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  1. Computers-You DON'T have to use ALL the features!

    RuRnurse? replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    I just hate the mindlessness of the computer...Demanding a "site" even when we aren't giving any insulin, etc. That's why it is so important to put the info in correctly at the start. But since it...

  2. Computers-You DON'T have to use ALL the features!

    RuRnurse? posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have a computerized med pass at work. It's ok, I guess, but lately our NCM's have "discovered" all sorts of new features... Last night I worked a unit that has a hellish med pass, even on a...

  3. What's the strangest thing you've seen?

    RuRnurse? replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    ...We thought he was just happy to see

  4. What's the strangest thing you've seen?

    RuRnurse? replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA, we had an elderly gentleman on our unit who had had one of those early penile implants, the ones that were always semi-rigid. Well, this guy was well into his 90's, and a real mess,...

  5. Mixing Lantus

    RuRnurse? replied to ann945n's topic in General Nursing

    I remember hearing from someone that it crystallizes or something like that, I could be wrong. But, there are nurses who do mix it, just like there are nurses who crush the oxycontin,

  6. Is there alot of mandatory O.T. in your nursing department?

    RuRnurse? replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have mandatory overtime anymore, in theory, at least. The fact is, that nurses DO get mandated, it's called "not sending relief". There are several who do volunteer, a lot, because they...

  7. Computers-You DON'T have to use ALL the features!

    RuRnurse? replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, didn't mean to offend. I actually got that line from a resident at work who DID take the little yellow bus to school. I cracked up when he told me that, so I use it on

  8. Getting Fired or Resign?

    RuRnurse? replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

    I'll veer away from the prevailing wisdom here and say that if you are "financially fine", it may be worth it to fight this IF you are being treated infairly. If you resign, you cannot collect...

  9. I Acted terribly unprofessional today...

    RuRnurse? replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not everyone can handle a psych patient. Just because one is a nurse, it doesn't mean they can do EVERYTHING. Use the same logic with an MD. If you had chest pain, would you call a podiatrist? And...

  10. A few well-timed vacations...

    RuRnurse? posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of the units I work on has a day nurse who is, uh, something of a martinet. She pretty much runs that unit, forget about the NCM or the doctor, this woman runs the show. She also has a...

  11. Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

    RuRnurse? replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

    "The nurse that had been sent home had already signed out the meds but hadn't given them. Apparently they were in little cups somewhere in the cart but I don't remember her showing me where." And they...

  12. Narc Count

    RuRnurse? replied to bdbrdb's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, when the meds come in, there is a sheet that lists all of them, and the amounts. So, regardless of the info on individual cards, there is a record of what was sent. I don't understand...

  13. Nobody answers the floor phones

    RuRnurse? replied to retiredlady's topic in General Nursing

    No. 6, from

  14. Narc Count

    RuRnurse? replied to bdbrdb's topic in General Nursing

    I think they make things a lot more complex than they have to be...The way I see it is this, you start out with 100 pills, you give 2, you better have 98 left. Regardless of the number of cards, etc,...

  15. Leave Floor Nursing for office nursing?

    RuRnurse? replied to LovingNurse's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've seen of "office nursing", I'd rather set my pubic hair on fire than

  16. Nurses Are Professionals? Oh Really?

    RuRnurse? replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Cue cards for nurses? Hmmm, one could have all kinds of fun with that... What I would do is make a point of holding the card up, and reading from it very slowly and deliberately, like a real bad...

  17. Narc Count

    RuRnurse? replied to bdbrdb's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, sorry, just saw the other posts...You are talking about the number of cards. We mark ours "1 of 5", "2 of 5", etc, to account for all the delivered

  18. Narc Count

    RuRnurse? replied to bdbrdb's topic in General Nursing

    I think maybe what you are referring to is the number of pills on hand colomn? We have that where we are, I think it is very confusing, and it has resulted in a few errors. What that is is that...

  19. hospital policy on Facebook, cellphones= suspension

    RuRnurse? replied to ChristinaEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with most other posters here...using a cell phone at work is a big no-no! If you can't put the thing away for a few hours, it's a problem. I have worked with people who were actually...

  20. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    RuRnurse? replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    We have a doctor who likes to do her physicals in the office. That's right, the office, with the telephones ringing, and the fax machine going, etc. She did it once, when they were waxing the unit...

  21. Do nurses have a right to privacy?

    RuRnurse? replied to mama llama's topic in General Nursing

    I may be wrong, but I don't think it is even legal to give out stuff like your SSN, you may have a case there. Especially in this day and

  22. Compassion.... why is it so hard to give some?

    RuRnurse? replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think it's necessarily anti-male...but men DO have a different way of looking at things, that is just the reality. Men tend to be more direct in dealing with problems, which to some can...

  23. Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    RuRnurse? replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    The shortage is real, the problem is that health care, like any other business, wants the cheapest labor force they can get. As long as they can get away with it, hospitals and other health care...

  24. short answer is "NO"!

    RuRnurse? replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "Any flu can get out of control, but they are making it sound like the Black Death." We would do well to keep that little episode in mind...It does seem so far away and unlikely in our modern world,...

  25. Does anyone love their LTC facility besides me?

    RuRnurse? replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE LTC! I wouldn't work in a hospital, too much going on with too many different people all the time, I prefer the slower pace of a nursing home. Some nurses think that LTC is for 'losers', the...