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  1. Most RN's first borns?

    grammyr replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    First born female with alcoholic father and mother who just put it down one day never to drink

  2. 'Uniform' Dress Code

    grammyr replied to fromtheheartRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, it doesn't increase professionalism Wrinkled, dirty and and faded uniforms are unprofessional whatever the

  3. Cen

    grammyr replied to EmerNurse's topic in Emergency

    I took the test in 05 and luckily passed with 109. For me, the test was much harder than NCLEX and I studied every day for about 4 months. I work in a rural facility so I don't have the exposure....

  4. doctors treatment of nurses??

    grammyr replied to nursejllrn's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small rural facility and ALL of doctors are professional and friendly. Some of them even bring us our favorite things : chocolate and ink pens!!!!! One of our ED docs brings breakfast...

  5. rural nurses how do you feel about travel nurses

    grammyr replied to nursejllrn's topic in Rural

    I work in a 60 bed facility that is about as rural as you can get. I have only had problems with one or two travel or agency nurses who came to our facility. The only reason there were any problems...

  6. What Would You Change??

    grammyr replied to Back2School@40's topic in Emergency

    Build a new

  7. Need some moral/ethical (?) input

    grammyr replied to momdebo's topic in General Nursing

    If it were me, I would "RUN FOREST

  8. Tall scrubs

    grammyr replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    There are some sites that allow you to order the inseam you need. Try www.aviatorscrubs.com, www.animalkingdomscrubs.com . There is another website that sell the MOBB brand but I can't think of the...

  9. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    grammyr replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    Actual event: An anonymous complaint came in to our facility about a nurse being overheard to say" Don't worry, I have some Demerol left". Administration requested she take a drug screen which she...

  10. Job satisfaction

    grammyr replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    I know the feeling. My "toxic" boss was canned a few weeks ago and I am not sure he ever had a clue as to why because of the arrogance. He couldn't even log on to anywhere but email. Couldn't even...

  11. Do you ever have patients that you know?

    grammyr replied to Lurksalot's topic in Emergency

    I also work in a veeerrryyy small town and if you don't know the patient, you will know at least half the family because you have taken care of most of

  12. ER RN Angry & Frustrated!!!

    grammyr replied to Ginger35's topic in Emergency

    We keep them fully packaged until the doc reads the films. Most of the time we go ahead and scan at least the head and spine because our scans are read within an hour by a radiologist via telerad and...

  13. More about Press-Ganey

    grammyr replied to UM Review RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I want my senior leadership team to see

  14. JCAHO coordinators- need a sounding board

    grammyr replied to DianeK4HVCH's topic in Nurse Management

    I would also like to be included in this as well. I do chart reviews for core measures and we do really well on some points and absolutely horrible on others. There is no consistency in our pneumonia...

  15. ER RN Angry & Frustrated!!!

    grammyr replied to Ginger35's topic in Emergency

    I have had similar things happen in my small rural ED. Medics brought one lady in who had squat for BP, tachycardic, and that weird funny color we all hate. NO IV. The reasoning: They were 5...

  16. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    grammyr replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

  17. Advantages of ENA membership?

    grammyr replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    I belong to the ENA because of the educational opportunities offered. You will get a discount that is about equal to the cost of 1 year membership if you choose to take the CEN. The journals offer...

  18. Jcaho Medication Reconciliation

    grammyr replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in Patient Medications

    I guess you could just put "I dunno!!!!" That is a sort of rationale and very much the truth some times.

  19. OB pataients in the ER

    grammyr replied to brianaerrn's topic in Emergency

    The nearest hospital with OB is about 30 minutes away from our facility. If a patient comes in who is in active labor, we deliver and ship. If she isn't in active labor we call her OB and ship....

  20. Took the nclex friday don't know how I feel

    grammyr replied to ldyrie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Keep the faith. I took NCLEX 6 years ago and took 206 questions. I was told by several nurses that I could "always take it again" and that usually it means that a person fails if she takes that many...

  21. Is Ativan 10 mg po per dose too much?

    grammyr replied to lorster's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would think that that dose would be WAY too much. I'm not gonna do it. After the doctor got done throwing the fit, he could give

  22. How Marketable Are You as a Rural Nurse?

    grammyr replied to Camelhappy1's topic in Rural

    We have to be packed to the gills to have that many nurses. It usually 1 for ER, 2 fir ICU, 2 for Med/surg and two for Geropsych. During the winter, we sometimes have

  23. How Marketable Are You as a Rural Nurse?

    grammyr replied to Camelhappy1's topic in Rural

    I have to agree wholeheartedly with you. I have talked with other nurses from larger hospitals and they wouldn't trade with me for any amount of money. After 7pm, all ancillary staff is on call....

  24. Bradley County Area questions

    grammyr replied to kararn's topic in General Nursing

    I can only tell you what the pay was 6 years ago when I started. Brand new outta school M/S floor $12. per hour. After transferring to ED, my pay went to 12.35 an hour. Surely the pay has increased...

  25. The Ban On Knit Pants and Shirts (take 2)

    grammyr replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't have a problem with knit as long as it fits, is clean and neat. I absolutely HATE wrinkled anything worn anywhere. If you can't take the time to iron it, take it out of the dryer and...