hecallsmeDuchess

hecallsmeDuchess

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  1. Ortho or SNF?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Summer131's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I'd go with Ortho but I'm a little biased because I do some ortho at work. Both are difficult but if you go with SNF, they have a very high patient to nurse ratio. What makes ortho where I...

  2. Manager catch phrases

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "What personal connection did you form with your patients today?" " You have to always manage-up your co-workers."

  3. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    A hot/cold mug (which this post just reminded me I had)

  4. BP cuff over a PICC line

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to offlabel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very surprised your patients with PICC lines allow you to do

  5. What's Rude?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Rude: Having me hold your phone for an hour+ (yes, I timed it) when your break is supposed to be 30 minutes. I don't mind holding a phone for up to 40-45 minutes but an hour+ and then me having to...

  6. It Ain't Like The Movies!

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to madricka's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! That bothered me a lot too, especially how dramatic he looked as he died and it was a really a major point in the show. Unfortunately I'm still watching to figure out who in that crazy family is...

  7. When you want to slap your co-workers

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to thecrossfitrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe, just maybe that's the only place they've worked and have nothing to compare it to as far as being better or not. Try to keep an open mind and give them a

  8. Joining a professional organization

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to gcolon7988's topic in General Nursing

    The AMSN for Medsurg nurses is $84/yr. I have it and like that they provide free CEs and also a discount when you want to take the certification exam. Not bad for the price, I

  9. What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to SICUshortCait's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know we had one at my hospital either until our pt (frequent flier and all) went ballistic and threatened to deal with a doc and make sure he was dead, he earned himself a " do not admit" to...

  10. minimum staffing and lunch breaks - enemies??

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to wisconurse16's topic in General Nursing

    We're required to take 30 minutes break and give our phones up during that time to the covering nurse, if we don't take the break for whatever reason then we're supposed to fill out a form saying why....

  11. Shift work and dating

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Met my husband online, we've been married 7 years now on the way to forever. I never thought I would find a man online and I wasn't even looking, just was part of that community interacting and...

  12. Forgot to put narcotic back in Pyxis

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Shimbo's topic in Patient Medications

    I always pull pain meds for everybody in the morning because 9.5 times out of 10, they'll want it. With 5 pts all wanting pain meds first thing in the morning, I don't have the luxury of assessing...

  13. Medication error

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient Medications

    At the OP, do you guys not have to scan pts and meds? I can't tell you how many times that scanner has saved me from a med

  14. Experienced nurse moving to Plano, McKinney, Frisco Area

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to santilkc's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi, You have all the right qualifications so I'm assuming you won't have that much difficulty getting a job here. I think Frisco and Plano have good school districts and good residential areas. Pay...

  15. Strange CoWorker Stories

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ha! I worked with an aide kinda like that when I was an aide myself. This resident, a man, was asking me for me a milk shake and I told him to give me a few minutes so I could ask the kitchen for...

  16. Report: Where do you work and what do you want to know

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Oh'Ello's topic in General Nursing

    On getting reports, I like them short and sweet. Give me information that is important to the first couple of hours of care, the rest I can sort when I have a chance to open charts (I work med-surg),...

  17. Dallas area RN jobs...

    hecallsmeDuchess posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi Dallas nurses, I'm looking for a job in the Dallas area and have some experience, mostly med-surg,but I'm looking for other specialties besides med-surg. How is the job outlook there? I've applied...

  18. Dallas area RN jobs...

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to hecallsmeDuchess's topic in Texas Nursing

    Update: Finally, my applications are yielding fruit. I have interviewed with THR, have an upcoming one with a HCA facility and Baylor. Of all three, I haven't heard from Baylor regarding pay but of...

  19. Current employment situation in Dallas area

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to DM74LA's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'd say they are hiring as I've just had some calls, now I don't know if it's because I have the BSN or because I have some experience. Either way, there are jobs to be had here. I wish I had insider...

  20. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've also heard "Virginia" when this pt was asking me to tell the doctor about the pain in her lady

  21. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    "Testes" for tests; example "Are they going to do more testes on my mother today?" "Prostrate" for prostate; example "he has a history of prostrate cancer "Dilala" for dilaudid; for example "you...

  22. Police Holds

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit, we had the same issue. Used to be that it was passed down in report to call the police department when the patient is getting discharged so they can send officers to pick their prisoner or...

  23. How do you feel about professors locking the door?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

    My school had the closed (not locked) doors when I attended and everyone knew that once the double doors were closed, you just hung out and waited for break time before making an

  24. Medical Center of Plano

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Soliloquy's topic in Texas Nursing

    Congrats on the job! I applied there sometime last year, never got a response. Sorry, I don't know anything about the hospital other than I applied for positions

  25. Tolerance and acceptace of gay nurses and patients

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to anon456's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for saying this, I was going to mention it too as it didn't appear right to me at