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  1. Driving a great hospital into mediocrity...

    shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

    I use to be so proud of the great care we were able to give our patients at our hospital. The maximum nurse patient ratio on our floor was 6 with a CNA to help. Now a consulting firm has come into...

  2. my daughters blood test proved positive for downs syndrome

    shavsha replied to scotdanzer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My sister had this same test and it came back "positive." Caused tremendous worry for a couple of months. Then she had an amnio which was normal. Her little girl is completely healthy and a cutie...

  3. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    shavsha replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do not let your parrot visit you in the hospital...and especially do not attempt to give your parrot a kiss when you have an NG tube and extremely small nares...or the parrot might just bite the NG...

  4. Stupid med error

    shavsha replied to Nurse4God's topic in General Nursing

    (((hugs))) I once made a potentially FATAL med error regarding route. I gave a med IV instead of SQ!! (Lovenox) The reason was hurrying. I was so very busy that shift and already running behind when...

  5. Can I read my own chart?

    shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am going to have surgery soon. Do I have a right to read my own chart while I am in the hospital? A collegue said that I have a right to read my chart on a "need to know" basis. I replied that I...

  6. Want to be a nurse...but too stupid?!?

    shavsha replied to Worthy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Worthy, Don't let fear and doubt keep you from following your dreams. 95% of success in school is desire and perseverence. You have suceeded in your previous jobs which is a good indication that...

  7. Belly Piercing/Tattoo

    shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a 14-year-old travelling through the minefield called adolescence. She wants her belly button pierced (absolutely not) and a tattoo (absolutely not). But just FMI - has anyone seen or had...

  8. Bubble gum myth or truth?

    shavsha replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of years ago there was an article in our paper about a mom who gave her toddler bubble gum as an incentive to potty training. The kid swallowed a lot of gum and ended up with an...

  9. Photocopy of incident report

    shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently "wrote myself up" regarding an incorrect sliding scale dosage (due to poor doctor handwriting grrrr...but that's another thread!) The nurse that double checked the dosage also signed it....

  10. Scrub vests?

    shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have some great scrub jackets but I get too hot in them. I have two scrub vests that I found in a catalog but not too much selection. Does anyone know of any good have any internet sites or catalogs...

  11. BEST WAY TO STUDY FOR NCLEX EXAM

    shavsha replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    I did not take a review course. (Too expensive for a poor student!) I did, however have several good NCLEX books. I found that rather than reviewing content (Way too much to cram for), a better way...

  12. What do you do when you are assigned patient is a someone you know?

    shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last week my assignment included a gentleman from my church. A very dear man who I am very fond of. I usually arrive early and when I saw his name I asked if I change assignments because I was...

  13. pain with neuropathy

    shavsha replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    Tonight I admitted a gentleman with painful diabetic neuropathy. He takes a lot of neurontin but states he still suffers. Apparently he has a friend who swears by plexi-pulses (intermittent pressure...

  14. What do you do when you are assigned patient is a someone you know?

    shavsha replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

    Oops! Please excuse the typos...I guess I am more tired than I

  15. Tardiness...

    shavsha replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    I am a person that tends to be late. I am a very poor estimator of time. However I have NEVER been late to work because I tell myself and everyone I am with that I have to leave for work at 2:30. I...

  16. NCLEX support group

    shavsha replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Reyna, Just a note of encouragement. I took my NCLEX in June of this past year. It stopped at 75 and I made the huge mistake of trying to think of all the questions that I was unsure about. I KNOW...

  17. Union or Fairshare?

    shavsha posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will be starting my first nursing job in a few weeks. My small community hospital just came through very contentious negotiations and now have a union. There are still a lot of strong feelings on...

  18. Union or Fairshare?

    shavsha replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

    Jt - Yes, there is one unit in our hospital who didn't join the union and refuse to pay fair-share because they just didn't want to be out the money...but they did take the pay raise the union...

  19. Union or Fairshare?

    shavsha replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

    Vicki444 - I think your idea of setting up a fund for the unpaid union volunteers is an excellent one. This issue came up after my hospital's very first contract negotiations. The union is asking...