BrittanyRN

BrittanyRN

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  1. Visitation in the NICU

    At our facility we don't consider our parents "visitors!" Therefore they can be at the bedside 22 hrs a day if they choose. They must step out of our care rooms for an hour in the am and an hour in the pm for shift change. But even then they don't ha...
  2. I really think these idiots that dream up these things have been cooped up in an office way too long! A few years back our hosital system came up with a campain to showcase how caring and compassionate our staff was and they made up a button for us ...
  3. please help!!!

    Just a comment- in my state my sister in law (a stna) passes med in an adult group home for the mrdd after a training course. Also after an additional training session they can be "certified" to give g-tube meds and tube feedings. There are several ...
  4. Nursing Scrubs!

    Here's an idea make matching stethoscope covers with each jacket/top you make, a nurse I work with does this and it look so nice. Good luck in your future endervors!!
  5. Interview Questions

    A question that I had in several interviews when I graduated was a prioritizing question such as..You have just come out of report and you have a pt call out with chest pain, an unsteady confused pt crawling out of bed and a pt with a new blood trans...
  6. Milk and Molasses Enema

    I wonder if the M&M emena is making a come-back I've only been a nurse for a year and have given 2, also know of a few others that have been given?? But if this is the case they better start stocking us with molasses it's tough to find at 2am wh...
  7. pre-employment screening

    I'm just curious what other hospitals include in their pre-employment screening process. At my previous employer it was simply a drug test with a medical hx questionare. I went today for my screening for a new position at a different hospital and i...
  8. filter needles - policy

    We all use filter needles, it's policy also. We have the twin sets and I have never seen these used for filtering. I agree it's not worth the possible risk to the patient. I really think if twinsets were safe our administation would get rid of filter...
  9. Day sleepers..........

    I also use dark sheets to cover my window and it works great. What doesn't work though is the neigbors who decided to replace their vinyl siding last week and now have moved on to the roof. AHHH! How annoying!!