purplemania

purplemania BSN, RN

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  1. Someone who lacks self-confidence or cannot site evidence for changing a practice will use "the other hospital" to enhance credibility. Rather than become defensive you might ask them to write down...
  2. Handing out free samples

    free samples of what and from whom? If your employer allows samples from drug reps to be handed out and they normally require a prescription I think that is inviting danger. What if someone in your...
  3. now considered a restraint?

    I would argue that any chair has the potential to be a restraint if you set a patient in it who is known not to be able to get up without assistance. The furniture is not as important as the intent....
  4. Joint Commission?

    What JCAHO is requiring is improved communications. The method you described is not feasible unless every off-going nurse was handing over patients to ONE on-coming nurse. Otherwise, somebody has to...
  5. You are not a slave. Unless you signed a contract you are not obligated to stay. Even if you signed a contract you might still have to a) get a lawyer or b) ask your new employer to wait. If you wait,...
  6. My job has no meaning

    Blame it on ignorance plus bad attitude. Many nurses are not aware of who works in the lab and what education is required. The only people they meet are the phlebotomists who, by the way, are young...
  7. Advice please.

    Please give yourself time. Many new grads are overwhelmed at first. Ask for help when you need it, don't try to be a martyr or think you are SUPPOSED to know it all. You aren't. I nearly quit 100...
  8. Who Would You Hire?

    What would you do if you were 34? Do that. You might as well be doing what you want. Anyway, you will probably work at least ten years. What is the pay difference in your area between LVN/RN? If you...
  9. Does this sound like a good orientation?

    It sounds like a good deal for you. Please bear in mind that they may not be able to guarantee you a spot on the unit you desire. Any given unit can only handle a certain number of new grads each...
  10. student-NG tube question

    keep the questions coming! There are a million details to learn in nursing and even after you have been doing it for years you can always learn something else. Air is not water. Next time you may be...
  11. Just where do our services end?

    Learning to say "No" is so important to your sanity. Always smile, of
  12. Refuse TB test

    Depending on where you live the CDC may not even recommend a TB screen annually. We live in a low risk area so do not have to do it anymore unless
  13. FELLOW Nurses please help with this dilema. I am so upset!

    Get out. Find another job, even it is is not in nursing, then use that time to get your RN. THe more education you have the more valuable you become and the more versatile you can make your career....
  14. Would You/Do You Offer Assistance?

    I would let the EMT's do their job. They are used to working as a team. However, in another situation, like multiple victims, you could ask if they need help before reinforcements
  15. Nursing Students in Home Health...who would of thought?

    NOt every school does this but the value is the student sees how independent critical thinking is applied. Glad you were so willing to
  16. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    I see the benefit of being a CNA first. It would help you to solidify basic nursing practice and caring, really caring, for the patient. Hope you are not under the impression that being a nurse means...
  17. Rounds - hourly or q 2 hours?

    Every 2 hr rounds have long been practice in our facility, but not mandated, in peds (for years). Recently q 2 hr rounds have been mandated for the whole hospital. Of course, more frequent rounding is...
  18. Hired or Rejected as New Grad!

    We could guess all day, but the out of state employer might have been concerned that you would not stay if you had ties elsewhere. It is expensive to train new grads that first
  19. Causes of diabetes and other myths

    I used to work for ophthalmologists and at a satellite clinic the techs used a machine that blew a puff of air into the eye to get a intraocular pressure reading. We had a lady come to the clinic for...
  20. Need help with article about EMS

    if your article includes how to improve communication between nurses and EMT-P's I would add that our hospital provides CE for pre-hospital personnel EVERY MONTH. We do it in conjuction with the Fire...
  21. how do i max my income as new grad

    hard to negotiate when you do not have experiene. Consider critcal care and night shifts. Both often pay differentials, which can be hundreds of dollars in a year. As soon as your facility allows you...
  22. How to handle taking off

    sounds like poor planning on the manager's part, or they are getting grief about paying agency/prn nurses. Most things come down to money. Sounds like your nursing dept ought to deal with HR or Admin...
  23. help needed

    If the patient is totally incapacitated should they remain at
  24. Kinda Worried!!! Advice Please!

    Nursing is not for everyone. But it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I too like variety and spice. You will definitely get that in
  25. Might be a stupid question..

    Many people in our facility wear long-sleeved t-shirts under scrub tops. Avoid lettering as that does look