jkk463

I'm finding this thread very interesting. I can see all sides of this issue. I haven't ever been reprimanded for punching in early or late, but I know that on occasion I punch in early, but I go directly to the unit and begin working, answering phones or anything that will assist the previous shift in getting out on time... like that really ever happens. My shift is to end at 7am; I cannot recall the last time I punched out before 7:15am, but I'm waiting for the day shift to finish listening to report. As I've been reading some of these threads, I have a picture in my mind of a group of nurses waiting for the magic moment to punch in and a code being called... if you were waiting in line would you attend the code or wait to punch in? (I work in a small community hospital that does not have a code team.) Interesting thread, good replies... Be Good & God Bless, jkk

This information is wonderful. I try to explain to my daughter and other young people that nursing is an awesome profession. However, they know that I work a medical/surgical unit and they respond that they don't think they could handle the "Blood & Guts" part of nursing. This list of the different types of nursing will be used by me to point out the many different types of nursing. Thank you for sharing your gathered information. Take Care & God Bless, jkk PS, Good luck with your schooling

The biggest, most noticible change I've seen, since I began many years ago as a nurse's assisant, is wearing gloves and other personal protective equipment. Antother change is that the dress code was primarily white pants & white shoes, nowadays it seems as though any scrub will do... I hadn't given H2O2 much thought, but now that you mentioned it, we don't use it anymore... we also don't use betadine, I'm not real sure when we eliminated them. How about clamping chest tubes, we used to do that regularly, not so much anymore... Have Fun & God Bless, jkk

I've only made one that I know of... and I knew it was wrong the minute the patient had swallowed the last pill. :smackingf It's an experience I will never forget. Thankfully, nothing tragic resulted from this error. I have absolutely no difficulties reporting such things. In this case, the facility I was working in, made a policy not to have the same named people in the same room. Evelyn Smith & Evelyn Jones or Wilma Smith and Bertha Smith. The facility I've been working at for the past 6 years, just opened a new facility in February 2006 and all the rooms are private. We've also join the Pyxis generation. :yelclap:

In my clinical group, I am the only one that would even consider working a med/surg unit. Others in my clinical group want to work in same day surgery, their statements are that it's the right amount of patient contact. In M/S, your elbow deep in 4 to 6 patients' 'stuff' for 8 or more hours, when your not doing that your bombarded by doctors and supervisors that say that you need to be doing more and punching out on time. I guess it's all how much contact you want with your patients. To all those who like and work in ORs, Thank YOU!! :thankya: Because that is someplace I could never work on a regular basis, and I'm glad that there are people like you that will do it...