NurseCherlove

NurseCherlove

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  1. The Lack Of Teamwork Is Astounding!

    NurseCherlove replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    You are lucky!! That's the way it SHOULD be! I have a lot of contempt for lazy nurses, and yes, we have our share where I work. To the OP, definitely ask for help and be sure to specify what you...

  2. Assessment and Urgency a thing of the past?

    NurseCherlove replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps they could also be reminded that they can be sued for neglect and that their licenses can be

  3. NG Tube Yields 2000 ml Immediately

    NurseCherlove replied to Nurse_Advocate's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say it but I would probably from there on out be somewhat judgemental of that last nurse - you know, going over EVERYTHING with a fine-tooth comb after getting report from her b/c you know...

  4. not documenting narcotic waste in pysix

    NurseCherlove replied to onenurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Onenurse1, This might be a silly suggestion, but could you possibly still go through the sharps container to find the other vials? I know that one time I had a co-worker (new nurse still on...

  5. Please ask responsible and thoughtful questions!

    NurseCherlove replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts

  6. racist comment

    NurseCherlove replied to XXl-cool's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow! I guess it's kinda neat how different we all are. I say that because I get offended if I am treated WITHOUT chivalry (when it is appropriate). I love to be treated like a lady (but a lady...

  7. Night shift to days, Which specialties are day shift friendly???

    NurseCherlove replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    Not silly at all - have wondered the very same thing myself. Also, like you, I do tele. I really want to stay in any kind of cardiac

  8. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    NurseCherlove replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Add me to the count of course!!! More to add to this thread tomorrow. 3 nights in a row where I work will make ya brain dead so let me recover 'cause I got a lot to say on this subject as many of...

  9. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    NurseCherlove replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Back atchya - getting a little misty here myself. TRUST ME when I tell you that we nurses have an uncanny way of knowing who the complainers are. And like BrokenRNHeart, I too will strongly emphasize...

  10. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    NurseCherlove replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Meg, this upsets me. People like you are THE REASON we became nurses to begin with! It's not your fault that hospitals are too greedy to staff properly! Remember that

  11. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    NurseCherlove replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I do the very same thing. It truly hurts my heart when I go in to check on one of my patients and they are in pain or having some problem. When I ask them why they didn't call me right away, they...

  12. Care for pt with PE

    NurseCherlove replied to strugglingnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that was my thought initially, but then I started thinking about how tiny the capillaries surrounding the alveoli are. Whereever the clot is in the pulmonary vasculature, it seems like it would...

  13. May I speak to Dr. so&so?

    NurseCherlove replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!!! That has got to be one of the coolest things I've heard in a long time! She rocks! I'll bet she's cool as a cucumber during emergencies too. Now that's a nurse for ya! Johnson and Johnson...

  14. My father died last Tuesday

    NurseCherlove replied to ohioln's topic in General Nursing

    Baby, I am so sad and so sorry to hear about your loss. I can't even imagine the pain you are enduring. I am just so glad you got to spend a whole week with him before his departure to Heaven - the...

  15. Flexible Schedules

    NurseCherlove replied to twinmom07's topic in General Nursing

    Along these same lines, I want to move into CCU in a few months; however, I don't want to work full-time. Has anyone ever heard of a nurse with no prior critical care experience being hired into CCU...

  16. Do you like being a nurse?

    NurseCherlove replied to mandy3214's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE being a nurse - it really is who I am. But, I HATE nursing, speaking from a bedside/floor point of view. If the workload were less, where one was not *constantly* running around, getting...

  17. Nightmare Families and Hospital protocols

    NurseCherlove replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Ok first, someone needs to make a large, colorful "EMPLOYEES ONLY" sign for the breakroom. Hmm. I wonder if you could even put in smaller print under that something like "All others will be promptly...

  18. Blood PRessure question

    NurseCherlove replied to Michellebr's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. I was taught that you chose the size of the cuff by the width of the cuff, not the length. It needs to be like 2/3 of the arm circumferentially or something like that. Perhaps this length is...

  19. Potential fallout of refusing additional pts

    NurseCherlove replied to PurrRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - I've never heard of that. I am impressed with that DON! Kudos to you too for pressing the issue and not just rolling over at the first refusal for

  20. Nursing from a hygienist perspective....

    NurseCherlove replied to hygienejunkie's topic in General Nursing

    This profession, well working 12 hour shifts in the hospital, affects my entire life. I am constantly fatigued because by the time I recover, it's time to go back. And yes, my body does feel rickety...

  21. Hourly Rounding

    NurseCherlove replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My thoughts exactly! And the admins are stupid enough to buy (literally) into it! This was "pioneered" by a consulting group called the Studer Group. The funny thing is that hourly rounding and...

  22. How many patients is too many & addressing staffing issues.....

    NurseCherlove replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    Well, we all know that really it's $$ that matters most to the powers that be. So I think we just have to beat them at their own game. Hear me out here. In "their" minds, customer service =...

  23. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    NurseCherlove replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I've heard it all

  24. Hourly Rounding

    NurseCherlove replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ya know, I used to receive recognition cards from patients somewhat frequently. Never once has one said that it was because I told them I have the time and/or rounded on them every hour! (well...

  25. Hourly Rounding

    NurseCherlove replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i actually recently considered applying for an hca hospital. forget it