Some facilities use the 80 hrs/2 wks rule and others go weekly. You need to look up your facility's policy and procedure on this. The q 2 wk thing is ridiculous!
When we have pts. w/dry, scaly, cracked skin, the docs will order Eucerin, and sometimes a mixture of Eucerin and Vaseline. I don't like the vaseline part of it simply because it's a petroleum based product. I see huge improvement w/BID use on pts....
phyrenrain replied to nursecathy's topic in Safety
Can I answer that one???? USMC, I think you and I both know that any variation from the commonly accepted sexuality carries with it a HUGE stigma of those people being highly sexual by nature. In actuality, it's not the case at all......
phyrenrain replied to nursecathy's topic in Safety
Does ANY pt. feel "comfortable" with ANY healthcare professional caring for their "private areas???????" :angryfire PUH-LEEEAAASE! You, Nursecathy, are not being objective. As far as the treatment this person will receive from other staff, don't y...
phyrenrain replied to nursecathy's topic in Safety
Nursecathy, I don't know what area of the country you live in and really it shouldn't matter. "Misrepresents their sex?????":uhoh21: I couldn't disagree with you more. It's comparative to saying someone can't be a good nurse because of their sexu...
As nurses, the saying about the customer always being right does not always hold water. Sounds to me like "nurse abuse." If the pt. had a family member and their own cigarettes, then it may be a different story if she was going out in a WC. Anothe...
phyrenrain replied to wintergreen's topic in Uniform/Gear
I don't know what city/state you're in, but there's a store called the "Good Feet Store." Their products are a Godsend. I have invested (and I do mean invested, the products aren't cheap, but well-worth the cost) in a pair of arch supports that I w...
phyrenrain replied to ShadrackCRNA's topic in Safety
In the consent signed preop by the pt., it specifies that our facility is not responsible for lost items such as dentures and hearing aids. Nope, not nursing's responsibility, we have enough to be liable for, don't you think???
We, as nurses, do a lot of things not in our "job description..." I agree with the general consensus, if the trash is full, I take it out. It's just the right thing to do. None of us on our floor have it as a mandated duty, we just do it.....
Sadie, had a dangerous experience a long time ago when I gave a BP med to someone who was already hypotensive and I didn't know it:imbar . Since then I ALWAYS check pressures before giving BP meds.
Good for you NURSEKATYDID!! I'm an LVN and I can't stand to see nurses abuse the CNA's and techs! Glad to see you stand up for yourself. It's a different story if nurses are actually busy doing pt. care, but.....
I work in a rehab unit, we do our own vitals. On nights, if there is an aid working, the PP floor or med/surg floor will pull that aid to do vitals or I/O's even when they are very well-staffed and sitting on their rumps....Pretty pathetic, huh?????...
EEEEAAASSSSSY there Hopefully....She was only giving descriptions of their appearance to reinforce the fact that it seems the instructor is flattered and indulges their demands for special attention. Her concern with these girls' behavior is the fac...
Hi Yeti, I am also a rehab nurse (x almost four years) and just wanted to share a tidbit with you. I was on the unit yesterday when an instructor for a hospital-based nursing programs came through w/a lg. group of students. He paused for all of abo...
I don't know about "way of the future," but our facility has recently changed from "faith based" to "for profit." Needless to say, we are seeing the same thing: med/surg pts. on the PP floor--anything to fill the beds:angryfire . I am not a PP nu...
Ask any nurse (what you're doing--good!) and they will tell you nursing school is probably one of the single most stressful events of their lives! Your anxiety and panic attacks are NOT indicators of not being cut out to be a nurse, rather, making i...
phyrenrain replied to lesley_girl's topic in General Nursing
Being a good mom and a good nurse are both full time jobs. The worst thing you can do is to bring one to the other....When you leave your job, do just that. If you had a rotten day, don't take it out on your kids. The best thing to do is hide your...
Personally, I took Micro and A&P before I ever took chem....Did just fine w/both courses not having had chem....Chem is a doosey, though, especially organic chem. Good luck to you!:)
I am very good friends with an RN that I once worked with. We have had a serious disagreement and I need input. Is it ethically compromising to accept a thank you gift from a pt. you've had in your care for weeks on end? Or should a gift only be a...
To elaborate more, I'm not referring to actual monetary gifts, just little things like candies, lotions, small tokens of appreciation. Her take on it is that we ALL work hard with these patients. I feel obligated to accept their tokens of appreciat...