sarbo1010

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  1. False acusations?

    sarbo1010 replied to TexasmedicRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Of course, when any adverse event happens it seems to be human nature to find someone to pin it on. Hence documentation is the only thing that will save your butt. Several years ago I had a patient...

  2. Medication administration confusion???

    sarbo1010 replied to Mike DBD's topic in General Nursing

    you are correct about trusting the pharmacy and I did catch an error in a pharmacy draw of chemo about 25 years ago. a physician gave some chemo to a few patients through the omaya reservoir and 2 of...

  3. The ANA is worthless, looks down on floor nurses, don't join!

    sarbo1010 replied to DannyBoy8's topic in General Nursing

    We had this same problem in Florida when lobbying the Florida legislature about safe staffing ratios about 10 years ago. The legislators simply told us that since our governing body the Florida...

  4. Heartbroken (long winded-sorry!)

    sarbo1010 replied to Fatsacktommy's topic in General Nursing

    I know you are heartbroken right now, but this will probably lead to better things. It sounds like your manager did not communicate with human resources and I would accept that the reason you didn't...

  5. IVDU pt kept asking for pain meds. Managment kept saying to just give it to her.

    sarbo1010 replied to ella2990's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so looks like you did the right thing, but it's not the only right thing. #1 yes her b/p was on the low side, but is that where she lives? Did it drop lower after a dose. This lady is not...

  6. Paper Charting venting

    sarbo1010 replied to raindrops1234's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it is a requirement, but I think that they just pay a fine, lots of hospitals are still on paper. I travel nurse off and on and paper for me is non negotiable. Surprised to find a large...

  7. Paper Charting venting

    sarbo1010 replied to raindrops1234's topic in General Nursing

    Being raised in the paper charting era, I used to lament and glorify the old days of paper charting. I did an EMR conversion last year and OMG paper charting SUCKS. I will never accept a job that is...

  8. What's In A Name Badge?

    sarbo1010 replied to TruvyNurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes, the diploma nurses were hands down the best nurses I ever worked with. And a masters trained nurse - the worst. I think she just never practiced actual bedside nursing until she finished her...

  9. What's In A Name Badge?

    sarbo1010 replied to TruvyNurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Amen, and I worked hard for my BSN, I want it on my badge, along with that PCCN that I continue to slave over to keep. It also keeps me current on topics i probably wouldn't normally seek out. This...

  10. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    sarbo1010 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    1. How about entering a confused patients room to find them using their cigarette lighter to read something, because patients where allowed to smoke back then. 2. The annual education component where...

  11. Low census--what do you do?

    sarbo1010 replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

    Run like hell before a fresh batch of patients hit the ED and they change their

  12. Being called an idiot

    sarbo1010 replied to historylovinglpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, this does remind me of the time I had a patient with radiation pnuemonitis and sats in the low 80's. He needed steriods and antibiotics but I couldn't get the fellow on call to do anything. On...

  13. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    sarbo1010 replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    thanks for sharing, gonna have to look into this "tile"

  14. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    sarbo1010 replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Often a doc will borrow a stethoscope they find laying around, carry it to another floor, realize it's not theirs and just drop it there. So I would start by sending a flyer out to the other floors....

  15. 10 Survival Tips for the Highly Sensitive Nurse

    sarbo1010 replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    omg, just reading this thing lets me know I must drive the hsp crazy. I love the floors that are noisy, too quiet makes me nuts. Clutter - I can walk through it, around it, and under it. I love...

  16. Lied to in Interview

    sarbo1010 replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily true. I had an interview where the nurse manager told me that the ratio on the floor was 5-6 patients to one nurse but would more than likely be 6:1. We have cna's scheduled but they...

  17. I feel like nursing school didn't prepare me for work

    sarbo1010 replied to Gem1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I feel your pain. I have been a nurse for 31 years and can still feel like a fish out of water when starting something new or floating to a new floor. I still remember that first year of nursing....

  18. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    sarbo1010 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    i don't wear the long white coat as that was not typically a nurses lab jacket. When I wear the white it is simply a throw back to the day when the color for nurses was all white - I have been a...

  19. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    sarbo1010 replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    I have never understood this problem. At a hospital I worked at in Tampa there was a section of the nurses station marked "non biohazard area" and we could eat and drink in that area. Sanctioned by...

  20. 0200 BP's - Dealing with Tired Rude Doctors

    sarbo1010 replied to Jennifer in Cali's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I personally would not call a pressure of 170 - nursing judgement, but anyway.... When a doc asks me "what do you want me to do" or something like that. I let them know I am transferring liabilty...

  21. Should I leave this racist town?

    sarbo1010 replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While a year is a long time to put up with that kind of crap, you may need to just let it roll. I had an assignment in Hawaii and they really dislike white people. They actually gave me a patient...

  22. Another reason unions suck!

    sarbo1010 replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    That is easy to say and while in the short run it may be nice, when you return and your job is gone and the entire hospital system has a "do not hire" tagged to your name, what will you do then?...

  23. Why are so many nurses against unions?

    sarbo1010 replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I worked at a hospital in Florida that was actually the first hospital to get a union in Florida. And while it did help us get pay and if you had a problem with management you had someone there to...

  24. Should I have stayed?

    sarbo1010 replied to CelticGoddess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would want to know if there was a problem with the oncoming nurse. In my view you went above and beyond and I would have been greatful that you stayed that long and helped me stabilize the patient....

  25. Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    sarbo1010 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Our rule has been if you utter the name, you get to take the patient when they