TrafalgarRN

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 on a night; 2 would be getting blood transfusion...

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 patients . I see people cry how they got laid off with...

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 examining the barf on your shoes. You're at the grocer...

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 related to the new Health Legislation. I work for th...

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 follow up with their doctor. I am polite but if you...

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 following the written policy and procedure. As for tubing ...

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 normal...i will gladly give it. Hey i love my job. 2. When ...

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 on maintenance fluids? Dosage is based on age, we...

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 nurses and from a legal point its a risk issue when yo...

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 steps are being followed by in providing care. Th...

@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 the hospital. Definitely the NP approach is diffe...

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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 that this guy should have been in jail or close Psych...

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 records of the patients i am getting. We have a ma...

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 people administer IV narcotics but as a rule its p...

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 printing a permanent one. And if the transfusion is no...

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 like you have never been on any strike the way you a...

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 they have never done before so whether you like it o...

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 North so i don't know what 12 hour shifts you are talk...

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 and ensured that she didn't waste their time.

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 hour. If i would work 12 hrs i am entitled to an extr...

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

: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 "tiredness".

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 profit concerned with money, reputation would standby...

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 want and which we never have. For your guests i will...