noyesno MSN, APRN, NP

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    Can't lift patient- help!

    noyesno replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Doesn't sound safe to me. You need a hoyer lift. It's only a matter of time before you hurt your back. Be careful, you only get
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    Restraints

    noyesno replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a straight jacket. Your boss is an idiot (no
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    Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    noyesno replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    6 on day/PM shift. 7 on nights. 5 would be much better (but I don't make the
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    The math doesn't add up

    noyesno posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a math person, so it really bothers me when my manager asks us to do an additional task or duty without subtracting a current task or duty. The math doesn't add up. Our current duties take up a...
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    Is there a good way to wear a tie with scrubs?

    noyesno replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Men in Nursing

    Nope, because it's a
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    soo, is our gait and weight going to be an issue regardless?

    noyesno replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    We're more physically active than most occupations. Have less time to eat than most peeps. So it's puzzling we pork up. Maybe the weight gain comes from "eating our feelings" or binge eating after a...
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    Nurse knowledge and Ibuprofen vs. Tylenol

    noyesno replied to DantheMan9's topic in Patient Medications

    It would surprise me and worry me a little. I'm curious, why do you
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    That Dreaded 3-11 Shift

    noyesno replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Or, at my hospital, days holds onto their discharges and leaves the discharges for the 3-11 nurses. So, you get to discharge 3 or 4 patients at the beginning of your shift, while an admission is...
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    noyesno replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do thank you notes. Rarely do care plans. No AIDET for me. Sometimes, I skip a hourly round (gasp!). Turning doesn't always happen q 2 because I'm not doing it on my own (I've got a back to...
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    The math doesn't add up

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent points MoopleRN. Me
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    The math doesn't add up

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Me too! I have yet to write out one of these thank you cards. I like to say out loud, "nurse refused," whenever I'm asked to do things like this. Makes me feel like a BA. No gracias, I'm not thanking...
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    auditing call lights?

    noyesno replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    I need a new gig. Management keeps coming up with better and better ideas. NOT. I'm shaking my head so much (everyday!), I look like a bobble
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    12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    noyesno replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This does not happen everywhere. Do not work for free. If you don't get your 30 minute, uninterrupted break you should punch "no lunch" and get paid for your time. They might pull the "you need to...
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    Do you work at Hilton?

    noyesno replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I do! It's only a matter of time before nursing schools start to teach customer service as the number one priority in nursing. No more ABC's, instead, press ganey (did that rhyme?). Who would...
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    Consults??

    noyesno replied to fiveoclocksomewhere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You should be aware of all the doctors consulted for your patients. Write their names down on your brain. In report, we usually go over who is consulted and why and if they were recently notified...
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    If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    noyesno replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I'd work at a No-kill shelter. Saving four-legged friends (and probably taking them all home with
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    How can we make the process of report from ER to floor better?

    noyesno replied to nrsang97's topic in Emergency

    Don't send patients during shift
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    Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    noyesno replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    Doesn't sound unusual. Not one nurse on my floor actually sticks around to witness. We just scan our finger in the Pyxis and run back to the med/surg
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    Is it possible for a patient to bleed out of the very end of an IV port?

    noyesno replied to nursing000's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen blood back flow out of the port without a something connected to it, either a syringe aspirating it out or IV tubing connected to fluids that were placed on the floor (see story...
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    Possible TIA or effects of medications?

    noyesno replied to Isitpossible's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Send resident to hospital
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    Patient requests

    noyesno replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When an alert and oriented patient wants help deciding what to order for dinner, I become secretly irratated. We have so many options, the menu is 6 or 7 pages long, and they usually shoot down...
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    Patient requests

    noyesno replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Rearranging their bedside table for them. "This you can take, I don't need that. Can you place this over there and this over
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    Soooo, I quit

    noyesno replied to TX911's topic in General Nursing

    I advocate for a two weeks notice in all situations except situations involving unsafe working conditions. Continuing to throw yourself to the wolves for two weeks, is dangerous for both your nursing...
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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here's what happened, I'm so upset: I went into my patient's room to introduce myself. It looked like he needed a boost and the PCT was in the room. I smiled at him and said, "cross your arms," while...
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    Slapped across the face by male patient

    noyesno replied to noyesno's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    He didn't have the covers on. They were down by his