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  1. Refusing to float

    THIS!!! This was our scenario the entire Winter, which at our hospital, still hasn't ended. We were the ONLY fully staffed unit (telemetry) in the hospital. So we had the mandatory privilege of helping lesser staffed units. We went from our normal ni...
  2. CRNA school chances after failing two first semester courses

    My concern would be if you still have a place in your schools nursing program. Many schools have a policy that if you fail 2 classes in the same semester you are either removed and have to reapply after a wait period or you are removed and have to fi...
  3. crushing meds, best foods to disguise taste

    Yogurt or sugar-free puddings
  4. Nearly all foleys (I know our Bard's do) now have statements printed on them to NOT PRE-INFLATE/test the balloon. it's possible that it can compromise the integrity of the balloon is the reasoning. This changed approximately 5 years ago when I first ...
  5. Concerned 13/24 possible fail out rate in 2nd qtr.

    My ADN class started with approximately 65 students, 1st year-1st quarter. 2 years later 30+ completed the program, 1 failed during the last week of class before graduation. The rest dropped out or transferred to other areas of study over the course ...
  6. Incontinent Preschool student

    I'm going to play the negative nelly here- I just happened across your thread on the mobile app. I know a lot of abused kiddos have potty accidents after abuse starts. Is there any possibility, since a medical condition has all but been ruled out, th...
  7. New license expires a month later

    It depends on how the state of CA issues their renewals. In Nebraska all licenses expire on Halloween (they're good for 2 years). LPNs expire on odd years, RNs on even years. So in Nebraska it's possible to pass your Nclex in September and have your ...
  8. Unfortunately in nursing college prestigious-ness doesn't matter much other than in your local community/state. Hospital systems in the local area may have a preference on schools nursing grads come from but if you're in FL wondering if a NYC college...
  9. College books are the biggest scams ever

    Our 2nd year of our ADN program the 4 sections were divided. Groups A and B flipped sections halfway through the fall semester as did groups C & D. Then in the spring groups c and d took the classes a and b took in the fall. We worked it out wher...
  10. Pyxis question

    Most, but not all, hospitals have switched over to billing medications that are scanned on the MAR (rather than when pulled from the med dispenser) because they know that stuff happens- meds are pulled like Tylenol then the patient refuses, is discha...
  11. Advice about leaving a great job? :(

    FMLA is 12 months, it doesn't cover employees with less employment than that except special considerations for military and I believe pilots as I quickly glanced at the FAQs. FAQs: FMLA - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) - U.S. Department of Labor Talk t...
  12. New Grad, disciplinary woes

    My previous job in another field made employees sign "verbal" warnings essentially so they could cover their behinds in case it advanced far enough for them to terminate you. That way if they were giving you a 1st written warning you couldn't come ba...
  13. What time do you clock in?

    It will depend on your facility. My previous hospital you could not clock in more than 6 minutes early, my current hospital is 7 minutes so the earliest I can clock in at my current job for my shift that starts at 1800 is 1753. Prior to that it would...
  14. rant.. "4 weeks notice"

    Both my current and former hospital systems require a 4 wk notice for licensed personnel. Maintenance, dietary, house keeping were/are required a 2 wk notice. As a nurse, especially new grad, orientations typically last 12 wks so that 4 wk notice hop...
  15. Dealing with cpap machines and skin damage

    Vaseline is also a petroleum-base which can not be used with any amount of oxygen as it is a fire hazard. With adult patients we used to take a mepilex foam and cut it in a Y-shape and place it on their face in an upside down position to protect the ...