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  1. Switching shifts with other nurses

    susanmary posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are you "allowed" to switch shifts amongst yourselves once your schedules are posted? Can you have someone add a few hours to their hours if you need a few hours off? Can you call in a per diem to...

  2. Visiting Hours on Hospital Floors

    susanmary posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are the "official" visiting hours on your unit? Are these hours enforced? If so, how? Do you limit the number of visitors a patient may have at one time? Children allowed? Even in a double...

  3. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    susanmary replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding ETOH IV infusions via central lines -- do you infuse 10% or 20%? Regular floors? ICU? Stepdown? Do you feel a 20% ETOH infusion with an epidural infusion at the same time is appropriate...

  4. "know it all"

    susanmary replied to petiteflower's topic in General Nursing

    Truly believe that know-it-alls have low self esteem & believe that they "elevate" themselves by bringing others down. Everyone knows that only teenagers know EVERYTHING (spoken by a mother of...

  5. Lethal injection nurse???

    susanmary replied to Zhakrin's topic in General Nursing

    Never.

  6. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    susanmary replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Stormy -- please refer to my original reply for this post. You make some very intelligent, thoughtful comments. But many staff end up doing manager's jobs for them ... many managers will not fill...

  7. Floating nurses

    susanmary replied to babsRN's topic in Nurse Management

    :)

  8. RN to MD....possible or not?

    susanmary replied to zinacef's topic in General Nursing

    Follow your dreams. If you are smart enough to be a nurse ....you are WAY smart enough to be a doctor (true enough isn't it nurses out there?) When completing my BSN (had ADN & BS) my counselor...

  9. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    susanmary replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    To name a few -- plastic travel coffee mugs, insulated lunch totes, canvas totes (all with hospital's logo.) I do not expect a gift from my employer for nurse's week. What I would appreciate is...

  10. merit based salary increases

    susanmary replied to woo 2's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My hospital has been "awarding" merit-based raises for years. No matter how exemplary your evaluation is, it is based on the mid-range salary point. If you have gone over your sick days and get a...

  11. Do you watch Medical shows?

    susanmary replied to old-master's topic in General Nursing

    thisnurse -- you've got great taste -- ST ELSEWHERE is also my all-time favorite medical show. It was a wonderful show. I do watch ER, but that's it. I've slowly weaned myself off medical shows --...

  12. Patient non-compliance

    susanmary replied to NH-Viking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I believe the politically-correct term is now

  13. Brink of nervous breakdown!

    susanmary replied to SbRN2002's topic in General Students

    Shannon, take a deep breathe & relax. Others respect you, your decisions & believe in you. Be kind to yourself. Enjoy your summer. Enjoy your life. You deserve to be with a kind man who...

  14. Straight pay for 12 hour shifts?

    susanmary posted a topic in General Nursing

    For those of you who work 12 hour shifts, do you get straight pay for the entire shift? Time and a half for the four hours? I'm curious about this as my facility does not pay anything over straight...

  15. Charge nurse woes

    susanmary replied to wendyssmile's topic in General Nursing

    It's difficult being charge nurse -- especially when you have a full patient load. With the acuity of patients, it's challenging enough to complete your own assignment -- add the "charge" role and...

  16. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    susanmary replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    Proud to be a nurse. Love it/hate it -- but take a great deal of pride in what I do. I do the best I can with what I've

  17. Check out those veins!

    susanmary replied to susanmary's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm laughing out loud. OK -- no nurse's anonymous for me (today at least!!!) I do love checking out veins,

  18. Med-Surg Telemetry

    susanmary replied to shhooke's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a 24-bed Vascular-Thoracic Surgical Telemetry unit -- it's a specialized med-surg unit, but we do get alot of med-surg overflow. We are expected to complete arrythmia classes/training...

  19. What is your favorite part of being a nurse?

    susanmary replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    Going home knowing I've done my

  20. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    susanmary replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    :)

  21. New Grad Rates for RN's

    susanmary replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    Believe it is $21-22 range in the Hartford area plus differentials. My facility has excellent differentials -- 15% evenings, 25% straight nights, 25% weekends. Often loan forgiveness (most likely a...

  22. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    susanmary replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    :)

  23. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    susanmary replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Love this bulletin board -- get the best advise from some great nurses. There's lots of experience and great insight from you guys. Thanks. Just wondering if you do continuous IV drips on the...

  24. What Freaks You Out?

    susanmary replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Attending who picked his nose repeatedly and then grabbed some of the pretzels in the bag staff were munching on. Needless to say, the bag was

  25. Career Suicide??

    susanmary replied to MelissaCT's topic in General Nursing

    You're welcome. I'm going to bed now. Check your