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blueheaven

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  1. Easter..Who works..who is cooking?

    blueheaven replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Like nursemike! LOL Work, sleep, work sleep. I'm off Saturday and I plan on baking something to take to work but I haven't decided what to bake. Usually what we do is eveyone brings something and...

  2. VA nursing questions

    blueheaven replied to queenjean's topic in Government, Military

    Try calling the HR at the facility that you are interested in. Or go in person! All VAs have a job positing board with positions listed (not everything is placed on vacareers or usjobs website)....

  3. Unit Secretary tells me she regularly snoops electronically

    blueheaven replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You could report it to whoever does your IT in your facility also. I just received a verbal reprimand for getting into a staff members chart. I didn't do it, but forgot and left my computer logged...

  4. Nurses Defibrillating???

    blueheaven replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Absofreakinglutely!!! I've defibbed a few here and there and will continue to do so if anyone needs it! Been a couple of times, the patient would have died if we waited on the doc to get...

  5. "I want him extubated NOW...I dont care if he's not ready"

    blueheaven replied to jbp0529's topic in General Nursing

    Since it's obvious that your NM isn't doing anything to help with this situation, a call to your risk manager, social services and unit case manager are in order. The situation has been allowed to go...

  6. Please help VA nurses!

    blueheaven replied to kmruddrn's topic in Government, Military

    The VA has a career ladder type structure for nursing called "boarding" When you are initially looked at as a candidate they look at everything you have done as a nurse prior to coming into the...

  7. My internship is at the VA (and I have a question).

    blueheaven replied to Kiringat's topic in Government, Military

    Granted there are more male patients than female in the VA system. Our demographic IS different than outside the system. Our patients usually have multiple comorbities, many directly resulting from...

  8. Greedy Govt

    blueheaven replied to Api1rn's topic in General Nursing

    I have found (for myself) that working more than 24 hours of OT is very good for unca sam, so I limit my self to 2 12 hour shifts a pay (when I work

  9. Getting involved with a co-worker

    blueheaven replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like sexual harrassment to me!!! 1. Don't get involved, if she is this bad at work...think of what she would be like if pi***off. 2. Follow your institutions guidelines for filing a sexual...

  10. Nurse: patient ratio @ VA (Veterans) hospital

    blueheaven replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    At the VA I currently work at it is 5-1 on the med and the surg floor. 2-1 in the ICU but this can be flexed up to a 1-1 if the patient is critical

  11. How do you nicely handle a patient who is 'needy'?

    blueheaven replied to hollyberry678's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes you just have to set 'em straight (in a nice way first). Tell her she isn't the only patient on the floor and that you have x many other patients to look after as well. I have also asked...

  12. Family members that work your nerves!!!

    blueheaven replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    This person was WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY out of line. It's bad enough when family members who have no clue try to play doctor, it's even worse when a "nursey" family member comes in and does it. This...

  13. During school, did you see anything gruesome

    blueheaven replied to ThePretender's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, on my rotation through ER one of my former classmates came in as a MVA rollover with a smooshed head...that was pretty gross. Then on ICU rotation a man came in who was in a manufacturing...

  14. What the heck is a Netie pot?

    blueheaven replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    My allergist told me about using a neti pot a long time ago. It REALLY does help with my sinusitis and havent had a sinus infection since using one. Plus now that I wear cpap at night...it helps...

  15. Agency nurses with attitude, who toot own horns, dis your hospital

    blueheaven replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    In our hospital, we can report a nasty agency nurse and they will be placed on the do not call back list :PPP Unfortunately it doesn't work the same way with regular staff!!!!

  16. My Mom the Alcoholic

    blueheaven replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    I could, but cannot, just cut off her beer supply (refuse to take her to the store, not give her any money), but having been a substance abuse nurse, I know cold turkey is possibly fatal. Goodness, I...

  17. Best thing since sliced bread!

    blueheaven replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I like the BCMA barcode medication administration system that we use in the VA. It's a pain sometimes but it has drastically reduced the #of med errors as long as it was used properly and not...

  18. Terms we will not admit to using

    blueheaven replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    Propofol.....Milk of Amnesia Vitamin

  19. Terms we will not admit to using

    blueheaven replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, that patient has Triple P Syndrome.......**** Poor

  20. Do you prefer 12 hour or 8 hour shifts?

    blueheaven replied to Scrubz's topic in General Nursing

    See, I would love doing that!!! Work em and get em over with...have more time to focus on school. kids, etc. One hospital I interviewed with was going to let me do that since I had a long commute to...

  21. Do you prefer 12 hour or 8 hour shifts?

    blueheaven replied to Scrubz's topic in MICU, SICU

    See, I would love doing that!!! Work em and get em over with...have more time to focus on school. kids, etc. One hospital I interviewed with was going to let me do that since I had a long commute to...

  22. Should assaults on medical personnel be a Felony Offense?

    blueheaven replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a "gentleman" who used every opportunity to kick, cuss, scratch at me. I seriously think it was a racial thing, but after I told him I would not tolerate his behavior and I WOULD file...

  23. Who makes your assignments?

    blueheaven replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    The off going and on coming charge nurses. The unit I work in is only 10 beds, so not a whole lot of opportunity for drama

  24. Have You Ever Seen This?

    blueheaven replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    Vasculitis syndrome of some

  25. IT department demanding password

    blueheaven replied to Turk1822's topic in General Nursing

    Better read upon your agency's IT policy. Where I work at, a disclaimer comes on the screen with every log in and states that IRM has the right to monitor the use of whoever is using that computer....