BedsideNurse

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  1. How is this handled at your facility?

    BedsideNurse replied to qaqueen's topic in MICU, SICU

    If a pt demonstrates SI or comes in after SA they are sectioned and automatic 1:1. At our hospital the MD has to write the 1:1 order. The only way these patients don't get a 1:1 sitter before they...

  2. Thoughts on vegetarian/ vegan diet

    BedsideNurse replied to bs76247's topic in General Nursing

    Vegans have lower BMI's; less than 10% are obese, and they have a 60% less chance of developing type 2 diabetes....Just as a weight a control mechanism it should be encouraged. But a vegan diet does...

  3. Med error . I’m devastated

    BedsideNurse replied to Stephen ww's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously very upsetting, but at the end of the day, if the patient didn't die or suffer permanent disability, it's just unfortunate vs. life altering. Be relieved and learn from it (as I'm sure you...

  4. Insulting pay raise

    BedsideNurse replied to shakeytails's topic in General Nursing

    Health care CEO's and upper management have seen their pay skyrocket in recent years, supposedly because "they have to pay talented people competitively so they can get the best leaders." Well,...

  5. Help! Accepted a job but how to turn down!

    BedsideNurse replied to Alismich's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I got offered an office job as a newer nurse and I turned it down because I wanted more clinical experience. Luckily I did turn it down as I am sure I would have been an awful office nurse without...

  6. Is it a bad idea to return to the hospital?

    BedsideNurse replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    "I'd eat out of dumpsters before returning"

  7. Force to change unit in the middle of shift

    BedsideNurse replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    It's unfortunate but I do four hours in 2 different units for my 8 hour shift on a fairly regular basis.; 1-2 times a month, & on rare occasion 3 times a month. The worst I've had as a nurse is 3...

  8. Unsafe staffing with 4:1 ICU ratios 8:1 on floor.

    BedsideNurse replied to cmueller's topic in General Nursing

    That really sucks. We are seeing this more and more now that hospitals see they can get away with it and nurses put up with it. MA just had a nurse patient ratio law on the ballet and I could...

  9. Protest Over Nurse Firing for Refusing Influenza Shot

    BedsideNurse replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    I think it's absolute bs they force nurses to take the flu shot. I'd quit over it for sure if I was pregnant. There is *NO WAY*they can know how the flu vaccine (or any vaccine) may affect that...

  10. Woman dies from tap water netipot use

    BedsideNurse replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    I would argue the moral is just don't use them. Those things are

  11. Best critical care book

    BedsideNurse replied to abidingpanda's topic in MICU, SICU

    (I agree knowledge of such things is important, and maybe that has been your experience with scores of ICU nurses in your 10 years as a CNRA, but you have to know that sounds *ridiculously*...

  12. New Graduate RN Float pool

    BedsideNurse replied to Chapo84's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    As for why they would allow new grads to be candidates... to be frank, you're a body with a nursing license and you're cheaper than an experienced nurse. Steward is a for-profit system, they're...

  13. Considering CRNA School

    BedsideNurse replied to Kcordova's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    And the prep and application part is the easy part. Even if I was smart enough: I am way too tired and

  14. RN, ADN being obsolete

    BedsideNurse replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    People don't believe it, but I tell them that the wages for new nurses have been near stagnant for the last 20 years. It's ridiculous. As for the BSN scam, I

  15. RN, ADN being obsolete

    BedsideNurse replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    I thought diploma programs had been pretty much phased out. I wish their were some around me when I was looking to go to nursing school; I would have picked the diploma program and being a new nurse...

  16. What in hades.

    BedsideNurse replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in an acute rehab place that looked great, brand new, lots of "amenities." Then they decided we were using too much linen, and so to try to control costs we had to get a key from the...

  17. Quitting the StaRN program?

    BedsideNurse replied to Goinmyownway's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A) Because nurses as a group are a herd of idiots that constantly take the sword for admin instead of looking out for our own profession and ultimately the patients. Take the nurse ratio law in...

  18. Sedation Titration

    BedsideNurse replied to arblackburn90's topic in Critical Care

    "Watch your numbers, but just jimmy the rate up or down until they look good." Maybe it's a good thing I didn't go into nursing

  19. Just accepted the job.. then this...

    BedsideNurse replied to Anonymous877's topic in General Nursing

    I was in the ER years back as a patient and it had been a difficult afternoon to say the least, and one of the staff came over and asked me if I was or could be pregnant. I'm like, no, well, I don't...

  20. Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

    BedsideNurse replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank God I have insurance through my husband because I see people I work with having to see some of the same physicians that come into the unit to see our patients. Who in the world wants to get a...

  21. I may hate my School Nursing job...ADVICE, PLEASE?

    BedsideNurse replied to RNPediatric18's topic in School

    I have to agree. I was at work the other day looking at the holiday schedule. I'm working Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years Day. It's like okay, whatever, penciled it down. But then I was...

  22. Three Patients in ICU and Bullied on First Job

    BedsideNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

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  23. Here is an example of a clincal finding narrative for SOC

    BedsideNurse replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    Computerized charting was supposed to free up nursing to spend more time at bedside, but as usual we have been and continue to allow our practice to be totally sabotaged. Nurses are either running...

  24. California RN to tele PT ratios

    BedsideNurse replied to kiraesparza's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry not to be helpful, but just thought I'd comment. When I worked in California whatever the ratio was for the floor, that was the number of patients we had, regardless of whether or not the...

  25. Lifestyle medicine

    BedsideNurse replied to katya246's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Apparently a very, very, very long time. Unfortunately.