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  1. Any legal issue there?

    GM2RN replied to akasu's topic in General Nursing

    Very different in pulling the stitches of your husband than a neighbor. I took out my son's stitches but would not do it for anyone other than

  2. Do your Managers and Charge nurses work on the unit?

    GM2RN replied to pilotnurse's topic in Emergency

    I'm confused. You don't mean that you have 5 managers just in the ED do

  3. IM dilaudid

    GM2RN replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    We monitor for 15-20 minutes if that is the first shot they have gotten and are to be d/c'd after, but not necessarily for pts who have been in the ED for awhile and have been getting dilaudid,...

  4. Do your Managers and Charge nurses work on the unit?

    GM2RN replied to pilotnurse's topic in Emergency

    Not to discount your personal experience, but this isn't a discussion about RNs vs LPNs and CNAs, and I'd hate to see it dissolve to such. The OP asked about charge nurses taking pt assignments or...

  5. Do your Managers and Charge nurses work on the unit?

    GM2RN replied to pilotnurse's topic in Emergency

    It seems to be much more common for charge to routinely take a pt load on the floor than in the ED. Personally, I don't think the charge nurse should ever routinely take a pt load unless it's a very...

  6. Any legal issue there?

    GM2RN replied to akasu's topic in General Nursing

    I was under the impression that the deed was already done. You made the right

  7. Any legal issue there?

    GM2RN replied to akasu's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you have your own malpractice

  8. Do your Managers and Charge nurses work on the unit?

    GM2RN replied to pilotnurse's topic in Emergency

    Very true. When my ED is staffed with all of the nurses we are supposed to have, the charge nurse doesn't take a patient assignment until 3 AM when we are down to 3 nurses at that time. If we are...

  9. My achy breaky feet!

    GM2RN replied to darkangel83's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to the foot rubs with peppermint, try soaking your feet in water as hot as you can stand with Epsom salt added. Old fashioned, but it

  10. Diversity

    GM2RN replied to BABYJADE06's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wasn't asking "how come I can't do this." I was making a point in responding to another member's comments. As for white only groups, as soon as a non-white wants to make an issue of it, it's all...

  11. Community College? You must be stupid.

    GM2RN replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    But that's only a small part of the picture. Consideration should also be given to where they want to end up, what it's going to take to get there, how quickly they need to accomplish it, what the...

  12. Community College? You must be stupid.

    GM2RN replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    Saying it is smart to go to community college implies that it's not smart to go to a university. Smart is choosing the path that gets you to where you want to be, and if that's a university and you...

  13. Community College? You must be stupid.

    GM2RN replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    The fact of the matter is that you didn't HAVE to tell her anything. What you did by telling her that was one-upmanship. Why care what she thinks? It doesn't affect you at all unless you let it....

  14. Diversity

    GM2RN replied to BABYJADE06's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I haven't forgotten anything. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you didn't mean that ALL white organizations in the US were formed to plot how to kill non-whites....

  15. Community College? You must be stupid.

    GM2RN replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    This is exactly the way I feel every time I read one of these threads. I don't get why ADNs feel the need to justify their education choices by telling BSNs that they are stupid for spending the...

  16. Diversity

    GM2RN replied to BABYJADE06's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think this is correct at all. The only time there is a hue and cry is when some organization is white only (although I don't believe that there are only whites at the facility in question)....

  17. Preceptor Pay

    GM2RN replied to untamable07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I get an extra $2/hr when I'm charge in the ED. Trust me, I often pass up the "opportunity" to be in charge because lately, the extra responsibility is totally not worth the extra $16 that I will net...

  18. Controversial new policies at Baylor!!!!

    GM2RN replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    No problem. Unions do tend to have a bad image sometimes, and for good reason. I worked for General Motors for 21 years before becoming a nurse and some of the cons to having a union have really...

  19. Controversial new policies at Baylor!!!!

    GM2RN replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    There are basically two different types of contracts that I know of. One type is between the union and management, and it spells out how many things will work between the two parties. One thing...

  20. Preceptor Pay

    GM2RN replied to untamable07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We get a whopping 50 cents/hr for

  21. Controversial new policies at Baylor!!!!

    GM2RN replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked for 3 hospitals with unions and 1 without. Unions have their downfalls, but overall, I'd prefer to work with one than without one. I don't know what you mean with that last comment, but...

  22. Not hired if you smoke?

    GM2RN replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    When you're 22 you can afford to "see no problem with it." Wait a few years when you've started to develop some health issues. Thin, smoke-free people with normal BPs are not guaranteed to be or...

  23. Controversial new policies at Baylor!!!!

    GM2RN replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, don't worry. The docs won't have to

  24. Professional Insurance

    GM2RN replied to MrsMig's topic in General Nursing

  25. Professional Insurance

    GM2RN replied to MrsMig's topic in General Nursing

    Could you elaborate and tell us what you consider "pricey" vs