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  1. Will we remain divided and conquered?

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yup! That's why I

  2. So you thought your ER experience was bad? - this is long but certainly ices the cake

    anonymurse replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    What, no one would take it on

  3. Will we remain divided and conquered?

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The problem with the national unionization plan is simply workability. I just took a look at the map in the Wikipedia article. Talk about a nation divided! The states colored red are right-to-work...

  4. Will we remain divided and conquered?

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes. The "Bowling Alone" phenomenon strikes again. However "Better Together" gives some idea how, even in this age, communities can be built. It's necessary to get people together and let them...

  5. Will we remain divided and conquered?

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A seat-of-the-pants guess has me thinking that an across-the-board comparison of occupational migration would be distorted, because nursing is one of those fields people are trending toward exiting to...

  6. Will we remain divided and conquered?

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm opposed to striking for pt. safety reasons, and I don't think it's necessary, anyway. What I want to see is LPNs and RNs dialoguing on equal footing about those concerns they share in completely....

  7. Why does Nursing put up with short staffing?

    anonymurse replied to elfinM's topic in General Nursing

    nearly 1 out of 5 rns are not working as rns. conditions and pay are most commonly cited by these rns as reasons for leaving nursing. imagine, if you will, if conditions and pay were satisfactory....

  8. NEED HELP, Send my resume two-three weeks ago!

    anonymurse replied to nurseo's topic in Nursing Career

    It's estimated that 19 out of 20 resumes never get read. Paper overload is a reality of any organization. If you're a clerk and you have (a) a resume in your hand (b) someone planted in front of your...

  9. Pre-employment personality tests

    anonymurse replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Shoot, relax, they need you. Take the test, pee in the bottle, go to

  10. How is the job market??

    anonymurse replied to Epona's topic in Virginia Nursing

    One factor that is often overlooked is graduation date. If you graduate in June, you're competing with a whole bunch of other folks. Almost as bad in December. But if you graduate at some odd time...

  11. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear it. That is so totally hosed! Any way you can champion a change on behalf of the

  12. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. Agency sitters, what a concept. You know, considering the liability and all, I'm beginning to think hospitals should not only have their own sitter programs and distinct sitter training, but...

  13. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, usually it's not a trial because we know what's going to happen and when, and because I'm going to notify the RN before the restraints go back on. Most cases are sundowning with elopement...

  14. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    anonymurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    When something goes wrong with one of my pts, *everyone* knows, like it or not. What we are looking for is ways to bulletproof things in the general interface between RNs and sitters. RNs, not aides,...

  15. I Hit A Bone!!

    anonymurse replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

    here's an abstract i just ran across, will have to get the article: jama. 1997 jun 4;277(21):1709-11. [color=#336699]links determination of deltoid fat pad thickness. implications for needle length...

  16. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, when I work as an aide or US I spell 'em as much as I can. The ones in contact islolation need it most because 2 hours in one of those isolation gowns will make you sweat out your scrubs,...

  17. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, while the order is good for the whole period, that doesn't mean the pt has to be restrained the whole time. I show up early and read the chart, and if there are orders for restraints, I'll ask...

  18. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I guess you're in a spot if you're the only nurse. I haven't seen that yet myself, so the nurses all hit the bathrooms whenever they need

  19. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I hear you. There has to be a way to hire and retain better quality sitters. Or rather, there should be a way to make this a

  20. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I was in a rush and didn't explain. On this one floor, the charge who had this pt won't give PRN Haldol AT ALL. This was explained to me by a floor RN when I had a very combative pt who was...

  21. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not what I said. First, the rules say we're not to leave the patient's presence. And the rules make sense from the pt safety perspective. No bathroom break even with a bathroom a few feet away....

  22. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    You guys are

  23. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    See, that's the rationale used for not giving the Haldol, the pt has a sitter. However in terms of keeping a pt in bed, we're there only to monitor and report to the primary so she can formulate a...

  24. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    anonymurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Re-read the post! I am explaining why *you* don't get what *you* want. *I* always notify the primary for everything. It's part of *my* personal protection plan. If the RN doesn't do anything, everyone...

  25. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    anonymurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that every unit and even different shifts on the same unit can have extremely different cultures. I really believe it starts with the NM and charge. If they are laissez-faire, or contribute...