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Perhaps during January you could review head to toe assessments, lung sounds, iv inserts, etc on youtube? There are some really excellent channels and you might brush off some cobwebs! If you have the luxury and the $ a good basic review like Hurst w...

The California BRN has a position statement on floating, perhaps other states do as well? Of particular interest is section C. http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/regulations/npr-b-21.pdf

California Ratios Pg 41+ http://www.nurseallianceca.org/files/2012/06/Title-22-Chapter-5.pdf

Warmest thoughts and internet hugs out to all of you. Thank you so much for all you do. Please take time to grieve and heal - we're here if you need anything.

This is a terrible and unacceptable situation. herring_RN has given you the best advice regarding ADOs and filing complaints with the state. Some nurses have a difficult time "making waves", but it is our responsibility as patient advocates to speak...

I don't mind so much when patients are on the phone when I arrive with meds - my pet peeve is the patient that sets their smart phone to wake themselves up every two hours for their prn dilaudid. That kills me.

We had TeamStepps training at our hospital. I really didn't think there was anything cutting edge about it. Basically the same communication/hand-off skills that I learned as an EMT and during nursing school. I think the medical director had hopes th...

Our "white boards" have glass covering a paper template. The paper template ensures that we are not tied down to a format that might not work over time. We have times and lines for hourly rounding, a faces pain scale and sections for nurse, nurse man...

newnurse - Unfortunately it is a fact of nursing life that some nurses are really horrible to give/get report from. You may have stumbled into a department where the unit culture is not supportive and the nurses enjoy belittling or gossiping about ot...

Saw this earlier in a press report from the Dallas hospital where the ebola patient was originally sent home from the ED: "The hospital said in a statement today that the physician and the nurses followed protocol, but his travel history didn't auto...

liberated847- As a flight nurse you would feel comfortable looking away from a patient while they pleasured themselves? How long would you be comfortable not visually monitoring the patient you were transporting?

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) Law section These sites from the CA labor board and the CA legislature might help.

I was wondering if you work an eight or twelve hour shift? When you were hired did you agree to an alternative work schedule (somewhat common for california nurses)? Are you an independent hospital? If not, how are other hospitals in your chain handl...

I believe in this: everyone is legally entitled to rest and meal periods. I believe in this: rest and meal periods should include complete relief from patient care duties. I believe in this: patient safety is increased when staff is well-rested and f...

Your facility needs a union. Your manager needs a public shaming (and, apparently, a soul). Prayers and love to your coworker.

I answer the phone if it is convenient for me to do so. If I am interested in picking up hours I will state when I am able to come in and what type of assignment I would be willing to take. If I am not interested, I say (politely) "No, but thank you ...

Chocolates, sit-down breakfast served by department managers and door prizes. Cake later in the week.

Our hospital is happy to hire RNs with who come from skilled nursing facilities. If your current employer receives monies from medicare and is accredited, they will even give you credit for years of experience. If you bridge from LVN to RN, you are a...

Congratulations Providence nurses! A great move for nurse and patient safety. Good luck with negotiating your contract!

Dear Blackvans, In my second to last semester of nursing school, I had the same sinking feeling of a lack of clinical education. I tried to prioritize what seemed to me to be the biggest and most important missing component and made a plan from there...

; ) Everyone on our med-surg unit gets their full 30mins plus 3 tens - it's my job to make it so!

... be kind to yourself. ... to ask for help when you need it. ... offer help when others need it. ... always max inflate a versacare before moving a patient. ... to try to read one nursing policy a shift. ... never stop asking questions.

Dear Elizabeth Renee - Thank you so much for being so calm and considerate in your replies on this thread. Obviously this is a hot-topic and some posters may sound as if they are attacking you, when they are just appalled at the situation. Thank you...

Cadman - go for it! My dad became a nurse in his mid-forties with absolutely no background in healthcare. Zip Zilch. He made a pragmatic decision to enter a career that would provide well for his family and one that also provided value in his communi...

Two years of psych nursing will come in extra handy on a med-surg floor - as many as a quarter of our patients can have a mental diagnosis that is being treated concurrently with an acute or chronic medical problem. Your new co-workers will probably ...