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  1. 3 Months until NS starts.. What should i be doing!

    sauconyrunner replied to niqua8604's topic in General Students

    Relax. If you don't have an exercise habit or something for stress relief, I suggest you pick it up. Other than that, really...you will do

  2. Patient satisfaction

    sauconyrunner replied to iwashere's topic in General Nursing

    At my old hospital, if you were mentioned positively in a comment card, you got a copy of the note, and a brass star pin, which you could pin to your badge. Oncology nurses seemed to have jillions of...

  3. Patient satisfaction

    sauconyrunner replied to iwashere's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital does do Hourly rounding. While we think it increases patient satisfaction, we have also seen a decrease in falls...which increases pt satisfaction and make our risk manager happy, and...

  4. How important is a 4.0 once you are in nursing school?

    sauconyrunner replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Students

    WHile you do not need a 4.0 to go to either Graduate school or to become a RN, you will want to do the best that you can. It may end up being a 4.0 or a 3.5 or a 3.0 or a 2.9. Whatever it is, you...

  5. Is this considered a HIPAA violation?

    sauconyrunner replied to jadu1106's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Here is the dealio. It might not be a HIPAA violation, BUT... I can assure you if anyone in Hospital admin saw that post, or had it brought to their attention, the consequences for the writer f the...

  6. What is the best way to find out nurse/patient ratio

    sauconyrunner replied to lolakbolak's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Not rude. It is a question that shows you have some idea of what matters in a nursing assignment! Be wary though. you need to ask also if it a firm ratio, or if it varies. I worked in an ED where...

  7. Help, failed out of a nursing program last week

    sauconyrunner replied to rmiller12's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    One thing that may be causing your anxiety....the phrase "My husband and I are depending on this" jumped out at me. Remember that Nursing is no longer a recession proof career. You see tons and tons...

  8. Hourly Rounding

    sauconyrunner replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    They do hourly rounding at my hospital. It's done though by both the nurses and the techs. They tell me (I am not a unit nurse) that they combine it with assessments or vital signs, so that someone...

  9. Should a gay male LPN reveal his sexual orientation...

    sauconyrunner replied to LPNTO's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You have to look at "what is the value" of revealing your sexual orientation or any other personal information in these situations. Is there any possible way that this will some how improve the...

  10. Over the Animosity

    sauconyrunner replied to nursefina's topic in Emergency

    What worked for us...and REALLY worked was last winter we had a HUGE overcrowding problem in the hospital. TO help the ER out, they sent PCU and floor nurses down to take appropriate assignments....

  11. First call from a hiring manager!

    sauconyrunner replied to born2circulateRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If there is anyway you can get his email...I'd send him a quick note. Something along the lines of: I appreciated your call on Monday. As we discussed, I will be graduating shortly and relocating to...

  12. Is it possible to....

    sauconyrunner replied to Queen2u's topic in General Nursing

    I think we have all had the love/hate experience with Nursing. Some days are tougher than others. You don't hate your needy patients, you probably just hate that you can not get to them all at once...

  13. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    sauconyrunner replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Love this thread. A few years back we seemed to have a C. Diff epidemic in the town I worked in. All of the nursing home patients that came into my ED had it. ONe day the medics dropped off a lady...

  14. Great moments in bad judgement

    sauconyrunner replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Drunk woman screaming, "I need to get out of here because they won't ever give me custody of my kid back if I am in here" (In 4 point restraints.) 5 mins later, same drunk woman screaming, "I have to...

  15. Being Naked Where I Work: A Nurse With Cancer

    sauconyrunner replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good wishes to you Ruby! I was Naked at work....almost exactly one year ago. (had my hip reconstructed) It felt bizarre, and continues to feel bizarre when I see certain anesthesia folks,...

  16. drowning in nursing :(

    sauconyrunner replied to NurseLiz13's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Wow, I think all of us can relate to this. The reason you have a preceptor is, in part, for him or her to notice and point out what you might have missed - so you can learn. 3 months...90 whole...

  17. Reading Scripture to a Patient (from an Atheist)

    sauconyrunner replied to julianp's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Oh Me too. My only issue is with the mirages, they seem to wear out more quickly than my Mizunos...those carbon blown soles lasted

  18. Screening Hospitals/Critical Care Units

    sauconyrunner replied to ShereenL's topic in MICU, SICU

    One thing I have done when interviewing is to do all the interview stuff and then after, go to the cafeteria. Get a cup of coffee and try to plant myself close to any Nurses that might be in there....

  19. Tips and tricks?

    sauconyrunner replied to sauconyrunner's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The Infection Prevention part of the board is not really widely read, so I thought I'd see what people in education are doing! Individual hand gels are OK with the CDC, as long as they are not worn on...

  20. At a crossroads

    sauconyrunner replied to doro8144's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a traveler...it is for some people, and not for others. I have found for my own health I prefer a stable job...no having to relearn personalities each assignment, relearn different...

  21. IMO A Nurse just needs an order!

    sauconyrunner replied to amant's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I am recovering from a somewhat tricky hip surgery. I had to relearn how to walk and then run.My First Physical Therapist did not follow protocol and I therefore became injured - causing me a lot of...

  22. New Nurse, Sinking deep.

    sauconyrunner replied to ldiva0808's topic in Health, Stress Management

    What you describe is exactly what happened to me at my last job...they would all be chatting and I'd walk over, and suddenly everyone had something to do. It is not YOU, and while it is them, it may...

  23. Minimal Experience

    sauconyrunner replied to Owasco's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals will look more favorably on your application if you are able to take a Nurse Refresher course. I think you can locate them through your State's

  24. Made it Through My First Semester in NS

    sauconyrunner replied to lifelearningrn's topic in General Students

    COngratulations!!!! Enjoy the second semester, be sure to take some time for yourself...regular exercise and

  25. Happy Nurses week! You Have MRSA!

    sauconyrunner replied to allysun1's topic in General Nursing

    thats a good question blondy! I imagine that it would be too expensive for the school to do sensitivities on all of those samples. Heck for some organisms we only do the sensitivities for drugs we...