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  1. Nursing and sexual abuse history

    sauconyrunner replied to leekaye's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals will not make exceptions based on a therapists recommendation....be very careful. They would more likely say that you don't meet the minimum qualifications to be able to do the job. I would...

  2. Did I just made a mistake by declining an interview?

    sauconyrunner replied to miniangel729's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You never know. But I would have taken the interview in a heartbeat- especially if you don't have other offers. I mean what do you have to lose? Of course if you would rather be unemployed that...

  3. I'd kill you

    sauconyrunner replied to gonzo1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes it would have been better to transition smoothly from one sedative to another, but maybe you turned the diprivan off to get the BP up, who knows. Secondly, the charge should know there will be...

  4. Use it or lose it...

    sauconyrunner replied to cyb3rRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of free webinars that you could review.... July 26 (FREE Teleclass) PNEUMONIA PREVENTION - THE VENT AND BEYOND With Kathleen M. Vollman, Advancing Nursing LLC...

  5. What are your thoughts on patients who request no male nurses taking care of them?

    sauconyrunner replied to Mike A. Fungin RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I do think a lot of women choose female providers for out of hospital care for reasons of comfort. In hospital, I think I'd probably have to suck it up and have the nurse du jour. I do always ask...

  6. Routine testing of HCV, HIV in healthcare professionals

    sauconyrunner replied to mar1981's topic in General Nursing

    In addition, if you were to require annual testing, how would the hospital determine if this was acquired while at work, or not. It would be very rare to get stuck and not know it, especially with a...

  7. "No nurses of color....."

    sauconyrunner replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    our hospital does not tolerate this. We have had patients in the ED tell us they don't want "That foreign MD" or "That foreign Nurse" We respond, with the same, "That request can not be...

  8. "Well it doesn't matter, they're already on abx anyway"

    sauconyrunner replied to sapphire18's topic in General Nursing

    What you are missing is nothing. This is inappropriate practice. If that were your aunt, would you allow it? We are all "busy" and think we don't have time to do the basics-like hub scrubbing, and...

  9. Need advice after losing first nursing job

    sauconyrunner replied to AsianNurse27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think you might qualify for another residency, but what you really need is a really good preceptor. It's hard to pick yourself up and start over, but...I think you can. I also think that if the...

  10. How did you do it?

    sauconyrunner replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    I worked full time all through nursing school. Needless to say, I didn't really have a hopping social life. One thing that helped... I used index cards all through nursing school. I would put a...

  11. No success in refusing admits inappropriate to the unit...

    sauconyrunner replied to NBMom1225's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I really dont see ANYTHING in the original post that is Blaming the ED. I worked my last shift in an ED in April 2012. (So I'm not that out of the loop yet). While we might not have known about...

  12. Death

    sauconyrunner replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    You will totally be able to handle death. It will take some getting used to...but each one will be totally different. For example. I worked at a hospital that had no morgue...if someone died, the...

  13. Infection control

    sauconyrunner replied to jorgecardenas55's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm a huge fan of the Saunders

  14. No success in refusing admits inappropriate to the unit...

    sauconyrunner replied to NBMom1225's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    DixieLee, I think you are responding to this as an ED nurse only. The OP is not saying these pts should not be admitted, the OP wants them admitted to a Negative Pressure room- which is the correct...

  15. New LVN grad, 3 days of orientation with no pay.

    sauconyrunner replied to Nurse1005's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well... that is a crazy situation and I think you should be happy to be quit of it. One thing though...straight A's in school does not translate much into the real world of nursing...as you have...

  16. Reprimanded in front of coworkers becoming the norm....??

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

    I don't know if it is becoming the norm. But I do know at my last hospital, they would post the MD's SCIP compliance, not by Dr Number, but by name and in HUGE font outside of the OR. It was a...

  17. Is magnet status hospitals shutting out all LVNs

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

    I gotta admit, if I was offerred a position to cover lunches, I would have totally gone for that, and I am an RN. I would NEVER EVER in my life let a CNA cover for me while I ate lunch, but I would...

  18. How important do you think CNA work is prior to graduation?

    sauconyrunner replied to danger dan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I admit that I would 100% prefer to hire a new Grad with CNA experience. They tend to understand the hospital routine better, and are usually better at working with difficult patients. (Only...

  19. Water supply?

    sauconyrunner replied to sauconyrunner's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    The sinks are those crazy motion activated sinks. drives all the nurses nuts. To use the shower, we have to unhook the shower head...I just had a meeting with our director of development and...

  20. No success in refusing admits inappropriate to the unit...

    sauconyrunner replied to NBMom1225's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ED docs don't admit patients. They call admitting MDs who write the orders. I'm infection prevention at my hospital, you need to call whomever is in that role, and get them to address it. That is...

  21. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    sauconyrunner replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    whew! this is a good steam letter off er thread! TO my current Boss: You are only my Boss because NO ONE will take the actual Bosses position in our office. You know NOTHING about what I am...

  22. Water supply?

    sauconyrunner replied to sauconyrunner's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Isn't it amazing that the one brand new unit we have is the one that does not have any water supply to the rooms! Drives me nuts. And now we are not allowed to use the shower as it might hurt the...

  23. Dressing question

    sauconyrunner replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not in wound care so I can not hazard a guess as to the correct dressing...though I would go with what the order says to dress it with. But you are entirely correct about the shaving and the...

  24. Appropriate Shoes for Interview

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

    Great advice, I really have nothing to offer, except wish you very good Luck with the

  25. Left a job because of bad situation...what to say on application?

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

    When I first saw the title of your post, I was thinking, "Tell the truth" but...in this case, I am not 100% sure. I think probably the best thing to put on applications is something more generic,...