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I can't ever imagine a dispensary needing a nurse? You don't need a nurse when you purchase advil or aspirin. I would think that before dispensed, the usual "have you taken this medication before"? would be asked and the pharmacist would go over it and that is it. Since I have lived my entire life in California, I think we here just don't give a hoot about this as it is so common.

Sorry but for me a depressing topic. I have been in acute care hospital nursing 30 years and I have a harder time now then ever with the pain of caring and watching people suffer and the effect on families. I have seen it all too. Several stick out in my mind. 1. The elderly woman whose son had them cut her leg off instead of letting her go peacefully. She never recovered and was in extreme pain. He wanted NO pain meds for her so when he would leave the room which was frequently, I would have that syringe of morphine in my hand ready. 2. The young guy with aids. His abd was completely open and could see his organs. We would put sterile saline and pads on it. He was told that it would heal. No way would this heal. He would look at it and ask me "is it looking better"? And I would say "yes". Then he died. 3. The youngish woman dying of cancer and the family wanted her "gone". We had her on so much drugs that it would kill the entire hospital! Like 45mg/dilaudid/hr. Nothing worked. Everytime she twitched the family wanted more drugs. After days of this the surgeon called in the anesthesiologist and propolol was given and that was it. When she was alert she said to her husband "Bob are you trying to kill me"? I am ready to leave this job.

Does anyone here realize that by having nurses do this housecleaning, jobs are taken away from people who do this for a living?

Let me get this straight. I do not think I am any better than janitors and housekeepers. Not one bit. By having nursing do their job, we are not only having more work to do that is not "taught" to us in school, but in fact, it is taking pay away from the folks who need these jobs for their own paychecks. Has anyone thought of that?

Sorry but I can't believe anyone here would actually do this. How can management change our true roles as RN's when we are expected to be housekeeping? Are you all ready to start cleaning the windows? And the toilets? What is next? If we want more time at the bedside then linen stripping, garbage taking out, needs to be stopped. Let it pile up. Everyone has to be on board to make it better for the nursing staff and the patient. Of course I am not talking about the few incidents when the nurse needs to take out linens, etc. Wake up nurses! Get together. We are a HUGE part of the hospital and our voices will be heard. Don't be hoodwinked by corporate!! Our CEO took in over 5 million dollars in pay 2011.

Our CEO made over 5million in pay and bonuses 2011. Just saying.

#63 that makes no sense what so ever. Never heard of hanging zozyn over four hours at 12.5 ml/hr. Other fluids are there to hydrate the patient. Hydration is not dependent upon such a small amount of fluid. What would happen if the pt needed a new IV and it took an hour to get it in? How are you going to make up for this hour? Not necessary. 12.5 ml is like a few drops.

I live in Ca and they seem to move the clinics around. I am a RN in an upscale acute hospital. Maybe it is different here in Ca? Or maybe people are more upfront with their marijuana use? I have had patients who tell me it helps and I have co workers with cards for their pain issues, and then I know of at least 15 recreational users inc MD's who are employees. Again, maybe being in Ca puts a different spin on this.

Did we forget something here? This is not about dispensing meds. There is no way a RN is needed in a medical marijuana store. Eventually, maybe not in my life time, but eventually this herb will be legal in the entire U.S. and then it will become legal for recreational use. Police do not want to deal with someone who has a small amount for personal use. Better to spend the time where it is needed.

I think this is possibly a first. I was very careful as always, and when I did a blood sugar stick with one of those tiny hidden lancets and when I pricked the patients finger he moved and it went thru his skin and into mine! I had no clue but a tiny feeling. Yes we need to be very careful but it still can happen.

Plans are San Diego to see niece in August. Portland Oregon to see son in Sept. And end Nov. two weeks in Honduras to get certified in diving. Then Feb 2014 Bonaire for a few weeks to dive. Last year it was El Salvador which was great and Hawaii which was ok but not my cup of tea. Preference for off the beaten path is best.

Personally, I would just take my calculator and do my job as best as I can. I don't ask permission for items like this. About 3 years ago we had to sign a paper that we were not to carry our own cell phones. Well guess what? Three years later, everyone is with their cell phone in their pocket. I see the manager walking around looking at hers.

Just carry a calculator if it makes your job better. It is doubtful that you will have to use it these days. Where and what do you do where you need a calculator? There ought to be on on the electronic computer and one on your cell phone too. I have been a nurse very long and I remember the days when we had to calculate. So grateful for pharmacy and IV machines that do 99%.

I was once getting rid of tons of sharps used in a procedure and always put them one by one into a needle box using these long clamps. Lo and behold, one slipped out (I must have tossed thousands of needles in 15 years this way) and fell and can you imagine my reaction, when it went thru my shoe and sock and into my foot? So, one never knows.

I would say that we have gotten rid of 90% of needles these days. Few places use needles for insulin now that those pens are used. No more needles going into IV tubing, etc. Of course, lots of sharps in the OR. So the chances of getting stuck are less but.........it happens.

Ok Now for my 3 cents worth. I have a friend who's daughter had this problem. Child was checked out at Stanford and there was nothing physically wrong with the child. Parents had to take child out of one school and send to another when child in middle school due to bullying. Now this child is 18 yrs old and has been in and out of psych treatment. Does not poop in pants anymore but is with mental issues. I would take this small child mentioned to psych counseling.

Ok guys, here is my 2 cents. This child has emotional issues and this is his way of "controlling" what he can. He is getting attention. Perhaps he is a child that needs more attention at home than most. I would not shame him, or yell, etc. as this could turn into something worse. I would stay home with him and when he poops his pants see what he does. Let him sit in it, etc. If this child has no clue and does not mind then there is something wrong here. Some psych counseling for the parents and child is maybe in order.

Harley the truth is I do not love my job. I just deal with it the best I can and of course I vent a lot. What keeps me going there is the high pay, the benefits, and most of all my co workers who are my friends. It has become my social life which is sort of sad but we all manage to get in a few laughs which helps. With our EHR, mandatory classes on this, and now new pumps, we are not happy. They have told us to "not nurse the computer; nurse the patient" which cracks us up. Patient satisfaction has gone down the toilet and they do not see that it is because of all the staff take aways. They have lessened the hours of CNA's and given them so many more patients. Such an easy fix but instead they tell us how to script and make patients feel cared for in an almost impossible setting. And of course the top dogs are earning a ton of money.

That is great. I guess in my situation I just do not want to work full time. I work 4/wk (8 hr shifts) and they will not let me cut back. So I look at it as needing more time but I do agree that extra money is not worth it when having a terrible job.

I must be the only one here who would not take a "huge paycut" and add two more days/week to enjoy a job. I would rather stay at 3days/week at a much higher salary, use my vacation days here and there and have more time for my family.

We have a "break nurse" who takes our pager for the 15 min break and 30 min dinner break. Since they are only "breaking" for that nurse, the "break nurse" is fine with giving a med or doing a dressing change. The "break nurse" just shows up and says "hand me your pager and what is going on"? Works well.

Do not let him get away with this **** poor behavior. I see you have two options. 1. Put your name, date on it. Then on another part with loud letters put "to the float person, and you know who you are; if you take this, you will be reported immediately". 2. Find out who he is and send him a note that you wish to discuss something with him.

Pay will always be dependent upon whether one has a union, what state one lives in, and years of service. It is the nature of the job. Of course I am speaking of mostly hospital/clinic/type jobs. I think all schools should have BSN only, just so that eventually all RN's are educated (even tho it means nothing in the hospital setting unless one wants to be in management) at a higher degree for the public to know. I believe eventually most or all acute care hospitals will require BSN. I do not have it and am not interested as I am with a few years if that left to work and there is no way I want or need to have more stress/work/etc. I work 4 8hr shifts/week and my pay 2012 was $105,000. And this amount was with having days off without pay.

thx. I understand how to do it. Just need another pump. But with all my running around, I would piggy it along with a maintenance bag and set that to 5cc/hr so that when the zozyn is done, it does not beep and have me running. In other words, I would piggy it like I do when I have a patient who is not getting IV continuous infusion.

Interesting. I will wait to see if we do this. So what happens if they need more piggy backs during this 4 hour period? They are always coming up with something new that takes more time.