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  1. Walking rounds

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    So true! We only have a 15 minute overlap. So how are we to get report the way they're expecting now in that little bit of time...especially when it's 8 different patients and 3-4 different nurses...

  2. Walking rounds

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Don't get me wrong...I am all for making improvements for the safety of patients and the safety of our lisences. But how much patient care does JACHO actually expect us to do during a shift when most...

  3. Telemetry Tech position VS. Nursing Assistant

    SCRN1 replied to mom2three's topic in Cardiac

    I also agree with what the others said. In addition to that, if you have Critical Care in your last semester as I did, it will help you there too. You will get to "witness from afar" codes going on...

  4. question for cardiac nurses

    SCRN1 replied to Jayla's topic in Cardiac

    I think cardiac nursing would broaden your skill set & provide a challenge. This isn't to say that you won't still get med/surg patients sometimes though. There are patients who would normally...

  5. Umm what to do???????

    SCRN1 replied to Rocky_LPN's topic in Cardiac

    Is she a new nurse or recently started in cardiac? Has she run a code before? Sometimes, even though you've taken the classes and passed the tests, it's different when things actually go wrong when...

  6. Walking rounds

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see this continuing at our hospital either. It's not working well there either and each day, I see less & less nurses actually even doing

  7. Walking rounds

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    How many patients do you have each? I work on a PCU floor and we may have up to 8 patients/nurse. That usually also means we don't get all our patients from just one nurse. Because of having to...

  8. new charge nurse discovering bad practice on the unit

    SCRN1 replied to nursindaz's topic in General Nursing

    IF she was really told by a patient or their family to give it at an unscheduled time, then she should have called the MD for an order to change the time. This sounds like they were scheduled meds....

  9. Hilton Head Hospital uniforms

    SCRN1 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I live in SC too, in Columbia. We were just informed yesterday that we have 3 months before our new dress code will be mandatory. RNs and LPNs will have to wear all white or all ceil blue. No...

  10. RN bashing

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the rest of you RNs, but I'm sick of seeing all the posts where we are being bashed by those who aren't one. When I joined here, I actually thought it was a place for nurses to...

  11. What has happened to simple, basic care???

    SCRN1 replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Many nights, I don't even get a chance to go pee the whole shift and we don't get lunch breaks on my shift either. I work my butt off from the time I clock in until after my shift is supposed be to...

  12. CNA before RN

    SCRN1 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Students

    I worked one evening a week as a Student Nurse Tech during my last year of nursing school. It really helped me better understand what they were teaching in classes at school. I'm glad I did it and...

  13. New Admissions

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Before I say anything else, let me say that I am not meaning to step on any toes of ER nurses. We have some really terrific ones that I think a lot of other than the problem I'm about to discuss. For...

  14. Pleasantly confused

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i just love my "pleasantly confused" patients when i get them. they can say and do things that can make my shift a more pleasant one. sometimes, elderly ladies will think i'm their granddaughter and...

  15. New Admissions

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I do believe you and I promise I'm not trying to turf wars. I'm sure it is frustrating when you have a nurse who is trying to avoid getting report. Personally, I don't understand why they do it....

  16. Top Med Surg Meds Used

    SCRN1 replied to TLC RN's topic in General Nursing

    For pain, our main ones are Morphine, Demerol, Dilaudid, and Percocet. We use PCAs a lot. Antibiotics are mainly Ancef or Vancomycin. Too many to name for all other medical conditions. Colace is...

  17. Bizarre!!

    SCRN1 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient once who was diagnosed with Elephantiasis. His member was about the size of my shin. Instead of him wearing a diaper the normal way, the diapers had to be wrapped around it. I...

  18. Information on Lavender

    SCRN1 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Possible Interactions with: LavenderAlso listed as: English Lavendar; French Lavendar; Lavandula angustifolia CNS Depressants Although there are no known scientific reports of interactions between...

  19. Picc Lines..Sterile?

    SCRN1 replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    Same as above. And yes, I listen for air with the NG

  20. Can you pay the bills on your nursing salary?

    SCRN1 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I voted other because it's my husband's salary that pays our bills and I don't have insurance where I work because his covers me, covers more than I can get, and it's cheaper. If I had to support...

  21. VIP Patients...A rant

    SCRN1 replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an orthopedic floor and we also have a contract that all gastric bypass patients are admitted to our floor. Like any other ortho floor I've ever heard of, we also get med-surg overflow. We...

  22. Floating to diffrent units in your hospital

    SCRN1 replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    I work prn on my floor. If our census is low and it's my turn to float, I have the option to go to the other floor or to stay home. However, those who are staff with benefits have to float when it's...

  23. Help! How do I survive this!!!

    SCRN1 replied to nurscee's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights and would LOVE it if we had nursing students. (Hmmmmmm, not really a bad idea for students to do some clinicals at night since most will start out working nights anyway.) I enjoy...

  24. Help

    SCRN1 replied to dcustudent's topic in General Nursing

    To me, being a nurse is taking care of the TOTAL PERSON...emotionally, as well as

  25. Need examples of Shift Change...

    SCRN1 replied to PSA, RN's topic in General Nursing

    We give written report. You can read over it and ask questions if you have any. The nurse who writes report usually goes over it with the nurse coming on too. Where I used to work, we did taped...