steelcityrn RN

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1. The Mockery of Nursing

   steelcityrn replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Why Lord,

2. Which one is more stressful: med-surg or LTC

   steelcityrn replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

   I would vote med surg due its ever changing events that can take place. At least when its LTC, you are used to the patient and

3. what's a 23 hour observation unit is like?

   steelcityrn replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

   All the above and to add it can be up to 72 hours now and called out patient care. This also is used to prevent another re-hospitalization used as a negative statistic against the hospital. Hospitals...

4. Are nurses being replaced?

   steelcityrn replied to BC Roberts's topic in General Nursing

   Insurance companies are not going to pay for acute care without a licensed professional taking care of them. There may be virtual nurses used in the future, but I do not believe they will ever be used...

5. Charge nurse has it out for me...kind of a rant

   steelcityrn replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Agree with the others. Time to walk to H.R. They know how to deal with

6. Will I be held responsible ?

   steelcityrn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   My point was maybe there was nothing to document, as it was not a true wandering situation. Now that your saying it was, I like the other agree you do not document on anything you did not witness or...

7. Will I be held responsible ?

   steelcityrn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   I would probably want more information about a patient "attempting"to wander. Was it something as simple as walking towards an

8. Getting Sick at Work

   steelcityrn replied to meaganellise's topic in General Nursing

   Oh yes, fell in a wet floor. leople probably thought it wasn't anything big, but besides a knot on my head and a sore back, I had a very rare post traumatic cataract form immediately. If you hit your...

9. Time to call a duck a duck, part II

   steelcityrn replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

   My point is "Its all

10. Time to call a duck a duck, part II

    steelcityrn replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing also happens behind a desk. Upon looking at pages and pages of documentation, I cannot tell you how many times I have to talk to the direct care nurse to have a patient re-evaluated for a...

11. Lots of young people on disability?

    steelcityrn replied to bisacat's topic in Emergency

    I recently met a distant relative at a funeral who is diagnosed with bi-polar. He could not sit still at his own mothers funeral. He was her only child. He was disheveled, had no one there who he...

12. Ativan...do i hold or give?

    steelcityrn replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

    If a medication is not ordered as a prn, you need to report the lethergy to the physician. The order may be changed to 1-2 prn qhs. Once the patient has been on fentenyl for a while, they may need...

13. Admissions and Privacy

    steelcityrn replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    If that is your facilities policy to ask all of those questions, then so be it. I usually say something like " I know there are alot of questions here for you to answer, do you want family in to help,...

14. Disruptive co-worker

    steelcityrn replied to nativenurse74's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yup, nothing like a negative person to try and spoil the teamwork. Work even harder to over come

15. Nurse not passing meds...should I report to BON?

    steelcityrn replied to Mudder's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Continue to monitor as you are a supervisor. Continue to be aware of the need to assess her medication rounds. You as a supervisor need to make her aware that you are making sure all medications are...