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  1. A Frustrated Nurse Writes About Poor Conditions in Evacuee Shelters

    grammyr replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    What is this comment supposed to

  2. A Frustrated Nurse Writes About Poor Conditions in Evacuee Shelters

    grammyr replied to cpkRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was fortunate to volunteer at the PMAC in Baton Rouge after Katrina. The evacuees there were truly grateful for everything that was being done. We treated about 5000 people while I was there....

  3. I am being written up!

    grammyr replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Why did your manager wait months to write you up and why were you written up? If the next nurse had checked her orders, she would have found the change and not made the med error. Yes, you made a...

  4. Can i get all of your opinions? Confused

    grammyr replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    this type of behavior is not acceptable nor should it be tolerated and sets me on fire. by asking this question, deep down inside you know the answer. how long have you been there? run now while...

  5. Thank you notes to patients?

    grammyr replied to darkblue's topic in General Nursing

    Since your manager was kind enough to hand write 50, maybe she will volunteer to continue writing, handing them out, and collecting

  6. Drug rant: Legalized Dope Dealer, RN

    grammyr replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    This is a battle no matter where you work. The difference is in admin's attitude. We have a new CEO and is 100% behind the docs when they determine that the patient is non urgent. If found to be non...

  7. what did you learn in the real world that you wish you learned in nursing school?

    grammyr replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Just about

  8. Best Holiday Gift Given by Your Hospital

    grammyr replied to zoopnever's topic in General Nursing

    What's a holiday

  9. Gustav Roll Call

    grammyr replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Northwest LA here, just wind and expecting rain. The weather says 6-10 inches but as fast as it's moving, maybe just a good soaking. Keeping my fingers crossed because not only will my house flood,...

  10. Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    grammyr replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    tell your mom DO NOT TRY TO HEAD TOWARD MISSISSIPPI. Tell her to head north. The contraflow has started and she may not be able to get anywhere except stuck in

  11. Differences b/w rural hospital vs. a large city hospital

    grammyr replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in both and work in a rural facility now. I wouldn't trade the experiences I have in the rural place for anything. There are definite disadvantages to working in small places such as...

  12. Charting Wounds

    grammyr replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Nursing

    Go to www.npuap.org There is lots of helpful information on staging wounds on this site. We used it to revamp our wound care policy and

  13. How to dodge HIPAA?

    grammyr replied to liam36's topic in General Nursing

    If he was there because of an auto accident, the police should have been aware or made aware of the accident. We have to call on all accidents,dog bites, crimes,etc unless the patient is accompanied...

  14. Returning for my RN advice

    grammyr replied to stykerforce's topic in General Nursing

    Why not try getting a job as a CNA and then work on going back to school? If you really did love it when you did it before,try it again. Then you can start taking classes one at a time and work...

  15. Is this illegal?

    grammyr replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    In our state, it doesn't have to be posted and even if it is a relative of a board member will always

  16. EMS services, EMTALA, self-pay accounts

    grammyr replied to RN1204's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about your hospital, but at ours there are two ambulance services in town and they rotate. We have contracts with both to carry self pays or whatever needs to be hauled if going to the...

  17. should i just quit?

    grammyr replied to iheartnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I am probably going to get in trouble for saying this, but you probably may want to try a less intense environment for a while. Try Med surg or step down until you get your skills and confidence up...

  18. Dig Toxicity

    grammyr replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    My first question after making sure the patient is stable is "How did he/she become toxic?" Talk to the patient and/or family about his ability to take the medication properly and the importance of...

  19. Acuity-Based Staffing?

    grammyr replied to Ayrman's topic in General Nursing

    So, when Joint Commission comes through, what do you tell them when they ask if you are acuity based or numbers

  20. Is there confidentiality in workplace.

    grammyr replied to lorster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just make sure you have a witness, like HR or

  21. Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    grammyr replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    I do agree that care plans in nursing school are a huge pain in the you know what. But, when you get out of school they will still be lurking around We have computer generated ones that can be...

  22. In your experience.......when a seemingly "stable" patient tells you they are

    grammyr replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    That is the kind of statement that will make the little hairs on the back of my neck stand up. There haven't been very many times that a patient has said that to me that he/she didn't do their...

  23. I Quit!

    grammyr replied to Super Nurse JoshuA's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you!!!!! That took a lot of guts to go through with. There is no way that 2 licensed people can care for 28 patients in an acute care setting. The what if's are

  24. VA employee's I have a question for you

    grammyr replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at the VA and it took about 2 weeks for my clearance to come back. I was also working there on 9/11 and boy did things change that day. The one day I forgot my name tag was, you guessed it,...

  25. is dosage calc. necessary?

    grammyr replied to RN874's topic in General Nursing

    One of the first questions on my NCLEX was dosage calculation. You also never know where you are going to be working so you may need to be able to calculate your own dosage. Bottom line: TAKE THE...