rn undisclosed name

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  1. Would you feel ok as a patient at your own hospital?

    rn undisclosed name replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a wonderful hospital and I am torn on if I would want to be there as a patient. Within our whole network we have the highest ratings (patient/employee satisfaction). Most of our docs our...

  2. Being late to work...

    rn undisclosed name replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work you need to clock in by 7:00 or that is considered a tardy. Not too many people on my unit show up late with that policy. I actually like to get to work 15 minutes b/f my shift begins...

  3. Shouldn't Nurses Have the Power to Isolate Patients?

    rn undisclosed name replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have a list that we follow. For example, if we are ruling out c-diff they are placed in contact isolation. It is a nursing decision for the most part. We can't just start isolating all of our...

  4. Trying not to get frustrated with a new grad

    rn undisclosed name posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am trying real hard not to lose my patience with a particular new grad. He's probably been on the floor 5 months and I remember what it was like to be a new grad and I've worked with quite a few...

  5. Trying not to get frustrated with a new grad

    rn undisclosed name replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I have already gone to the nursing educator regarding the insulin issue. I do not know if anything has been said or not. I was told they are keeping a close eye but that was over a month ago. The...

  6. St. James

    rn undisclosed name posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Is anyone familiar with St. James in either Chicago Heights or Olympia Fields? I was wondering if their was anything you could tell me about those hospitals as I am not familiar with them. Thanks in...

  7. Ortho nurse or transplant nurse?

    rn undisclosed name replied to Abbachri's topic in Nursing Career

    What kind of transplant are you talking about? Nevertheless I would choose transplant. I think it's fascinating no matter what kind of transplant you're talking about (stem cells, bone marrow,...

  8. on call/ low census status

    rn undisclosed name replied to TallRN3's topic in General Nursing

    Since you work for such a small hospital I don't think there's too much you can do. The smallest hospital I've been at was approximately 300 beds so not very comparable. At my current facility low...

  9. Psych patients on medical floors

    rn undisclosed name posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will start off by saying I don't like dealing with psych patients. If I like it I would work in psych. It's just not my cup of tea. In my experience psych nurses don't like dealing with medical...

  10. "We want a nurse who speaks CLEAR English"

    rn undisclosed name replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I am assuming you are talking about being in the US. Since english is the "language" of our country I don't think it's out of line. I know others will disagree about english being the language here...

  11. Got yelled at by MD today

    rn undisclosed name replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love to talk with hospice and palliative care nurses. I always learn wonderful things from them. There are many things we do as nurses that actually interrupts the dying process. It was explained...

  12. Psych patients on medical floors

    rn undisclosed name replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I encounter psych patients all the time. It's impossible to not come across someone with a psych background. Just because I don't like dealing with acute psych disorders does not mean I have the...

  13. Advice for dealing with manipulative patients who are frequent flyers?

    rn undisclosed name replied to baby.nurse123's topic in General Nursing

    The contract is a really good idea. In 5 years I've only seen it done once. You just have to keep setting limits. Keep the AMA form ready at all times. If they're that unhappy they are more than...

  14. interview w advocate!!

    rn undisclosed name replied to loyolagirl's topic in Illinois Nursing

    As far as being drop dead gorgeous - that is a total lie. I do work with some attractive people but I would say the majority probably are not. I also don't work with anyone who is drop dead...

  15. Some perspective on nursing profession bashing

    rn undisclosed name replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it has its good days and bad. Unfortunately, yesterday I had a bad day with a very manipulative patient. But, to balance that out I also took care of a double amputee pt who was very grateful...

  16. Psych patients on medical floors

    rn undisclosed name replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    We take care of the medical problems which I have no problem doing. Once they are medically stable we wait for beds in psych and it still takes forever to transfer them to psych d/t a multitude of...

  17. Use of cell phone apps on the job?

    rn undisclosed name replied to SanDiegoCaliRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've used it in a patient's room. Usually the calculator. The patient's know what I'm doing. Where I work people are pretty good and I don't see cell phones out very often except in the break room....

  18. Patient's addicted to narcotics

    rn undisclosed name posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt the other day that was addicted to dilaudid. I'll also assume he was addicted to xanax since he does take that 4x/day. He also takes several other psych meds. He requested a pain...

  19. Patient's addicted to narcotics

    rn undisclosed name replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say he wasn't in pain. I said he looked comfortable, but, the pt stated he was in pain. I was using my subjective/objective assessment of this

  20. WOW! The public really doesn't like us, huh?

    rn undisclosed name replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I suppose they are not that far off. To an outsider it may look like all we do is look at the computer screen. But, what is going on when we are looking at the computer screen? We are going...

  21. Patient's addicted to narcotics

    rn undisclosed name replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure they do. I just think there should be a better way to manage someone's pain than dilaudid since it is more of a short acting medication. I have talked with pain mgmt specialists and they...

  22. Changing from nights to days

    rn undisclosed name posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am having a hard time changing from night shift to days. I start my new job today and even had 1 week off in between. I was doing 3 12s. I only did it for 7 months. It's not like a was a long time...

  23. treating hemolyzed potassium level...

    rn undisclosed name replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    Like 2 others have said it isn't that high. But, it isnt that high ESPECIALLY for a dialysis patient. Dialysis patients can handle fluctuations in their K levels much better than a non dialysis...

  24. RN with 2 years experience and still feel uncomfortable at times.

    rn undisclosed name replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way sometimes and I've been a nurse for almost 5 years. However, I have been complimented on my knowledge and teaching new nurses. I have also been a preceptor and when I precept I...

  25. What is the role of charge nurse

    rn undisclosed name replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on the charge nurse. A good charge nurse can make or break your shift just like a good cna can. Many of the charge nurses at my current place are useless. Thankfully tomorrow is my...