NurseSpeedy ADN, LPN, RN

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    Punitive culture

    NurseSpeedy replied to pink panther's topic in General Nursing

    After almost 20 years I can say that your time working with the company USUALLY outlasts the time that you will be working with a particular manager. Either they will move on to different positions or...
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    office thermometer

    NurseSpeedy replied to Adriennelb's topic in School

    I'm not a school nurse, just a mom with a baby daddy who is obsessed with checking our child's temp. He has four thermometers. Yes, FOUR. All the same one and they all get the same reading. He...
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    Parents keep medicating their febrile kids in the morning

    NurseSpeedy replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I get so frustrated with the school that my daughter goes to. Parents send the kids into school sick all the time. Of course they're coughing and spewing all over each other so then they all get...
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    Parents keep medicating their febrile kids in the morning

    NurseSpeedy replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I was told a southern joke by a nursing friend a few years ago and I still remember the phrase and it's sarcastic meaning. After hearing about the Tylenol dosing I would have had a hard time not...
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    Keeping experienced staff!!!

    NurseSpeedy replied to riden6944's topic in General Nursing

    Well, in Florida some retail stores are now starting their employees out at the rate a large home health care company is paying nurses who work Medicaid cases....let's see, better hours, better...
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    Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

    NurseSpeedy replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't born with money. I needed a car to get to college so I had to buy one, go to work full time and go to college full time. I made a little bit more than you, about $40 a day before taxes. Gas...
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    Is self suffiency a good enough reason to attend nursing school?

    NurseSpeedy replied to healthcare2015's topic in General Nursing

    There are many jobs that offer financial stability. There are many careers that will make someone miserable. If she truely wants to be a nurse (as in, would like to do the job for many years to come)...
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    And we were having such a nice day, too...

    NurseSpeedy replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it looks like most of mine have been said already. I hate the "Q" word (and all it's synonyms), I hate Full Moons (which I seem to be scheduled on them more often than not lately), I fear...
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    When do you say no.

    NurseSpeedy replied to jmcd84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Wait, what? An LPN can do everything that a CNA can do. I expect my CNAs to get report on their patients. I also give them a rundown on my patients so that nothing was missed from the CNA to CNA...
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    Potassium Level

    NurseSpeedy replied to Elyse545's topic in General Nursing

    Any critical lab result warrants a call, especially if it was on the high end of normal the day before. This shows a drastic change from the last result. Our facility has electrolyte protocol that...
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    Was it verbal abuse? Y/N or maybe?

    NurseSpeedy replied to RivkaLev's topic in General Nursing

    A resident accused me of trying to sell her roomate into prostitution. She actually accused me of being the pimp. This was the same facility that pharmacy was insisting on medication teaching. I was...
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    Was it verbal abuse? Y/N or maybe?

    NurseSpeedy replied to RivkaLev's topic in General Nursing

    I only worked LTC for a short while. I learned the least amount of information with those that are confused is the best, otherwise, good luck getting them to take their meds and you are the demon that...
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    Did you contract anything from a patient?

    NurseSpeedy replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm almost positive that I got the flu from some respiratory patients. The rapid flu test isn't 100% accurate (far from it) even though I was vaccinated I still tested positive. Yes, I cannot...
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    Full Time or Per diem (But Full time)

    NurseSpeedy replied to Irah0526's topic in General Nursing

    Where I worked years ago, the supervisor loved to know who didn't mind getting cancelled first when we were slow. It didn't matter if per diem or staff, if requested, they got it. Then it started down...
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    Full Time or Per diem (But Full time)

    NurseSpeedy replied to Irah0526's topic in General Nursing

    Any time I've worked PRN I've also worked agency for one or two companies. Usually between the three one would have an immediate last minute need that I could fill when cancelled. I'm someone who can...
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    Full Time or Per diem (But Full time)

    NurseSpeedy replied to Irah0526's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the company. Mine still has 401k for PRN nurses. The agency that I work for also offers the same 401k (own by same main company as the individual hospital) for per diem nurses as well as...
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    NurseSpeedy replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Very quiet, very soft, kind of like ‘background' music I don't see anything wrong with. Half the time something of that variety is playing overhead anyway in the halls (I actually never noticed...
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    NurseSpeedy replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if this is the case. Years ago when there was a TRUE shortage (showing my age). My husband and I were thinking about moving to an area where we could get more house for our money (a LOT...
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    Have you worked for a facility that has transitioned from 8-hour shifts to 12s?

    NurseSpeedy replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a facility that offered both 8 and 12 hour shifts before it was bought out. It was great to have both options. Some nurses couldn't stand working five days a week but loved working three...
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    Hypothetical situation, thoughts?

    NurseSpeedy replied to ladysyrah's topic in General Students

    Call 911, assist with BLS, apply pressure BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, leave the scalpel (or any sharp object) at home, Work, or wherever you may have found it! The chances of making it worse is far greater...
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    Breaks

    NurseSpeedy replied to NurseKC87's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'm pretty sure that anything over six hours for someone 18 or older requires one unpaid thirty minute lunch break. Fifteen minute breaks have been dictated by employer (paid). These were not...
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    February 2018 Caption Contest - Win $100!

    NurseSpeedy replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Hospital employee #1: "You got the poop off your nose. Did I?" Hospital employee #2: "Still a little left on the bridge...oh, okay, you got it!" Another face cleaning session after reciting the new...
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    RN Signature for our current daycare

    NurseSpeedy replied to far2many's topic in General Nursing

    The only form I'd be willing to sign at my child's daycare is the sign-out log, minus my credentials. As far as I'm concerned they can call around and find someone who is paid specifically for that...
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    Preemployment drug testing

    NurseSpeedy replied to RN5858's topic in General Nursing

    One of the largest hospital organizations in the US uses a 12 panel drug screen. I have no idea what level it checks for. Any doubt I would be tested independently to make sure the level is zero...
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    Bored on weekdays!

    NurseSpeedy replied to cblue152's topic in General Nursing

    When my daughter went to VPK I went back to school. Fixed the boredom quickly. Made my life a chaotic mess. I would only sign up for one or two classes at a time if I were to do it again. I started...