tntrn

tntrn ASN, RN

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  1. Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    tntrn replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A new nurse is a new nurse. And no nurses know it all right of school. It is a shame that people (including educators and hospitals and schools) give the impression that a BSN nursen will be a...

  2. Question about men in labor/delivery and nursery.

    tntrn replied to jhyde17's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some of the nurses i work with are far more uncomfortable with the idea than the patients are. We have a male who floats to our unit, not for labor but for all the other female patients and he is...

  3. 5 twelve hour shifts in a row?? Is it safe??

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

    No. And i wouldnt want a nurse who does that taking care of me or a family

  4. Do the doctors and nurses really sit apart in cafeterias?

    tntrn replied to Maui79's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes. Our hospital has a small doctor's dining

  5. When calling in are you asked "what's wrong with you"

    tntrn replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's my vision problem...just can't see coming to

  6. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    tntrn replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would,think that fact would be extremely relevant to the patient's emotional well being and certainly would be a factor in discharge

  7. Floating

    tntrn replied to RN/Mom's topic in General Nursing

    We float for four hours often, but I think that is the least of the concern. Floating NICU or labor nurses to places they never have worked is very unsafe. The less time we are there, the less...

  8. Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    tntrn replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    It is so time for me to

  9. Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    tntrn replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    Chatty family members can make me crazy. Not long ago I had a 5 pm admit for a 6 pm c/section. Now, IMHO, that is nuts already, if only because our admission q and a must have 500 questions on it....

  10. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    tntrn replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I continue to marvel at the obscene profits that are perfectly okay (Apple, Nike, Microsoft) and those that aren't (insurance, oil

  11. L&D nurses staying late

    tntrn replied to MidnightTang's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And remember that there will be charting to do also. It is physically impossible to do all the hands-on tasks for a delivery AND do the charting, unless your facility provides a scribe whose sole...

  12. Hourly Rounding

    tntrn replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We had a real OB emergency walk in the door last week and right in the middle of it, a high heels and clip board type (no kidding, she was wearing high heels and had a clipboard) wandered in a wanted...

  13. Nurse Retention in Hospitals

    tntrn replied to studentnurseninja's topic in General Students

    Our place doesn't really seem to care about retention. They are big on recruitment, though. It's not going well, but they are big on

  14. Pharmacists giving injections!?!

    tntrn replied to chevyv's topic in Patient Medications

    My PhD pharmacist neighbor teaches ACLS, so I will ask for

  15. Question about elective RCS and VBAC

    tntrn replied to jujubug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Never. But I can't count the number of times a patient with a spinal or epidural have almost come off the table. And then hear one of the docs say, "it's just a little pressure.".

  16. Question about elective RCS and VBAC

    tntrn replied to jujubug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Back in the day (I am talking the late 70's and early 80's) we did NO, exactly NO, epidurals or spinals where I worked. We had a 10% primary c/s rate on a high risk population. All our sections...

  17. ACLS certified... do I need to update BLS?

    tntrn replied to k1p1ssk's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital will not accept BLS from the Y or firestations or other "public" places. You should check on that before you do

  18. OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    tntrn replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's the thing: we have to ask patients if they want pain meds. If we don't, the PTB think we are giving proper nursing care. I know it's a pain for the patient who is dead set against...

  19. OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    tntrn replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

  20. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    tntrn replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The basics of treating heart failure may be the same whereever you go (but really, things do differ from area to area), but the logistics of getting that care differs vastly. Distances make a huge...

  21. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    tntrn replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When I am taking care of a patient, I really don't care who is paying.....however, with the way our department works, it is impossible NOT to know because we do the admissions from the beginning,...

  22. California BON NCLEX Denied International Graduates: It's Time for a Lawsuit

    tntrn replied to nurse_daniel30's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    One also wonders why Phillipine nurses (and maybe others) think they have a right to work in the US. If they qualify under existing rules of the state to which they are applying that is one thing,...

  23. OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    tntrn replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am all for it, but imbelievemthe docs push for epidurals more than nurses do. But I find that younger nurses with less experience with natural childbirth are sometimes more uncomfortable about it....

  24. Who Here "Floats" to Other Units

    tntrn replied to Ted's topic in General Nursing

    Good question. The suits and high heel types have to spend time on them so that is good. It is establishing a paper trail that we can take to negotiations and to the legal department. It will take...

  25. Who Here "Floats" to Other Units

    tntrn replied to Ted's topic in General Nursing

    We work closely with the union, hence the unsafe staffing reports, which are the only proof a nurse has that she or he was assigned a load unsafe for whatever reason....too many patients, long list of...