mscsrjhm

mscsrjhm

Member

  • Content

    646

  • Visitors

    7,051

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    8

All Content by mscsrjhm

  1. Who's medication error was it?

    mscsrjhm replied to NJFek's topic in Correctional

    Where to start? You and I know that they can't get high from INH, but other inmates don't know that. I have seen them sell antibiotics, Theophylline, HTN meds, etc for sex, commissary, and food....

  2. Medication Passes and Group Homes

    mscsrjhm replied to shozzy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you told me to sit on a rock, I would assume you were crazy. I have heard of nurses putting rice in CNA shoes, and one nurse even forced CNAs to wear wet (new) depends. My opinion- nurses are...

  3. Its sad how some non-medical people can be so Ignorant !

    mscsrjhm replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Post-op hernia repair 74 y/o male admitted from outpatient for 23 h obs: wasn't recovering too quickly-sure didn't want to wake up. Family furious- wanted to file a grievance as he had not received...

  4. Anyone Familiar with Extended Care Hospitals?

    mscsrjhm replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of nurses watching cameras. Wouldn't they be more helpful on the floor? Seriously, you are walking into some rough @#$%. Extended care can be very tough. Why do you think they are...

  5. got shouted at yesterday night

    mscsrjhm replied to melz34's topic in General Nursing

    I would tell on him. He not the boss. Seriously though, it's a mind game- he thinks he is in control- forgetting that his needs are now being met by the nursing staff. Once he is subtlety reminded...

  6. I'm afraid for my pt. and afraid to go to work.

    mscsrjhm replied to Peggy4's topic in General Nursing

    You imagine him have been a normal person prior to the child. You really are nice (good good thing.) I imagined him to have been a sleazy, slimy, lazy, abusive, pre/post convicted, selfish substance...

  7. I'm afraid for my pt. and afraid to go to work.

    mscsrjhm replied to Peggy4's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that you are a very caring person, who is extremely naive and must never work with inmates. I have worked in homes that live almost completely off that "measly" check, and will lie, cheat,...

  8. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    mscsrjhm replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    If I need a bathroom break, I take one. The "me time" I speak of is not for the bathroom. It is that down time for 30 minutes to just get away. Per the post I was referring to : "In nursing school...

  9. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    mscsrjhm replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    In reply to post 146: I am not attempting to be a martyr. This issue is not a clinical issue, and cannot be solved by looking it up in a text book, or bringing up what you were taught in school....

  10. I'm afraid for my pt. and afraid to go to work.

    mscsrjhm replied to Peggy4's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you could talk anonymously to the local Police Narcotics

  11. The end of C-diff testing??

    mscsrjhm replied to medpsychRN's topic in General Nursing

    Re: the OP. Perhaps the humorless Dr. was attempting to joke? No Physician is going to voluntarily breach basic standard of care. Can you imagine how much a memo directing this negligence would be...

  12. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    mscsrjhm replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Through agency, I have worked at places that required their own staff to do this. I just don't get it. I go to work to make money, and consider putting food in my children's mouths a great...

  13. I'm afraid for my pt. and afraid to go to work.

    mscsrjhm replied to Peggy4's topic in General Nursing

    Guy sounds like he knows the inside of a jail cell quite well. People like this could care less about his grieving process- he's probably happy to be getting a check and having very little...

  14. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    mscsrjhm replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Please Aloevera, stop the perpetuating!!! I'm hungry. I am now suspicious that you may have perpetuated other problems-you are protesting too much!! Did you ever know Jimmy Hoffa? Have you ever...

  15. I'm afraid for my pt. and afraid to go to work.

    mscsrjhm replied to Peggy4's topic in General Nursing

    It is already established by actions that you can be victimized, so don't go back to that house. Calls to make: Pt.s Physician first, hotline, case worker, finally your agency. You are required by law...

  16. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    mscsrjhm replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    It just isn't that big a deal to me. But it is important to some co-workers, and so I work with them to make sure they can get away for 30 minutes to eat. And in return, they respect what is...

  17. Help! How do I stop blowing very good veins?

    mscsrjhm replied to bagbaje26's topic in General Nursing

    I also rarely use a tourniquet. Good advice given to me while I was also going through a dry spell. By keeping an extremity below heart level while I get supplies set up, I found veins do not blow...

  18. The Doctor said WHAT?

    mscsrjhm replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I have also been fired- for speaking out against violations. In a right to work state, you can be fired for anything, and my sense of outrage has assisted me out the door. Was once told that I was...

  19. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    mscsrjhm replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, taking a lunch would put a big bite into my work schedule. It may seem like only 30 minutes, but playing "catch up" can drown me, and since my work IS taking care of people, I choose not...

  20. A name for Computer on Wheels

    mscsrjhm replied to butterfly9's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't believe this. Way to easy to simply explain the acronym to the patient. This was obviously some kind of admin decision. Some over-paid, possibly pompous, Emily Post etiquette...

  21. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    mscsrjhm replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    It has been this way forever. You just gotta laugh- what does the world think we are talking about when nurses complain about getting no respect and being over worked? And to imply that people are...

  22. How do you hang tape on a stethoscope?

    mscsrjhm replied to newnurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I can't survive without cargo pants. I also carry a small, clean spec bag in my pocket and keep a small roll of tape in it. Use it to carry meds after pulling them from the accudose or pyxis. This...

  23. No verbal reports at my hospital!!!!!!

    mscsrjhm replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    My experience last week with written/faxed reports: Direct admit-(frequent flier- didn't need report) to room 1, 30 minutes after her arrival-lab called- her K+ was 2.8. While calling Doc re critical...

  24. Blowing the whistle on your facility

    mscsrjhm replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Get another job, start applying immediately, but we have to stand up for those that cannot stand up for themselves. Blow the whistle-really loud! (No comments re loss of income please. I have blown...

  25. General med times- am, noon, pm, hs

    mscsrjhm posted a topic in General Nursing

    True- there is a veterans home that has no specific time for medication passes, other than am (0559 to 1159), noon (1200 to 1459), pm (1500 to 1759) and hs (1800 to 2200). 200 residents. Ambulatory...