ryrn59

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1. Hostile work environment - Violent Doctor

   ryrn59 replied to Summer70's topic in General Nursing

   Just got same experience with horrible Doctors. Why do these doctors act like kings? What recourse do we have? Can we report them to CMS? DOH? Check your facility maybe there is a hotline where you can report anonymously. My experience has been that ...

2. what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

   ryrn59 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   coffee, coffee, coffee, coffeeeeeee ad infinitum......

3. IV Push Lasix

   ryrn59 replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Medications

   This pt sounds like she needs to go to an Acute Care Setting. I would refuse giving any meds that I do not feel comfortable giving. You should tell your Supervisor.

4. Feeling depressed with new job as a nurse...

   ryrn59 replied to Keri29's topic in New Nurse

   Try finding a different area in thesame Hosp that you think you might like. Also, you do not have to work 3 consecutive days in a row, vary your schedule and find something else to do on your day off. I hope you have flexible scheduling. Be thankfu...

5. Nurse on vacation

   ryrn59 replied to Joe V's topic in Rock

   The best advise is do not bring your cell phone to your vacation, but you need to contact your family too. So the other best advise is to screen your calls or put everything on voice mail, review the voice mails later. When you are on vacation, onl...

6. Impossible job expectations

   ryrn59 replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

   No this is not normal. This is the way how Nursing has become because RNs who went up the Chain of Command forgot how they got there. They do not think about patient acuity, workload, RNs are human beings and do get tired. These so called Director...