tntrn

tntrn ASN, RN

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  1. To all LDR nurses......

    tntrn replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    20 weeks and under.....we don't even use the heart monitor because it is

  2. Using BSN when you have not earned it

    tntrn replied to sportsmom84's topic in General Nursing

    Unless the rules have changed and unless this person already had a diploma or ADN (and is now working on a BSN), they cannot be an RN with a few shy credits. To sit for the exam, do you not have...

  3. Using BSN when you have not earned it

    tntrn replied to sportsmom84's topic in General Nursing

    How is it being used? In what capacity? Unless the BSN is completed she(?) can't have taken the nursing

  4. Fed up with the "rules"

    tntrn replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention a rule that is just stupid and probably written by someone who gets to have coffee, water, soda within arm's reach at all times. Pt. care areas? Since when do patients come behind...

  5. Texting staff to cover call off's

    tntrn replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's easy to forget that other don't have unlimited texting (I have a limit) or that they don't like texting in general. I personally won't even respond to texts that use "text" spelling....

  6. St. Francis RN's...are you happy? Feedback, please!

    tntrn replied to kimbalotz's topic in New York Nursing

    St. Francis

  7. Things noane told you about nursing

    tntrn replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe that taking care of the da**ed computer takes precedence over patient care. Yet a former NM put "charting" in the number one spot on our To Do

  8. Texting staff to cover call off's

    tntrn replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    This policy of your boss essentially requires you to have a cell phone and if that is the case, the hospital should be paying for that. Believe it or not, some people don't have cell phones, and even...

  9. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

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

    And this is exactly why Medicaid and Medicare payments based on patient satisfaction won't work........well, it will work just fine for the government who is paying, but the facilities trying to...

  10. Press Ganey and Medicare?

    tntrn replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Does anybody but me just shake their heads about where health care if

  11. I hate what's happening to nursing...

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

    Having been married to a professional commercial airline pilot for 25 years, I can tell you that a checklist and a script are not the same thing. Pilots use checklists that apply to things that occur...

  12. I hate what's happening to nursing...

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

    Scripting: What a bunch of hooie. Even where I work (and the average IQ is not that high) our patients GET TIRED of hearing the same thing, said in the same way, ad nauseum. I had a patient...

  13. My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    tntrn replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    I've been an RN for 34 years now. The only times I ever used a microscope was to look at slides for ferning: to verify the presence of amniotic fluid. They don't let us do that any more, and I...

  14. Older mature nurses: How can I encourage my mom to pursue her RN with me?& should I?

    tntrn replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in General Nursing

    Older and Mature: that's me....And I felt even older when I read that your Mom is the same age as my daughter! I think you should encourage your mom to do what she wants to do, not what you want her...

  15. Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    tntrn replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    I am semi-retired and in 2 more years will be very happy to walk away from all the drama. If the BSN becomes the entry level requirement, any of you who think that will mean you are going to earn...

  16. One Born Every Minute (nurses seem to sit around a lot)

    tntrn replied to Cathylady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am really enjoying it. It's like working AND I can sit through it all. Remember that a show such as this must have hundreds of hours of tape and that the editing is massive. Honestly, maybe you...

  17. (Postpartum) Are babies counted in your census?

    tntrn replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, we count moms AND

  18. Rn's, are you able to do job well without chemistry class?

    tntrn replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Chemistry was the one class I barely scraped by in. Thank goodness for a good lab partner. I can't think of one use I've had for it in 34 years of nursing. And it was required for my ADN program...

  19. What is most important to you in your scrubs?

    tntrn replied to bayra1ae's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I make my own, so I can have it all, but I MUST have a button up top. I just do not want to take whatever might get splashed onto my clothes going up and over my face and

  20. L&D RN's opinions on doulas?

    tntrn replied to mskate's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our labor patients are one-to-ones practically from the time they walk in the door until after they are recovered, so truly, the doula IS in the way. And any "information" the patient and family can...

  21. BLS or ACLS certification for new grad

    tntrn replied to salimom's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Where I work, you have to be current in BLS (and will be terminated on the day it expires if you haven't renewed before then) and ACLS. I wouldn't bother with ACLS before getting hired, because it's...

  22. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

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

    I worked nights for about 6 months once upon a time. At the time, I did it to make the extra money. But I never was able to adjust my sleeping habits so that I could the 8 hours of sleep I have to...

  23. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

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

    If you have an issue with night shift getting more pay, then go to night shift and do nothing for more money.....although I expect you might change your mind after a week or

  24. Who Would Do It...Monitor Handwashing?

    tntrn replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    Retiring is looking better and

  25. Experienced RN Relocating to WA this fall

    tntrn replied to Bunny1975's topic in Washington Nursing

    I know that Auburn Region Medical Center (south of Seattle about 40 min.) also has and