XNavyCorpsman

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  1. ER rushing patients to the floor

    XNavyCorpsman replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Not all ER's are as busy as yours. The day that I received my patient, that was actively dying, the ER only had 3 patients. The ER nurse dropped my patient off and he had a RR of 45

  2. ER rushing patients to the floor

    XNavyCorpsman replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I had the ER drop off an actively dying patient to me at the IMCU where I used to work. Pt died 6 hours

  3. ACT 102

    XNavyCorpsman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have just experienced a blatant violation of Act 102. I was mandated to work 16 hours and come back in for another shift less than 10 hours later. While I was deciding to file a complaint with the...

  4. ACT 102

    XNavyCorpsman replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in General Nursing

    Someone call off and they told me that they tried to call people in. I did not say anything during the conversation with the nurse supervisor. when she was done speaking, I simple asked if I was in...

  5. ACT 102

    XNavyCorpsman replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for clarifying this for us. I am surprised at the number of nurses that I work with that do not know Act

  6. ACT 102

    XNavyCorpsman replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in General Nursing

    "may" is the part where the overtime was "volunteer". If the overtime is "mandated", they are required to give you 10 hours between shift. I hope this clears this up for

  7. ACT 102

    XNavyCorpsman replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in General Nursing

    "shall" receive ........ Reread the Act 102. I also called the Labor Department and they confirmed it appears the Act was in fact violated. They told me how to fill the paperwork

  8. What do you hate most about your job?

    XNavyCorpsman replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Doing assignments by acuity and having to work 4 straight 12 hour shifts and only having one day off before having to return and doing a stretch of

  9. Change of shift admissions

    XNavyCorpsman replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I have had pt come to my floor without results from flu swab, later determined to be Pos. I have had pt come to my floor with a pulse of 150 and resp in the 50's. The other day I had to call the...

  10. Flowers for Mother's day.

    XNavyCorpsman posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I decided to buy all our Female patients(13) flowers for Mothers Day. We screened all of them for allergies and then delivered the flowers. They loved them. It only cost me $140 which I thought...

  11. Flowers for Mother's day.

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

    They were told it was from the entire staff. The flowers put a smile on all their faces and that the staff for thinking of them on mothers day and being in the hospital. Even the families thought it...

  12. Change of shift admissions

    XNavyCorpsman replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same complaint. When I am about to end my shift and we get an admission, I at least do an ABCDE on them and then leave the rest for the next shift. Even at the very beginning of the shift...

  13. So I kind of messed up

    XNavyCorpsman replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    The people that think this is just a little mistake are the ones that need to be watched very carefully when wasting medications. Just

  14. So I kind of messed up

    XNavyCorpsman replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    they may still deny her admission but give her the option to withdrawn so that there is no

  15. So I kind of messed up

    XNavyCorpsman replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    That might be smart advise because if she is not allowed into the program, d/t a positive result, she may have to divulge that when she applies to another program. If she drops out now, she won't...

  16. So I kind of messed up

    XNavyCorpsman replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    an 18 or 19 year old should know better than to take a drug that is NOT prescribed to

  17. Nurse Retention

    XNavyCorpsman posted a topic in General Nursing

    Tele Nurse at a very small hospital. Our turnover rate is bad, very bad. Out length of stay for Nurses is less than 1.4 years experience. I am working on improving work schedule and the way they do...

  18. Nurse Retention

    XNavyCorpsman replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in General Nursing

    I already know what the long-term solutions is but change is going to take a while (I have been working on it for over 6 months now). I wanted some gestures that may make the nurses feel like their...

  19. So I kind of messed up

    XNavyCorpsman replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Do NOT email them, call them. If you email them or just don't say anything, forget about getting into that

  20. So I kind of messed up

    XNavyCorpsman replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Your best bet would be to contact the school and give them a heads up and tell them exactly what happened. Don't wait for them to get the results. They may appreciate your honesty and make you take...

  21. So I kind of messed up

    XNavyCorpsman replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    This may sound a little harsh, but you are NOT nursing material. You took a controlled substance without a prescription. And to top this off, your mother gave it to

  22. Why are Nurses and CNAs so mean/rude

    XNavyCorpsman replied to guest05/03/16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do not put up with that at the hospital I work at. I have already told an Aide to go and apologize to my patient. I told her that I did not care what was said just to go and apologize. When she...

  23. ICU new grad, handling an emergency successfully

    XNavyCorpsman replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have one better. I won't go into too much detail but I had a patient start to have hematuria and crashed right in front of me. Incubated, Central Line, EGD. 6mm varices need to get repaired. I...

  24. Lied to in Interview

    XNavyCorpsman replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired for a position that was posted as 0.5 FTE. When I got off orientation they started scheduling me 36 hours per week. It took me 6 months to get them to finally agree with me on what my...

  25. PCCN certification - Should I expect a pay differential?

    XNavyCorpsman replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Good question. I am going to take my test in the near future and wasn't expecting any pay