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  1. Hourly Rounding

    Jaade replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind the trackers - as someone else said, I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing so I just think of it as an extension of my badge. I know the managers aren't truly monitoring them regularly...

  2. Hourly Rounding

    Jaade replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, one last thing - I do work on a speciality med/surg unit (Ortho/Spine) and we typically have a pt load of 5-6 pts per

  3. Hourly Rounding

    Jaade replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    Oops - didn't mean to hit send yet. We have trackers we wear that management can use to find out where we are on the unit (say a family member says they didn't see us all night - the manager can show...

  4. Hourly Rounding

    Jaade replied to arbldj1234's topic in General Nursing

    We do hourly rounding. CNAs do odd hours, we do even hours. We have "PALs" (Patient Access List) which list scheduled tasks by hours in our EMR. We have to document what the pt is doing, pain, if...

  5. Transfering from Oncology to Psych?

    Jaade replied to kallenb's topic in Psychiatric

    When I first started in psych nursing, I worried a lot about saying the wrong thing to a pt. It can be more laid back than med/surg, but when it is bad, it is really, really bad. Psych is definitely...

  6. How long can a patient go without urinating after receiving a Duramorph spinal?

    Jaade replied to willyRN86's topic in Orthopedic

    We have standing orders that say after the foley is removed, if the pt has not urinated in 4-6 hours straight cath x 1 and then if the pt is still unable to urinate in the next 4-6 hours, call the...

  7. Refilling water pitchers

    Jaade replied to sizzlev's topic in Patient Safety Issues

  8. Does it get better?

    Jaade replied to TurtleCat's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's hard starting out in healthcare. You will be slow. You will make mistakes. You will improve every day. I try to put on a smile and have a good attitude every day I walk into work. (And I am NOT a...

  9. Is this really a med error?

    Jaade replied to gemini14's topic in General Nursing

    This. Also, I was once told by a dr/former medical director that JC looks hard at facilities that report very few med errors because they know mistakes are being made and assume they aren't being...

  10. Is this really a med error?

    Jaade replied to gemini14's topic in General Nursing

    It's a med error, the doses were missed. Med errors do not have to be the nurse's fault. We frequently have to chart "med not available" as a reason for missed/late doses when the pharmacy can't bring...

  11. Risks of IV drugs??

    Jaade replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Addictions

    I've seen a pt with a staph infected abscess in his AC vein from reusing his own needles. We drained it for him several times, I've never seen so much pus in my life! It was gross but also kinda cool....

  12. The inactivated Flu shot only prevents the flu in just 1.5% of the population

    Jaade replied to Garethaus's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We can't even get COPD patients to quit smoking when they're on O2. How do you propose we convince people to stay home from work when they're ill? Once they have the full-blown symptoms, sure. By then...

  13. I'm in Florida but I'm thinking of taking another state's board.

    Jaade replied to itsdebraanne's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It is a national exam, as others have said. I live in south Georgia and took the test in Jacksonville, FL because of the date. The licensing fees are more expensive in FL, I've been told their...

  14. Life, kids, work AND Nursing School...

    Jaade replied to Live.&.Learn's topic in General Students

    You will all get through it. My only regret is that I didn't go ten years sooner. Like the poster above said, you and your family will be rewarded for the hard work when you start making a decent...

  15. Life, kids, work AND Nursing School...

    Jaade replied to Live.&.Learn's topic in General Students

    Try making a week's worth of meals at a time, with help. Teach your 9 and 10 year old to help out around the house and give them set chores. Give up the idea that your house will be clean, that you...

  16. Freaking out after reading how many people have failed NCLEX!

    Jaade replied to nurse2b121212's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX June 2011. It was hard, but I felt pretty confident by the time I finished my 75 questions - you know why? By the end, they were asking me questions that I could never have answered...

  17. Have you ever been asked to bring something to an interview?

    Jaade replied to pbuttercups's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    We were taught to make portfolios when I was in school. They included awards and certifications, CEs, certificates of participation, along with the resume, and other records you might need to show...

  18. CIWA woes

    Jaade replied to Indy's topic in Addictions

    "Growing up around them" doesn't imply marriage. It implies that relatives, maybe even parents, were alcoholics. You don't always get to

  19. What constitutes "professional appearance" these days?

    Jaade replied to moma8gma1's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My hospital is fairly conservative. No more than two earrings in each ear, no other visible piercings allowed. Staff members aren't supposed to wear big earrings, and I think people who do are dumb....

  20. Advice for stethoscopes...

    Jaade replied to audra211's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a Littman but I recently bought an Ultrascope and I love it. I have been struggling with tinnitus lately, too, and the Ultrascope is just louder. Either stethoscope is a very good