Heather27

Oh my gosh, you guys!! What kind of places do you HAVE down there!?!! Here's my story: I got home last Wednesday after availing myself of the hospitality of the nearest orthopedic ward at the small community hospital near my home. (Alright, I ...

My father in law was in hospital a while back, and his veins kept blowing. Since he was bed-bound anyway, they put his IV in his FOOT instead...PROBABLY have to re-vamp facility policy to get THAT one through, though!!!! Heather.

I graduated in '92 from Grace General Hospital School of Nursing as an RN. Did I feel prepared to practice? Are you kidding? I was INVINCIBLE!!!! Then I got out into the real world!! Like the previous poster said, I had all the head knowledge I c...

LOL Yeah...what goes around comes around, eh!!

Sharon, Thanks for the link. I was just looking for info on the vaccination. Let me qualify my post by saying that I am CERTAINLY not ANTI-vaccination. My oldest had a very bad reaction to some of his shots, as well as other people in our family....

I have seen Dr.Atkins' diet work for a LOT of people. The thing is: You have to follow thru the WHOLE program, not just that first two weeks that throws you into acidosis! Dr.Atkins STRONGLY encourages a healthy intake of vitamin and mineral suppl...

Hi all... I suppose this is the "right" forum to post this question...and I am NOT intending to start a DEBATE here, please!! I was just wondering what information you provide to new mommies about circumcising their sons. I am really not looking fo...

How about these...(just some things I have noticed since moving my employment to a more acute setting with "newer" nurses on staff) The plastic graph on Tegaderm or OpSite is to be REMOVED once it is on the patient...(leaves a nice sharp edge...) The...

Hi all... I'm not an OB RN (I work in geriatrics, the other end of the spectrum ) but am having baby#3 on Dec. 3. All our hospitals here have a rooming in policy with the OPTION for the nurses to keep baby overnight for exhausted mommies. I kept...

Well, it must be a "nurse thing"!! I was cooking dinner the other day, and I heard my three year old let out a holler in the basement. As I went to the stairs, I heard my five year old say, "BEN!! You are okay!! Stop screaming!! There's NO BLOOD!! ...

We don't use razors in our facility. Each resident has his (or her) own electric shaver. Each HCA or whoever does the shaving is responsible for cleaning that shaver when finished. I notice you posted under "Infection control", so you may be wonde...

This isn't my area of practice, BUT, one of my best friends from high school recently had a mishap at work that left him a para. In watching his rehab efforts, I would say that one VERY important thing is to NOT pity them. Work WITH them, not FOR t...

I can see how it would make you question the whole "DNR" thing...That is why we have made the move toward very specific health care directives. I would have probably done the same thing you did, in fact. What are you supposed to do? Have a team m...

Our facility has changed it's policies recently, in keeping with current regs, I guess...We now have "No CPR" policies, and then "Levels of Intervention"... i.e.: NO treatment if a condition is irreversible (Incl. IV fluids, antibiotics, etc...) and ...

I gotta agree with MIRN on this one...

Hi... Sounds like you have a real soft heart. That is SUCH a good thing! So many nurses get almost immune to death and suffering, since they see it all the time. Pediatrics is SO difficult, because that ISN'T supposed to be the end of the lifetime...

We use taped reports as well, but have fifteen minute overlaps on our shifts, so it isn't a big problem if you have a question about a patient/resident. ALSO, I work LTC, so we KNOW the people and know if there is an abberation that should be looked ...

Hi... I HATE having to "babysit" my staff!! And that is what signing off THEIR work amounts to, in my opinion. Admin. needs to realize that they are hiring incompetent caregivers and NOT make you responsible for whatever they might screw up or omit!...

This whole thing isn't AS big a problem in Canada as it is "down there" where you guys are, but I agree...Standardized curriculum, standardized boards, standardized practice! Now...How to get the unification....Hmmmm....

Sparrow...So the long and the short of it is that we should be concentrating on our OWN problems and petty differences, and not leave it up to a union or organization to tell us how to be united!! I think if WE as professionals would learn to "get a...

Good grief, people!! It is sad that we all feel this overwhelming need to defend our positions on education. I mean, we are all in the same profession, and should be helping one another along, sharing ideas and experiences, not comparing who has th...

Hi all... Although I take exception to Joe's "ramming" comment, since I don't DO that, I have to agree with his last statement. Education does not a good nurse make! In fact, I had some INSTRUCTORS in my *gasp* diploma program that were degreed up t...

Hi... There is a LOT of EXCELLENT info at www.medicaledu.com Check that out... Heather

Hi Lara! I hardly think lifting a can of coffee is going to affect your employment for the rest of your life. "Grand Theft Caffeine"?? No, I think that if you are just honest with future employers and explain that you were young and foolish once, an...

Speaking as a nurse AND a mother, I don't mind male nurses in OB at ALL!!! I found that the FEMALE nurses were less compassionate and caring in L&D, since most compared MY deliveries to their OWN! Of course NOTHING was as bad as what THEY went ...