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  1. NHSN submissions

    sauconyrunner posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    So the deadline for the VERY first submission of SSI's has come and gone at Midnight last night. I had no problems except for trying to verify that everything had been submitted. Quality net never...

  2. Bleach and C diff

    sauconyrunner posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    I get a lot of push back (mostly from the environmental Svcs supervisor) at my hospital when I ask for some bleach cleaning of high touch surfaces when we have a high concentration of C diff patients...

  3. New IC/IP nurse here. Help!

    sauconyrunner posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    Through a series of fortunate events, I have been hired (internal transfer) as our Hospital's new IC/IP Nurse. As is the case at many hospitals, there is only one, and after a series of people who...

  4. What would you say to this shocking patient statement?

    sauconyrunner replied to aboucherrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to say, in a true Crisis for a loved one, i would have forgiven this entirely. It's not really a statement made out of complete intolerance, but one made of true gut wrenching fear. It isn't...

  5. Is it ever ok to stand up to a doctor?

    sauconyrunner replied to Giveyourall's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You say you aren't bitter, and I am sure you don't think you are, but you come across as bitter and frustrated. If you come across that way just writing, you probably come across similarly in real...

  6. Is it ever ok to stand up to a doctor?

    sauconyrunner replied to Giveyourall's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You must MUST correct physicians. BUT, just as you would expect them to not dress you down at the nurses station for something, you shouldn't either. What you said in quotes was actually very rude....

  7. Things interviewees have said...

    sauconyrunner replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I do some peer interviewing. Although we appreciate wit and sarcasm in our unit, somehow when the job candidate becomes "too personal" or too sarcastic it doesn't come across well. Example: We all...

  8. I just can't find a job.

    sauconyrunner replied to SugarSugar15's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Florida is supposed to be one of the states that is still hiring... I am in Florida. I agree that googling Critical Access Hospitals may give you an idea of where to look. I would also make sure...

  9. LVNs say they are equal to RNs...how true is this? much more schooling...

    sauconyrunner replied to jewelspassion's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have worked with LPNs in many different hospitals. In fact I was oriented to the Fast Track area of a Level One Trauma Center by one. Depending on which hospital it was at, some LPN's functioned...

  10. Discrimination Against Ethnic/Minority Names

    sauconyrunner replied to biomimetical's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Trying to figure out how this - non English Speaking Nurses- has any bearing on anyone's

  11. Disgusted - wipes for bathing

    sauconyrunner replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I wish more nurses would allow their younger, stable, ambulatory patients to shower- and to encourage it. Someone in their 40's in for a variety of diagnosis are able to shower quite safely. Now,...

  12. Disgusted - wipes for bathing

    sauconyrunner replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    The bath basins are actually a HUGE infection risk. We've cultured bath basins where I work. All of them grew out pathogens, and a good deal of them grew out MDRO's, and alarmingly the patients that...

  13. DNR bracelet with DNR written on it. HIPAA???

    sauconyrunner replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I did not read all 9 pages, but just like posting isolation signs, posting a DNR sign bracelet etc in no way identifies the patient with any identifying information, and if it is attached to

  14. Pregnancy Discrimination - Interview

    sauconyrunner replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There are so many if's and's and Buts about pregnancy that I can see that there might be some reservations about hiring in pregnancy. It is unfortunate that we are there, but...I can see the...

  15. Bleach and C diff

    sauconyrunner replied to sauconyrunner's topic in Infectious Disease

    All of these MDRO organisms should scare the bejaseesus out of us all. Cavi wipes do nothing for C diff. Even the CDC recommendations are currently for

  16. Female Catheterization and UTI

    sauconyrunner replied to meatballgirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    good tips. and a pregnant lady going for a C section should not be so dehydrated that there is no urine, though I guess it could

  17. Female Catheterization and UTI

    sauconyrunner replied to meatballgirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, if you break sterile technique yes, it's a problem. Especially if you have trouble with the gloves in a situation where the patient is not moving etc. Once you get a patient who is moving...

  18. Flu Vaccinations

    sauconyrunner replied to lilajan's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Agree with Ashley. Does this really have to do with patients? It seems to me that more people are concerned as the flu season starts, with the stickers that many hospitals are using to identify...

  19. Bleach and C diff

    sauconyrunner replied to sauconyrunner's topic in Infectious Disease

    Nope the purple top snaiwipes, kill lots of things, but not C diff. Bleach baby

  20. Bleach and C diff

    sauconyrunner replied to sauconyrunner's topic in Infectious Disease

    Oh I gave up! I fund a product advertised that would kill the C diff, but it's not even yet in trials to be approved by the FDA. SO. bring on the bleach. We have the purple top wipes, they do not...

  21. New Grad applicant walked on a unit today...

    sauconyrunner replied to BotoxBaby's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think you are especially disappointed that the NM was not very welcoming. She was probably especially irritated at having whatever she was doing interrupted unexpectedly by you. This just is not...

  22. Requesting input from nurses that have worked missions in third world countries

    sauconyrunner replied to r.ongirski's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is not just medical junk, but also expired drugs. Some expired drugs are harmless, but others can become toxic, and the country is then left with the question of how to dispose of them... THe...

  23. You're Hired!: The New World Of Hiring Nurses??

    sauconyrunner replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have had to do behavioral interviews since 2002 or so, so it is not new. It is probably just new to you. While it surely is not the best way to find a good candidate, (I mean for heavens sake,...

  24. Soooo, I quit

    sauconyrunner replied to TX911's topic in General Nursing

    I think you might have some luck in the job market. Firstly, you have experience, and you have an explanation about why. I left a job (with notice) after participating in a code where I was the RN,...

  25. How do you make new hires feel welcome on your unit?

    sauconyrunner replied to RN-ing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm now a woman without a country (ie I work in my own department, but am responsible for all units in the hospital) What I do is to make sure to stop by the new staff person's area on my way through...