MomRN0913

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  1. Neonatal Sepsis

    MomRN0913 replied to chrisray's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    there is really nothing fun about neonatal sepsis. My poor daughter almost got an LP at 2 days old because they thought she had it although it turned out it was contaminated blood cultures. I would...

  2. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    I know it does. it scares me. It's been like the crazy daughter has been looking for one since admission. I have also noticed when she gets on the elevator, she NEVER goes past the nurses station....

  3. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    MomRN0913 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new manager in an LTACH facility. We have critical care/acute care patients here for about 3 weeks. It's a for profit facility where it is very kiss-butt customer service oriented, but I...

  4. Not really sure if this is okay.

    MomRN0913 replied to endlessdays's topic in General Nursing

    What is she, a unit clerk? Yes, it has to be a nurse. A nurse can ask relevant questions. Someone might be trying to transfer a patient who may be unstable. I would stop this practice

  5. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    no, the craziest part of this was she was in our facility for 2 weeks and had none ordered previously. The daughter wanted it started AFTER the

  6. To Wear Scrubs or To Not Wear Scrubs? That is the question.

    MomRN0913 replied to cna23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have been quite shocked from what i have seen interviewing CNA and RN candidates for the last month. Jeans, t shirts, Ugg boots, scrubs..... Professional dress only is really the only think I...

  7. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    It is a very tricky situation because if the pt did get a DVT and the nurse didn't give the anti coagulant, guess who would have been held responsible and i owuldn't want to put that on the nurse....

  8. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy. This got blown out of the water. I have never worked in a LTC. The facility I manage is not an LTC. She is trying to bring her "skill set" into my specialty. LTC is different than LTACH...

  9. Johnson & Johnson commercials

    MomRN0913 replied to Fribblet's topic in General Nursing

    May the commerical be corny, I always found it kind of nice that there is a commercial appreciating

  10. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    It defintely wasn't be bashing LPN's. I thI was bashing her. I mentioned it,because she thought she was the know it all nurse and could scare us because she is in the medical field. However, I do...

  11. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy Ruby, I'm sorry. It's a shame, it really is a shame. Medicine is all customer service now. I don't think there really is a solution other than the doctors stepping up. But, not that I am...

  12. Med error in nursing school!

    MomRN0913 replied to Will Never's topic in General Students

    I agree, learn from it. But the advice of the other posters, that "you got your med error out of the way" is actually unrealistic too. There will probably be more. We are human. One error in your...

  13. lost meds help?

    MomRN0913 replied to kenpochic's topic in General Nursing

    You ahve to write a paper in this? How many meds are we losing? Jesus. narcotics is one thing, but other pills. many times, our lopressor packages were always hard to remove pills from. They...

  14. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Of course she is not actually writing orders, but she tells the nurse or the dr what she wants ordered and the Dr, not wanting to deal with it, writes the order. Some of my nurses unforntualey come...

  15. What do I do? Roaches, no heat...

    MomRN0913 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    You really need to call social services. This is an environment condicive to sickness, not healing. I would call social services right away. Pplease try to look for another home care

  16. Noting orders VERY late...legally, what happens?

    MomRN0913 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Assuming a little are you? After being on both sides of the spectrum, and reently, I don't agree with this totally. I recently went from IU bedside to LTACH manager. IN my new faciltiy we have a...

  17. What to do when co-workers can't keep up any more?

    MomRN0913 replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    If there are repeated reportable errors, report them. And I say repeated. because we are all capable of errors. I have made them and I am young. Although I did work with a guy who should have...

  18. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    MomRN0913 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you feel this way. However, I don't think it will be any different outside of an acute hospital setting. This is just office/work politics. I think it would be a shame if a hospital lost...

  19. Blood Pressure Question

    MomRN0913 replied to studentnurse9's topic in General Nursing

    BP decreases standing, and increses

  20. Will I Stand Out?

    MomRN0913 replied to marhelper's topic in General Nursing

    You mean standout in an interview, or standout in practice. perhaps in an interview, yes, but in practice, the degree and the CNA thing, really no applicable until you prove yourself bedside. I am...

  21. heartless DON or reality check?

    MomRN0913 replied to sarafina's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion. She or he sounds pretty heartless and cruel. Certainly not someone I would ever want to work

  22. Visitors chasing you down the hallway....

    MomRN0913 replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, you can educate some of these families ot no end on how to help their loved ones, but they don't get it. I have been stopped with gloves and a syringe about to give an injection ot another...

  23. patient acuity system

    MomRN0913 replied to nursbjb00's topic in Nurse Management

    I think the problem is acuity is only scored in a critical care setting. When the hospital looks at it, med surg is med surg. Those are medically managed patients who shouldn't be so acute. If they...

  24. Verbal assault by a pt.

    MomRN0913 replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I've endured it before. There are some downright nasty people and the sick people who have no outlet. If they are AAO I just walk away. You don't have to take the abuse. Walk away, that's it....

  25. Working Nightshift as a New Mommy

    MomRN0913 replied to Mary C's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm divorced, but I managed to make it work with my exH. The nigths I would work, my exH would have our daughter and before he went ot work, he would drop her off at daycare and when I woke up I...