ClariceS

ClariceS

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  1. Permanent 12 Hour Nights??... and LPN vs. RN

    ClariceS replied to hannabear1's topic in General Nursing

    Part of the reason I stayed at my hospital was that they offered permanent shifts. Rotating from shift to shift can be very difficult on sleep (then on health). And don't worry about learning stuff...

  2. Seldinger PICC/Boards that approve RN to perform

    ClariceS replied to acree's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I am a PICC certified RN and have not heard of "Seldinger" technique. Could you fill me

  3. What Freaks You Out?

    ClariceS replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    That last post reminded me of a rather obese patient we received from our ER. She smelled rather - shall I say unbathed - and I sent in 2 of my CNA's to get her washed up. A short while into it I...

  4. 45 yo Physician ISO Single Nurse

    ClariceS replied to NROSRGN's topic in General Nursing

    I sure hope the start of this thread is a joke because there is one (appropriately) bruised ego if he(she?) is reading these replies!! ROFL If it wasn't a joke , he stumbled into the wrong site for...

  5. silly question

    ClariceS replied to Lina's topic in General Nursing

    We try to celebrate almost anything we can decorate for. We put up some of the silliest looking paper decorations at the nursing station. But we really try to catch all of them if possible. Our day...

  6. What Freaks You Out?

    ClariceS replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely thick sticky mucous!! I had a patient spit out what was in her mouth onto my (thankfully gloved) hand and it filled my hand. She had been holding it in her mouth!!!EWWWWWWW! But the...

  7. need input from Mentors!!!

    ClariceS replied to hollykate's topic in General Nursing

    We are hoping that a differential works well here. On my particular floor, we haven't had too much trouble encouraging people to be preceptors because they know they get a hand in molding the new...

  8. Confidentiality

    ClariceS replied to mindil's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Another issue I have seen happen is a nurse explaining *why* a patient was on isolation, not just what the visitor needed to wear to go into the isolation room. I immediately counselled that nurse...

  9. Need advice- Canadian wants to know about US

    ClariceS replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I am a transplanted Canadian working in TX for the last 8 years. I got my green card (took about 7 months). Sorry bunky, TX has been quite great for me. My hospital has good nursing care hours...

  10. Student Doing Research on Nursing Shortage HELP!

    ClariceS replied to Andrea Parash's topic in General Nursing

    We have had medical magnet programs in high schools here for at least the last 5 years. When the students come to my floor for their clinicals, the learn things like taking VS and their meanings,...

  11. What do you do for yourself?

    ClariceS replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    I have finally gotten myself to the point that I have discovered there is truth to a runners high. At least 3 times a week, before work, I hit the treadmill for a minimum of 35 minutes. It really...

  12. Funny Names for Nurses

    ClariceS replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    Where I did nurses training, we had a plastic surgeon named Dr. Prychysn (pronounced

  13. Staff ratios

    ClariceS replied to kewlnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At my hospital in TX, we have 5:1 patient:nurse ratio on the surg floor. We have a $4/hr weekend diff and the shift diffs are $2 and up. We also have the 12 hour shifts - 36 hr one week alternating...

  14. The old teaching the new

    ClariceS replied to panda_181's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a couple ideas. First, try to get work at a place that offers a mentor or preceptor for your orientation. Yes you will learn more in the first 6 - 12 months of your career than you realize!...

  15. Ostomy bag disposal

    ClariceS replied to boplvn's topic in General Nursing

    We've always been told that if it is body fluid and it can drip, put it in the biohazard

  16. Nurses that have inspired you to be a nurse...

    ClariceS replied to Iwant2banurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have 3 nurses who inspired me to become a nurse. First was my mother who was an RN when I was a toddler (she left the profession to raise our family). Her stories and the knowledge she kept...

  17. nursing shortage???????

    ClariceS replied to msdttob's topic in General Nursing

    Here in West Texas, we are not only posting but are gladly hiring almost any warm body that shadows our door. We are in desperate need of licensed personnel with full time hours and benefits. We had...

  18. Jacho.. making our lives miserable

    ClariceS replied to Speedy1RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has already put together a Pain Management committee with mostly nurses and a couple of the doctors. We have been meeting regarding this situation for about 5 months already. We are...

  19. Charting Bloopers

    ClariceS replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I recently saw a "add 20 mEq Kay Ciel to existing IVF" order also. Maybe these docs were trained at the same place. We also had an order recently that to us really brought into question the integrity...

  20. Retention ideas wanted (sorry long winded message)

    ClariceS replied to lisagh's topic in General Nursing

    What I don't understand is why people like Lisa and I have problems keeping people! I bend over myself trying to be flexible with school, childcare issues, 8 hour shifts, 12 hour shifts (and the...

  21. Retention ideas wanted (sorry long winded message)

    ClariceS replied to lisagh's topic in General Nursing

    Lisa, your situation sounds very similar to what we have here except I haven't been able to pay doubletime. My floor doesn't use agency nurses and we pay RN's tuition reimbursement. Our institution...

  22. Is it just me or all nurses??

    ClariceS replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's that way with all medical professionals! I don't know if it is because we work with patients all the time and don't want to be one or if it is an actual glitch in our assessment systems....

  23. True ER stories

    ClariceS replied to Kel Cardaras's topic in Nursing Humor

    "I THOUGHT I HAD SEEN AND HEARD ALMOST EVERYTHING. YOU GET THAT WAY WORKING ER. ONE NIGHT I WAS DOWN THE HALL WHEN A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND FELLOW NURSE CAME OUT OF ONE OF OUR SUTURE ROOMS ALMOST...

  24. NURSING ABBREVIATIONS

    ClariceS replied to janLPN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Many hospitals also offer a nursing orientation packet that often have a listing of abbreviations acceptable at their institution. Good luck and best wishes at continuing your nursing

  25. Do the squeamish survive?

    ClariceS replied to ArleneD's topic in Nursing Career

    It really does get better, especially when you actually get to do the procedures. I found that watching without doing always was a quick way to the woozies! But once I could get involved in the...