TweetiePieRN

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  1. Hey Bipley.....

    TweetiePieRN replied to Simba&NalasMom's topic in General Nursing

    I've been off of here for sooo many months...what ever happened with

  2. Irritated and need some other nurse's input PLEASE :)

    TweetiePieRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in Oncology

    bumpity bump

  3. Irritated and need some other nurse's input PLEASE :)

    TweetiePieRN posted a topic in Oncology

    I work in an oncology department. We have 24 beds. I and other RNs n the floor are getting irritated with certain things that are going on here. I really need a reality check from other nurses since I...

  4. Hepatitis B Vaccination for infants

    TweetiePieRN posted a topic in Pediatric

    My son is only 6 days old and his pediatrician said that when I come to the baby's 1st dr appt at age 2 weeks, he will be getting his Hep B Vaccination. I asked if there is an epidemic going on and is...

  5. Do Patients Try to Tip You?

    TweetiePieRN replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have had a patient's family tip me $10 for taking good care of their elderly mother. I politely declined and the family insisted. I said "thank you. I will treat myself and the other nurses to some...

  6. How do you handle shift change admissions?

    TweetiePieRN replied to ljds's topic in General Nursing

    This is how we do it! In the words of my manager "This is a 24 hour facility". The next shift usually has an attitude about it, but that's just part of the

  7. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    TweetiePieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    The other night I caught a teenage visitor pressing the "silence" button on the IV pump because (in his words: "It was annoying!"). I explained to him that the when the alarm goes off I need to come...

  8. Is this a normal policy?

    TweetiePieRN replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe we are the exception? I get paid my regular base pay plus the pm shift differential for any paid time off I receive. I just checked my paycheck to be sure and yep, there it is. We are a union...

  9. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    TweetiePieRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Coming to find out...our pumps do not have locks on them!!! I told management and I think they are now discussing purchasing ones that can

  10. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    TweetiePieRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the replies~! Especially about where I can locate the lock button!! I'm off to work

  11. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    TweetiePieRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    We use the Abbott Plum Pumps. I'll have to find out if we have a feature like this one

  12. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    TweetiePieRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did you call your nurse to let them know it was

  13. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    TweetiePieRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I ended up educating the teenager (he's 18) as to the many reasons why he should NEVER touch the IV pump. He proceded to argue with me and I finally said "I am no longer arguing with you. Either you...

  14. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    TweetiePieRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, it was a

  15. Accessing ports.....can you do it?

    TweetiePieRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep I can! But, then again I work in oncology!! Our ER does not access the ports either. I have a nurse friend who works in an ER in another hospital and they don't access them either. For goodness...

  16. I got written up and it's bringing me down

    TweetiePieRN replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Your good friends may be "running" an office, but if they are NOT licensed to be nurses...they really DO NOT know nursing. Your statements are as ludicrous as me saying I have a clue about...

  17. I got written up and it's bringing me down

    TweetiePieRN replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    According to another post you posted...you are not a nurse nor a nursing student. No offense to you...BUT it is very easy for someone from the "outside" to say something like this and not understand...

  18. What is the worst thing you've witnessed as an oncology nurse?

    TweetiePieRN replied to Chibi Baka's topic in Oncology

    I used to want to work in pediatric oncology too! After graduating nursing school, I ended up working in Adult Oncolgy, which is where I am today. Honestly, after having my son...there is no way I...

  19. What is the worst thing you've witnessed as an oncology nurse?

    TweetiePieRN replied to Chibi Baka's topic in Oncology

    WOW! Missy, your last portion here about the liter of feces coming out of mouth and nose...had that happen to me too. 1st it was flowing out of pts orifice like a faucet. When that stopped it came out...

  20. Affirmative action for single mothers?

    TweetiePieRN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i know what you are talking about and that is exactly what i meant! :chuckle i was going to start quoting chris rock in my post to further prove my point!!

  21. Gifts for Instructors @ Graduation

    TweetiePieRN replied to suzy253's topic in General Nursing

    We didn't get our instructors

  22. Affirmative action for single mothers?

    TweetiePieRN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are awesome!!!:) I totally agree!!!!! People seem to want to get a pat on the back for everything that they are SUPPOSED to do. It's nice to finally see someone say this instead of pussyfooting...

  23. Breast Implants

    TweetiePieRN replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    Real boobs here! I have been sporting a size D since I was 11. Even after having a baby...they do not sag and I love them. Hubby likes too. I don't care if others are getting their breasts done, but I...

  24. It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    TweetiePieRN replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OMG! We must work at the same hospital seriously~! Another wonderful idea from those brainchildren writing up this crap! Our NM got our shift together to discuss the Press Ganey results. Nursing was...

  25. Let's talk TRASH! Useless, outdated, OLD equipment or supplies on your unit, that is!

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

    We use the prefilled syringes at my hospital!! LOVE THEM!! As for outdated, useless, old things...How about getting rid of the brainchild behind the stupid slogans we are "forced" to say. "Call don't...