Daqueengene

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1. Wrong side/omitted procedure

   Daqueengene replied to guest64485's topic in Operating Room

   I cannot imagine WHY A NURSE WOULD REQUIRE YOU TO SIGN A PERMIT THAT YOU INDICATED WAS NOT CORRECT!!!!!!!! Having said that I am appalled and embarrassed by the lack of professionalism and disregard...

2. Nursing is slavery Period!!!

   Daqueengene replied to sonia211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   It is so hard these days to find the balance in Nursing. It is true that times have changed and there are many different responsibilities and pressures to handle. I feel bad for nursing right now...

3. Bronchoscope Disinfection

   Daqueengene replied to acauchi's topic in Gastroenterology

   Isn't it interesting that so many places have so many different ways of doing things. It just says to me that standards are so general and varied there is such a wide interpretation that no really...

4. Bronchoscope Disinfection

   Daqueengene replied to acauchi's topic in Gastroenterology

   Isn't it interesting that so many places have so many different ways of doing things. It just says to me that standards are so general and varied there is such a wide interpretation that no really...

5. Pushing before complete

   Daqueengene replied to winterblue's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Labor down Labor down Labor

6. Nursing Identity: is it to Dress in White?

   Daqueengene posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I Listened to a news story this morning about Grady Memorial Hosp in Atlanta going back to all white uniforms for Nurses. The overall feeling is that we are indistinguishable from anyone else in the...

7. Shared eye drops/multiple patients

   Daqueengene replied to switcher's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   In our hospital we do share eye drops for pre-op cataract clients. The drops are instilled by the holding room RNs and the tips arent allowed to touch the eye at all. The drops are then discarded...

8. I am pregnant!

   Daqueengene replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations! You will do fine if you don't try to be super woman. Listen to your body it will tell you when to slow down take a break order out instead of cook and get the LB (lover boy) to help...

9. Bronchoscope Disinfection

   Daqueengene replied to acauchi's topic in Gastroenterology

   Ours are the same and ENDORNs we use the olympus scope washer for all our endoscopes. The Colon and EGD scopes are on one setting and the bronch is a different setting about a 70 minute cycle...

10. 2 in PACU at all times?

    Daqueengene replied to sharann's topic in PACU

    I work in a small hospital and after our pacu facilitators became certified in pacu nursing the tide changed indicating that two RNs needed to be available for all recovery patients. We work it out...

11. Difficult patients and families

    Daqueengene replied to bunky's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with many of you in that demanding patients and families can be a definate strain on the daily work load and time management for pt care. I am somehwhat troubled though by many of the...

12. Demerol is passe?? Can anyone fill me in?

    Daqueengene replied to steel magnolia's topic in Pain Management

    Demerol has fallen out of favor in pain management due to the breakdown of demerol in the body produces nor-meperidine. With prolonged use as in chronic pain management this build up can cause...

13. New Study:Patients have higher acuity, yet skill levels of nursing staff has declined

    Daqueengene replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    nurses today are rushed and pushed through programs to be dumped into acute care hospitals. newly graduated rns are becoming the new face of specialty nursing units such as icus ers ors and the like....

14. hospital cutting benifits

    Daqueengene posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just wanted some feed back on benifits out there. The Hospital where I work has just cut benifits this year by taking our accured sick time and changed it to what they are calling short term...

15. Your Thoughts Requested

    Daqueengene replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Weezie Sorry Girl but I know of no place that allows family to be in attendance when surgery is going on. The scrub sinks usually serve more that one room and others may be scrubbing for another...