steelcityrn

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  1. About a perfect nurses team

    steelcityrn replied to zuzi's topic in General Nursing

    A team is a group of workers who are working towards the same goal. In nursing that should be caring for both patients and employees. Making sure your brothers and sisters in nursing are not stressed...

  2. What are your opinions on only working weekends?

    steelcityrn replied to bleez80's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Being part-time should not be so bad. It will be nice to be home during the week since you have children. Usually the money is better. You would not have to do it forever, if your not happy about the...

  3. Nurses have the right to give and recieve information as a professional right?

    steelcityrn replied to bluekermode's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals have computer programs that can trace your every move. If your told not to use it for anything other than work, I would adhere to that. They can and have terminated nurses for using the...

  4. Do you know of any nurses that left nursing?

    steelcityrn replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Yup...some staying home, some opened their own business such as coffee shop, antiques stores , pet supplies/groomers. Many who change jobs often and many who only work per diem in

  5. Staff "refusing" to work a schedule

    steelcityrn replied to twarlik's topic in Nurse Management

    Many facilities have rules that you must work one winter and one summer holiday. If thats true, she worked it on thanksgiving. If you do not have that policy, she should not have to work both eve and...

  6. No nurses, pt died.

    steelcityrn replied to mandi131's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This needs to be reported for sure. It sounds like mng is turning their heads to the severe problem there. All patients are at risk, all employee's

  7. Calling out Sick on a Holiday

    steelcityrn replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    No matter what a person can be sick from, there still will be those who feel anyone who calls off on a holiday has done it on purpose. Its a shame, if your sick you need to stay

  8. Chito-seals

    steelcityrn replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I too have seen the angioseal....I would try to google the chito seal and see what comed

  9. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    steelcityrn replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Just made me think of the old steel town image. Many a family member worked 50-60 hours a week in the mill, and it wasn't because they enjoyed working in a enclosed filthy hot oven, or at the other...

  10. Would you become a nurse today if you could do it over again?

    steelcityrn replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    Would have much rather been a

  11. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    steelcityrn replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with the others. Life is way too short. Go somewhere else and start over. How can anyone call themselves a nurse, supposed to care about others and cause such evil harm to their...

  12. Lazy Charge Nurse in ED

    steelcityrn replied to BriBriRN's topic in Emergency

    I would just observe things for a while before questioning others. Thats bound to get back to the C.N. You say she disappears for a while, perhaps she has to report to meetings? Maybe break time. Not...

  13. Unsafe ER - any suggestions?

    steelcityrn replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

    There are good reasons why the other nurses left. It sounds like a very dangerous e.r., I would look for something else. Your not happy there, and they do not seem to care about the nurses they have...

  14. Assertiveness, Important or not?

    steelcityrn replied to RUNS10's topic in General Nursing

    i agree...very very

  15. HELP I'm falling apart!!!

    steelcityrn replied to longjourneydream's topic in Emergency

    You have invested time already, and its just going to take more. E.R. nurses are becoming rare, its unbelievable autonomy and stress. If you like that dept., and your co-workers, you should probably...

  16. help written a rebuttal

    steelcityrn replied to 2005grad's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like the stress level is vary high in this department for you. Once you are labeled as not being a team player, whether is deservered or not, it will probably be hard for you to work there. I...

  17. tragic

    steelcityrn replied to mirasmommy's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Its all so very very sad. May she be with her two sons she had

  18. Mrsa!!

    steelcityrn replied to nghtfltguy's topic in General Nursing

    Watch 60 minutes if you can this sunday. Leslie Stahl will be doing a story on mrsa and its my own town. The county medical doctor will be on, he pretty much says you can scrub the high school gyms...

  19. Permanent nights..now anxiety/panic when I try to sleep...

    steelcityrn replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked steady 11-7am for years, this will get better. Most people do complain of this from time to time. Its hard to sleep well anytime with the stress you endure as a nurse, let alone on a off...

  20. Made a Med Error and sick over it!

    steelcityrn replied to Martinette's topic in General Nursing

    Got to look at this a a learning experience or in your case a refresher on checking orders well. Don't beat yourself up, had you not caught this, it could have gone on

  21. Keyhole Surgery

    steelcityrn replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    Bowel resections I have seen were several smaller incisions and usually a longer one. To my knowledge, that is not done as keyhole. That is major surgery with a longer time for recovery than

  22. On my way to becoming a CNA

    steelcityrn replied to wondergiraffe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You will develope your confidence with experience working with patients. Once you become good at baths, transfers ect, you will want to learn more and more. Keep your dream to become a nurse, and you...

  23. Sloppiness results in write-up

    steelcityrn replied to longjourneydream's topic in Emergency

    Yes, I agree with most of the others. Does seem like a very fair place to work. Its good that you will be with a nurse who has worked there that long and you get along with well. Its a shame that we...

  24. Frustrated here........

    steelcityrn replied to CaroleN199's topic in General Nursing

    You should be very proud of yourself...don't worry, you will find a place to fit

  25. I can't wait to "lose my loser" preceptor

    steelcityrn replied to anfe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can't understand why anyone would agree to be a preceptor, only to make a newly hired nurse feel unwelcomed. Its becoming more clear to me that hospitals should find some resolution to this problem....