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  1. Patient with the bowel problem...

    Guest372004 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    We call it "Code

  2. Visitor silencing neighboring alarms

    Guest372004 replied to PediLove2147's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well this pt who disconnected her IV cental line tubing was a little "off" and I am sure she did it at other hospitals. I think she just did whatever she wanted. Sometimes it is impossible to reason...

  3. Visitor silencing neighboring alarms

    Guest372004 replied to PediLove2147's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well I had a youngish woman patient who had a central line and when she decided to get up to use the bathroom she would disconnect the line! So it did not alarm as the pump thought it was still...

  4. Patient Care And Customer Service Are Not The Same!

    Guest372004 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well I apologize then. I would never ever think the U.S. insurance would cover such things. I am going to check into it for sure. I could use a nice vacation! But I truly have never heard or have...

  5. Patient Care And Customer Service Are Not The Same!

    Guest372004 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Steth you must not be U.S.? Because knee surgery is not considered "elective" here. Our health insurance here is so mixed up but there is no way the insurance would pay for leaving the country. Has...

  6. Patient Care And Customer Service Are Not The Same!

    Guest372004 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Cold Stethoscope, I disagree with you 100%. There is no insurance company in the U.S. that would ever pay for travel to Thailand or anywhere else unless it was for something that was not offered here...

  7. Patient Care And Customer Service Are Not The Same!

    Guest372004 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The patients who receive (in my opinion) the worst care are the ones who are unable to make their needs known. They are the patients that are eventually gotten to. These are the patients who need a...

  8. Patient Care And Customer Service Are Not The Same!

    Guest372004 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Cold Stethescope I agree 100%. It is not up to the nurse to provide non-essenial non-medical care such as looking for magazines. As for the person who said the competition is the issue, I disagree....

  9. Patient Care And Customer Service Are Not The Same!

    Guest372004 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I truly do not see how they are going to get "reality" feedback from patient care. Most of our patients in hospitals today are very ill and it will be the family who complains. I can't imagine 90 yr...

  10. Interview with a pain clinic- red flags?

    Guest372004 replied to Rocketeer's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Patekgtech I can't imagine one of those "pill barn" places hiring a RN. They are not giving conscious sedation, nerve blocks, stimulator implants. I saw the same program on these places and...

  11. Interview with a pain clinic- red flags?

    Guest372004 replied to Rocketeer's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Difficult to help as you do not say what prior patients had to say. Remember people who have chronic pain are "different". I am not saying that they do not have pain. All the medications cause their...

  12. It shouldn't have happened this way....

    Guest372004 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I beg to differ. I have yet another story about hospice. My dear mom passed away end of April. When I could no longer care for her I had her in a wonderful very expensive assisted living which I...

  13. It shouldn't have happened this way....

    Guest372004 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree you did the right thing. I also have seen hospitalists hold pain meds for the wrong reasons. We all have seen awful care which can be heart

  14. Texting while doing patient care?

    Guest372004 replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oops this response may be a repeat? Anyways, my co-worker who gives out her cell # to certain nervous patients, never has had a problem. In fact, they turn into "no problem patients" because they are...

  15. Texting while doing patient care?

    Guest372004 replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work with a nurse who gives out her cell # to a patient once in a while when the patient is very needy and concerned about something. It is interesting because when she does it, they seldom if ever...

  16. Texting while doing patient care?

    Guest372004 replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Come on people here. We are getting "too overly involved" here. Yes, I agree, she ought not to be using her phone on personal matter while working. But taking a picture of the vital sign device was...

  17. It shouldn't have happened this way....

    Guest372004 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Comfort care means no vital signs unless a family member

  18. Texting while doing patient care?

    Guest372004 replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ixchel I see your point. But I don't think we are talking about a nurse constantly attached to her/his phone. And I agree; I do not like it when doctors are distracted which they are almost always...

  19. Texting while doing patient care?

    Guest372004 replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep agree with Canadiandude. Even tho it may not be "professional", it is what it is and it is here to stay until something better comes along which it will. And speaking of "professional"? In the...

  20. Texting while doing patient care?

    Guest372004 replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is how it is and doubtful it will change. Just a "change of the times". We had to sign a form that we agreed "no cell phone usage unless on break" and that lasted about 2 months. I see the...

  21. How can you neglect a patient and live with yourself?

    Guest372004 replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    As said earlier I have taken pics and sent to county health dept. With name of facility. I plan on continuing. I bet it is against hospital policy. Oh well. My patients come

  22. How can you neglect a patient and live with yourself?

    Guest372004 replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    My dad was in skilled nursing for exactly 3 weeks. It took me 2 weeks to find better. And this was considered an excellent facility but finding my dad in his clothes and heavy shoes taking a nap,...

  23. How can you neglect a patient and live with yourself?

    Guest372004 replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    I would have turned the nursing home in. I had a patient who came from a skilled nursing facility and his skin was the worst I had ever seen. We have to document, take photos, and put in chart....

  24. I had no idea... med/surg vent

    Guest372004 replied to all4ofus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    APR you must be an exceptional nurse because we are so busy that I know that few if any run into a room 30min-1hr after a pain med to ask "what is your pain score now". On a busy Med/Surg floor it...

  25. I had no idea... med/surg vent

    Guest372004 replied to all4ofus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I personally would not call it "lying". There is so much documentation and when audited it needs to be "perfect" so that is how the "lying" starts. Who actually remembers exactly when a pain med was...