nurseklw72

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1. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   nurseklw72 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   As the years go on, I find that I'm saying more things to patients to shut them up. I get more complaints about the food and the comfort of the beds than anything else. My reply to them is this:...

2. Can an employer penalize you for calling-in due to illness?

   nurseklw72 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

   I got in trouble for the same issue. I'm a single mom. Between my son & I, there's no way we're going to keep call-ins under the mandated 5 a year. I found a way to work around the whole call...

3. nursing student with severe hearing loss

   nurseklw72 replied to metfan's topic in General Nursing

   I have moderate hearing loss in both ears. I wear digital CIC hearing aids. Of course, it's a big PITA to remove the hearing aids to use the stethoscope, but I make do. I use a Littman electronic...

4. Grossest Thing You've Ever Seen

   nurseklw72 replied to sicushells's topic in General Nursing

   I was fortunate not to witness this. It happened quite a few years ago on a med/surg floor. A patient with a new colostomy who had psych issues decided to pull the thing apart. The night shift staff...

5. Chest tube to suction?

   nurseklw72 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

   We make it a habit to connect the chest tube to a canister and the canister is connected to wall suction. We do this for chest tubes to bottles or pleuravacs and for NG suction. We had an incident...

6. In your experience.......when a seemingly "stable" patient tells you they are

   nurseklw72 replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

   I had the same thing happen to me. I had a stable patient that was planning to be discharged home that day. When I made first rounds that morning and asked him if he was glad to be going home that...

7. how much does your hospital pay to precept a new nurse?

   nurseklw72 replied to rninnv's topic in General Nursing

   I am a preceptor at my hospital. I get paid $1/hr to precept any nurse new to the hospital whether it's a new grad or a seasoned nurse. Of course, new grads are going to take more hours to precept....

8. My bad attitude

   nurseklw72 replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   The bad attitude meeting must be in a book for managers or something. Anytime the staff is upset about staffing shortages and the fact that it is directly detrimental to the quality of care they can...

9. clinic nurses pay

   nurseklw72 replied to orange_sky's topic in General Nursing

   I interviewed for a family practice clinic associated with a hospital. As an RN, I was offered $12.00/hr. I told her I can't work for less than $20 since at the time I was working in a hospital for...

10. What you get for nurses week

    nurseklw72 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea what possessed them to do it, but this year, we got pocket knives. I'm hoping no one who is armed has a mental

11. Bike commuters?

    nurseklw72 replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm getting ready to be a bike commuter. I live 3 miles from my hospital. We don't have bike racks and I am currently asking human resources to make one available for the employees who wish to go...

12. So how many pts do you have?????

    nurseklw72 replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a stepdown/pcu unit that is currently using 16 of 28 beds due to staffing. Our ratio is 4:1. Usually we have one secretary and one aide on day shift. Nights has a secretary until 11pm and...

13. How much is your pay?

    nurseklw72 replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    I live in northwest Arkansas. I'm an RN with 6 years experience in a cardiac unit. I make a base rate of $22.66/hr. Throw in shift differentials for 3-7pm & weekends. I bring home about...

14. A nurse for 9 months and already offered a supervisor postion....scary!

    nurseklw72 replied to lizzieB05's topic in General Nursing

    I was offered a med/surg supervisor position after being a nurse for about 3 years. Like you, I was flattered and jumped on the offer thinking about money and better hours. I thought since I had...

15. Help, our unit is falling apart!

    nurseklw72 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a cardiac unit. We're having some serious problems. We have recently acquired a new supervisor that has initiated several changes in the way our department is run. This has caused...