NurseNinaFla

NurseNinaFla specializes in Med Surg-Geriatrics.

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1. Lied on...what to do?

   NurseNinaFla replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks all I feel better..guess I'm a little mistrusting working with some very treacherous people over the years?..sad but true... I will admit my mistake and learn from it and put on a happy

2. Lied on...what to do?

   NurseNinaFla replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

   i guess the best thing to do is let it go and as mamamerlee advised,admit i don't know how it got in the bed (although i still feel the cna is lying) and try to be more

3. Lied on...what to do?

   NurseNinaFla posted a topic in General Nursing

   The other night my supervisor gave me a personal inservice that my unit manager left for her to give me stating; A TB syringe was left in the patients bed,a safety issue (a CNA found it etc.. Now...

4. Feels Like I'm Drowning... I Can't Seem to Get it!

   NurseNinaFla replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Nursing

   Delegate & Prioritize!..The CNA's can do the pillow fluffing,you have meds to pass,IV's to hang,charting to do etc...If it makes you feel any better though after 25yrs I still feel like I'm...

5. Is it legal to call yourself "Nurse" when you in fact are not?

   NurseNinaFla replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

   Not only Illegal,but Ignorant as well..or better yet "stupid" is probably defines calling oneself a nurse when in fact they are

6. Odd things you've seen in nursing

   NurseNinaFla replied to SoulSearcherRN's topic in General Nursing

   I was always glad when I started wearing glasses just for the afor mentioned

7. Totally Gross! Had to share...

   NurseNinaFla replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Gotta love the lil ole

8. perturbed by "Personal Inservice"

   NurseNinaFla replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

   Thank You ElkPark (and everyone else) for the feedback..another lesson learned and yes in the future I will insist on an "official" inservice..much to the annoyance of uppermanagement I'm

9. perturbed by "Personal Inservice"

   NurseNinaFla replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

   Everyone got an inservice after the fact,I and several other Nurses recieved a personal inservice (next time it is a write up,because we failed to follow procedure and documented wanderguard was...

10. perturbed by "Personal Inservice"

    NurseNinaFla posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am quite perturbed to say the least,I along with several other nurses were given a "Personal Inservice" regarding failing to follow procedure and false documentation...here's the story... Recently...

11. Is there anything at all about nursing that you don't like?

    NurseNinaFla replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Infighting between shifts,all the Big I's and little you's..were all here for a common purpose..the patient,and all these conflicts distract/detract from

12. Someone signing "RN" when they are not

    NurseNinaFla replied to SweettartRN's topic in General Nursing

    She's in BIG

13. Accepting gifts from patients...

    NurseNinaFla replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Once many years ago a resident gave me an angora spread (I had remarked how pretty it was..insisted I have it,I was young didn't know any better..it was a small spread nothing elaborate...well guess...

14. You know you're Old School when...

    NurseNinaFla replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Wow these shared memories make me feel like a spring chicken!..I do remember metal bedpans though..yikes!.. I read somewhere,something about nurses duties in the 18th century I believe, when they had...

15. when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

    NurseNinaFla replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Seems as though here in Fla it was around the late 80's to early 90's in some places,when I left Med/Surg in 90" they were still wearing them and wore them at the LTC until about