suanna

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  1. To cut or not to cut?

    suanna replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine doing a "makeover" medical center style with or without the patient/familys consent. I'm lucky to get my meds passed, dressings changed, and required paperwork done. I was a bit...

  2. Do you have (or are you) a bully queen of the ICU?

    suanna replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bit off topic- but so is everyone else, so: This is a friendly forum where nurses can vent a bit and get some cyber hugs without worrying about getting flamed for being "politically incorrect" or...

  3. Yikes, L&D Manager Fired...

    suanna replied to chiandre's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thus why I've never considered going into management. When faced with stupidity and unfair persecution of a certain level, I too have been known to use "...unprofessional and inappropriate..."...

  4. Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

    suanna replied to suanna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If this was directed at me- please read my post. I'm not being snarky when I say I am envious of those people on disability. I'm sure most have legitimate disabilities that qualify them for the...

  5. Got a letter today, asking me to join hospital union - join or not join?

    suanna replied to PlentyOfMurses's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Many states you cannot be compelled to join the union. My question: Are you planning to accept the benefits of union protection? If a manager starts unfairly targeting you- will you expect the union...

  6. California's 5 Hour Lunch Rule

    suanna replied to Bluekal's topic in California Nursing

    All depends on how you define "Lunch Break". Many units I've worked just pick some 30 minute period, somewhere in your shift(why not in the first 5 hrs) and didn't pay you for it. "Meal Break"? I'm...

  7. Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

    suanna replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen an amazing amount of crud make it back from our laundry service to our clean linen cart, and still I've never had the chutzpah to toss out the hospitals linen. They count linen cost by the...

  8. Keep the Sabbath

    suanna replied to garciadiego's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I find I use most of my "free time" just trying to drag my oxen out of

  9. sedation

    suanna replied to jacsbein's topic in MICU, SICU

    Propofol is almost always our first choice, but fentanyl and Versed drips are also used. A lot depends on how long you expect to need sedation, and if analgesia is also required-(thus the fentanyl)....

  10. Getting into nursing school with a mental illness? Is it going to be possible?

    suanna replied to lntm2925's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If you don't have a mental illness before you get into nursing school, you most certainly will before you get out- it's mandatory. At to OCD-if that was a handicap in nursing, half the nurses I work...

  11. Would You Be Willing to do This?

    suanna replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nope- I couldn't work those hours. I'd have to seek employnment elswhere. If you are asked why you left your position after "X" mos- I think what you told us is more than enough of an answer to...

  12. I work in a sauna!!

    suanna replied to MsPebbles's topic in General Nursing

    Every unit I've worked on has a group of these inconsiderate toads thay insist that since they are "cold" of "hot" they have the right to set the thermostat at whatever temprature that makes them...

  13. Nurse gets fired after MD complaint

    suanna replied to RNIBCLC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Be careful before you judge this nurse. Have you ever had a patient/family make a complaint about your care even though you did everything but jump through hoops to make them happy? Have you ever...

  14. Smoking

    suanna replied to whatwells's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't "preach" to patients or families. Taking care of you health isn't a MORAL issue. If I thought there was some chance my patient didn't know the risks of smoking (like they were admitted from...

  15. Would you want your child to become a Nurse???

    suanna replied to myownboss's topic in General Nursing

    All Depends- Do I like this child? or Do they deserve serious punishment for something that I wasn't able to complete while they were still small enough to

  16. Handling rude co workers

    suanna replied to TurtleN84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lots of advice , but I have the same problem with 2-3 co-workers. I've gone out of my way to try to be more pleasant to them than anyone else just in case I gave the wrong vibe one day and they took...

  17. The most valuable thing(s) you've been told

    suanna replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    The wisest unit director I've ever worked for once told me " There aren't two ways of doing something- the wrong way and the way I felt it should be done. There may be as many right ways of...

  18. How do YOU clean your stethoscope?

    suanna replied to Nola009's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    More often than not I clean mine by dropping it into a full bedpan or alternately a hopper just before flushing. This is followed by a liberal soaking in alcohol and/or peroxide and a new

  19. Ice Bucket Challenge injuries

    suanna replied to DawnJ's topic in General Nursing

    WOW- if this thread takes off there are liable to be a lot of HIPAA violations posted here. I can think of one that went badly wrong, but I can't think of any way of telling it without risking my job...

  20. Terminated for Violation - HELP!

    suanna replied to NewerNurseHelp's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm so sorry for the position you are in- I can't offer any advise to make it better, but I'm not the least bit shocked by what happened. Nurses today have become expendable commodities. If there is...

  21. ~9,000ml's/24 hours out of nasogastric tube

    suanna replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Like everyone else- I'd bet he is sipping somewhere- but as I see it- that isn't too big of a deal. I always encourage the docs to order sips and chips for patients with an NG. 1) I can control how...

  22. Verbal Anesthesia. Oh how therapeutic!

    suanna replied to Bedside_Life RN's topic in General Nursing

    The technique you describe is a common progressive relaxation technique I've used for myself a good number of times. It is musch more effective to have someone (like your resident) guide the patient....

  23. Stuck with needle from pt +HepC

    suanna replied to FayeRN1982's topic in Infectious Disease

    As you said- the odds of contracting Hep C from a patient with a low viral load is next to NIL. As to giving it to your SO- even less. Just to be safe I'd use a condom for those most intimate...

  24. "Your ER sucks!" and other pleasantries...how you handle them?

    suanna replied to livingthedream77's topic in Emergency

    I wouldn't be shocked if the family or patient sent a long complaint letter documenting why it was your fault the patient got such "BAD CARE" followed, of course, by a counseling session from your...

  25. Holiday Scheduling - how to make it fair

    suanna replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    Ours is very similar to this with the addition that nurses wanting time off during the winter holidays (for Christmas it included the last 3 weeks of December) signed up for it about a mos ahead of...