HappyNurse2005

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  1. Patient assignment v. actual patient load

    HappyNurse2005 replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    I am in a cardiac surgery stepdown unit. we do take into account acuity, b/c our acuity is often high. Our charge nurses will often ask "does any of your group need to be split up?" or "are your pt's...

  2. HIPAA/doctors checking on pt's

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quick hipaa question- suppose you have a patient. this patient is from a rural area (in another state) sent to your major facility for specialist problems that can't be dealt with at local rural...

  3. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    HappyNurse2005 replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    OK, i am a 2005 nursing school grad, and we WERE taught to do IV"s, had a fake arm (complete with kool aid looking blood for the flash) to practice on. We got to practice in clinical if the skill came...

  4. What Virginia towns/cities do you recommend working in and why?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to fd5151's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Roanoke/lynchburg is close to mountains and lakes! Roanoke is right at the bottom of lots of mtns. the big lake is between the 2 cities (smith mountain lake) and claytor lake isn't far either....

  5. You know you're from Virginia when ...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I didnt write that post, but i did write the one assuming the writer was from nova, but i didn't mean you. i meant the writer of the list, not the

  6. You know you're from Virginia when ...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I'm guessing whoever wrote this list is from NOVA themselves. I'm in southwest virginia (hey, that was on the list) and these ones don't apply down here in the country, we don't have a...

  7. What Virginia towns/cities do you recommend working in and why?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to fd5151's topic in Virginia Nursing

    They both do. The Roanoke hospitals are bigger (Rke Memorial is being renovated, and will soon be the biggest hospital (in #of inpt beds) in the state, i hear. Both cities do open hearts and nicu,...

  8. MD's writing orders for "variance reports"

    HappyNurse2005 replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    NEVER seen an order like

  9. Calling in Sick

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    We do. It's all PTO, and whether you choose to use it for sick time, vacation, or "we have low census can I go home?" it all comes from teh same bank. We also start with zilch and accrue it. If you've...

  10. hospitals still use non-needless systems?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Follow that? Had a pt who came from an outlying facility yesterday for a cath. I had her today, day after her cath. had 2 iv sites. one was from our facility (we use the nexiva brand) and one i could...

  11. Calling in Sick

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    i think i give up the reason i'm sick b/c i dont want the nurses looking down on me, thinking im faking it, or frustrated b/c they are working short b/c of

  12. Patients reading their own charts-yay or nay?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    what types of

  13. Is the foam soap better than the washing hands in sink method?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    i dont just squirt the foam on my hands and go, there is friction involved to rub it in. a funny story though, about the foam. had a patient once ask me what that stuff was and why i did it every...

  14. Is the foam soap better than the washing hands in sink method?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I love the foam soap. a squirt going into the room, a squirt going out. its faster, easier, and just as good-how could you not like

  15. Spring '05 grads-1 year in-how many new nurses you started w/ are still there?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So we've been at it for nearly a year now. HOw many of the new nurses you started with at your first out of school job are still there after a year? Are YOU still in the first job you started out...

  16. Profanity in nursing notes

    HappyNurse2005 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, i'm thinking of a recent note a CNA wrote. This pt was said to be gruff (though he wasn't with me). Said to be angry in general. The CNA went in to offer him his bath and she wrote a note htat...

  17. ANOTHER criminal record question, with a twist

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Melina's topic in General Nursing

    well, when you apply to BON for your nursing liscense, you'll have to mention the bipolar. in my state, there is a question about whether or not you have a condition that could possibly impair your...

  18. RNs: who's your boss

    HappyNurse2005 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    There is a nurse manager. she/he (i'll say she, since my NM is a she) does the payroll, administrative stuff, etc. stuff a manager does. There is a charge nurse every shift. not necessarily the same...

  19. Just want to vent about a coworker.

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    i second this idea caller id is simply the best invention

  20. How do you all feel about volunteers???

    HappyNurse2005 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Most of our volunteers are elderly men and women, and a few teenagers here and there. on my floor, the volunteers deliver the flowers and cards sent to the

  21. Family members as patients on your unit

    HappyNurse2005 replied to KAW1962's topic in General Nursing

    WE have had nurses family members before, when appropriate, though. Our NM's mother was on our floor, but seeing as we are the stepdown unit for cardio/thoracic surgery, when she had a cabg, ours was...

  22. Head case...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to telehead's topic in Cardiac

    I thought a gcs of 8=intubate b/c pt is in a coma! He was hopping btw a gcs of 3 and a gcs of 8? and you had a guy on hourly vs and hourly neuro checks and 7 other patients. thats not cool. that...

  23. Would you go to work tommorow?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to royr's topic in General Nursing

    If I hada short time to live, yes i'd quit. actually, no, i'd go fmla, and get short term/long term disabilitly. If i was just ill? LIke long term chronic illness? i'd keep working, i'd want to feel...

  24. Just want to vent about a coworker.

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Whats the fuss? What about day shift staffing that call night shift nurses during the day? THey could be sleeping, but that doesn't stop anyone, does it? I am a dayshift nurse. If I was called at...

  25. need help with tpn/blood/heparin drip admin

    HappyNurse2005 replied to dayshiftnurse's topic in General Nursing

    could you look up a facility's policy and procedure? are you friendly with any of the nurses, like comfortable enough to ask them to demonstrate it for you? to let you shadow them whileyou do it? that...