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  1. What would you do if you were to quit nursing?

    suanna replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly- if I could afford it, I would be a bus boy at Perkins or Bob Evans (I love breakfast), or a dishwasher at a country club. I always loved restaurant work but being a waiter is too much like...

  2. Is it possible to work as an RN on a temp license while waiting to take the NCLEX-RN?

    suanna replied to MrNurse007's topic in Nursing Career

    This practice was farily common when NCLEX was offered twice a year at a testing center and you had to wait 2-3 mos for your results. I graduate nurse could end up without a licence for 3-6mos post...

  3. Medicare: "Hospital-Acquired Conditions" and "Present on Admission"

    suanna replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What an idiotic idea! Now we are nasal swabbing every admission for MRSA. UAs with even the slightest indication of a UTI are cultured. Defensive testing is at an all time high. If we devoted the $...

  4. Probably Paranoid, but....

    suanna replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that you are concerned about it tells me you are probably careful enough that it's not an issue. Spouses live at home with Hep C patients and avoid contracting it even with close daily...

  5. Nurses, maybe you can help...

    suanna replied to ThisIsntSybil's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital and the "call off" policy isn't that different. We are allowed to call off 3% of out scheduled time without discipline. Since we work 12 hr shifts anything over 4 days a year is...

  6. Code Blue: Pt was breathing, but Dr. pronounced dead

    suanna replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    Called it too soon- very likely! Odds are the patient wasn't going to get out of the code alive anyway- something dropped her and a code doesn't fix everything. The fact that he based his "calling it"...

  7. I am so weird

    suanna replied to labman's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took mine as a second honeymoon. We were pretty broke at the time and you had to rent a hotel back in the old days when you took NCLEX at the state capital over two days. I've always tested well and...

  8. Pornographic movies

    suanna replied to Mrs. M.'s topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    This person isn't a child. If he wants to watch Media it's up to him. It sounds like you have set up reasonalbe precautions to allow him his privacy and forwarn the staff. His abusiveness toward the...

  9. How do Nurses handle the DEMANDING Work Hours?!?

    suanna replied to gbarrera2's topic in General Nursing

    Most institutions in my area every other weekend is the norm but expecting a new hire to work every holiday is abuse! In this area you work 3 NTL holidays- either Thanksgiving and New Years or...

  10. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    suanna replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    NO, OH NO NO NO!!!! On top of the holidays, weekends, nights, call time, mandatory OT... I know more nurses who have been crippled by patient care than construction workers. I don't want my child to...

  11. Socialized Medicine sure is scary.....

    suanna replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Frankly, I rather place my faith in some greedy corporation that at least has a vested interest in meeting my needs." Unfortunately that samg corporation has a vested intrest in you dropping dead...

  12. Doctors Yelling

    suanna replied to potatomasher's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Been yelled at by some and have cut some off when the yelling started. It depends on if it is a personal attack or the "I'm tired of my orders not being followed" kind of tantrum. There are times when...

  13. I made my first medication error :(

    suanna replied to rkrs6673's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You made no error- you followed the doctors order and hadn't yet completed the paperwork. The float nurse needed to ask what you needed done to help catch up! How in the world didn't pharmacy catch...

  14. Unpaid overtime...

    suanna replied to regularRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yep, it's illegal to force you to clock out and finish your charting on your own time. The alternative is being counseled and possibly desciplined (including dismissal) for poor time management. I...

  15. Best-smelling liquid meds!

    suanna replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    Morphine- by far the best smell in the place! I wonder if that is where they got the idea for the perfume

  16. Neuro assessment @ change of shift

    suanna replied to poppy07's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Don't work general neuro but I take care of fresh post op carotid entarterectomy patients. We do a joint neuro check with each hand off/shift change. Subtle changes are hard to document so by doing...

  17. Is this addiction or pain control? or both??

    suanna replied to Kashia's topic in Nurses Recovery

    True "addiction" taks a bit longer to develop than 4-5 weeks. Even if you do need analgesics long enough to develop a physical addiction, it's just a matter of weaning off the meds more slowly. There...

  18. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    suanna replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't know that it will have much of an impact on out compensation package at all. The health care providers still have to pay a nurse to do the job and the market is the driving force behind our...

  19. Sent home from clinicals :(

    suanna replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    This post is so far down the list I don't know if you will ever get to it but when new nurses complain about us old timers "eating our young" I can't help but think of all the posts about nut job...

  20. During school, did you see anything gruesome

    suanna replied to ThePretender's topic in General Nursing

    HI, If you all didn't know, I'm a guy. During my OR experience I saw a Peyronies Plaque removal. I'm sure the O.R. clinical instructor picked this one out just for me. Bottom line is it is the...

  21. Need confidence

    suanna replied to PACU queen's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing builds confidence like experience- unfortunately you only get that by time. The best advise I can give is try to put up a facade of confidence until you have put the time in to have it come...

  22. Obtaining consent

    suanna replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your signature as a witness on a consent form is documenting that the patient/or the responsible party was the person signing the form. It has nothing too do with whether or not the patient was given...

  23. Yelled at nursing station by doctor

    suanna replied to longjourneydream's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That doctor is absolutely right about one thing; a report needs to be made to administration. It would concern the abusive and unprofessional behavior of a member of the medical staff towards one of...

  24. Computer charting-what do you think?

    suanna replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with the "bad software" argument is that it implies that nursing convenience is given any consideration when the budget for the software is set. Where I work if it only inconveniences the...

  25. PLEASE read. I need help!

    suanna replied to heavenly14313's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, HIPPA violation to even mention you saw him- especially in that setting. Be glad you are being moved to a new clinical area. The purpose of the rotation was to develope your skills in psyc...