ChevRN

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1. Sick call?

   ChevRN replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

   I think all of us, or most of us, have taken a "mental health" day at one time or another. This doesn't only apply to nursing. At my facility we have a bank of sick/vacation time. Also per our...

2. Do you like day or night shift better and why?

   ChevRN replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Nursing

   I prefer nights. I have been working nights for eleven years now. I like the night shift, as it is more easy going than afternoons or days, and you get paid an off shift differential at my facility...

3. OK I have had it with coworkers behavior

   ChevRN replied to nighteyes719's topic in General Nursing

   Ask her if she needs some phenergan and an emesis basin. Actually, just keep the emesis basin handy or offer it to her the next time she

4. Leaving before finishing

   ChevRN replied to xptp29a's topic in General Nursing

   When I was going to school before becoming a nurse, I worked in the dietary department of a nursing home. My duties mainly consisted of the tray line, getting the residents' meal trays together in...

5. If You Could What Halloween Costume Would You Wear?

   ChevRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   Let's see: A vampire, as I work nights, and often take blood from patients, or a patient, with a gown, diaper and condom cath with leg bag, and ted hose. No I really wouldn't wear the latter as that...

6. Help: hospital wants to run a Credit Check

   ChevRN replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

   It seems that our society is too carried away with our credit rating. Some people get into debt and have deliquencies on their credit report. However, this should not be assumption that the...

7. Anyone here drink a can of soda a day?

   ChevRN replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

   Can of soda a day? lol, I drink a super Big Gulp of Mountain Dew a day! Sometimes more. It's the caffeine, I work nights. I have taken 600mg of caffeine in energy pills once too, just made me a...

8. Which is better, handwashing or hand sanitizer?

   ChevRN replied to queenjean's topic in General Nursing

   To my knowledge, handwashing is the best, with antimicrobial soap, which hospitals provide. We also have the sanitizer gel in our patient rooms. They say to use hand sanitizer between patients, but...

9. Candystripers

   ChevRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Do hospitals still use candystripers, ie youth volunteers. I don't see them at my facility. It seems that having volunteers of this kind helps with patient satisfacton. Better yet, if they had...

10. Use of Prisoners in Drug Trials

    ChevRN replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

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11. Death Penalty Anesthesia

    ChevRN replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Reading through this thread is quite interesting. In Michigan, where I live, we don't have capital punishment. I don't like to think of executing people, nor do I think I would be comfortable...

12. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    ChevRN replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    I know someone who refers to his wife's lady parts as her "teddy

13. Skirts in the OR

    ChevRN replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in Operating Room

    I don't see any problem with women wearing dresses in the OR providing they are wearing pantyhose. They make culottes and walking shorts which go just above the knee, which could be worn with hose,...

14. Any cool protests coming up?

    ChevRN replied to grouchy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, have you ever been to Ann Arbor, Michigan? That's a good place for left-wing events, particularly around University of Michigan's campus. I know it is quite a ways from Connecticut....

15. Dress code...Shorts in summer

    ChevRN replied to ChevRN's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that at least here, nursing homes are leanient with the dress code in the summer, whether with or without air conditioning. Nurses and CNAs, along with laundry, housekeeping, and dietary are...