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  1. Question about internal transfers

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone?

  2. How do you manage hospitalized dementia patients at night?

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    For example, someone fairly severely confused, not combative, but who attempts to get up OOB multiple times t/o the night/ is a fall risk, ect.. On our unit, we have a bed alarm, but it gets...

  3. Worked hard all night

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    Didn't even get a meal break...and in the morning (after I rushed to get everyones pain meds/synthroid/abx/IVF/labs ect all set/caught up and ready for days), I can't find a computer. I find one down...

  4. How do you know when you are burnt out on a floor?

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    And need a change? And willing to take a change even if the hours/pay is worse (but better for you in the long

  5. Are there any floors like mine, acute care, with no lifting equipment?

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    Or Geri chairs. We do have one cardiac chair. Just

  6. How do you know when you are burnt out on a floor?

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I think it's time to move on. I worry about a cut in pay as I have bills. I am applying for the other jobs on other units, even if they are a drop in hours, though I have to maintain at least a...

  7. I feel so bad

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a very busy unit in an understaffed hospital to an underserved population. Night shifts. We NEVER get formal meal/rest breaks. I am able to get a couple 7 minute 'cig' breaks, and able to...

  8. I feel so bad

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all for the replies. Jslovex2- maybe I should interupt my charting everytime a light goes off because I am more centrally located, and the patient "might" want a medication. No sense in the...

  9. Do Nurses Have to Make Their Home Addresses Public?

    beeble replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    Do they do this for MDs? Why are birthdays

  10. Do Nurses Have to Make Their Home Addresses Public?

    beeble replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    Why does the BON feel the need to post these things (such as date active, disciplinary action, ect). In my state, it's posted, too. Even

  11. I feel so bad

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys. I feel like maybe I should have not been so quick to write nurse mgr, just let what I said to her sink in...I really am one of the few who will say anything, though there is another...

  12. Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

    beeble replied to lookup's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    We are union at my hospital, and they fire nurses easily, it seems to me. They (Mgrs/admin) pore over every days charting on that person, find the mistakes (as no one is perfect 100% of the time),...

  13. Should I transfer?

    beeble posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi, wondering if I should transfer to MICU. I have the opportunity to transfer to MICU from a telemetry floor, where I have been for 2+ years. I have 6 patients (sometimes 5, but usually only...

  14. Over riding a resident?

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering what your opinions are on this. I worked nights. A pt had mild chestpain a few days after surgery (sternal incision).They had d/c'd pain meds d/t AMS. Inthe a.m. (0600) he c/o of...

  15. Over riding a resident?

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    The patient was not in distress, and regular people would be coming at 0700. I have 6 patients. This was NOT

  16. opinions, please

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was working nights, two patients had severe hypoxia issues. The RT assigned to my area was really busy. He came by and with one patient switcher her high flow NC to a face trough, and switched her...

  17. opinions, please

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Grey Gull, I am sorry, I dont think you are getting it. I am doing very well in nursing BTW. I am not sure why you are harping on me or trying to turn this

  18. opinions, please

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Well, grey gull, its interesting that you joined today-- to comment on my post? I was able to get an intermittent read, but not enough to closely monitor this patient, and to titrate her O2, which...

  19. opinions, please

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    PS sorry for my typing, the keyboard I am on is so tiny that I can barely touch the

  20. opinions, please

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your replies. As far as writing up, I value myself more than I do that of this other guy hating my guts. I have tostand up for myself not to be abused while doig patient care. I dont go...

  21. opinions, please

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have asked him previously for help and he has always said, "not my are". I did ask him for a forehead probe and he said he didnt have one. H e did say during this time that "You need to talk...

  22. opinions, please

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I did tell him before that I would be re-using the old one that dosent stick

  23. Wondering about extent of charge nurse help/support

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, of course I work on an understaffed, horrebdous unit....getting worse. It seems every time I work, I start getting stressed, there is a patient problem, ect. Its the patient problems that I am...

  24. Would you be insulted?

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys, editing this for

  25. Would you be insulted?

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    So then in answer,one would say, or could, "yes, i provided terrible care to this patient and treated him like #$%$ last