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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

    I

  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 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone work at a facility that allows you to wear shorts in the summer? The nursing home I worked at would let you wear shorts May thru Sept. This seems to be commonplace in my area in the...

  16. 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...

  17. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    ChevRN replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    We use that term where I work. Of course not an official code, but even if it was it would not have to be called, as the smell usually does the

  18. Meds you hate to give....

    ChevRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes giving multiple crushed meds per peg/pej can be unpleasant. I don't like the situation in which I am giving the meds through the thin pej tube with water, get some resistance, then splash!,...

  19. Would you become a nurse again

    ChevRN replied to Human nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes Somtimes work can get stressful, but I think there is stress in any job. Nursing school (BSN) was quite a task, that was the most stressful part of my career. I have been a staff nurse (floor...

  20. Epilepsy help

    ChevRN replied to teddyp's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Is this an epileipsy monitoring unit? I used to work on one. Patients who are candidates for resection surgery (usually temporal area) are in either phase 1 or phase 2 monitoring. In phase 1, the...

  21. dental hygienist/RN and pay difference

    ChevRN replied to OURN83's topic in General Nursing

    I always knew that the salary of a dental hygenist was comparable to that of an RN, but never really looked into it. If I had become a dental hygenist I would have to hide the fact that I drink 2...

  22. What Grossness Is Cool?

    ChevRN replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    Worse: eating chocolate pudding out of a bedpan (albeit one that has never been used), total gross out. Yup popping zits can be fun and gross. I like squeezing

  23. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    ChevRN replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That button is silly, and seems belittling. I would object to wearing it. It reminds me of the button the waitress/waiter at Denny's wears stating something like if I don't suggest juice, it's free....

  24. Do you carry your work home with you?

    ChevRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I am a floor nurse at a major hospital. I have worked the same unit for eight years. Early in my career, I would worry about not completing or forgetting something when I would come home. At that...

  25. America's view of the nursing profession

    ChevRN replied to elatty's topic in General Nursing

    When I tell others I am a nurse, they look up to me and respect my profession. They look at my job as one that is professional and of high responsibility, also well paying. This is my experience from...