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SCRN1

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  1. Holidays and pay at work

    SCRN1 replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in General Nursing

    Our holidays are the same as TheCommuter's. At Baptist hospital where I worked, we got time & a half for working holidays. I now work at a Catholic hospital and we only get an extra 7 an hour...

  2. Should I write letter?

    SCRN1 replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    I would want to make it known to him. For one, if it was a receptionist you talked to about making the appointment, he may not even know that you were being put off that long and needs to know that...

  3. Always work same schedule...Then changes no warning!

    SCRN1 replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    This is one reason I work per diem. We go out-of-town frequently throughout the year, plus I want to be able to go to my son's baseball games. If I don't put down that I'm available on certain dates,...

  4. Patient Reactions

    SCRN1 replied to wasacop's topic in General Nursing

    I've never gotten any feedback about their gender, positive or negative. Just the same comments they'd make about a previous female nurse. Now, I have had a few elderly patients who thought the male...

  5. Who is more highly regarded?

    SCRN1 replied to RITA2007's topic in General Nursing

    Equally

  6. Would you do anything about it?

    SCRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I met someone today at a friend's house who said, "I've gotta get back to work. I work at (name of facility). I'm a nurse." I replied with, "oh, I was told you were a nurse's aide." She said, "no,...

  7. Are any of you working for...

    SCRN1 replied to Ginger35's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe everyone went running when they saw the word malpractice.:roll Just

  8. How many times?

    SCRN1 replied to anniev's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, if I hadn't passed after the first time, I don't think I could've handled the stress of having to take it again.:roll I once worked with an LPN who had taken it 3 times. She was a very good...

  9. Would you do anything about it?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. She also illegally dispensed prescription

  10. Would you do anything about it?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Wrong. She stated she was a nurse and when I told her I was told she was a nursing assistant, she said, "no, I am a nurse". This is one of the states that it's illegal in to identify yourself as a...

  11. If you suspect your nurse coworker of being a drinker, what do you do?

    SCRN1 replied to nitesky83's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I disagree. We had a nurse on our floor who once smelled of alcohol on her breath. The nurse who smelled it told the nursing supervisor when she came to check on our floor. She said the nurse who told...

  12. Would you do anything about it?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in a pediatric office, we weren't required to log anything out of the samples

  13. Need Help From Supervisors, Charge Nurses

    SCRN1 replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the worst things that's happened when I've been in charge is other nurses trying to put off on me things they can very much do for themselves. For example, one time another nurse had the gall...

  14. new nurse on orientation

    SCRN1 replied to fredyjen's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others. Anytime you make a mistake (and yes, there will be more), think of them as a learning experience, as long as you don't continue making the same ones over & over. It...

  15. Don't give oxygen?

    SCRN1 replied to LNDRN19's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not at me, but at another nurse when she gave it to a COPDer (it was more than 2 liters). How many liters did this nurse give and did the patient have COPD? If it's more than 2L, we are to get a...

  16. Careplans in your head?

    SCRN1 replied to Troischats's topic in General Nursing

    On admission, the computer already has it figured out for you, depending on what diagnosis you put in and you can say yes to apply it. You can also apply more as needed. They are supposed to be...

  17. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    SCRN1 replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I think it's a good idea. 1. Since it is part of nursing care and you may not always have a CNA to change patient's briefs for you & need to do it yourself, it'll help you decide if you...

  18. Not all doctors can read ekg strips?

    SCRN1 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school, we learned basic arrhythmias. Since I didn't use it for years, I forgot how to read strips. (I now work on a tele floor and had to take tele classes and relearned them.) I'm sure...

  19. Did I Handle This OK?

    SCRN1 replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Just as you were humiliated by what she said, she was probably also embarassed by what you said first. However, this doesn't give her the right to use profanity with you or any other nurse. Good for...

  20. Would You/Do You Offer Assistance?

    SCRN1 replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught that if you're in a situation (outside of your job) where you're giving 1st aid or CPR, you give it over to EMS when they arrive. So, this tells me that if they are already on the scene,...

  21. Telephone Orders- Perplexed in MA!

    SCRN1 replied to kathybMA's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't do it. Your signature means you took the order from the doctor. If there is a mistake, it's YOUR job or license on the line. Not the one who took the order and didn't sign it. Should...

  22. FELLOW Nurses please help with this dilema. I am so upset!

    SCRN1 replied to sweetnurse2006's topic in General Nursing

    About 7 years ago, I was called by my children's pediatrician's office and asked if I would come work for them in their satellite office that had opened the previous year and was growing so quickly,...

  23. Would you do anything about it?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    As I stated above, she works in a mental health facility and the meds were samples left by drug reps. They aren't kept in a pyxis there. I know they are samples because she said so. True, MDs do...

  24. "Good Sam" Laws?

    SCRN1 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I live in SC and the way they explained the Good Samaritan law is this...a layperson untrained in CPR cannot be sued for trying to help. However, a licensed person is only held responsible up to the...

  25. Would you do anything about it?

    SCRN1 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    She works in a mental health center and it was samples that the drug reps give the doctors to dispense to