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1. Nursing pack and watches

   jegalink replied to luvmysoldier's topic in General Students

   Wow, that must have been a just-divorced, bitter, bored, overzealous JC inspector. Well I guess it goes back to your comment, "Not that we all don't do it." Good patient care comes first - before beaurocrats. Let em' ding. I'm taking care of my patie...

2. Surrendering RN Scope!

   jegalink replied to jegalink's topic in Professionalism

   Thanks. I'm really interested in spurring discussion of the larger issue here as well - the trend (in my view) especially in the hospital setting toward following orders rather than carrying out the full scope of the nursing process.

3. Surrendering RN Scope!

   jegalink replied to jegalink's topic in Professionalism

   If so, RNs should be able to give that order within the RN scope - without MD approval. This is not how its being implemented in my example. Again, there are many more examples out there.

4. Nursing pack and watches

   jegalink replied to luvmysoldier's topic in General Students

   Interesting - I never heard that one before. We do keep flushes locked in med carts rather than sitting out unattended, but carrying has not been discouraged for us. You sure that's JC and not your facility policy? I'd love to read the JC document on...

5. The Problem with Boring Scrubs...

   jegalink replied to Pianomn626's topic in Men

   Solids of certain colors are required in our hospital for each role, so prints are out for me. However, I do agree that there needs to be some companies doing a lot mroe market research for male scrubs. Women have so many cut/trim/shape options compa...

6. Combative/Violent Confused Patients

   jegalink replied to missmiamoore's topic in Med-Surg

   It's important for all of us to stay alert to the fact the confused patients can be capable of anything - and watch our position. I'm sure none of us had violent patients pictured in our minds when we signed up to become nurses, so it can be traumati...

7. TMI at Dinner

   jegalink replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   My son will sometimes actually dry heave while I'm talking.

8. Surrendering RN Scope!

   jegalink posted a topic in Professionalism

   I have serious concern about how willing RNs are in the hospital to shrink their scope of practice and be relegated more and more to merely following MD orders. Case in point: our hospital recently created a policy that Ensure drinks required MD orde...

9. What's in your pockets?

   jegalink replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

   I don't like stuffed pockets, personally - but I DO like having what I need ON ME when I need it. I use what I like to call my "stealth" toolbelt - because you can't tell I'm wearing it when I'm walking down the hallway.

10. Nursing pack and watches

    jegalink replied to luvmysoldier's topic in General Students

    I use this ulility belt every shift to carry EXACTLY what I need - all hidden nicely under the hem of my scrub top. No big bulge of a pack or apron. Patients notice how organized I am compared to previous shifts - I've received a lot of positve patie...