RosesrReder BSN, MSN, RN

PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU

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    The Wrong Dose - A True Story of Medication Error

    RosesrReder replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Great story and very eye opening. I wish my every place was supportive. I for one, have witnessed them drive nurses to shame, guilty and insanity. Placed in front of risk management, interview...
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    Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    RosesrReder replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty sure anyone with 2 brain cells could put them together and figure it out. What is the other option? Not show up to a mandatory meeting? Quit and hope the next place isn't of the same...
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    No BSN required if 20 yrs or more experience!

    RosesrReder replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Career

    Everyone and their mother is getting their BSN. Some are waiting to pass NCLEX with their ADN to enroll into the BSN+ because they want to run away from bedside. All these nurses I precept don't...
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    Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    RosesrReder replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Every year, at my facility we have to attend mandatory 'pep-rallies' at work. Year in and year out they go over how we need to be more giving, work short to save $$, excuses why we're so poor and...
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    Seems Patient Safety not a consideration

    RosesrReder replied to RyRy10-8's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unless you have worked everywhere, you can't really be sure. Some places are way better than others. I can tell you that from experience. Nothing would make me stay in such an unsafe or miserable...
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    Seems Patient Safety not a consideration

    RosesrReder replied to RyRy10-8's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I know I offer no sound advice other than find another job. Sounds like you enamorous work to employee relationship has expired. Welcome to the new healthcare way. The business
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    Staff Retention Policies

    RosesrReder replied to Positive_Outlook's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could like this a million times over. This has made my entire week. It's such a relief to read someone with common sense and actually gets it! I want to just e-hugs you. Thanks for
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    Staff Retention Policies

    RosesrReder replied to Positive_Outlook's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has good input but as an outsider, if I was new to your unit/facility and you have 'incentives' such as no floating or holidays after 10-15 years I would look at it like punishment. More...
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    Would and how would you address no pay raise in over a year?

    RosesrReder replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    We don't get any COL raises but every 5 years or so and then it's only pennies. Merit raises do happen but only to the brown nosers and management's pets. The rest of the loyal, hardworking folks...
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    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    RosesrReder replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The alternative is simple and very in your (my) face. If you want to continue being gainfully employed and feed your family, you just do the best you can with what you have and don't rock the boat....
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    Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    RosesrReder replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    The studies are all full of poo! How many of those BSN's were ADN's or Diploma prepared nurses for a long time before going back for their BSN. All of a sudden the "studies" claim it's because of...
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    100 mile commute. Worth it?

    RosesrReder replied to indomie23's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind commuting; however, keep in mind as PRN you're the first one to be cancelled or asked to stay home, only to be called back and expected to be there in 30 mins. Happened to me. I would...
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    How do you ensure the right INSULIN pen for the right patient?

    RosesrReder replied to KTakami25's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    They have patient specific barcodes with their pt info. They're also locked and kept inside the pt's room not in a bin in a med
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    Nursing Shortcuts: What works for you?

    RosesrReder replied to Brian's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No shortcuts here. I use a checklist and go through it with each patient. I also take the extra time with difficult or 'special' patients/situations to ensure
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    didnt get consent signed?

    RosesrReder replied to txrnswthrt's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am am a circulating nurse. Consents are a responsibility of everyone. The circulator must ensure the consents have been signed and witnessed appropriately . The patient does NOT sign surgical...
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    Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

    RosesrReder replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think there has been plenty of talk, venting, concerns being brought up continuously for at least the past decade and nothing but continues to happen. I live in a right to work state and can...
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    Psst....Let's Talk About Gossip in the Nurses' Station

    RosesrReder replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Thankfully there is no nurse's station where I work in the OR. I am far too busy running my operating room that I have no interest or time to gossip. Huge difference from when I worked the floor....
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    IV shortage--how is your hospital coping?

    RosesrReder replied to Buckeye.nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the OR. We have a shortage of IVF's and urged to be frugal with LR. Sterile Saline 1L bottles are also obsolete and were using about four 250mL mini bottles to equate. We also have a huge...
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    Are you discerning with your "likes"?

    RosesrReder replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't just hit like on a post if I agree with the poster. I'd like whatever well thought out post is interesting to me. For example, I will like a posting that is not necessarily...
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    Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    RosesrReder replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is. Can only keep wishing this would finally happen and not just be a conversation ya nurses keep
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    How I got in the Operating Room as an RN in a year.

    RosesrReder replied to harrycat1987's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! You're going to love the OR. I made the change after 10 years. It's crazy, busy, fun and the best part is ONE patient to focus on at a
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    Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    RosesrReder replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I will admit to having abandoned ship. After the same blah blah blah and fight for years with no improvement and instead seeing a decline in nurse to pt ratios, I left for the OR. Best decision ever...
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    Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    RosesrReder replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

    Have I had anything similar happen? Daily! I work in the Operating Room with surgeon's who never learned basic human decency, respect, manners such as please and thank you. Bark at you instead of...
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    Is it legal for your boss to dictate where you poop?

    RosesrReder replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I about died reading this because recently I went to see my patient in Pre-Op (I work OR) and walked into the most horrendous smell. C-diff meets GI bleed meets Necrosis. Something extremely foul....
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    Nurses with children always go home early?

    RosesrReder replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    This!!! I got so sick and tired of never knowing when I was getting to leave. Not because my charting and work Wasn't done, but because the chronic short staffing or not finding coverage for a nurse...