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  1. How does write ups work in the hospital?

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    If two write ups are completely different, one for calling in to work and another write up is related to work performance, does it mean the second write up is gong to be a final written

  2. FIRED!!! What to do now?

    Ms.RN replied to safiri's topic in General Nursing

    What is the point of probationary period if employer can fire you for any reasons after the probationary

  3. Good book to prep for SNF work?

    Ms.RN replied to Anderle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've worked at LTC for couple of years and I found that geriatric nursing is different from the adult age group. For a healthy person its normal to be coughing with little bit of congestion but with...

  4. written up

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in the hospital a little over 3 month now. Previously my nurse manager told me that nurses are complaining that I am not giving a good report. Then yesterday she wrote me up for not...

  5. written up

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    My problem is that this is my first job at the hospital and I"ve worked here about over 3 monthes and I know most of the hospitals require at least a year of experience. Its going to be difficult to...

  6. written up

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everybody. I have this gut feeling that she wants to get rid of me. I cant find other job at this point becuase i've worked only 3 month at the hospital and I dont think i can transfer...

  7. can a med-surg nurse work in telemetry?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working in the med-surg unit and I have never been oriented or worked at the telemetry unit. The other day I was being asked if I can work in a telemetry unit. So i'm wondering, is...

  8. Drug error

    Ms.RN replied to coneartist's topic in General Nursing

    I dont understand. Why did she give a coumadin when a physician write an order for a vitamin K injection? Is it because doc told her that she is on

  9. should i have given it to patient as scheduled?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My patient is receiving penicillin IVABT. This patient was scheduled q 6 hours at 5pm, 11p etc. A day shift nurse didnt give this medicine until 7pm. Should I have given the next dose at the...

  10. what am I doing wrong?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Whenver I insert butterfly needle to the vessel to draw blood it starts to form a big hematoma. what am I doing

  11. problem with sleeping at night

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working a night shift in the last 3 monthes and I've gotten used to working night shift by staying awake when I am at work and being able to fall asleep when I come home from work. NOw my...

  12. Hypothetical Ethical Issue

    Ms.RN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse I think we have a duty to provide care to the patients no matter what their backgrounds are. If I have to take care of this person, I'll be very profesional. I go into patients room and do...

  13. Home health scope of practice for RN's state of Texas

    Ms.RN replied to MFP RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    To me it means patient needs eval and treatment by different disciplinary. A doctor cannot evaluate patient for dysphagia so he writes an order for a speech therapist to evaluate for dysphagia and...

  14. can a nurse manager cancel your shift?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today I was scheduled to work but a nurse manager called me and told me she's going to have a pool nurse work tonight. If I work today then its going to be my fourth day ill be working this week....

  15. how can I repair the damage

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I started my new job about 2 monthes ago and now i'm having a problem with getting along with co-workers. One of the PCA asked me a question and instead of explaining to her I answered her briefly...

  16. Thinking of transitioning to LTC from hospital acute care...

    Ms.RN replied to fireball78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You must be working the day shift. I was in the same situation. I transitioned from nursing home to the hospital and I was oriented on the day shift and I was feeling so overwhelmed with everything...

  17. Obtaining urine specimen from foley

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you obtain urine specimen from foley catheter? My inservice/infection control nurse told us during our inservice that every time we have to obtain urine from foley, we have to insert new foley...

  18. potassium level

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    at what level is serum potassium level considered high and needs

  19. bullous pemphigoid

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    hello i have a patient who have been diagnosed with bullous pemphigoid. she has multiple blisters and it breaked open and now she has this huge open sores in her body. right now we are just applying...

  20. is it considered abandonment if no call no show?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    this nursing home i'm working treats staff really badly. this particular have a high turnover and they wont fire nurses for big mistakes like lying that she gave medication to patient when patient is...

  21. help!

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I posted about this issue few days ago but now it came up again. I worked in a long term care facility for 4 years and was hired to work in sub acute unit that is due to open either next or in 2...

  22. when a male patient pulls foley out..

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    What would be an appropriate nursing intervention when a male patient pulls foley out with balloon still inflated and bleeding from the site? Do you insert another foley or just leave it until...

  23. need advice

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was hired to work in the new subacute unit in the hospital and since the unit not open yet I"v been orientating in a med-surg unit with a preceptor for 3 weeks. This my first time working in the...

  24. Any RN's currently enrolled in a BSN program??

    Ms.RN replied to RnBound0510's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am attending online RN to BSN program at UTA. The admission requirments are not that tough at this university and classes are pretty doable. Each nursing courses are only 5 weeks long except for one...

  25. hospital subacute unit

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone worked in the hospital subacute unit? I was just wondering how subacute unit is different from the med surg unit in the hospital. Do patients need as much nursing care as med surg...