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  1. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    BedsideNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    (Oops, meant to reply to someone and inadvertently posted again under my own

  2. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    BedsideNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Ratio laws need to be written in a way that hospitals can't skirt them. Nurse-patient ratios have been made meaningless in many Massachusetts ICU's because hospitals started using bogus acuity tools...

  3. Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

    BedsideNurse replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I had trouble with my milk supply & I had to pump at work if I wanted to continue to breastfeed, and since my first son tolerated no formula, it was really a dire situation. It'd take 10 minutes...

  4. No Respect.

    BedsideNurse replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    People also used to respect clergy, police officers, teachers, the military, and the president for that matter. Today almost nothing is sacred and the lack of respect for anyone is on the rise....

  5. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

    BedsideNurse replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    So funny!! Only three days a week!

  6. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

    BedsideNurse replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    I used to like 12 shifts but now that I'm older they wear me out and prefer 8's, but only if not full time. 5 days a week is too many days at the

  7. why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    BedsideNurse replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ratio laws are meaningless in MA. The hospitals use bogus acuity tools and nurses in ICU get tripled up all the time. If there is a way hospitals here can wiggle out of ratios they will and they...

  8. Realizing that Nursing is Not for Me

    BedsideNurse replied to S.Loft's topic in General Nursing

    Before you quit you should keep in mind that CNA experience will help you in your psych endeavors, as CNA's are on the front lines. Not only do they provide necessary basic nursing care, they deal...

  9. To go to HR, or not??

    BedsideNurse replied to snh2009's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It sounds like their every other weekend policy isn't really the policy for everyone, so it would seem you have a chance to get your Sundays off. Also, if that was an agreement during hire I would...

  10. Code Blue

    BedsideNurse replied to 2018nursewi's topic in General Nursing

    That is inexplicable and totally (Twilight Zone)

  11. Horrible day! Need reassuring!

    BedsideNurse replied to scuba nurse's topic in School

    Doesn't sound like he would have taken it, but maybe in the future if a kid has a serious temp ask the parent if you can give Tylenol while they are on the way....What a horrible day; a lot of...

  12. Can't handle the ICU

    BedsideNurse replied to hnwarden's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even imagine how bad it would have been if I would have started out in ICU as a new grad. I probably would have been booted out before the first day was done (seriously). Luckily I worked a...

  13. Not Sure what specialty to do? (nurse for 2.5 years)

    BedsideNurse replied to uiwhi's topic in General Specialties

    There is so much noncompliance, that's a

  14. What is most stressful about aesthetic nursing?

    BedsideNurse replied to RuralNurseRN's topic in Aesthetics

    I wish I had the eye and the confidence to do get into aesthetic nursing. I love the idea of such things myself, but would be terrified I'd jack somebody's face up. I thought that would be the most...

  15. I can't give report to this nurse anymore !!

    BedsideNurse replied to Student2017555's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Environmental safety check!! That's

  16. Demoted from ICU to IMCU

    BedsideNurse replied to TiffanyB1313's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of things...I agree with others that jealousy isn't an issue. Likely, the ICU staff isn't thrilled with having to train a new graduate nurse; it can be burdensome even if you are a really...

  17. Navy Corpsmen Caught

    BedsideNurse replied to guest52816's topic in Nursing News

    How dangerous to have people with such poor character and judgment looking after the most vulnerable of patients....I would be BEYOND PISSED if someone treated my newborn in such a way. Can you...

  18. I'm loving Community Health nursing

    BedsideNurse replied to thelittleRNwhocould's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could say I'm thrilled with what I do and looked forward to going in each day. I like aspects of it; I like critical care & taking care of patients at bedside, I like interacting with co...

  19. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    BedsideNurse replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    "Don't take what people say in your pre-req courses too seriously. People talk big, but few follow through. At least in my pre-req courses, most couldn't even make it into nursing school." Talk is...

  20. Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    BedsideNurse replied to HealSpec's topic in Psychiatric

    (This is totally hilarious. LOL!!!) "I was recently reminded by a Newbie of something I said when I came in on a Friday for my three twelves: "Every Monday I clock out thinking I'm going to get fired...

  21. Why are so many nurses against unions?

    BedsideNurse replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Actually it's a matter of public record that unions take millions of our dollars to support candidates and policies that are not related to nursing and have much to do with supporting the political...

  22. Graceful way to NOT answer all the personal questions my patients ask me.

    BedsideNurse replied to CoffeeYogaNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get it that you don't feel like recanting your life plan to everyone who walks through the door. This can be tough to navigate, though, as I think most people are just being genuinely friendly...

  23. Scary Nurses

    BedsideNurse replied to NurseEmmy's topic in General Nursing

    I know; you wonder who has the time for that? It is hard to scrape up 15-20 minutes, and often you can't even do that, much less take hours to sleep. That being said, I've absolutely seen nurses...

  24. heparin med error

    BedsideNurse replied to b33110's topic in General Nursing

    We often bolus ppl 2-3 thousand units of heparin before starting at drip. 5,000 units is not an outlandish dose and fairly short acting thankfully. I know it is traumatizing to make med errors...

  25. I graduated with a BSN 10 years ago, I've only now decided to become a Nurse.

    BedsideNurse replied to Discreet007's topic in General Nursing