explorereb96

explorereb96 ADN, BSN

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  1. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    explorereb96 replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    A patient with ICP would most likely be in the ICU. I don't know many ICU's that utilize PCTs and if they do those PCTs are specially trained AND take report with us nurses. Either way, with the...

  2. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    explorereb96 replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital literally has NO tools. We have NO Hoyer lift. The only slideboard we have is for transfer. so we have Chux pads and a draw sheet and beds that can go into Trendelenburg. So if a...

  3. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    explorereb96 replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    you answered your own question. IF you have the staff to "lift" a patient over 200 lbs without sliding them, more power to you. We all aren't so

  4. Why lift foot of bed up to lift pts in bed?

    explorereb96 replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well to be fair common sense cannot be taught. You either have it or you don't. You can teach ways to aquire common sense and critical thinking but I believe experience is the only real teacher....

  5. Suicide Risk Assessment

    explorereb96 posted a topic in General Nursing

    In our EMR (Cerner) on admission, there is a Suicide risk assessment area in which we fill out. OK fine, but do we really have to chart the suicide risk assessment on every patient every shift? It...

  6. Bedside Report

    explorereb96 replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Well I think for at least 6 months we should ALL do it and do it like they want us to, When it starts costing them exorbitant amounts of money in overtime they will b*tch about it. Then we can all...

  7. Words You Hate

    explorereb96 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Octreotide ugghh I'll stick to

  8. Sleeping On Unit

    explorereb96 replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds pessimistic but I have never completely trusted anyone. Sounds like you need to brush up on Labor Law and harassment. They don't deserve your tears. Start by going into HR and asking that...

  9. What to do when Nurse is attacked and employer doesn't file police report?

    explorereb96 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Well to be fair....if the nurse received bare minimum PPE you can bet that they didn't make ANY available to the other staff at all. The management of that facility is foremost at fault. If that...

  10. Preceptor is a bully....

    explorereb96 replied to Hardhands's topic in General Nursing

    gender comes to

  11. Preceptor is a bully....

    explorereb96 replied to Hardhands's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me.... but there are plenty of ******** in nursing. I have seen much in my 37 years that warrant worse than being called a *****. She has earned her title and should either wear it proudly...

  12. How do I refuse to care for a patient

    explorereb96 replied to Lauranurse2007's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Your supervisor would be the first person to talk to. Tell them your problem, accept the assignment so she can bear witness. She may have the patient reassigned to another nurse to see if it's "a...

  13. New protocol - No report from ER to floor...

    explorereb96 replied to justjRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have SBAR faxed to the floor after bed control and charge agree on the room. Fine, if the SBAR had more than a name on it. And, if the charge nurse actually tells the assigned receiving nurse...

  14. New protocol - No report from ER to floor...

    explorereb96 replied to justjRN's topic in General Nursing

    All we get from the ER is an SBAR which really is just basic. The GOOD ER nurses will at least put in their admitting diagnosis, small synopsis of why they came in, their IV site and any fluids...

  15. Best Tips for Nurses - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    explorereb96 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Learn something new

  16. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    explorereb96 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    New admit Tele patient with Schizophrenia who has been off his meds for 4 days (says mom). Notes tele box and says the voices in the box are telling him that "they" are coming to take him away. Mom...

  17. Nurses Week Giveaways - WIN Up To $4,000! Nurses Week 2018

    explorereb96 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    A Code Brown all over the

  18. Cartoon Caption Contest WIN $250! Nurses Week 2018

    explorereb96 replied to Brian S.'s topic in News, Announcements

    I was singing "Hit me with your best shot." Not "Hit me with your best

  19. Nurses Week Giveaways - WIN Up To $4,000! Nurses Week 2018

    explorereb96 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    The paranoid schizophrenic that thinks his Tele monitor has someone inside telling him that "they are coming to get him" ...somehow finds and pushes the code button ....yells to me "see!!! I told you...

  20. Singled Out at Work

    explorereb96 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    This happened to me some years ago at a well known nursing facility chain. i was told many times that they could fight me with all the lawyers they had. The EEOC understands this. The Human...

  21. Nurse tech working as RN

    explorereb96 replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    They had been doing this for years in Pennsylvania but only in Assisted Living and Personal Care

  22. Nurse tech working as RN

    explorereb96 replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    Thank You!!! I have tried to tell that to many of my cohorts and they insist that the instructor's license is what they are working under. (They looked at me like I was crazy for wanting to become...

  23. Am I too old to become an RN??

    explorereb96 replied to bananerz84's topic in LPN to RN

    Ive been an LPN for 30 years. 2 years ago i started the prereqs for RN as well as what was needed for BSN. I will be graduating in December. Im 51 years old. Nope..you are NOT too

  24. How many semesters did you apply to nursing school before being accepted?

    explorereb96 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The first time. TEAS. 84. GPA

  25. Nicotine Test for new employment

    explorereb96 replied to hls0810's topic in General Nursing

    Well now, how about we let hospitals only hire people who look healthy and beautiful on the outside? You know, we can't blame them ( I am being sarcastic here). My father was always slim and had a...