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  1. No Narc count????

    I would definitely do the count. I worked with a nurse that we all just "trusted" and we found out much later that he was stealing narcotics. He seemed to have it together but it was all a show....
  2. This is a nurse message board. If someone looks up ostomy and comes to a nursing site, they will get a true nurse's experience. Many of the nurses included empathy in their post such as the nurse who...
  3. first admission all the time

    I agree that you should talk to her. Also, are you able to be charge nurse? I'd ask to be allowed to be charge nurse sometimes. When you also have charge power, suddenly your assignments get a lot...
  4. Duties of The Floor Nurse.....

    As crazy as it sounds, all that dusting probably did a lot to keep out the bugs and dust since they didn't have modern
  5. Serious scope of practice concern

    I'd contact the
  6. How to be faster/more efficient?

    Wow. Good luck to you! I am a floor nurse so I don't have that much work, thank goodness. However, I think you may have answered your own question. Apologize but tell your patients that to keep...
  7. Is a baby nurse..

    The L&D nurses say "baby nurse" at my hospital. It's a large academic medical
  8. Night Shifters!

    We get $10 shift diff for weekend. $3 after 3pm. I didn't realize our shift dif was so much better than some other
  9. Doing a favor vs. being an RN

    I think the prior posts covered most issues well. However, you also have to be concerned about your medical mal practice insurance. If you don't not have your own med mal insurance, you are relying...
  10. I work Med Surge. You'll learn to hold some patients at a distance and only let a few in to the depths of your heart at a time. Crying is not shameful. It's the only grace-filled response to such a...
  11. Concerns about 'modeling' pictures

    Wow. Interesting question for sure. I doubt it would be problematic if it doesn't have her real name. Besides, admitting that you recognize her is a public admission that you look at internet Media,...
  12. Report Sheet Samples

    There are free report sheets here:
  13. Frequent Broviac Infections - eek!

    Maybe they could place a port. or use a Biopatch or other chlorhexidine impregnated dressing. The biopatch costs money but many studies prove that it saves money by preventing infection /...
  14. Foley to LIS???

    What did the Risk manager cite as the problem? The fact that the order was unclear or that the procedure itself wasn't
  15. ?? Schools in NC do have waitlists. Durham tech for