linda535

linda535 has 32 years experience.

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1. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

   linda535 replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

   That sounds like a "dump". What if every available nurse is already busy with other patients? Does the receptionist or HUC take the patient? Those issues aside, there is nothing to substitute for...

2. Our units acuity is at an all time high.

   linda535 replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

   Not just in hospitals. High and increasing acuity, no "summer slump" and no staffing increases. (But thank God, no drops in staff!) "Flu season" all year round now. I think the higher acuity is...

3. What it means to be in an "outbreak"

   linda535 replied to Aeterna's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   In our facility, we've been working hard toward not spreading anything that we can prevent spreading. We do a lot of hand sanitizer, hand washing, wiping down rooms between all patients, and have...

4. The Great Emergency Prank War

   linda535 replied to murphyle's topic in Nursing Humor

   I don't know about your facilities, but as much fun as this sounds like, my management would have a cow, little kittens, and/or a $%#&-fit if we indulged in any of these things. If anything like...

5. Emergency Room Minor Care

   linda535 replied to ALH2004's topic in Emergency

   As a nurse for 27 years, the last 14 working in Urgent Care, I'd strongly recommend working in this area if you want to get lots of experience. If you are looking for an "easy" job, forget it....

6. Should spelling count?

   linda535 replied to betc's topic in General Nursing

   Truely, mispelt words and tyopos can change the curse of a pts visit. (sic) At our facility, a multi-specialty clinic, our EMR has a spell-check built in and we are REQUIRED to use it. My feelings -...

7. When patients lie about rides.....

   linda535 replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

   My favorite urgent care story was a pt medicated with Demerol and Phenergan and supposedly waiting for a ride in the lobby. Reception called us to tell us we must have "cured him" because he was seen...

8. RN as Inpatient, horrible and looong rant

   linda535 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Laurie, I hope you can get over this quickly and without any more complications. I totally agree that you need to write letters - to the hospital administrator, to your doc and if possible, HIS...