do not use phones on our floor at all. If we need someone, we go looking for them. If anyone was going to get phones on our floor, I would think it should be the PCAs as they answer the...