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  1. what is your overnight policy for family members in a double room?

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    The wife of a patient refused to leave the room and go to the family room. She was on her cell phone, talking to her husband and all lights on in a double room and refused to leave... What would you...

  2. Patient who shoves

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you all do with a physically threatening patient? I had a patient who shoved me, the lab person and the charge nurse because he wanted water and was npo. Then of course when the MD comes...

  3. what is your overnight policy for family members in a double room?

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. She was not concerned about the roommate, said "there is a curtain". Insisted she stay or "If I dont get a private, we will leave in the morning" Charge RN spoke with her,...

  4. Patient who shoves

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I guess thats why I am writing...I would have expected more of a response too. But no...And when I called the md, she wasnt concerned. Came to round at 0730, but nothing till then. So just...

  5. Patient who shoves

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Its a county hosp....this is unfortunately not that unusual. I did tell my charge rn, and left it up to her. We put him in a privaye, I wrote a note, and didnt go back in the room except when the md...

  6. Giving Report to Day Shift...advice please

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    We give verbal report from nights to days. I have 6 patients, and often they are extremely heavy. In addition, the hospital has cut our support staff to almost nothing, so that means I do EKGs,...

  7. Clinical Instructor stories, share some of you best and most descriptive stories

    beeble replied to AR2010's topic in General Nursing

    Our instructors were not bad in terms of dress, of course we had uniforms, but they wern't strict. In fact, on my very last final, the 50-ish instructor, who is wearing a trendy dress, turns around to...

  8. Suspended and Unsure.

    beeble replied to VerbalGrl715's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for your troubles. Am I missing something here, or is nursing THAT bad (which I am tending to believe more of these days)? You got asked to resign because a patient complained, and the...

  9. Fast acting insulin and meal time--it's just not that simple

    beeble replied to kanzi monkey's topic in General Nursing

    I would have given the SS and rechecked her blood sugar about 1/2 hour-hour later as Aspart is short

  10. How hard is it generally to switch from one shift to another, say from eves to days?

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    And/or switching weekends. I have decided that the support I get on my shift is constantly frustrating, and I would rather go to another shift. I did ask my nurse mgr via email, and she replied that...

  11. How to become more marketable to new medical center

    beeble replied to MauriceRC's topic in General Nursing

    Second languages are always

  12. CNA, graduated as RN 1 year ago, can't find job, difficult to work with

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is a CNA on my floor who graduated a year ago, and is very sharp at times (much appreciated), however has been unable to find a job as RN. The timing was bad, as the economy just turned as she...

  13. CNA, graduated as RN 1 year ago, can't find job, difficult to work with

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Also, any advice on how I should approach this with

  14. CNA, graduated as RN 1 year ago, can't find job, difficult to work with

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you are right, Sue, probably mgt needs to say something, I just hope they do. And Tornado, yes, it is similar in the sense that she is acting in the role of RN here, VERY similar...thanks for...

  15. CNA, graduated as RN 1 year ago, can't find job, difficult to work with

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to bump this again, but any tips on dealing with this co-worker? I do try and saty busy and focus on my work, but a few things I do need help with (and dont want to be second-guessed or argued...

  16. CNA, graduated as RN 1 year ago, can't find job, difficult to work with

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and in response to whther she passed boards, she didn't initially, had to retake once...but I am certain she did pass the second

  17. CNA, graduated as RN 1 year ago, can't find job, difficult to work with

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all for your replies. I actually just tried to call the asst nurse mgr, but she was out today. I'd rather speak to her informally first, and get a sense of how this may be taken. For the...

  18. codes

    beeble posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all. I was working all weekend (nights), and a patient I had I had been following and updating the MDs...I noticed her confusion and other signs first. Well it turned out when I got to work...

  19. codes

    beeble replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all for the replies. I was wondering the response of this nurse when I said to her that csll lights were going off, and I was that patients nurse-- answering lights, and everyone was in the...