tntrn

tntrn ASN, RN

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  1. What scares you most as a rn?

    tntrn replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    Computer charting. Don't laugh. It's become one of the "rights." Did you document in (all the) right place(s). Computer charting has become a full time job all in itself. Saves NO time and in...

  2. Doctors Keeping Very Sick Babies Off Life Support

    tntrn replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Back in the 70's and 80's, most of our 26 or 27 weekers were allowed to pass because we just didn't have the technology to save them. Usually, the staff already knew whether an attempt was going to...

  3. What's the L&D visiting policy at your hospital?

    tntrn replied to byrd262's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It does seem like a spectator sport at times. If we just had bleachers, they'd all be outta our

  4. What's the L&D visiting policy at your hospital?

    tntrn replied to byrd262's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our unit is the whole enchilada; Labor, PP, Post C/S, NICU GYN and the occasional odd thing, but always all female patients. We do 70-90 deliveries a month, too many "triage" patients to count and...

  5. "Professional Dancer"

    tntrn replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    What about it is "professional? And if the "dancer" is truly okay with stripping, then does it really matter what other people think? If the dancer is truly okay with stripping, this question would...

  6. Anybody work per diem?I need info & advice.

    tntrn replied to s81chubbs's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have worked per diem for over 20 years and I love it. I must also say that I have the advantage of having full insurance coverage by my DH's employer (and even now that he is retired.) When our...

  7. Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

    tntrn replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with that is in the new thing regarding Press Ganey scores. Patients are starting to expect us to provide a spa-like atmosphere and the science we use to actually help them get healthier...

  8. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    tntrn replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wouldn't you love to hear this from the side of the Dried Up Old Nurses the OP is talking about? I sure

  9. Is lack of attention to "The primary purpose" killing the medical field?

    tntrn replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I just last night got a look at the AIDET suggested communication guidelines, and one of them is to "thank the customer for choosing to spend their time at NAME OF FACILITY" Excuse me: what if...

  10. Are nurses "above" menial pt tasks?

    tntrn replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    My nursing unit (Family Birth Center) has no CNA's.....so yes, the RNs do all the menial tasks, including washing the beds and emptying the

  11. We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    tntrn replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    I think you have it all wrong, including what I provided. I didn't purposefully pick a right wing website, unlike what you obviously, or so it seems to me, prefer (a left wing site.) If you want an...

  12. Full time vs. per diem

    tntrn replied to apey08's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in OB for 34 years and I can't imagine what a new grad PRN nurse could offer us, and I think you would be completely overwhelmed. You would be the first put on/call and the first to float...

  13. do employers care if you are on xanax?

    tntrn replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

  14. do employers care if you are on xanax?

    tntrn replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

    Drug screens at hospitals must differ greatly from those that pilots and flight attendants are subjected to. They are random, too, and often after a flight has landed (seems like a stupid time to...

  15. We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    tntrn replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

  16. We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    tntrn replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    I refer to Federal Income Taxes paid. That, in my opinion, is the only way to have this discussion because other taxes vary greatly due to where people choose to live. And here you go:...

  17. We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    tntrn replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    That just isn't true. I think it's the top 2% who pay 50% of the

  18. We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

    tntrn replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

    My personal feeling is that everybody should pay something.....As it is now, 48% pay no federal income taxes at all. So the people who make that obscene 1.2 million, is paying a whole lot more than...

  19. med passer a good job for student nurse?

    tntrn replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure this would be

  20. The "F" word....Floating!

    tntrn replied to bastet35's topic in General Nursing

    Sure....just show him where the OR is, and he's good to go. We get a pointed "orientation." The med room is pointed out; the supply room is pointed out...you get the picture. From what you are...

  21. The "F" word....Floating!

    tntrn replied to bastet35's topic in General Nursing

    If you hadn't said you are in Indiana, I would be pm'ing you to see if you are one of my co-workers. We have the same issues where I work, and I am an OB nurse with 34 years experience. When we...

  22. Social media and birthing babies

    tntrn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    From one of our local TV stations.......Of course, having a baby is like a day at the spa, just ask any hospital administrator....

  23. Social media and birthing babies

    tntrn replied to tntrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's another thought, though (what is it about a hot, steamy shower and deep thinking?): OB units throughout the land can look forward to a exemption from HIPAA because the families are taking...

  24. Social media and birthing babies

    tntrn replied to tntrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just picture even more, dare I say unnecessary, people in the room for staff to trip over. And if they are doing hair and nails, are they bringing in hairsprays and nail sealants (you know, the...

  25. Who is in the OR during a c-section?

    tntrn replied to kirchnerfamily's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Who nobody mentioned and probably nobody has but everybody needs is a scribe: someone to make the danged computer happy on the timely basis. Why the PTB think that we have time to fuss with it...