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We are switching over to eMARS with WOWs (workstation on wheels). Policy is to take the workstation in the room to give meds. Then wheel it to the next room. Problem: We get a a lot of patients from a local nursing home that come in with MRSA, VRE...

Recently started using eMAR. It had been a few weeks now. Nurses have encountered all kinds of problems. Some problems listed below: 1. Font size too small to read. (My guess is a size 8 font. We have been told it is too difficult to change the font ...

Sorry Milwaukee nurses and patients. Our GAIN is your LOSS. This CEO is headed your way. Look out for major changes.... and not for the good of nursing or patient care! If you have supplies you need to take care of patients.... say goodbye. If for yo...

I did it. But my kids were older. Oldest in college. Youngest in high school. I worked a 36 hour weekend at the hospital and 20 hours a week teaching clinicals. The last semester I worked 36 hrs + 4 days teaching clinicals for two different colle...

Water and electronics do not mix well. Just a suggestion. They will get tired of replacing them.

I can hear management/administration's argument now... something to the tune of "If you didn't get a break there must be something wrong with your organization. If you can't get organized then you will be written up and fired." And all those nurs...

I keep it for sentimental reasons. I worked very hard for it. It was a very important goal in my career. I was just as important as an LPN on the health care team as I am today with my MSN. And I proudly display it beside my RN license.

This is one of the core measures. If the any one of the standards are not met then payment is not made. We have one person responsible whose only job is to check all of our charts just to make sure all the standards are met so payment will be recei...

I'm not sure of the name of the program. And I'm not sure why it takes pharmacy so long to turn around the meds. We were instructed by nurse manager and supervisors to stop calling because phone calls only compound the problem and makes the wait lo...

In the last staff meeting, NM states Dr. A has complained because the female nurses make eye contact with him. We were instructed to respect his (and other doctors) culture and NOT make eye contact or appear assertive. When asked to clarify asserti...

Engagement survey time again. Past experience tells me what a huge waste of my time this is. Fill out the survey, a third party bundles the results, and wonderful changes will be made in the organization! The "business" of the hospital does not car...

I do not trust the hospital I work in. It is not because the staff doesn't try. It's just the bean counters have made it so supplies run out, equipment breaks down, and there just aren't enough people to do what has to be done. We know what corners...

1. what is your degree in? bachelor of science in nursing (bsn); will have master of science in nursing (msn) in august 2. what state do you live in? michigan 3. what is your job title? staff nurse (in hospital); clinical instructor (at a local co...

The same thing happens to me when I use or someone near me uses hand sanitizer too! And it isn't any better in nursing education if you are at a clinical site where the students use it. (Because I work part time as a nurse educator in addition to ...

PERRLA is the best money I ever spent!!!!!!!! Go to the site and take the tutorial. You will be amazed!!!

Downside: 1. dues 2. politics 3. seniority rules which are unfair to the lower senior people Upside: 1. Better staff/patient ratios 2. Higher wages 3. better benefits 4. administration can't just make stupid and arbitrary rules that jeopardize patien...

According to the Michigan Department of Public Health Task Force on Nursing all nursing schools will need to be accredited through one of two accrediting agencies soon. As I understand it, they are in the process of getting accreditation. One of the...

I don't know if this will work for you, but I am an atheist and I am a RN. 1. I do not have a "spiritual perspective" on healing. Most of the patients I care for believe their prayers will be answered and they will be healed. The overwhelming majo...

Oh my!!! I could have written your post!!! Everything you wrote has come out of my mouth at one time. We must work in the same place. Where I work the administration is so he!!-bent on getting rid of our union that they have instituted tons of rule...

I don't have any funny ones. I do remember a Dr who was very upset with a nurse who did not give a med the Dr did NOT write an order for. He put it in his progress note but forgot to write an order. He let every nurse at the nurses station know th...

Yes I did! I was in the nursing department and he was in the bio-medical equipment department and on different shifts. We were introduced by 2 fellow nurses who worked with me and were on a bowling team with him. We've been married for 22 years now. ...

Nurses are one of the most oppressed groups of people. Perhaps there is negativity because this is one of the few safe outlets to vent the frustrations of the profession.

I had 28 years before moving into teaching. My colleague had 2 years in as a floor nurse and she is fantastic.

No respect. Administrators don't respect us enough to give us the proper staffing and tools to work with to take care of patients properly. And make stupid policies without asking for nursing input to check and see if the policy will even work in th...

How much money do you make as an anti-union shill?