xrockstheheart

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1. How many Pt do you take care of?

   xrockstheheart replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

   mgmt is going to lie to you to keep you working, and when that doesn't work they are going to try intimindation, that's what they learn at executive nursing school. remember they get bonuses and you...

2. speedy immigation

   xrockstheheart posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

   The American Organization of Nurse Executives and Foreign Nurse Task Force have gotten speedier immigation for nurses. In fact they can have one in country in 60 days, that's two months people....

3. Med error,I'm suspended,I need advice,please!

   xrockstheheart replied to Mama2-3's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   the medication error rate in hospitals is about 26%, the number are kinda fuzzy because, they are not maintained. however if you extrapolated from the old data you would see it's huge. in fact the...

4. What do you honestly think you would have done?

   xrockstheheart replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

   the good part is that you won't have to wait long for this to repeat itself, and many of you will have the opportunity to see what you will do. Do any of you think that NO should be rebuild in a...

5. How many Pt do you take care of?

   xrockstheheart replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

   There are only 60 min in an hour, 10 pts = 6min/pt/hour that's the most time you could have assuming 100% nursing time. Now that's impossible so there is one parameter we can measure distance. And we...

6. How do you give next shift report?

   xrockstheheart replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

   Nsg in this country is very different and it is different from nsg all over the world. We don't use the best medicines, we use the most expensive, the ones that give the most profit. You will need to...

7. How can a Director cut back on incidental overtime?

   xrockstheheart replied to childrensrn's topic in Nurse Management

   While it is true that some people like the overtime and hang around the extra hour everyday. the fact is that most charting is done retrograde style at the end of the shift. It works different in...

8. For those who wanted information about joining the Army Nurse Corp, this is for you.

   xrockstheheart replied to live4today's topic in Government, Military

   the army nurse corp and the medical community are a lot more open minded than the nation as a whole. But politics being what they are you could be accepted one day and then the goon squad would be...

9. Ottawa, IL nurse fired

   xrockstheheart replied to Jolie's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Breach of Contract Theory Javier Thomé, RN Breach of Contract occurs often in nursing. It has not been challenged in court as such because of lack of evidence. The other obstacle is the "employment...

10. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    xrockstheheart replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    focus, keep your eye on the ball, the patient. Hospital administrators, nurse administrators are liars. What is a CNA anyway, did they get a degree, a certification, 2 wks of OJT. focus you only have...

11. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    xrockstheheart replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Happy in your work are you. Oh look at me, "I'm a CNA today". Let the other nurses bear the burden. I guess I'll empty the trash. GET a

12. I made a med error

    xrockstheheart replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In TX 3 minor errors are considered a major error, and I suppose that means 3 minor errors in a short period of time. Unless Peer Review is done right it can hurt you. But not all states have peer...

13. I made a med error

    xrockstheheart replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    who ever gave the med, makes the error, there is a difference between an error and a mistake, according to the board. What we haven't looked is , IS There another solution, why don't meds have a...

14. I made a med error

    xrockstheheart replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been reading the post and this is what i would do 1. I would cancel my malpractice insurance. 2. i would not worry about a suit if the patient did not suffer harm 3. the medication error rate is...

15. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    xrockstheheart replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    we need to come up with a code for all the hospitals and nursing supervisors that do this. so nurses can know exactly what facility we are talking about. like, H, for hospital, then the unit, then the...