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  1. I love it ALL

    kool-aide, RN replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked into electronic amplified stethoscopes? That could open up more doors for you… if you still can't narrow down what area to work in, work on a general medsurg floor and that can help...

  2. Question for nurses from an aide

    kool-aide, RN replied to kizeemimi's topic in General Nursing

    On a medsurg floor, maybe. But as a general rule, the nurses at my hospital spend about as much time w the pts as I do… and on progressing care floors and ICUs they see the pts even

  3. Reports between nurses and CNAs

    kool-aide, RN replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At the start of my shift I usually get report from the dayshift CNA which is usually a bare minimum report: from the CNA I really just want to know the activity level of the pts and how they're using...

  4. Pharm Rep making rounds with the nurse?

    kool-aide, RN replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds a little shady…be

  5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    kool-aide, RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the pts defense, she had just had heart surgery…but the smell was awful. hahaha:uhoh3::) Ain't I a

  6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    kool-aide, RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    basically, if you have poop on your butt and you spend too much time sitting on your ass, you're at a high risk of swamp ass.. hahaha God, I love this

  7. What kind of nursing bag do you have?

    kool-aide, RN replied to Sterren's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just bought a messenger bag from timbuk2.com. I customized my own and it's great! Holds all my crap and keeps it

  8. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    kool-aide, RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You smell like swamp ass……get over here so I can take care of this right now. I'm not going to smell you all

  9. If you know someone is going to be fired - do you tell?

    kool-aide, RN replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    Don't go

  10. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    kool-aide, RN replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    Your coworkers will never let you live it down, but I doubt you'll get

  11. Rectal Cath. Foley bag disposal?

    kool-aide, RN replied to MN.MelissaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I would put it in a red bio bag and drop in into the red biohazard container in your soiled utility

  12. Switching from Assisted Living to Hospital... Any Advice??

    kool-aide, RN replied to katehensley's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a "He."

  13. Switching from Assisted Living to Hospital... Any Advice??

    kool-aide, RN replied to katehensley's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Be careful with all the lines and tubing. lol You'll learn to be a professional tubing untangler.

  14. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    kool-aide, RN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Rose, Quit trying to assess me for a stroke! Yes, I did come to work one night and didn't have my b/p meds and made the mistake of taking my b/p in the hallway, however, I had the machine facing...

  15. compliance with hand hygien

    kool-aide, RN replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we have secret hand washing auditors. It can be anyone, a nurse, charge nurse, CNA, unit secretary, etc. The problem we have ran into with one of the auditors is she turns people in...

  16. compliance with hand hygien

    kool-aide, RN replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    It's called the middle finger.

  17. compliance with hand hygien

    kool-aide, RN replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    Hygiene has an "E" at the

  18. Dead bodies?

    kool-aide, RN replied to relgis15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did you have to double 'em up in the coolers? lol Inappropriate, I know.

  19. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    kool-aide, RN replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    Gently-- I completely agree that our places of employment are probably influencing our opinions of this

  20. Assisted Living nurses - how do you protect your license?

    kool-aide, RN replied to Marshall1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think ALFs work differently than other LTCF and obviously hospitals. I think there is a loophole for using unlicensed personnel for meds because it's not technically a "nursing facility." I could be...

  21. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    kool-aide, RN replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    Believe you me, I

  22. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    kool-aide, RN replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    I replied right as I was getting ready for class and was late (darned allnurses makes me late every time!), so I was a little rushed! lol

  23. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    kool-aide, RN replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  24. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    kool-aide, RN replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Esme! Reading the reply I posted earlier today, I wish I had "spoken" more eloquently, but I stand by what I said. Not only is this a lack of knowledge for assistive personnel but I also...

  25. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    kool-aide, RN replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah yeah yeah, sure. Nurses withholding information like this isn't cool at all! You can argue until you're blue in the face that we don't NEED TO KNOW because it doesn't affect us, but I think...