TrafalgarRN

TrafalgarRN

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  1. scab nursing

    TrafalgarRN replied to defyinggravity2009's topic in General Nursing

    First and foremost i don't know how long you have been doing this to understand the union perspective. Let me give you a story....a long time ago , i worked in an Oncology floor and i had 6-8 patients...

  2. scab nursing

    TrafalgarRN replied to defyinggravity2009's topic in General Nursing

    Its amazing when i see people say we don't need any union and yet they come crying to AA when the Sh*t hits the fan. I see people cry about having 10 ER patients, 7 Medsurg Patients or even 4 ICU...

  3. Humor: You Might be an ER Nurse

    TrafalgarRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Something i read somewhere and would love to share: You Might be an ER Nurse if: You consider a tongue depressor an eating utensil. You have ever tried to identify what a patient ate last by...

  4. EHRs stink!

    TrafalgarRN replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to say this but it really gets better. The only problem is that many hospitals are rushing to implement the system lacking better implementation. I don't know what the rush is but i think its...

  5. do you ever get tired of being treated like crap?

    TrafalgarRN replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Always put your foot down...i will be stern and tell them that if they can't be polite then i can't help them and they can get another nurse to take care of them or they can sign out and go home and...

  6. Manager mad RN followed policy and procedure!

    TrafalgarRN replied to elfinM's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Did you say you guys tube blood through the pneumatic system? Are there no checks between the blood bank tech and the person picking up the blood? As to who was right; i would say whoever was...

  7. Please for the love of God.............

    TrafalgarRN replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    1. When you are a frequent flyer and you are in my department to score a round of Narcotics. Hey its your life...if the provider orders its and your blood pressure and rest of the vitals are...

  8. NS at 125 ml/hr is not an ER order

    TrafalgarRN replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Exactly...who cares who writes the orders..if you want you own orders then be a provider. There is always a reason for maintenance fluids....why would a sane person maintain a 500 ml/hr infusion rate...

  9. The problem with floating ER Nurses

    TrafalgarRN replied to crabalot's topic in Emergency

    Hey...if they called me to be a sitter i would go running :)...and it would be the most easy but boring 8 hrs of my life. But to your question...i have never worked in a place where they float ER...

  10. Help, I am very conflicted about turning peer into nursing board

    TrafalgarRN replied to auntie72's topic in General Nursing

    Silence Kills ; Patient Safety Comes First; I never overlook when co-workers endanger patients through shortcuts. My family use the ED where I work and I want to be comfortable knowing that the right...

  11. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    TrafalgarRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    @Kyprn...wish to defer for a minute....A New MD is certainly different from a New NP...Those rotations in med school are thousands of hours for clinicals....in residency you eat, live, shower, play in...

  12. Kaiser nurses? Anyone out there?

    TrafalgarRN replied to MsBlissful's topic in California Nursing

    Your location

  13. Claiming suicide can get you out of anything!

    TrafalgarRN replied to bjaeram's topic in General Nursing

    The patient has some serious psych issues because no normal person would have behaved like that. Manipulation, attention seeking are psych symptoms in my little world. But at the same time i agree...

  14. poor report

    TrafalgarRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello and sorry about you frustration but i have some basic rules to avoid poor reports. We have an electronic health system and when assignments are done i will take at least 5 minutes to review the...

  15. Pain meds IV push

    TrafalgarRN replied to krista312's topic in General Nursing

    Mhhh....never heard of such method of administering Morphine or any other narcotics intravenously but as someone stated you are always covered by following the hospitals policy.I have seen many ways...

  16. Giving blood without an ID bracelet or Consent

    TrafalgarRN replied to nurseryRN14's topic in General Nursing

    How long does it take to print an id band? OP states she gave blood to same patient a few days before so if printing band takes forever why not get a patient label and make an temporary ID before...

  17. Sympathy strike...would you do it??

    TrafalgarRN replied to notachargenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Yes i have seen nurses get what they want after they stood up for themselves.How do you think we got the benefits we have had in the past? It was 6 one days strikes that gave way to this. You sound...

  18. Sympathy strike...would you do it??

    TrafalgarRN replied to notachargenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My exact opinion. To the OP we wok for the same healthcare system. Yes we have an excellent contract till 2014 but you need to see the big picture. They are trying takeaways from other unions which...

  19. Kindly disspell these rumors about Kaiser

    TrafalgarRN replied to mikeworksRN's topic in California Nursing

    Which Kaiser are you talking about? I Work for Kaiser and don't want to get into lots of specifics. But some simple tidbits...its 15 years and you get 100% coverage when you retire. I work in the...

  20. Your ER policy on giving rides home

    TrafalgarRN replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    Practically you can kick her out and tell her she is discharged and the Social Workers job is no to get her a ride. Social Workers are there for more important things. I would have talked to the S/W...

  21. Lunch breaks

    TrafalgarRN replied to stervets's topic in General Nursing

    Not to brag but i get a full 1 hour break for my 8 hour NOC shift . I get to clock out and in that 1 hour i can't be interrupted; will run to Starbucks, grab some food and sometimes sleep for the...

  22. remember the flight attendent who quit creatively?

    TrafalgarRN replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I would get onto the hospitals main intercom and announce " Trafalgar is Out of the

  23. Your ER policy on giving rides home

    TrafalgarRN replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    :yeah: Big bucks for the Charge nurse? Its 5 % premium on your hourly rate where i work which ends up being like $ 40 extra for the night and sometimes you go home with a massive headache or mental...

  24. Does this happen at your hospital? (Staffing related.)

    TrafalgarRN replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in General Nursing

    Also i would say is this is inhumane, greediness and lack of empathy. What kind of corporation do you work for? This almost sounds like a county hospital(no pun intended) since i doubt that a for...

  25. Your ER policy on giving rides home

    TrafalgarRN replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    Caliotter ask and it shall be given:D. I have no problems giving food once all the diagnostics are done. I proudly provide food and drinks(juice or water ) and not ginger ale or the seven up people...