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grinnurse RN

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  1. Texas RNs are to be enlighten

    grinnurse replied to mark hamel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: Let's all play

  2. But How Do You Know?

    grinnurse replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I have always been taught that if you suspect abuse, regardless of child, adult (domestic violence etc.) or elder we have to report it to our social worker and then they will make any reccomendations...

  3. What took me so long to switch.........?

    grinnurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    OMG-started on the floor with orientation at my new hospital on Monday and it seems like I am a fit and the hospital is a fit with me.:balloons: :balloons: What a change to walk in where people are...

  4. Syringes with no needles - garbage or sharps container?

    grinnurse replied to Hoozdo's topic in General Nursing

    Good poll. At the last hosp that I was at all syringes, needles or not, went into the sharps as well as the glass med vials b/c of the possible risk to housekeeping if they...

  5. Have you ever seen this ..BLE edema caused by Desyrel/Trazadone

    grinnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who just began taking Trazadone/Desyrel and has developed bilateral lower ext edema (1+), VS are all normal. Tried to find info on it for her but have not seen it listed as a SE or...

  6. Refusing unsafe RN:pt ratio

    grinnurse replied to RN2B07's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That is what happened to me on the 2 occasions that I refused pts. and thank goodness for the Charge Nurse that I had b/c she was right there backing me up both times. I knew that she was only doing...

  7. Post 4-mo. Orientation, On My Own Now.

    grinnurse replied to SkateBetty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats OP. :balloons: :balloons: :biggringi :balloons:

  8. Refusing unsafe RN:pt ratio

    grinnurse replied to RN2B07's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't know how it is in all states, but, in Texas we have "Safe Harbor" but, just b/c you clain SH doesn't mean that you will not get that 7th pt, it just means that you are letting it be known that...

  9. "teaching" nurses (...venting)

    grinnurse replied to Purlple's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am so glad that I have not experienced this in my first year. Thank goodness you have the manners not to stoop to her level and are professional enough to address her issues in

  10. Monkey off my Back!! Vent

    grinnurse replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so FURIOUS (sp)!!!!:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire So, I just talked to the aide that was supposed to have worked last Thursday (day from hell) only to find out that she was...

  11. First year, worst year?

    grinnurse replied to KJStarling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Does this hospital have a regular Med/Surge floor? If so, why not see if you can be oriented out there and possibly split your time between units? This would serve 2 purposes, 1. You would gain...

  12. HELP!!!! Asking for help!

    grinnurse replied to sanctuary's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did I miss something

  13. Soon to be student - Advise please

    grinnurse replied to Slpask's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another thing to consider with the wages is that if you "float" to different units this will also increase your pay. What size hospital it is would be another thing to consider. If it is larger,...

  14. Reflections on your completing your First Year as a nurse

    grinnurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    hello everyone- wow. it's hard to believe, but, alot of us on this bb have nearly completed our first year. it seems like the time has flown by when we were first posting where we were going to...

  15. Bloodborne Infections 'need to know' for providing care?

    grinnurse replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    IMO although universal precautions s/b sufficient, I have seen countless nurses, both older and newer start IVs with out gloves, especially on the "hard" to stick pts, ie. drug abusers, etc. so to me...

  16. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    grinnurse replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    I don't judge people on their accents and if that is the only thing they can find to talk about I would hand them a cross word puzzle so they would have something to

  17. Reflections on your completing your First Year as a nurse

    grinnurse replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :roll :roll

  18. Reflections on your completing your First Year as a nurse

    grinnurse replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

  19. Meditation - Relaxation Techniques

    grinnurse replied to nativehealer's topic in Holistic

    Thank you so much for being my personal guide to meditation. I have always wondered if this would be something that I could really do and if I would know I had reached it. John Edwards said that (...

  20. Meditation - Relaxation Techniques

    grinnurse replied to nativehealer's topic in Holistic

    I just purchased a John Edwards book on CD about unleashing your psychic powers and the first of the 6 cds is teaching meditation. It gives you excercises to use and practice with at first until you...

  21. Frustrated with management

    grinnurse replied to kdmcook's topic in General Nursing

    Do I know you Kdm? It sounds as if you are at the place that I just left. Last year when I first started, one of the RNs that precepted me told me right off the bat, "Just say NO" and I was like "to...

  22. Monkey off my Back!! Vent

    grinnurse replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    amen to that statement.thanks to everyone for the support, it really means alot to know that i can talk to people at

  23. If you own Danskos did you...

    grinnurse replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in General Nursing

    I had to size up on

  24. Reality

    grinnurse replied to bjpcurn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello-I think your title spoke volumes. I am also about to begin my second job as nurse who has nearly completed her first year as well. You describe what seems like the hospital that I left except...

  25. Monkey off my Back!! Vent

    grinnurse replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That was just the thing-she wasn't new at all to management or at least according to her. Supposedly she has "years" of experience at being a DON. You know what? She probably will last for awhile...