RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

    RN4NICU replied to pumpkin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LMAO at the visual - sounds like quite a

  2. New grad dealing with angry/yelling patients

    RN4NICU replied to pumpkin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    [color=#3366cc]the american nurses association's bill of rights for registered nurses registered nurses promote and restore health, prevent illness and protect the people entrusted to their care....

  3. Another Nurse Bites the Dust...

    RN4NICU replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that's a government employee thing. It's why I'm still considering military nursing (I don't know what the age cutoff is for Navy or Air Force, but Army is like 46). You do your 20 years...

  4. Too good to aide?

    RN4NICU replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    Right on, Agnus. OP - Look at it this way, if they didn't waste their resources by paying nurses to function as CNA's (on what appears from your post to be a fairly regular basis), they could afford...

  5. Another Nurse Bites the Dust...

    RN4NICU replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    Why on earth? Just curious why she thinks we've got the greener

  6. Hiding meds from residents. What do you think?

    RN4NICU replied to Marti Ann's topic in General Nursing

    This falls under state law, so it will vary from state to state. Some states do not require a patient to be a danger to self or others (Ohio is one), as long as the person has been declared by a...

  7. Conflict in the workplace

    RN4NICU replied to KellyRN4's topic in General Nursing

    This kind of BS is exactly why nurses should be consultants rather than employees (or at the very least, a consulted service like PT, OT, or ST). The way things are now - youre d***ed if you do and...

  8. Too good to aide?

    RN4NICU replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that the "sign up" is for who wants the day off if there are too many staff members scheduled. According to the OP, the nurse manager gets on the case of the nurses for not wanting to spend...

  9. Too good to aide?

    RN4NICU replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but we aren't talking about OT. Instead we are talking about canceling CNAs and having nurses do their work so that the total number of people there will fit some "magic" staffing number. I...

  10. Too good to aide?

    RN4NICU replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    It still sounds like a crappy deal to me. Staffing should be according to skill mix. In other words - For X number of patients, we need this many nurses and this many CNAs. Then, low-census people...

  11. divorcing while in school advice

    RN4NICU replied to timewood's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree - there is an enormous difference between using the system to help you get back on your feet and making it a way of life. It is the latter that I have major problems with. I'm all...

  12. Too good to aide?

    RN4NICU replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree,

  13. Too good to aide?

    RN4NICU replied to adidas99's topic in General Nursing

    Let me see if I'm reading this right (it may just be a little too early in the morning). The regular CNA is called off for a low census day and the nurses are expected to work as a CNA in order to...

  14. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    RN4NICU replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    in part, that would require a change in society. our society's current "i want what i want, the way i want it - i want it right now and if i'm not happy i'll sue" mentality is what makes it necessary...

  15. Did anybody see "Monk?"

    RN4NICU replied to beaglenurs's topic in General Nursing

    I am starting to care very little about what the media portrays as what. They insult the intelligence of everyone, regardless of career, or even gender. Going by what you see on TV, one would think...

  16. Thank you for all your help

    RN4NICU replied to cowgirlup's topic in General Nursing

    Wish you the best. We can't afford to lose our teachers

  17. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    RN4NICU replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think separating from hospitals and working as contractors is a FABULOUS idea. They could try to lessen their needs for "expensive nursing service" but research (and trial and error) has already...

  18. Nursing Student Needs Help!!

    RN4NICU replied to alclubb's topic in General Nursing

    HMO's are crap. Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the way it is. They look for ways to give the cheapest "care" possible. They set limits as to what kind of tests and/or procedures you can have....

  19. What is it really like to be a new graduate nurse????

    RN4NICU replied to profjanmc's topic in General Nursing

    It's not what EVERY nursing career is all about. I agree that students need not be so concerned about getting experience with procedures - that will come, but bulk bathing is not the core of every...

  20. unprofessional behavior in RN community

    RN4NICU replied to miphillli's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Unfortunately, this is a pretty common problem, Zen. A friend of mine that floated to peds. unit told me about going in to flush an INT (nothing painful here, just a little saline). Kid bit her,...

  21. Political Nursing Assigments

    RN4NICU replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I pick A and B Unfortunately this kind of crap happens and there is almost no way to predict it in the interview - they are always on their best behavior when trying to lure people in. I was treated...

  22. What do you love about our job, what do you not love about your job?

    RN4NICU replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Nursing

    love - the babies don't love - docs who were not told in med school that they would be awakened in the middle of the night even after their residency years don't love - customer service - i thought i...

  23. What is it really like to be a new graduate nurse????

    RN4NICU replied to profjanmc's topic in General Nursing

    Preventing reality shock Perhaps the first day of classes each semester could be a question and answer session with practicing nurses who can tell students what their "real world" is like. It could be...

  24. What exercises are good for nursing?

    RN4NICU replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    my best advice 1 - hamstring flexibility - inflexible hamstrings contribute to back injuries. 2 - strong abdominal core - provides support for back muscles 3 - good posture - eases strain on the back...

  25. unprofessional behavior in RN community

    RN4NICU replied to miphillli's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You folks that comment about certain words being inappropriate for a lady to say - do you really think that its appropriate for a man to say?? I don't think they sound any better coming from men, nor...