tntrn

tntrn ASN, RN

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  1. I quit in the middle of my shift....

    tntrn replied to newgradERrn's topic in Emergency

    As far as a reference from this place goes, I think they are only allowed, by law, to say, "yes, she was employed here from xx-xx-xxxx to yy-yy-yyyy." Nothing else. That being said, people in...

  2. Washington State License

    tntrn replied to iRNman's topic in Washington Nursing

    That's what they look like, and now when you renew you don't even get anything in the mail. It's all online. You can print out a copy that states you are current, but it's not

  3. Hospital switching to strictly 12 hour shifts?

    tntrn replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Per your contract, what is the definition of a shift? In our contract, the shift is defined as 8 hours; but there is also what we call innovative shifts. Those are the 12's, 10's or even 4's (my...

  4. Minor medical emergency on my airplane trip today!

    tntrn replied to BSNgrad2010's topic in General Nursing

    The other thing is that the coding person probably won't be in first class, more likely much farther back in the aircraft. The captain, of course, is in the front (and won't be coming back anymore...

  5. Minor medical emergency on my airplane trip today!

    tntrn replied to BSNgrad2010's topic in General Nursing

    I just retook ACLS in May and the visual they paint of an actual code requiring ACLS measures is not pretty. Is it really reasonable to think that this could be done on an aircraft? Is it something...

  6. Minor medical emergency on my airplane trip today!

    tntrn replied to BSNgrad2010's topic in General Nursing

    You can't always count on the "phone docs" to give great advice. One a flight from the West Coast to Hawaii (and right smack in the middle of the "pond") my pilot DH's flight had a code. The FA's...

  7. Neonatal Resuscitation class, a good start?

    tntrn replied to puttinontheritz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree with NicuGal. Let a new employer pay for that course. Additionally, hopefully you won't have any trouble finding a job working with babies, but if you do, the 2 year renewal time could...

  8. What's wrong with kids today? (and I'm not even that old)

    tntrn replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    My son started doing his own laundry at age 7. At the time it was my 11 1/2 year old daughter's job to do the laundry for the 3 of us. But she caught him putting clean clothes into the dirty...

  9. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

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

    Yes it does. My password is 9 characters long, and we have to change it every 90 days or so. Let's say you have a pat who is on multiple meds. You cannot enter all the meds given and and get away...

  10. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

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

    And some of the experiences you relate are similar to mine as well. When I first started nursing (passed my State Board Exams, for which we sat for 2 days taking an actual pen and paper test, then...

  11. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

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

    I should add that I am not one of the "older" nurses who had to learn to type or be introduced to computers. We each have our desktops (and one in the shop), we each have our laptops (and the DH has...

  12. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

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

    Without a doubt. But luckily, I am in this for about another 18 months and then it's retirement time for me! I think I'll start counting the

  13. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

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

    Oh, and I forgot, you have to type in your password for just about every single entry you make. That takes a lot of

  14. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

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

  15. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

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

    I can see that as being a plus in your setting. But those babies don't have 20-80 years of history to record every time they are admitted. You would easily spend that much time on EACH patient with...

  16. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

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

    Ditto, ditto, ditto! You said it all. Our admission form alone must have 11 computer screen pages. It's completely out of hand, to the point that a former nurse manager put computer charting...

  17. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

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

    I've been saying that ever since we started our computer system Watch Child. In addition to that, for our non-ob gyn patients, we have to use Clin-Doc, and the admission on one of those takes over an...

  18. 1/3 of my paycheck goes to tax!

    tntrn replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I concede part of it on a technicality. Does it really matter, though, in the big picture? Even if children are counted in the non-paying 48%, why should the rest of us help pay for their...

  19. 1/3 of my paycheck goes to tax!

    tntrn replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    Well, kids are generally tax payers anyway, so we can eliminate them. And just because a parent stays at home, doesn't mean there isn't income from somewhere. They should get a free pass on...

  20. 1/3 of my paycheck goes to tax!

    tntrn replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    I fear the "fair tax" will be more like the VAT and there will be taxes added at every level of production. I much prefer a "flat tax" where everybody has to dig in their pocket for something. I...

  21. 1/3 of my paycheck goes to tax!

    tntrn replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    But, remember that you are part of a dwindling population. Currently, depending on where the information comes from, only 48-51 percent of people pay federal income taxes. That means that 48-51% pay...

  22. Why do I need a titer and what's its purpose...?

    tntrn replied to R_Clemens's topic in General Nursing

    I just went in for my yearly TB skin test and found out that we ALL have to have titers drawn for MMR, (unless you can verify you had the diseases.) Hep B titers also, and you can opt out of the...

  23. Late Decelerations and uteroplacental insufficiency

    tntrn replied to Cattnipp's topic in General Students

    I am thinking that you ask the mom to turn to her left side, while you, the nurse is increasing the iv flow with one hand and reaching for the oxygen mask with the

  24. New Residents, Eeek!

    tntrn replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=512889 What timing. I just posted this in a new thread, that isn't in the queue just

  25. What scares you most as a rn?

    tntrn replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    While I know what you mean by your post, I really take offense when charting becomes the number one priority in patient care. And that is what is happening. They want us to do real time charting...