RN4NICU

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  1. Sinus problems...who has had surgery?

    RN4NICU replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    I've spoken to several folks who've had the surgery. All have told me it was the worst mistake they've ever made and their sinus problems are worse now than

  2. do new RNs always get the night shift??

    RN4NICU replied to amyrae76's topic in General Nursing

    The hospitals I've seen that have rotating shifts rotate every two weeks. That is cruel and unusual in my

  3. Procedural Question regarding Phys. orders

    RN4NICU replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto that. As for the doc, I don't know who he thought he was Chief Resident? Chief of Staff? Commander in Chief? Kansas City Chief? BUT - no matter WHO he is, he's there for the PATIENTS - same as...

  4. Anybody else work with a "super nurse?"

    RN4NICU replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    My colleagues work with super

  5. Why do nurses "eat their young"?

    RN4NICU replied to zacsmimi's topic in General Nursing

    Residents are too salty - ick! Interns are okay with the right

  6. Why do nurses "eat their young"?

    RN4NICU replied to zacsmimi's topic in General Nursing

    Mmmmm! Sweet and sour new grads with a side of radiology techs and a couple of students for dessert.

  7. Combative patient and supervisor took his side!

    RN4NICU replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    In the words of Bill Engvall: "Stupid people should have to wear signs." Maybe that would slow administration down from putting them in supervisory positions (because and only because it would be a...

  8. What can MSNs do that BSNs can't do?

    RN4NICU replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    They can be undercompensated for their additional education to an even greater

  9. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    RN4NICU replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    Right on!!If we are going to shun education - why not just skip college altogether and make the whole darned thing OJT? Do you think engineers need the liberal arts classes they take in their degree...

  10. Caps anyone??

    RN4NICU replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Trophies belong on a shelf - not on your head. They are in the way and the vast majority of nurses do not wish to wear them (those that do are free to purchase from a place like kayscaps.com or the...

  11. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    RN4NICU replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    ooops...info was already

  12. 7 Days On/7 Days Off- Love It or Hate It?

    RN4NICU replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds a lot better than the 7 on, 7 off 12 hour shifts some places use. I hated that system. I felt that my first two days off were wasted due to not having any energy by the end of the 7th

  13. Babies uneccessary death!!

    RN4NICU replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    good point - that is the beginning of the dehydration issue - LOTS of fluids are lost with burn patients. I didn't want to get attacked for pointing out that the grieving mom disregarded completely...

  14. Babies uneccessary death!!

    RN4NICU replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the exact same thing. I've never seen a kid (or anyone else for that matter) NPO without an

  15. Docs forced to write legible

    RN4NICU replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    You mean there are places where nurses still write??? LOL I thought computer charting had taken over completely - except maybe LTC. Even home health nurses chart on

  16. Babies uneccessary death!!

    RN4NICU replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.josieking.org/speech.html

  17. Where did you start?

    RN4NICU replied to beccaleigh72's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your observations, Mattsmom. I feel bad for some of the new grads we get in the NICU. We need warm bodies in a bad way and although we do offer a rather comprehensive orientation...

  18. Searing radiating pain down right leg

    RN4NICU replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    sciatic nerve pain is usually from a bulging lower lumbar disc, but can be from other things as well, such as if the muscle that rotates the leg outward is too tight, also an impingement or irritation...

  19. Where did you start?

    RN4NICU replied to beccaleigh72's topic in General Nursing

    1st job -

  20. contract settled

    RN4NICU replied to husker-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    EXCUSE ME - I suggested no such thing. (my screen name is the only one in the thread that resembles RNICU, so I'm guessing you mean me...) I stated in my post that travel nurses get screwed on a...

  21. Who's #1 your patient or you?

    RN4NICU replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    While I wholeheartedly agree with you - sick staff and stick visitors need to keep their germs at home!! - I know when I was staff, my unit had a punitive sick call policy. If you get frequent upper...

  22. Is English required to be an RN?

    RN4NICU replied to Jailhouse RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    LMAO! I've heard people pronounce "ask" as ax, but I've never seen anyone write it that way. Too

  23. What is a Traveling Nurse Duties?

    RN4NICU replied to mollyz's topic in General Nursing

    Agency nurses are more like temps (per-diem or day-to-day basis). They usually earn more than travel nurses also, as their room and board, travel expenses, etc. do not have to be paid. Travelers work...

  24. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    RN4NICU replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    I agree - I would not want to be a patient in a hospital that would conceal the credentials of the staff. That sounds scary, in addition to just plain wrong. Makes you wonder how bad the ratios were...

  25. Got my new shoes!! Feet feel great!!

    RN4NICU replied to kkbaroness's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I saw those shoes in Healthcare Traveler - had thought about trying them, but didn't know if they would be worth the mucho dinero they cost. I don't really have adequate expenses to itemize work...